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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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    Christmas Damascus

    Ladder pattern 1095 / 15N20 at 108 layers.
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    Vevor vises....quality?

    Hi Dan, I purchased one of these vises and it seems to be a pretty solid little vice so far; not a Kurt by any means, but it meets my needs just fine. This little vise is head and shoulders better than the boat anchor I purchased from Busy bee which had a bow in the jaws of 0.003"...
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    Milling Machine Simulator

    I have had my eye on this sim for a while. Now that Steam is having their autumn sale it might be worth checking it out.
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    Howdy! From Rural Alberta

    Greetings and welcome to the forum from Calgary. I have a similar 6 x 20 Taiwanese mill.
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    Try high-frequency quenching and grinding the surface.

    Nice Job!
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    Toronto - Professional who should find a different hobby…

    Welcome to the forum from Calgary! Cheers, Chad
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    Diagonal cross peen hammer

    You won't regret having a guillotine tool; I love mine. So handy when you are working alone.
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    Diagonal cross peen hammer

    It was the first burnt finish that I tried and I have mixed feelings about it. The main reason I did it (along with treating the wood with boiled linseed oil) was to preserve the wood and it gives the handle a nice feel in the hand. It doesn't slip when my hand gets sweaty like many of my...
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    Diagonal cross peen hammer

    Thank you! I forged it by hand. Punching the eye was easier than I thought it would be, so don't wait for a press just to make a hammer; just be sure to start with a small diameter punch. Making a rounding hammer is next on my list. The 45 deg angle is probably not the most ergonomic, but it...
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    Diagonal cross peen hammer

    Forged this hammer at a course I took with Matt Jenkins of Cloverdale Forge. It is made of 1 1/2" x 5" 1045 steel.
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