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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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    Homemade cabbing machine from scrap.

    I use petro canada FG 10 10w food grade oil. Like $140 per pail. Some people even use diesel. I saw a redneck guy running it in a 24" slsb saw. Having said, even with the 10w viscosity its kinda heavy
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    Homemade cabbing machine from scrap.

    I will purchase this unit from you if we can set a price thats happy for both please PM
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    Homemade cabbing machine from scrap.

    I get little giant pumps. They are spendier but worth the extra $
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    Homemade cabbing machine from scrap.

    I use a 5 gal bucket, siphon system I can grind for hour and a half on 5 gal. I put in a couple teaspoons of dish soap it really makes cutting better. Plus it makes some cool bubbles and smells nice :) lol Ill post pics later on
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    Homemade cabbing machine from scrap.

    Looks real good man. Thats like a $3000 usd machine from a reputable company.
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    Homemade cabbing machine from scrap.

    I would use 1018 cold rolled. All the lapidary machines use that? They dont seem to rust. Someone suggested stainless that would be primo
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    Something off with Vevor

    Call visa. There is a process but u will get your money back. The other party has a chance to appeal but i think you got a pretty strong argument.
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    Rock Tumbler

    Well done man. U know the tricks. A lot of the success is the shaping of the stone before putting it in the machine.
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    Rock Tumbler

    That is excellent friend!! I dont even know you and im so proud of you.. lol Looks like you possibly got some fossils and petrified wood, jaspers and some flint/chert? Nicely organized ni use the same trays from loblaws lol Its surprisingly relatively easy to make spheres if you know what to do...
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    Clarkson end mill holder

    Just a suggestion here. Maybe hone it out. Take a piece of round stock 3-5" long that will go in the hole. Hacksaw a slit down the rod maybe about 3/4" take a short piece of emery cloth the width of the slot and slip it in. Chuck the rod in a drill You will have a crude hone but it works...
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