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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

    Our Motorcycles - Post What You Got

    @Tom O I bet thats fun at airports. Thats why I stick to backroads and lesser used highways, and avoid city riding.
  2. Darren

    SM Series 2000 Taper Attachment part dimensions request

    One is an 11x20, pretty common, but the other is 11x30, with taper attachment, with metric threading. The ways on both machines are pristine. On one they thought it was broken due to an over extended tailstock quill where the thread became disengaged. The lady running the shop didn't know much...
  3. Darren

    Home Depot Tool Cabinet Question

    With tool cabinets, it's really all about expectations and budget. You don't need a 20k Snap On box to hold a few screwdrivers in the basement, but you can't use a $200 box as a pro mechanic either.
  4. Darren

    Home Depot Tool Cabinet Question

    Coworker bought a husky unit and had it totally destroyed within a month. The slides are very weak and everything is flimsy when weighted down. Probably ok for homeowner type use. Not for pro's.
  5. Darren

    SM Series 2000 Taper Attachment part dimensions request

    I only have 3 change gears for metric threading - 50, 80, and 127 between both lathes. So i ordered the cutters i'll need to make the rest. At least I have a few to design off of.
  6. Darren

    SM Series 2000 Taper Attachment part dimensions request

    Here's some pics Lathe 2
  7. Darren

    SM Series 2000 Taper Attachment part dimensions request

    Thanks Brent, I was actually going to text you about this but I know you've been busier than a cat covered in shit. On another note, the lathes both have the banjos for the metric transposing gears. Neat setup, but some of my gears are missing. They look like 24dp, 14.5pa . Does that sound...
  8. Darren

    SM Series 2000 Taper Attachment part dimensions request

    ok, awesome. Thanks craig. I happen to have a block of cast iron that will work for that. Now to make the missing metric change gears...
  9. Darren

    SM Series 2000 Taper Attachment part dimensions request

    I'm working on a Standard Modern 11x30 Series 2000 lathe. It has a taper attachment but is missing a part. Its missing the follower block as seen in the pic. I'm quite certain that I can make it, but dimensions and more detailed pics would help out a lot. Its not clear what is inside the block...
  10. Darren

    Shop Off-grid heating

    Something as simple as this, in series with the thermostat, with a bypass switch might work: https://www.amazon.ca/Controller-Hygrometer-Dehumidifier-Humidifier-Fermentation/dp/B0BW8VC9FL?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&psc=1&smid=A3MJJE83J2YSMU
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