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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. Johnwa

    RSVP Here for the Calgary meetup April 20/2024 - 10:30 AM

    RSVP for me.
  2. Johnwa

    4x6 bandsaw Calgary

    Craftex horizontal bandsaw. Motor has been changed out. Upgraded the vise with a quick release jacking screw. $175
  3. Johnwa

    Can this single phase 120v motor's direction of rotation be reversed?

    There may be enough connections but it’s a big MAYBE. Power in goes to the top and bottom terminals. They COULD have hidden connections behind the insulating plate. The reversible winding would then be the two black leads coming from the interior of the motor.
  4. Johnwa

    Tips/Techniques Mill hold downs

    They are “toe clamps”
  5. Johnwa

    Tips/Techniques Mill hold downs

    Cool video, no loud music just the sweet sound of milling and drilling!
  6. Johnwa

    Tool N2M engravers ball vice

    I don’t know if you’ll find a 3/16” socket. Everything I’ve seen starts at ¼” Clock keys come in a number of mm sizes that span 3/16”. Here’s a table of standard sizes. https://www.quicktest.co.uk/blogs/jewellery-and-horology/conversions-clock-and-watch-key-winders
  7. Johnwa

    Another Calgary local

    Welcome from SW Calgary.
  8. Johnwa

    Tool N2M engravers ball vice

    A clock key might get you going.
  9. Johnwa

    Rotary encoders

    About a year ago I was testing the positional accuracy of micro stepping stepper motors. For the first test I used a magnetic encoder with a magnet glued to the end of the motor shaft to measure the step position. The results weren’t great but then I wondered whether it was the stepper and/or...
  10. Johnwa

    All Kennedys are now onsite !

    @ChazzC @Dabbler Thanks for the info. Now I have a better idea of what to look for. i do have a brown/bare metal Kennedy box and yes it is filled with various measuring stuff.
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