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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. PaulL

    What's Paul up to?

    That was the least pleasant hour of the project. Whup whup whup whup...clench clench clench clench Removing the 1/2" I left on to hold it was similarly annoying, though with more experience it was less terrible. I forgot to mention that the pulley is getting some belting spray-adhesived on as a...
  2. PaulL

    What's Paul up to?

    I've been doing more work on the bandsaw. Now that I have a 5HP motor, I needed a pulley. Fortunately I had this bar of 6061 hanging around that I picked upon speculation some time ago: Then a 4-jaw face-off: And before losing my starting faces, which are square enough for my purposes, I...
  3. PaulL

    iPhone to Android - phone recommendations?

    Pixel 7a user here. Satisfies my modest needs.
  4. PaulL

    One less John on the Forum

    Glad to have you be your best you, Joni!
  5. PaulL

    What's Paul up to?

    My previous kitchen in that space was Ikea, installed by yours truly. Didn't know enough to scribe it right, and I never liked the kicks, but if *lasted* and it was *cheap*. I mean, $6000 included the ceramic on steel double bowl farmhouse sink, which we're re-using, a gas range and range...
  6. PaulL

    What's Paul up to?

    Yeah. Kitchens have changed. Nowadays you need a designer who can generate the CAD to drive the CNC panel cutter/edge bander, and an installer who can scribe panels to your walls accurately. And then shell out a fortune to the quartz cutters. The pricing gets more uniform though that CNC...
  7. PaulL

    What's Paul up to?

    Travis at Wroughten Art dropped off a laser cut package for me a little bit ago: My welds putting it together are embarassing, but adequately structural. The design is nice - all the tabs have little cut-aways, so your welds are automatically recessed. You know, except for those I *really*...
  8. PaulL

    Need Fastener Engineer Skill Set

    I think the threaded length on the nut will now come into play as well, which isn't an issue with the bolt-head.
  9. PaulL

    TouchDRO unit looking for a good home

    And a home has been found. Thanks!
  10. PaulL

    TouchDRO unit looking for a good home

    I recently upgraded my TouchDRO units on my mill and lathe to the newer Plus versions. That's left me with one 4-input TouchDRO unit in need of a good home. If you're local to me, you're welcome to take it for a drive and see if it will work for you. Price? Just paying it forward.
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