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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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    Inexpensive Imperial tap set

    I agree to some extent about Japan being the China of the 70’s. It was also Taiwan making poor stuff then too as I recall. Now, they are both considered better than China quality. The tap and die handles are definitely not the highest quality and finish but the are quite good compared to the...
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    Inexpensive Imperial tap set

    Picked this up the other night. Thought it was worth the $25 asking price.Made in Japan. Not Snap On quality but better than most inexpensive sets now available.
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    Plasma cutters, which kind do you have and does it perform to your satisfaction.

    I had a Miller Spectrum 375 Extreme. Nice unit for two years then it wouldn’t strike an arc. Main board is fried. $1000 for the board. For a plasma cutter i paid $1200 for. Loved the size but what a lemon. Found out that this was not an uncommon problem with the Miller plasma cutters. I...
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    Everlast all in one

    That looks like an interesting unit. But……why is only Everlast making these combined welder/plasma cutter all in one units and not the other big names like Miller, Lincoln or ESAB? While Everlast welders have a generally good but not excellent reputation, a quick search of real world users shows...
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    How bad of an idea is it to cut structure out of my lathe base?

    A significantly smaller frame size motor like a 56 would possibly fit in there. For a 3 hp motor they are around 6 to 7 inches in diameter . The motor you have appears to be a much larger frame size like a 182 or 213. These are significantly larger than the 56. Where on the casting of the lathe...
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    How bad of an idea is it to cut structure out of my lathe base?

    What frame size and horsepower is the motor you are trying to install? Perhaps a lower hp motor would fit better. A smaller pulley and a 1750 rpm motor may be just what is needed.
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    A Fabricator, a Farmer and a Pyromaniac Walk Into a Bar...

    The police would be all over anyone using this near where I live. Burn permits required and only wood or field waste is allowed to be burned in my Rural Municipality. If the fire department shows up you are on the hook for the cost if no permit or illegal materials.
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    Anyone ever come across Milwaukee mag drill ?

    This is the mag drill i picked up for $450 at auction. Variable speed is quite nice when going through very thick material. Mine has the swivel base also. I haven't used a regular twist drill in it yet so no idea how it would perform. One thing you do need is hearing protection. It is loud. A...
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    Hey Guys!!! I dare you to find a better auction than this….. Starts Tomorrow.

    Lot 4 and 4a would get you a superb small lathe in an EMCO Maximat 10, and most of the accessories to get you started.The lathe also has the milling head. That is worth some big bucks also.
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    EMCO Maximat 13 Update

    I also recently contacted a guy on Facebook marketplace regarding a rotary phase converter he has for sale which includes a 480 volt step up transformer. My lathe requires 480 volts to run but I only have 240 3 phase from my RPC. I figured that i could just pick up his whole system, use the...
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