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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. darrin1200

    Canadian pen supplies

    The jewellery suppliers are, unfortunately, usually very expensive, and limited. I usually order my jewelry tools from Lacy, or Gesswein. I am going to contact NewWest on Monday.
  2. darrin1200

    Canadian pen supplies

    I haven’t been to Cardon in a while. I used to stop in when we would have our Sunday woodworker breakfasts in Carlton Place. I did a quick site search but found nothing. I think I did buys some brass there before. I find them great for those one off surprise buys, not so much for regular supplier.
  3. darrin1200

    Canadian pen supplies

    I usually try to wait and order a few things at a time as well. right now I am working on a new design project that needs 1/4” round stock. Yes. I am using the 510-H04. It is what was recommended to me for machineability and the durability of the shine. Slower tarnishing. It’s also available in...
  4. darrin1200

    Canadian pen supplies

    It doesn’t look like they carry what I’m looking for. But I did just find a place in Winnipeg. I’ll give them a shout Monday. New West Metals https://newwestmetals.com/products/bronze/
  5. darrin1200

    Canadian pen supplies

    Unfortunately, they don’t carry the alloy Im looking for, and special orders are really expensive.
  6. darrin1200

    Canadian pen supplies

    Unfortunately, almost all of the base materials I use to make my pens, come from the US. Even without the current situation, my preference is to support as local as possible. The resin (specifically designed for pen makers) I use is from an American company and at the moment there are no...
  7. darrin1200

    Board game talk

    In Germany, we used to play a game called Pepper. Very similar to Eucher, but you play for yourself, no partners.
  8. darrin1200

    Board game talk

    We try to get to tether with a couple of friends at least once a week. Mostly card games, but our Favorit is a Canadian card game called Wizard. It is a really fun trick based game. It can get a little cut throat.
  9. darrin1200

    Laser Cutter/Engraver

    Thank you for this review. The gweike is still top of my list. Whether G2-30w or G2-MAX, will depend on the sales when I accumulate the funds. LOL One of my goals will be to cut through 1.6mm nickel silver and bronze. About 6mm X 50mm simple shapes. How long do you think it would take to cut...
  10. darrin1200

    Rock Tumbler

    I use a rotary polisher, to polish my pen clips and rings. Stainless Steel shot, water, and a couple of drops of dawn. Polishes up my silver, bronze and nickel-silver quite well.
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