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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

    Finally Arrived

    I waited 6 months BUT they arrived last Monday, was a hell of a job getting them in my Basement, the Lathe weighs 236 kgs and the Mill is 168 kgs, In the process of cleaning and tuning in right now. Soooooo looking forward to Making a right old mess lol.
  2. George

    Hello from calgary

    Made mine out of a propane tank , my Crusible is a peice of 5 inch pipe with a plate welded to the bottom, all FREE, make lots of aluminium barstock with it, and yes i use pop cans it works for me as a hobby guy.
  3. George

    Barn Finds

    Yeah not wrong i never get to be that much of a lucky Bugger ever, been looking for Hobby Lathe for a few years now, had to give in and order one, and mine is costing a little more than $100.. :/
  4. George

    Barn Finds

    Very Nice.
  5. George

    Sucker Rod ??

    Yeppers $10 for 25 foot and he has what appears to be Hundreds of them sat on a trailer bed that has been ground mounted. And yes i have a Grinder that will take care of it. Yeah i googled the Sucker Rod and if it was Machinable, mixed report about it, thats why i asked. its located about an...
  6. George

    melting aluminum

    I melt a lot of pop cans, i find them to be ok, they mainly vapourise if you dont plunge them into the molten metal once you have some formed, i get better results from the ring pulls,but it takes a milliion to get a decent bar size. But the best is to goto a Scrap Yard and try and get some...
  7. George

    Sucker Rod ??

    A Guy on a local sell site is selling 5/8 sucker rod in 25 foot lengths for $10 a go. not a foot.. Is this material any good for machining ?
  8. George

    Hi From Winnipeg Area.. actually 30 mins East of there. RM of Ste Anne.

    George here, New to Hobby Machining, had to retire from Long Haul Trucking a few years back through an illness. After countless hours of youtubing i have plunged in and ordered a new mini mill and a Lathe. I am a British Ex-pat and have live here for 15 years now. I am 58 so i am an old dog...
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