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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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    Counterbore questions?

    I have a set from 1/4" to 5/8". I broke the pilot on the 1/4" first time I used it. (The clearance hole was probably too small, so my fault} I prefer to use and endmill.
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    Product Sandvik Inserts

    For anyone looking for a good deal on Sandvik inserts check AliExpress VBMT160404 $27.46 + 10.86 Shipping. I ordered 10 tried them very good so I just ordered 10 more. I don't believe these are knock offs, the performance is excellent. The plastic case is black, but you can order a red case, the...
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    Product Huot Drill Bit Cabinet

    For anyone looking for drill bit storage I just purchased this from Amazon. at what I feel was a very good price + free shipping. $105+ taxes The best price I could find for a Huot product. Huot lists the same cabinet for $98.62 U.S. + taxes and shipping. Vevor has a similar for 89$ but they've...
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    Hello from Thornbury, Ontario

    Welcome from Sudbury. I'm sure you'll enjoy your stay here a lot of good folks. I used to work for a company headquartered in Thornbury. Teledyne Mining, I think their out of business now or maybe changed their name.
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    Black Oxide Comparison

    Not really project but close. I decide to do a test comparing 2 different black oxide treatments I'll compare Brownells OxPho-Blue to Caswell Plating's cold black oxide concentrate. Product: Brownells Oxpho-Blue 4 oz. U.S. Cost from Amazon $34.54 $8.58/ U.S. oz. (taxes and shipping extra)...
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    Tool My most hated tool

    I haven't set aside any time to do any testing about the blotchy appearance. The previous blackening chemical was from Casswell plating in Palmerston ON. NW of Kitchener https://www.caswellcanada.ca/black-oxide-concentrate.html
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    Product Lift table

    I had a similar need for a lift table, but large enough to work on my lawn tractor. It also doubles as a mobile work bench. I priced scissor lift tables, anywhere from $1500.00 to $2500.00, so I built my own for around $500.00.
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    Lathe Bed DI Fixture

    Maybe time time to invest in a DRO. Aliexpress has some good pricing.
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    Where to buy 48in graduated scale in decimal (50ths instead of 64ths)

    Would you be able to use this from Lee Valley https://www.leevalley.com/en-ca/shop/tools/hand-tools/marking-and-measuring/tapes/70539-adhesive-bench-tapes
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    Clamptite Tool

    The longer the tool the more leverage you'll get when bending the wire loop over. The leverage required to bend the loop would probably be determined by the size of wire being used. So a 9" tool length I built should cover any size wire I may run into.
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