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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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    Is a Bambu P1S the printer for me?

    OK, wrong group to ask to talk me out of it but I'm very close to pulling the trigger on a Bambu Labs P1S w/AMS combo (seems to be permanently "on sale" for $999 + $65 shipping + tax). I'll use it for fixtures, gridfinity storage, other shop stuff and hopefully some model locomotive stuff (Gauge...
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    Tool Laser Level options? what do I need? what do I want? what to look for?

    I have this one: Huepar Laser level I used it extensively and my brother has a bosch red laser level. Side by side the green is definitely better and easier to see, but both are relatively easily washed out by strong sunlight. Inside use is no problem but we used them to put up siding...
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    Something off with Vevor

    Also appears that according to Vevors terms, UPS is the carrier and you should be able to go after them, but would need support from Vevor and they are playing stupid 7. Shipping and Delivery Products will be shipped to an address designated by you, if applicable, so long as such address is...
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    Something off with Vevor

    I find that dealing with these situations you need to think like a computer (or a job applicant trying to get through the automated resume screening). Use their own words: Dead On Arrival (DOA). Also, don't ask for a repalcement - only one action at a time. So ask to return the item (full...
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    Made in/shop in Canada options - Links or recommendations only!

    Pretty sure this is just an online store front for VXB.com (a California based company).
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    Looking for British BA tap/die set, BA 0-10.

    I bought my BA taps and dies from Amazon of all places but they are sharp and work well somewhat surprisingly, or its because I've only used them in brass to date. They are branded ALPS (made in India I believe) Amazon tap and die set BA 0-12 Otherwise you are likely going to be sourcing from...
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    Force RF45 Clone Parts

    Years ago when I opened up my RF45 type clone, the bearings were bad, yes, but the cause was 2 fold: Improper installation (as evidenced by the bent seals on the bearings from being pounded on!), and 2. The shafts the bearings were on were oversize by a significant margin - which had...
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    Bambu Labs to implement an authorization and authentication protection mechanism

    To me the answer is always follow the money. What advantage monetarily does BL gain by hosting a cloud service that is moderately data intense? How does it pay for itself and make profit? You could argue customer contact, but that is probably one of the more expensive ways to do it. Data...
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    Mitutoyo like finish

    Same solution as always, buy another machine or tool. In this case a surface grinder can provide a really nice finish.
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