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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. torinwalker

    Greetings from Ontario

    I considered the model engineering club, but it reminds me too much of toy making. Agreed, they produce some fantastic and complicated stuff, but aside from learning how they did it, I don't have the interest in replicating scale models of vintage trains, or building an engine that turns for the...
  2. torinwalker

    Do-All 6x12 Surface Grinder for $400 (Kitchener)

    Every good piece of equipment I use is on three-phase. For my mill, and my lathe, I use a 600 to 240V 4.5kva transformer wired in reverse and drive the main spindle with a VFD.
  3. torinwalker

    Greetings from Ontario

    Craig, so what have you made with it now that it's up and running?
  4. torinwalker

    Do-All 6x12 Surface Grinder for $400 (Kitchener)

    Something wrong with your browser. Link works just fine on Chrome, IE, and Mobile (Safari.) I'll bet you have a plugin that screws with your search results. Compare link in post...
  5. torinwalker

    Do-All 6x12 Surface Grinder for $400 (Kitchener)

    Not affiliated in any way. Was just perusing as usual and saw this. Article says "needs a new cross-slide screw", so might need one. Might not. Worth checking out for that price...
  6. torinwalker

    Ontario member sound off

    I'm also located in Oakville. I work as a Software Architect during the day, and amateur machinist by night. Not really sure what to expect from a meet-up, though it'd be nice to talk to others who won't roll their eyes every time I bring up machining in conversation. Probably why I have no...
  7. torinwalker

    Tons of Drills, Reamers, Taps, and Machine Tools

    Tom, sorry. Didn't realize you were so far away. If it's alright with you, I'd rather deal locally and not trade tools for shipping costs.
  8. torinwalker

    Tons of Drills, Reamers, Taps, and Machine Tools

    Tom, let me know if/when you find something you're looking for. I'd trade for some 4140 HTSR in 6" diameter round stock , and/or square/rectangular stock measuring 3 to 6 on a side. Lately I've been having a hankering to make a collet chuck, precision angle blocks, etc. Where are you located?
  9. torinwalker

    3/8 inch CRS

    No, no minimums at all. In fact, they're having a 20-year anniversary raffle. For every as-is (off-cut or end-cut) you purchase, they'll give you a ticket into a raffle to win one of three prizes - $200 off your next purchase, $100 off your next purchase, and $20 off your next purchase. I buy...
  10. torinwalker

    Tons of Drills, Reamers, Taps, and Machine Tools

    Sure thing. Originally made by Deckel (as far as I know), a "universal" grinder is another name for it. A Motor driving a cup-wheel, with a lower horizontal shaft along which a tool-holder rides, usually comprising a rotating, angled 5C collet holder that can be used to sharpen end-mills, drill...
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