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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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    Small Injector Pumps

    Hi John, I have been studying this for about a year now and I'm actually close to making chips on a test pump and injector that is close in size to what you describe. 1.5mm (0.059") bore with up to several mm stroke (stroke is a variable). I have chosen a few options to try and make it...
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    Shop Dangerous shop lights

    I don't know how Busybee does it nowadays, but back 15 or more years ago they had the CSA special inspection done on the metalworking machinery they sold. CSA special inspections are useful for low volume production where the cost of certifying to CSA/UL 61010 is prohibitive (thousands to 10's...
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    Buying from McMaster Carr

    MetalPros here in Ottawa carry C12L14 - assuming its the same as 12L14 with a C in front. https://quote.metalpros.com/?search=&shape=ROUND%20BAR&material=STEEL&grade=C12L14&InStock=true However I switched to 1144 for general machining, still good machinability (~80-85% of 1212) and much...
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    New to me MTW MD 001 Milling Machine

    Mine had an oil weep that I never tracked down. I'd always have more than a few drops of oil on the table / vise / spindle nose after it sat for a day. I don't think there's anything under the face plate that relates to keeping the oil in the head, unless its the shift levers - never looked at...
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    iPhone to Android - phone recommendations?

    My biggest gripe with iPhone is the constant reminders that I'm out of iCloud storage, and I can't find out how to tell it to f-off. I have other brand online storage so not paying Apple. Also on iPhone as wife has it and has family itunes, but I'm not wedded to Apple. I tried Samsung back in...
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    New to me MTW MD 001 Milling Machine

    Nice, that's the machine type I bought new and converted to CNC thats since been replaced by the Tormach. I had it for 14 years (2010)? Its a good machine, as long as you stay inside its capabilities. It has a big work envelope, but don't push it with big cutters, its not really stiff...
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    Mikes shop activities

    quick pics of the 99% finished product. Made covers for the motor and belt. Resisting the urge to revisit their design and make improvements (the covers printed and fit the 1st try! something isn't right about that...)
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    Shop Tools to keep out in the open?

    I added a clip to hold the tape measure to the lower one, and hung the flexible steel rulers there too. Still a tiny bit of room for a few more oddball wrenches like the ER collet wrench. This thread has me looking to finish this part of the reorg and get the T-handle hex keys up on the wall...
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    2 flute or 4 flute

    I think you'll find out that the 22mm cutter won't make a nice 22mm seat. Its going to move all around on you and wallow out the seat to something other than 22mm and round, especially at that distance.
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    Shop Tools to keep out in the open?

    I'm not the shinning example of organized, but somethings that have worked for me more recently: I made a board for hanging my open ended wrenches. I find it has its advantages over a drawer. 1. Don't need to open drawer to get or put away the tool, 2. Can tell at a glance if I've put the...
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