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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. Earl Wong

    Free - New R8 10 pc. collet set

    Collet set has been mailed out now. Just wanted to pay something forward to the forum. I 've gained a lot of information and insight from this site.
  2. Earl Wong

    Early Version Atlas 7 inch Shaper Rebuild

    Ha peter, I just wanted a grey color that was pleasing to me , tried 2 different products, chose Rustoleum Machinery Grey, 3 coats on a primer. Of course everything was cleaned down to bare cast iron.
  3. Earl Wong

    Early Version Atlas 7 inch Shaper Rebuild

    Shaper Restoration completed! Finally completed the restoration of my 1937 Atlas 7 inch Shaper. This is not a 7B model, it is an early version. Had to make several components, was a fun project and have already used it to make an internal keyway for an arbor. Here are some before and after pics...
  4. Earl Wong

    Free - New R8 10 pc. collet set

    Free - New R8 10 pc. collet set I had a brain fart and ordered two R8 collet sets for my mill, would prefer to give a set away to a local hobbyist that may need rather than return them. Unopened brand new. First to send me a message and I will mail them out to you.
  5. Earl Wong

    Craftex CX601 Milling Machine Spindle lock

    Its been a busy summer for me so now that I am somewhat caught up I can share what's been happening at my home hobby machine shop. The 1937 Atlas 7 Inch Shaper Restoration is complete. I'll post on another thread. I acquired a new Craftex CX 601 Milling Machine from Busy Bee. There's not a lot...
  6. Earl Wong

    Early Version Atlas 7 inch Shaper Rebuild

    Thanks Peter, yes, I did scrape the moglice, since it was applied to the gib side it was recommended to me by Devitt Machinery that one side be smooth and the other scraped for oil control, the moglice scraped well, I was still able to see the ink pattern on the scrape marks. It also ensured the...
  7. Earl Wong

    Early Version Atlas 7 inch Shaper Rebuild

    Shaper Rebuild Update 2 After 17,000 hours of scraping and measuring, the Shaper is starting to take shape: The finished ratchet feed gear cover Milling a .040 deep pocket to remove the galling on the left ram slideway using my Atlas Horizontal Mill Diamant Moglice to fill in the milled...
  8. Earl Wong

    Early Version Atlas 7 inch Shaper Rebuild

    Thanks Peter, I just stuck with the Anderson scraper, I finally figured out I could just extend the blade that was supplied with the scraper to give me enough flex when scraping. I did order a Biax hand scraper just because I like the way the carbide blanks are clamped onto the scraper and the...
  9. Earl Wong

    Early Version Atlas 7 inch Shaper Rebuild

    Shaper Rebuild Update. I wanted to tackle the most challenging part to make, which was the table feed gear ratchet housing. Casting the part was not an option, so I broke down the part into two main bodies that I needed to machine I used my Atlas horizontal mill with a rotary table to machine...
  10. Earl Wong

    Early Version Atlas 7 inch Shaper Rebuild

    I have 2 now, I started with a 10X12, found it to be too small to be able to use a surface gage or a height gage to verify surfaces on the shaper, so I recently purchased a 12X18X3 and its a perfect, I would go bigger if I had the room. I can now use the larger surface plate for verifying my...
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