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  • Several Regions have held meetups already, but others are being planned or are evaluating the interest. The Calgary Area Meetup is set for Saturday July 12th at 10am. The signup thread is here! Arbutus has also explored interest in a Fraser Valley meetup but it seems members either missed his thread or had other plans. Let him know if you are interested in a meetup later in the year by posting here! Slowpoke is trying to pull together an Ottawa area meetup later this summer. No date has been selected yet, so let him know if you are interested here! We are not aware of any other meetups being planned this year. If you are interested in doing something in your area, let everyone know and make it happen! Meetups are a great way to make new machining friends and get hands on help in your area. Don’t be shy, sign up and come, or plan your own meetup!

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  1. BMW Rider

    Shop Is your shop messy or spotless?

    My truck is 16 years old and has been parked indoors for much of its life. No rust. And yes it's winter driven, most of the kms on it are from winter months when I can't ride a motorcycle. May as well add some evidence pictures for the shop condition. The original garage was 24'x32' where the...
  2. BMW Rider

    Shop Is your shop messy or spotless?

    My shop is not messy, but not super tidy either. Mostly things have a place and mostly they go there, but the work benches do gather some clutter until I get after it and get it sorted away again. I am probably the only person that could find things easily in the shop though, the organization is...
  3. BMW Rider

    A funny video

    I found a shop rag made a good cushion for that thin knife edge on their wrenches.
  4. BMW Rider

    A funny video

    Yes, SnapOn quality is sometimes hard to beat. I started out at the beginning of my automotive apprenticeship with a full set of Craftsman tools from Sears (a gift from my parents). I still use most of them today 40 odd years later. I did get tired of constantly repairing or replacing the 3/8...
  5. BMW Rider

    A funny video

    Part of the issue, at least in automobiles, is that often the part is an off the shelf component originally designed for another application. It's cheaper to reuse the already designed component even if it's a PITA to work on later. The manufacturers goal is merely to get it built for the budget...
  6. BMW Rider

    DavidR8's shop shenanigans

    I had to do the same for my 14" Delta saw to use the currently available riser kits. Did you relocate the alignment pins in the riser? I chose to eliminate them and just bolted it down lining up the wheels with a straight edge. It hasn't been an issue thus far.
  7. BMW Rider

    Repairing Bosch SHV46C03UC/14 Dishwasher

    I think I'd go for a combo of epoxy and maybe a few SS screws to help secure it. Perhaps one screw per vane.
  8. BMW Rider

    Shop Things to have in your dream shop!

    Pits are not so much outlawed but the requirements for them are so difficult it achieves the same thing. Easier to use a lift.
  9. BMW Rider

    Inheritance Machining

    For sure envious of that kind of inheritance, but good for him actually appreciating the machines and tools. I'm sure that was a factor for his grandfather deciding to leave it all to him.
  10. BMW Rider

    Little one day projects

    The original tip is some sort of pot metal aluminum, so no good to to silver solder. I used Loctite 648 which is a retaining compound, oil resistant and good for over 180C. I doubt it's going to come off easily. I had it for a generator rotor replacement job on a motorcycle some time ago. The...
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