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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. chip4charlie

    Tapping Chuck Head 33JT NEW $50

    It is kind of like a drill chuck, except instead of holding drill bits, it holds taps. Use appropriate arbor and drawbar to mount onto a milling machine. Line up with hole ro be tapped. Calculate appropriate rpm. Turn on, feed, and stop mill. Reverse direction to extracf tap. Viola, a tapped hole!
  2. chip4charlie

    LMS Mini Mill Belt Drive Conversion Kit NEW $200 (SOLD)

    Sold to a CHMW member in London, Ontario!
  3. chip4charlie

    Lathe QCTP OXA Knurling and MT2 Holders - $30 for both

    I've listed them on Vancouver CL: https://vancouver.craigslist.org/rds/tls/d/surrey-lathe-qctp-oxa-knurling-mt2/7506698842.html Did you see Stefan Gotteswinter's video about drilling from your QCTP? Now you can try it with this MT2 QCTP OXA adapter. BRAND NEW, SEALED PACKAGES. Will ship at cost.
  4. chip4charlie

    Tapping Chuck Head 33JT NEW $50

    I've listed it on Vancouver Craigslist: https://vancouver.craigslist.org/rds/tls/d/surrey-tapping-chuck/7506685430.html Little Machine Shop #5591. I got tired of tapping holes manually. Not a Tapmatic, but not $1,500 either. You will have to supply your own arbor. BRAND NEW, UNUSED. Tap #10...
  5. chip4charlie

    LMS Mini Mill Belt Drive Conversion Kit NEW $200 (SOLD)

    Little Machine Shop #2560 converts many mini mills to quieter and higher speed belt drive. No more broken gears! Brand new, sealed box. My Craigslist ad: https://vancouver.craigslist.org/rds/tls/d/surrey-mini-milling-machine-belt-drive/7506692803.html LMS price is $180 USD + $40 USD shipping...
  6. chip4charlie

    Buying tools off shore

    I'm still a big fan of the Viel S-5 sander. Price has gone up though (what hasn't? Oh yeah, my income). From Lee Valley or from Viel direct. 1" x 42" belts, high resale value. Use an old furnace motor or do what I did, a VFD motor (so I don't burn blade tips when profiling knife edges).
  7. chip4charlie

    Tool Pedestal grinder shaft

    I also use Oneway's wheel balancing system: https://oneway.ca/products-category/sharpening-grinding-jigs/Balancing%20Systems Lee Valley stopped carrying it a couple of years ago, so I ordered it directly from Oneway in Stratford, Ontario.
  8. chip4charlie

    Tool Pedestal grinder shaft

    Some measurements on my machines: PA buffer: .005" & .0035" (now sold) 2nd PA buffer: .030" (returned it) Rikon buffer: .0005" & .0022" Toycen Tradesman T8 grinder: .00018" & .0002" Guess which one runs the smoothest?
  9. chip4charlie

    WTB: Starrett No.98 6" precision level

    FWIW, KBC has it on sale for $162: https://www.kbctools.ca/itemdetail/1-855-50441
  10. chip4charlie

    Color match spray cans in Calgary?

    Matching colour and sticker for restoring a Kurt vise: https://www.mmandls.com/product/3-kurt-vise-restoration-kit/ NOT for making your Busy Bee vise look like a Kurt ;)
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