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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

    Air compressor not restarting

    I had that same thing happen to me a few yrs back on my 80gal tank, couldn't figure it out so shut off the power and tore down the starter. Can't find my pics atm but basically all the contacts had some corrosion and pitting, cleaned everything, smoothed out the contact surfaces, lubricated and...
  2. skippyelwell

    Anyone know there way around O/A torch brands?

    As said above, tear it down, clean out the spiders and replace the seals if they are still available. Either that of buy a used set up.
  3. skippyelwell

    I Need One Of These

    Lathe cover ?
  4. skippyelwell

    PSA Change your passwords. Use secondary authentication.

    Whew, It will take them a while before they get to mine.
  5. skippyelwell

    SOLD -Busy Bee metal band saw 4x6” $220 Burlington On.

    I'll take the saw if that is okay? I don't have a need for the compressor.
  6. skippyelwell

    Series on reconditioning a Schaublin 70 lathe

    Beautiful little machine, well done.
  7. skippyelwell

    Tips/Techniques Painter's Tape - the Swiss Army knife of tape

    If you are using the tape for painting then they are not all created equal, 3m Scotch painters tape is pretty good but if I'm painting something that needs a razor sharp edge with no bleed under the tape I go to an autobody supply shop. https://www.collision360.ca/ down in Woodbridge. They sell...
  8. skippyelwell

    Here's one for you boys, what is it?

    So it is, thanks. The last time I paid attention to how rails were attached to the ties they just had spikes.
  9. skippyelwell

    Here's one for you boys, what is it?

    Under a magnifying glass I can make out RE-132 CAN88 stamped in, weighs 2-3lbs, found digging in the bark yard.
  10. skippyelwell

    Tool 2 kits of bits

    ifixit is a great company filling a real hole in the market, fixing your own electronic equipment. I bought their battery replacement kit for an iphone, battery and tools for a 1/4 of what Apple would charge.
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