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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

    Dro installed and air spring

    Looks great, congrats!
  2. chip4charlie

    Crescent tools also break

    Here's Project Farm's crescent wrench comparison test:
  3. chip4charlie

    Grinder for sharpening metalworking and woodworking tools- low speed or normal speed?

    Not a soft spot, it's just that it's the best machine available, with a challenger only recently available (the Toycen Tradesman Edge sharpeners workstation). However, a belt sander does a few things better than a Tormek: 1) straighten out a knife edge that has a dip ("swale") from overuse. The...
  4. chip4charlie

    Belt Sander - Which belts to get?

    Fun facts about the Viel S5: invented by a Quebec high school shop teacher. Had it manufactured; sold so well that he retired early from teaching : ) I think that was in the late 1950's. Visit vieltools dot com to see all the available jigs and accessories. Whenever one appears on Vancouver...
  5. chip4charlie

    KBC shipping

    KBC is an industrial supplier. Industries can't afford to wait for stuff. That's probably why they ship out what they have ASAP, then ship backorders when they can. They're not geared for hobbyists. For example, my last order was a measly $184. It came in three shipments. Obviously, they lost...
  6. chip4charlie

    Belt Sander - Which belts to get?

    The "bribe" was cheaper : )
  7. chip4charlie

    Grinder for sharpening metalworking and woodworking tools- low speed or normal speed?

    I just posted over at "Belt Sander - Which Belts To Get?" pictures of my Viel S5 1" x 42" belt sander modified with a PSI Industries VFD motor. I run a sharpening business. My mentor, Vadim of KniferGrinders.com.au in Australia (who just suddenly passed away at age 57), did a series of 10...
  8. chip4charlie

    Belt Sander - Which belts to get?

    Yes, that's the one. Unfortunately they don't ship that product to Canada. Had to bribe someone to ship it to me from the US... Here's the build thread on the BESSEX forum: http://bessex.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=310&highlight=Viel+modification BESS stands for the Brubacher Edge Sharpness...
  9. chip4charlie

    Newnes Workshop Engineer’s Pocket Book.pdf

    I did manage to find it somewhere on the web. No metric though...
  10. chip4charlie

    Belt Sander - Which belts to get?

    And I like supportting Lee Valley whenever I can. Did you know they have a "pay slope" policy that the CEO can't be paid more than 10 times what the lowest paid person makes? And has profit sharing with the employees...
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