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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. whydontu

    Silly little boxes

    Brilliant! I was going to try this using a diamond engraving bit to scribe the box outline and then use shears and tin snips. The ramp-in idea is perfect.
  2. whydontu

    Identifying an odd thread.

    Silly thought, assuming you have a DRO on the lathe. Do the dowel or cerrosafe routine, or moldable wax. Could even use spray foam and plastic cling wrap. Put a threading bit in the tool post. With the lead screw disconnected, move the carriage and bit to a nice snug fit into the molded...
  3. whydontu

    new guy, south of London!

    Welcome from Vancouver!
  4. whydontu

    Identifying an odd thread.

    I thought you pew-pew aficionados all knew about Cerrosafe. Female thread? Fill with molten Cerrosafe, unthread, wait a bit for it to return to full size. Measure thread pitch. I’ve done this with pewter, but it makes a mess and you need to be finicky about cleaning the existing threaded item...
  5. whydontu

    Tips/Techniques HOUSE OF TOOLS LD 1236G

    And quite often let out the magic smoke and had to start over again.
  6. whydontu

    first mill??

    I’ve owned a mini mill, a BB CT-129 (older version of CX-600), a round-column RF15, a combo lathe/mill, worked many years on a Rambaudi V3 Bridgeport clone, and currently own a round-column RF30. I’m in a townhouse with a single garage with an 8ft ceiling. If I was going to wait for a viable...
  7. whydontu

    If you can only have one condiment on the dinner table...

    Wouldn’t the old guy wrinkles have the same effect?
  8. whydontu

    If you can only have one condiment on the dinner table...

    Ah, sambal oelek. 0.005 ounce is good, 0.006 ounce you’re off to the ER.
  9. whydontu

    FYI - Dusty update

    We live in the best country on earth, and spring is just around the corner. Sandhills cranes and a vigilant eagle to make you smile. Photos taken this week by members of a Pacific Northwest birding group.
  10. whydontu

    Words of caution - STOP sending me SALES e-mail

    Legal response: https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/practice-areas/privacy-and-data/canadian-anti-spam-legislation-when-does-an-email-break-the-law/379858 From CRTC website: Liability What are the penalties for committing a violation under CASL? If you commit a violation under CASL, you may...
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