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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. skippyelwell

    Hello and welding question

    If I were you I would buy used for sure, lots of good machines on kijiji and fb market place, if you ever decide you don't need it anymore you can sell them again for pretty much what you paid for it. Mig with a gas bottle will give you the best results, stay away from fluxcore Mig wire, the...
  2. skippyelwell

    Standard power hacksaw

    I p/u this power hacksaw last month to help with the all the cutting for the 2x72 belt grinder, got it working well enough to finish all the rough cuts then tore it down for a rebuild. Every bushing and bearing was crunchy or wallowed out and so loud I had to wear ear protection. It looks old...
  3. skippyelwell

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

    Amen brother, that sums it up perfectly.
  4. skippyelwell

    Home shop insurance

    Hadn't thought of that, insurance companies will use any excuse to void a payout. Not to mention any "temporary electrical modifications" you may make to finish a project, if the payout after a fire was contingent on a electrical inspection I would never get any money. There are way too many...
  5. skippyelwell

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

    Dan, where did you find those steel adjustable handles? I've been using the black cast aluminum handles from McMaster-Carr but they are very expensive and I'm always afraid I'm going to crack them. Thanks
  6. skippyelwell

    Tips/Techniques Hold down kit usage

    I like his swarf catch box at 14:50
  7. skippyelwell

    Scored some goodies this morning

    123 blocks, V block, edge finder and a pile of carbide and regular HSS bits, I'll never use all of them but they might come in handy with some trades with other members.
  8. skippyelwell

    Looking for an appropriate motor

    I got the drill press table motor finished yesterday, I ended up going with that beefy little motor on ebay...
  9. skippyelwell

    UPS gripe

    And motors.
  10. skippyelwell

    Tool Anyone own a metal cutting circular saw?

    For cutting aluminum, thin sheet metal, old wood or masonry I use the crappiest circular saw I have at the moment, pick them up at garage sales. The good circular saw is only for new wood.
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