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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. Chawbeef

    Sourcing set screws

    I am having a hard time finding fine thread set screws. I would like to replace the gib screws on my compound rest with 10-32 x 1 inch. I tried Princess Auto, Peavey Mart, the Depot and China Tire, nada. Any help is appreciated........................Daniel
  2. Chawbeef

    Our Motorcycles - Post What You Got

    My 2009 XL883L . I fell off it and broke my shoulder in 2012, and now have a titanium plate and 6 screws in me. lol
  3. Chawbeef

    What machine do I have??

    Hi Craig. Thanks for the info. I have 20 extra gears hanging on a rope. lol What oil should I use on the babbit bearings?? Also can I determine the date of manufacture by the serial Number?? (H18344S)...........Daniel
  4. Chawbeef

    What lubricants

    Hello all. I am wondering if I should use oil or grease for the dovetailed ways and gibs on the cross slide and compound rest on my Atlas 10F??.....................................Daniel
  5. Chawbeef

    Refurb my Atlas

    Disassembled the compound rest and cleaned it up. Gently filed a few burrs but all looks to be good......................Daniel
  6. Chawbeef

    Refurb my Atlas

    Yup, I just printed it off and will laminate and put in a folder.
  7. Chawbeef

    Refurb my Atlas

    I want to disassemble the apron on my 10 x 24 Atlas. What should I watch out for?? I have already removed the cross slide. Thanks for any tips....................................Chawbeef
  8. Chawbeef

    What machine do I have??

    Thank you Craig, great info. Cheers..............................Daniel
  9. Chawbeef

    What machine do I have??

    Thank you so much for that info. Helps me tremendously. Cheers...................Daniel
  10. Chawbeef

    What machine do I have??

    New to here just my 2nd post. I bought a lathe from a friend for 500 bucks and have just started to clean it up. Many years of crud is slow to come off. Thats okay, I have the time to fiddle. May take a year or more. Here are some pics. The only marking I see on the end of the ways is stamped...
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