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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. J

    Really ?

    Usually it's the townies "ooo, look dear, a deer bouncing across the road in front of us!". Wham, they whack the second deer as they look at the first. They're a herd animal people !
  2. J

    Really ?

    Okay, getting back on track a bit more here, I hurt my guts laughing today. The niece is over so we went for a hike. Driving out we noticed a road kill deer on the side of the road, pretty much a daily sight around here. She was lying on the gravel shoulder in the long grass and her front feet...
  3. J

    Still looking for a lathe ! What do you think ?

    The only right choice is to get started. There is always going to be something better so if you go in without paying too much you can always cash out and upgrade without remorse. I'm going to sell my South Bend now that I have the Meuser, the SB has served me well for several years so no regrets.
  4. J

    I suck.

    One odd thing is with the motor. I believe that the correct operation is to lift the clutch lever up for normal spindle direction and push down for reverse rotation. This lathe works the opposite of that. It's not really an issue for me as I am not accustomed to using this type of control. I...
  5. J

    I suck.

    Chips at last. Why didn't any of you warn me that bigger lathes make bigger, hotter chips ? Bastards. When previewing the lathe it was pointed out that the front way wipers were missing and the holes for their mounting were plugged. There had been some mystery attachment in that location which...
  6. J

    Tips/Techniques For Chawbeef -- feed screw shield

    Is there a source and right and proper name for the coily stretchy bit here ?
  7. J

    Welcome to Westwood Metalworks, What is he building in there?

    That is a nice looking tap wrench, it would get used a fair bit around here.
  8. J

    Really ?

    Well if you're not wearing your tin foil helmet when you watch TV you're obviously a rebellious hooligan who needs direction.
  9. J

    Shop Stuart’s big dumb thread

    Let the " you suck"'s begin.
  10. J

    Really ?

    Well we are talking the Irish here.
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