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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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    Miller 180 Autoset

    I have a Miller 250x and it blows holes when I start. You have to start somewhere else and come over.
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    Hello from Down Under

    A welcome from Abbotsford ,B.C. My wife and I have done 2/3s of the lap of Aus. My wife still reads the Gibb River Road group. YotaBota is very correct, we do like to have fun.
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    Ammco 6" Metal shaper

    That sure is a lot nicer looking than my 100 tooth ratchet head and a couple of ball joint ends. When I got it ,it used an old fashioned, sheet metal, ratcheting box end . Not even a fancy Gearwrench. You did nice job.
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    The hypocrisy and unfairness in schooling

    My brother's cousin-in-law did just that, he used a knife to kill a grizzly. He was a big strong longshoreman but he didn't escape hospital time. A cool thing, my brother's neighbour made the knife.
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    Ammco 6" Metal shaper

    Certainly, there is a lot of force. Besides being much huskier than a couple of the small hold down bolts, it gives the vise a pivot with out adding to the height and thus the leverage. Smart.
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    The hypocrisy and unfairness in schooling

    One of the things about getting old, you can be honest about yourself, it simply doesn't matter anymore.
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    Ammco 6" Metal shaper

    I bought a sorta 4" vise like object from BusyBee on sale for my drill press, it was too big, so I put aside. When I really looked at for my shaper , it was way out. It had been made on a shaper in China.
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    Car Rust

    You and me both. Which is a shame because my driving skills leave something to be desired.
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    The hypocrisy and unfairness in schooling

    Speaking about grammar ; In grade 4, a nun at St.Helens in North Burnaby taught us how to use English grammar. We moved, so I was only there for half a year, yet I was able with what she taught me to ace all grammar tests during high school. If a 9 year old kid can learn grammar.
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    Car Rust

    As expensive as having a body shop replace panels, and it is, I'll put it in perspective. My diesel pickup replacement is now over 100K . In 2008 the original leasee paid 68K. He left the bill of sale in the glove box.
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