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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

    Speed/RPM/SFM Slide Rule

    I’m in the process of converting my linear SFM slide rule into a circular slide rule like your calculator. The math to figure out the offset relation between the scales is making my head hurt, but I’m almost there. I’ll post some photos once I have a functioning prototype. Nice thing about...
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    Tool Amazing Vise

    Saw this on Facebook today. Needs to be on my workbench. https://www.facebook.com/reel/3705269146351855?fs=e&s=TIeQ9V&fs=e&fs=e
  3. whydontu

    Running Linux and which version in order to run WINE or some other WIN-7..WIN-10 option.

    Virtual Box from Oracle is free, I’m currently using it to run XP, Win7-32bit, and Win10-64bit on a spare MacMini from 2012 (i5-3210). Each OS runs in its own virtual drive, and share a common Documents directory. A bit fiddly to set up, but works well. VB has Linux support, basically pick any...
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    First crash

    Parting off tubing on a lathe is a major PITA. It’s using a not very effective but very expensive tool instead of a $50 pipe cutter. Or a hacksaw. Either one is faster and easier than using a lathe. I confess that I often use my lathe to cut tubing, but: I use a rotating chuck in the tail stock...
  5. whydontu

    Calculate proper radius for scalloping with boring head

    Option 1: Centering square. Draw any two lines across the radius, the intersection of the lines willl be the centre of the arc. Measure from centre to outside to get the radius. Option 2: Stand the workpiece vertically in a mill. Touch off to establish a zero. Measure any three points on...
  6. whydontu

    Newbie here

    Welcome from Vancouver! My welds look like apple fritters, and have similar structural integrity…
  7. whydontu

    Shoulder check

    Some day when I’m really brave I’m going to react to the driver behind me who honks when I take 0.5 seconds to start moving when the light changes. (Every motorcycle rider I know waits a second before scooting across the intersection.) My response (in my head) is: A decent income in Canada is...
  8. whydontu

    Hello from Almonte, Ontario (just left of Ottawa; but don't hold that against me!)

    Welcome from Vancouver!
  9. whydontu

    Don't Use FedEx for Any International Shipments

    It’s all math of large numbers. FedEx achieved $$88b revenue in 2024. Their customer base must be in the hundreds of million users. So pissing off a thousand users a week will have zero effect on revenue. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267501/revenue-of-fedex/ And don’t bother...
  10. whydontu

    What size lathe do you have?

    CX708/B2227L is the same as the BVB25 sold by a zillion Chinese suppliers. Realistic weight is 150 kgs, see https://ia601004.us.archive.org/34/items/lathe-manuals/BV20-%20BVB25%20manuel.pdf for a weight chart for the various versions. Busy Bee customer service is abysmal. Don’t expect a...
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