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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. darrin1200

    Taper Turning Attachment for Standard Modern

    Thanks @thestelster @Brent H I assumed there were channels to the screw from the oil points on the cross slide. It probably wouldn’t hurt to direct oil occasionally. Taper Wipers {insert head smack here}. I actually have a green plastic mt2 wiper for wood lathe. It never dawned on me to make...
  2. darrin1200

    Taper Turning Attachment for Standard Modern

    Nice design. I have, I believe, an original taper attachment for my 10” Utilathe. I am starting to play around with it. Two questions. 1. You mention a bolt with an oil cup engaging the crossfeed lead screw nut. Is an oil cup there standard? My lathe uses the same bolt type connection in the...
  3. darrin1200

    Hello from Keswick, Ontario

    Welcome Thomas.
  4. darrin1200

    Cambridge - machinist newb

    I can pretty well guarantee I was one of your instructors on your 5’s. if not a direct instructor, I was one of the assessors. I wish I could say I remembered you, but over almost 5 years in regimental, I essentially taught an entire generation of techs. Those were good times. I actually joined...
  5. darrin1200

    Cambridge - machinist newb

    Welcome aboard John I’m a retired Gun Plumber. 26 years, and like you, left for back problems. Unfortunately, I couldn’t convince VAC, that it was job related. When were you in, I taught regimental from 2004-2008. These are a great bunch of patient guys around here.
  6. darrin1200

    Ontario Members: any interest in a meet/Greet?

    @Canadium Get well. I have a friend in BC who just rang the bell yesterday for her last treatment. @Brent H I am up for postponing to nicer weather. LOL May might be a good choice, but you have final say. As for vaccine requirement? That would be my preference. If not, I’m fine with outdoors...
  7. darrin1200

    Merry Christmas 2021

    Merry Christmas all, from drizzly Ontario. I am so happy to have found this group and look forward to a great New Year with you all.
  8. darrin1200

    Ontario member sound off

    Postal code isn’t very precise, and it forum add-in shows it on a map. It actually seems to put a marker at the Center point of the postal code area. A little more precise sometimes than just city/town, but in no way identifying your home. It’s a great way to see who is close to where, without...
  9. darrin1200

    Ontario member sound off

    I don’t know how to do it, but I am on another forum that uses the same platform, and they have a member map that plots members by postal code.
  10. darrin1200

    Ontario member sound off

    It really is. Big enough, that we have all the essentials, but rural enough that I live in a treed valley. Country living with the amenities of a “small” city 5 minutes away. We only see our neighbours houses (barely), in the winter when the foliage is down.
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