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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. TOBARApprentice

    The Move is on - Stairs and 3 tons

    Go like hell man!! We’re all rooting for you. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
  2. TOBARApprentice

    Online meetup? May 9/2020 Saturday 10AM?

    I’m in. Nothing to show but happy to meet up. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
  3. TOBARApprentice

    New from cottage country

    Welcome from Hamilton Ontario!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  4. TOBARApprentice

    New Tool coming home soon!

    Check Kijiji for bowling alley. Often you can find sections of butcher block up to 8 feet long. Cheers. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  5. TOBARApprentice

    New Tool coming home soon!

    Hi Brent and Craig.... and all. Brent, if you are in our area and you find yourself in need you could borrow my air bearing and radius fixture..... Happy to help out a buddy. My system is a Toycen, made in Ottawa. I scored it on Kijiji for “a song”. I love it when guys get great deals from folks...
  6. TOBARApprentice

    The Move is on - Stairs and 3 tons

    And to think the wives have the nerve to call us crazy!!! Anyone can pick up a sewing machine, or some stamps and some craft paper...... It takes a profound group of idiots to get thousands of pounds of oversized, nearly unmanageable chunks of steel into the basement for the expressed purpose of...
  7. TOBARApprentice

    New CX 709 motor problems

    Sounds like the centrifugal switch isn’t disengaging causing the start windings to remain energized. The machine will be trying to run on both windings. I’d call BB and ask them to come and get their machine..... they’ll get you the new motor that you need. Strange that they haven’t gotten you...
  8. TOBARApprentice

    Small tools to trade?

    I’m in Ancaster...... tonnes of stuff to trade, mostly Starrett. I could use some if the taper drills. Let me know if you’d like to meet up/what you need. PM me if you’d rather. Cheers. Derek. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  9. TOBARApprentice

    Knee mill riser - most useful height?

    I don’t know that by going the 8 inches vs 6 sacrifices much rigidity as I used a block 8 inches round and a wall thickness of 3 inches. My thinking was that 5.5 inches would do.... but I have never heard any person complain about having too much capacity or too much mill....... Sent from...
  10. TOBARApprentice

    Knee mill riser - most useful height?

    My mill is a 6x30 and I decided on 8 inches having emailed John (Twastard Engineering on Youtube). His is 5 1/2” as I recall. I put my boring bar into the quill, and measured as though I was boring a 6 inch block in my vice...... and I’m hoping I don’t run out of capacity again. Sent from my...
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