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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

    Still looking for a lathe ! What do you think ?

    There's a million of those out there, 9x19 and 9x20 in various flavours. Check out this site for hints/tricks/hacks. https://bedair.org/9x20camlock/9x20project.html They're decent starter lathes, stick within their capabilities and they are capable of good work. Price is not unreasonable.
  2. whydontu

    Tool Lathe Cutting Speed Circular Slide rule...

    I’m about 40% finished with my similar design. Just need some time to figure out the math and I’ll post the files so anyone can make one.
  3. whydontu

    Chain wear

    I used to work with an engineering firm that was a member of the CSA Standards committee. They figured 30% of the fasteners sold in Canada were fake. I’ve personally seen signed and stamped mill test reports and valve pressure test reports that indicated the suspect valves had passed...
  4. whydontu

    DavidR8's shop shenanigans

    Then a 302 with Paxton blower?
  5. whydontu

    Physical activities…..

    Mustard on sockeye would be icky, so I have to concede the salami aspect of the sandwich combination as salami versatility may exceed salmon versatility.
  6. whydontu

    Railfanning

    People look at me weird with or without a kid…
  7. whydontu

    Physical activities…..

    Would debating salami/cream cheese/bagel vs. smoked sockeye salmon/cream cheese/bagel qualify as a political discussion and get moderated?
  8. whydontu

    What is more valuable?

    Yup, Teflon vocal cords. Goes along with the Bluetooth pacemaker and the bolts, nuts, and rods that hold her spine together. We live in amazing times. And none of this has any impact on SWMBO’s ability to keep me in line.
  9. whydontu

    What is more valuable?

    Positive thoughts. And faith in our very dedicated and honest doctors will get you through this. In the last few years SWMBO has experienced our slow-moving but excellent medical system replacing both her lenses, fix a non-functioning thyroid and the encasing tumor, and installed a set of...
  10. whydontu

    How to clean inside a cylinder

    I work with three mad scientists, Mad Scientist #3 makes polyurethane fluid power cylinders that are suitable for almost any energy source. Our current test bed is a 4” bore cylinder that works smoothly with hydraulic oil, municipal potable water, compressed air, and, as long as it’s not too...
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