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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. Darren

    Granite base CNC router project

    They are flat enough for stairs
  2. Darren

    Wall between US and Canada

    our current leader is not interested in beavers of any sort
  3. Darren

    I keep forgetting the name of those thingies you pound in to hold nameplates into machines

    I have a Hilti nail gun that shoots hardened steel nails through 1/4" plate. Used in construction for shooting into heavy beams. No drilling involved.
  4. Darren

    South Bend 10K Horizontal Drive Bushings Replacement

    Like this? Old bearing races and such can come in very handy. I save a few here and there.
  5. Darren

    New to me colchester lathe

    Must be a Lucas light.
  6. Darren

    South Bend 10K Horizontal Drive Bushings Replacement

    They usually catch on after a few "What are you doing?" We need to come up with better lies, like: "i'm fixing something for my buddy David in BC, you haven't met him but he's a great guy, anyways, i'll be in late...real late, don't wait up"
  7. Darren

    South Bend 10K Horizontal Drive Bushings Replacement

    I'm an automotive tech by trade. I bought a lathe to build tools for fixing cars n trucks. Now i buy lathes to make tools to fix lathes. This has really gotten out of control. Similar homemade bushing tools.
  8. Darren

    Used and abused Robin bench vise

    Those look really nice!
  9. Darren

    Compound needs a better degree dial

    If the center is waste, why couldn't you forego the collet and do it like how you made the collet, or do it how i showed previously, with pressure turning against the jaws? If sticking with the collet arrangment, perhaps a wrap of thin tape might add some protection to the markings.
  10. Darren

    I keep forgetting the name of those thingies you pound in to hold nameplates into machines

    Hammer drive pins/screws https://www.aircraftspruce.ca/catalog/pnpages/04-01246.php?gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIxv-NgI3SiQMVyE7_AR2NhSEnEAQYBCABEgIkKPD_BwE
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