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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. Bert the Weldor

    2 HP motor and VFD for 2x72

    Update: Wayne got back to me with a $ for his motor and VFD w/ addition of on/off and fws/rev switches. Motor: http://www.waynecoeartistblacksmith.com/Motors.html VFD: http://www.waynecoeartistblacksmith.com/VFDs.html Prices for the 2hp motor and 27d VFD are as is on his site. The kicker is...
  2. Bert the Weldor

    knifemaker.ca & Simple Little Life

    Yeah. Given that it's a father/son garage outfit and the thing is CNC'd aluminum and seems quite well thought out, it's a great $. They've quoted me $1766 usd for the base grinder body, but without any wheels, but including the two tool arms, flat platen, work rest, an extra arm, two indexing...
  3. Bert the Weldor

    knifemaker.ca & Simple Little Life

    Thanks for this Peter. I forgot about this guy. Have him bookmark somewhere in the bowels of my "Grinders and Supplies" folder. ;) Just my 2 cents on the two he sells: I'm sure they are both great, but I find the Bee looks to be much less flexible or all purpose as other designs. Great in a...
  4. Bert the Weldor

    De-Galvanizing Parts Before Welding

    You can warm up the vinegar too, to make it work faster. When I can't get bare metal nuts and bolts from my supplier, I dump the plated ones in vinegar. Takes the plating off nicely and is WAY nicer to use than the Muriatic! As a side note, I got a really good $ on some 1/4 rod rod years ago...
  5. Bert the Weldor

    2 HP motor and VFD for 2x72

    While I'm thinking away at this, being completely dyslexic, are there wiring instructions that come with these things? I'd hate to get it, mess up the wiring and poof/boom! Anyone wire theirs and how was it?
  6. Bert the Weldor

    2 HP motor and VFD for 2x72

    Sounds like my in-shop ziplock bag dust proofing for my cell phone! ;p Interesting point Dab, re the remote. I'll look into that some more.
  7. Bert the Weldor

    2 HP motor and VFD for 2x72

    RIGHT! Forgot this is a Canuck forum! Ha ha!! Was just thinking that very thing. Given the Teco VFD is around $167 and the KBAC is $500. Gives me pause. I could put the Teco in a Rubbermaid box and cut vent holes and cover with filter cloth...... hmmmmm..... I'll definitely go with a TEFC...
  8. Bert the Weldor

    2 HP motor and VFD for 2x72

    Thanks Kyle. I'm looking for new. Saw Auto. Direct but there only IP20, sealed against finger sized objects. I'm wanting Nema 4 against dust and water. I think if it's right at the grinder, it's going to see a lot of dust and likely some water, so it's worth the extra bucks for the Nema 4...
  9. Bert the Weldor

    2 HP motor and VFD for 2x72

    Update(of sorts): Wayne Coe got back t me. He's looking into where in Canada it will ship from so he can give me a $. Hoping the motor and VFD can come from within Canada.
  10. Bert the Weldor

    2 HP motor and VFD for 2x72

    This is what I found on Dealers Elec. http://dealerselectric.com/2-HP-3600-RPM-230-Volts-Input-Package-ODP.asp It's around the price you paid Dabbler, so I assume it's similar. My only concern, that would preclude it, is the IP 20 rated enclosure for the VFD. IP20 is rated to keep out fingers...
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