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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. Jimbojones

    To Anyone that buys from ENCO in US..

    They stopped shipping to Canada at least 3 years ago so I too got some US ship/store services in Montana and usually only ordered once/year since the trip takes much of a day. Never had a problem with payment via Credit Card (Mastercard) but last order was 1.5yrs ago so maybe they dropped that...
  2. Jimbojones

    To Anyone that buys from ENCO in US..

    ENCO is being absorbed by their sister company, MSC in the US as of Aug/16. If you know both companies, you will know that they offer comparable (even identical) products....but MSC charges 2-3x as much! Even with the frequent emailed discount codes, MSC still ends up be notably more expensive...
  3. Jimbojones

    Members Meetup Calgary | Coffee Shop | Saturday, April 16th, 2016

    Okay...June is here. Perhaps a ride (for those that do) and then stop @ meetup...before month's end? BTW -someone was passing around small motor parts last time...looked nice but didn't get a chance to oogle. If interested in bringing again, would like a chance to check them out.
  4. Jimbojones

    Really?

    Lots of way to contribute here; if you're familiar with the config of spam-detection perhaps folks could lend a hand by becoming Administrators and tuning it.
  5. Jimbojones

    Looking for Shaft Repair in Calgary

    I sent the guy an email; I asked a number of questions and most were left unanswered. Also, no specs, no plans...basically 'I build up a shaft, you turn it down for me, ok?' Maybe some else here can help him but a lack of info/clarity isn't a project I want to embark on.
  6. Jimbojones

    12x36 summit engine lathe

    Has this been sold?
  7. Jimbojones

    Does anyone here own/have access to a chronograph (FPS)?

    Ballistic app is only good if you already know the energy being exerted and I have no way of determining that value Mythbusters used a high-speed camera and a marked/measured background to calculate velocity...but it was frequently for demonstrative purposes as watching an object pass between 2...
  8. Jimbojones

    Does anyone here own/have access to a chronograph (FPS)?

    Unsure of the value but by sound, didnt have the same loudness of a MIB 460fps-rated model. Cleaned it up, replaced some seals...now would like to know where it's at. Chrony, anyone?
  9. Jimbojones

    Does anyone here own/have access to a chronograph (FPS)?

    I need to calibrate my airgun and a chronograph would be handy; if it's only able to read sub-sonic range thats fine.
  10. Jimbojones

    My "New" Lathe

    Nice work, John. Glad to see it come together
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