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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. GummyMonster

    Which small production grade mill?

    I'm sitting around waiting for this stupid coronavirus to pass through the house. I'm starting to mend, so now it's the boring time. Just for discussions sake, if you were able to buy the machine you wanted, and had plenty of room to operate it, what CNC mill would you have? Something with...
  2. GummyMonster

    Tool Torque screw driver options?

    That does look like a good one. Best thing about Amazon is you have a pretty long return window. Use it a bunch and make sure it works well, then decide to keep or return it. Ken
  3. GummyMonster

    Shop Neat revolving bench idea

    Yup, Your skill at working quickly would have to be pretty high! It's small footprint is it's best feature. Ken
  4. GummyMonster

    Shop Neat revolving bench idea

    Came across this. Thought I'd share as it looks like a very useful design for wood or metalwork... - https://www.woodsmithplans.com/plan/revolving-tool-station/ Ken
  5. GummyMonster

    Where can I buy “Sticky Cutting Lubricants”?

    Sorry , I asked before I read your link. On a side note, I don't see it listed on their site, or amazon.com. Unless I'm being blind today, which is possible. So there's no issues importing it? Ken
  6. GummyMonster

    Where can I buy “Sticky Cutting Lubricants”?

    Susquatch Do you have a link to "The Reamer Guy" in BC? I've tried searching and come up empty... Thanks, Ken
  7. GummyMonster

    Canadian Sources for Hobbyist Quantities of Oil

    As far as a high end hand oiler, from all my reading, this cadilac one seems to be the very top shelf. - https://www.ebay.com/itm/262597823010?pub=5575409363&toolid=10001&campid=706-53473-19255-0&customid=chmw&mpt=2125201&mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&ufes_redirect=true Not cheap...
  8. GummyMonster

    Tool Torque screw driver options?

    Janger, Did you ever decide on which torque driver/wrench to get? Just curious what you decided on after all the suggestions and your own research. Ken
  9. GummyMonster

    Sawing Metal

    Found this video about cutting aluminum with a 14" dry cut saw. - He uses a dedicated aluminum blade and the cut quality is very impressive.. Thought it might interest some of you. Ken
  10. GummyMonster

    Looking for Entry level Steel capable CNC

    Morning, I've been researching various CNC equipment for a couple years now. It's become a partial early morning pastime for me. This Precision Mathews is a bit above your budget, but you're getting a brand new machine. I've read very good reviews about this brand. Once I have the finances...
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