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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. Xyphota

    Lathe Backsplash

    Also, what does a contaminated bottle mean? Its contaminated with air (oxygen)?
  2. Xyphota

    Lathe Backsplash

    Wow that looks great! A lathe backsplash is on my list of projects. There might be a request to borrow someone's brake in exchange for some beer in the the next couple of months in the Calgary section, so keep your eye's open ;)
  3. Xyphota

    Disposing/Recycling Power Tool Cases

    In Calgary, you could put anything in the blue bin and it'll make its way into the recycling truck, but it'll get sorted out at the facility and put into the garbage. @Dan Dubeau That is a pretty neat project! If anyone in Calgary is doing something similar, they can have my case for free haha.
  4. Xyphota

    Disposing/Recycling Power Tool Cases

    I have a large hand-held bandsaw case that is not worth keeping around as it is huge, and it is not housing my bandsaw anymore. Keeping it around for the one or two times I *might* want to conveniently bring my bandsaw somewhere is not practical for how much space it takes up. As per the City...
  5. Xyphota

    Bridgeport right angle head capabilities

    I am also interested as to how hard the horizontal attachment can be pushed. They seem to be pretty rare and expensive on ebay.
  6. Xyphota

    What would you do with this Enco Automatic Facing and Boring Head?

    For sure, I know it has more functionality than a regular boring head, I'm just asking if there is anything it shouldn't be used for? I presume it can be used as a regular boring head, or be used as a large fly-cutter in a pinch? Another way to ask my question, if someone already owned an...
  7. Xyphota

    What would you do with this Enco Automatic Facing and Boring Head?

    Jokes aside, I do not have a boring head yet but have been keeping my eye out for something without too much urgency as I haven't absolutely needed one yet. Are there instances where you would not use an automatic boring head over a regular boring head? Maybe I should increase my budget a bit...
  8. Xyphota

    Other Nitrile glove alternatives for allergy/sensitive skin?

    Thanks for the suggestion! My rashes occur almost exclusively on the backs of my hands, so those wouldn't be for me. I did try these colloidal oatmeal gloves yesterday and I don't have any rashes yet despite getting a little sweaty, but I'll them a few more tries before coming to any conclusions.
  9. Xyphota

    Brass vs Bronze for heat sink backing?

    I’ve completed the 2 sleeves I need for the upcoming bike. Thanks for the material suggestions everyone!
  10. Xyphota

    What would you do with this Enco Automatic Facing and Boring Head?

    That piece of shize is not worth your time, send it to me so I can dispose of it for you. I feel bad enough that I'll even pay for shipping ;)
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