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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. George

    Shop Floor Brushes?

    What kind of brush would you recommend to sweep the shop floor? Please don’t say a Magnetic one, i spend more time cleaning the brush head of chips than it takes me to sweep it, any advice is appreciated. I am using a cheap dollerama nylon type.
  2. George

    Capacitors ?

    All Good, took the motor off, nothing welded, seized, burnt, I guess it must have gotten too hot, so i added more ventilation near the motor. Its good to be back in action :) Thanx for the advise and tips.
  3. George

    Capacitors ?

    Yes, and thank you, i found a local place that i didn't even know existed lol, i got 2 of them $12.50 each, so now to take the motor out and check the points, centrifugal switch, and other inner workings for damage or clues.
  4. George

    Capacitors ?

    Okay thank you, but now I need some electrical experts to clarify for me please pic 1 is the motor 2 and 3 are the capacitor types, which one is a run and which is a start? Also the smaller capacitor looks like the wrong voltage spec, also the plate on the motor has higher figures than what the...
  5. George

    Capacitors ?

    I have looked but it doesn’t look like they stock a 125v 200uf type.
  6. George

    Capacitors ?

    Does anybody know where i can buy Capacitors from in Winnipeg?? I guess mine went bang while I was making terrible chips lol , don’t really want to wait for Amazon or eBay. Just as i was having fun, attempting to make a tail stock die holder
  7. George

    MT3 arbor with 16mm stub

    Looks like it could be used for slitting saws ? Or milling side cutters? But no keyway hmmmm
  8. George

    Does anyone recognize what manufacturer this is?

    Could you post some more pictures please? I think it looks like a jw logo
  9. George

    pen making

    Pen turning requires a pen mandrel for the headstock and a live centre for the tailstock, a drill chuck is not required, a barrel trimmer is used in the drill press to level the blank with the brass tube in the pen blank. Although if doing it in a metal lathe it could be faced off in a similar...
  10. George

    pen making

    What ever you do, do not buy the pen kits from Lee Valley they rip you off, buy from AliExpress, I’ve made quite a few, a pen blank is supposed to be 6” by 3/4 square, old pallets are sometimes made from what we call exotic wood, check them out, pen blanks at Lee Valley are anywhere from $6 and...
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