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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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    Travelling to Mexico

    Yeah, this. Based upon my experiences in Jamaica, skip the whole "local currency" thing, and stick to what has actual value to the locals! As above, lots of small denominations. Anything big can likely be paid for with any Debit card (handy at the very least for conversion rates), but a fella...
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    Tool Solid Rivets

    My training in running either end of a solid rivet (bucking bar, or Rivet gun) tells me that it takes a fair bit of experience, to get anything like a consistent result. Sorta like the kid who asked a guy on the streets how he could get to Carnegie Hall.... "Practice!" We drove, quite...
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    Cherry Hill

    Damn. I think I would have been pretty honored to buy her a drink! Had I ever met her! I have 50+ year of Model Engineer magazine, to show what she was able to do. Amazing things!
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    Tesla Cybertruck Has Evolved!

    Figure you are right about that. The cyber truck is going to be as important to the grand scheme, as the Segway.
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    Tesla Cybertruck Has Evolved!

    Are the pink bins the ones you just throw all you have, in to, on the expectation that it will turn out alright?
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    External Jaws for a 3 jaw

    Nah. The smart money, is gonna be to use what you have, and keep an eye peeled for a decent chuck with reversible jaws! Might not be a bad thing to put out a few feelers among your local suppliers, as well as watching some of the more 'non-consumer' oriented Auction markets. Never know when just...
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    Stuck in Edmonton day and half.

    I should have picked so well! I got the OCD model with a side of suicide threats! I wouldn't wish it on anyone...
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    External Jaws for a 3 jaw

    One of the 'available' things I never quite pulled the trigger on, though tempted, was a set of Soft Jaw Bases, essentially a set of chuck jaws with the tops shaved off flat, and a couple bolt holes to be able to bolt on any manner of suitable raw stock which could then be bored or machined, to...
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    Stuck in Edmonton day and half.

    Edmonton. Thomas Skinner and Sons is worth a visit, mainly to see how the big guys run. Most of the machine tool supply places are chasing the Oil Patch money harder than the rest, though a few places are/were ( I moved to Cold lake in 2004! But still shopped there till 2012) still willing to...
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    Stuck in Edmonton day and half.

    Never was actually able to get the Mute Button to work on mine, either! The difference between 'wife' and 'wood'? You can stabilize Wood! :P
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