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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. Alexander

    cuslog - New member from BC

    @cuslog I am also a Red Seal Journeyman Machinist in calgary. I do a little bit of everything. Most of my experience is CNC.
  2. Alexander

    cuslog - New member from BC

    Thanks @Dabbler :). My recommendation would be don't buy anything you can't actually see. Allot of shops in calgary will be downsizing or closing in the near future so there are deals to be had. The main issue is anything they have will be 3 phase.
  3. Alexander

    Fabrication DIY videos?

    @Tom O thanks. I may take you up on that. This took a little longer than I wanted it to. But then again I am not a fabricator. I will weld 3 plates in here tomorrow for a cleaner look
  4. Alexander

    Milltronics Partner 1

    Thanks! Find my thread in welding techniques called Fabrication DIY videos? where I use this machine to cut out a bumper:D
  5. Alexander

    Fabrication DIY videos?

    Results are clean. I wrote the program in Microsoft notepad to save time
  6. Alexander

    Fabrication DIY videos?

    I am going to try milling a cut out for the spare tire. I would like to cut this free hand with a plasma cutter. But I don't have one and I would imagine you need a pretty big plasma cutter for this quarter inch steel? @Janger will your Everlast cut something like this out?
  7. Alexander

    Milltronics Partner 1

    Nope it was 3.5 inch floppy. The controller is powered by a regular 486 computer. It just has more ISA slots than a home PC. I forgot I added some cheap LED strip lights too.
  8. Alexander

    Milltronics Partner 1

    I went on Amazon and bought the cheapest one. They work great. https://www.amazon.ca/Floppy-Tangxi-SFR1M44-U-Emulator-Install/dp/B07R52JPKZ/ref=mp_s_a_1_8?dchild=1&keywords=floppy+drive+to+usb&qid=1604786222&sprefix=floppy+drive+&sr=8-8
  9. Alexander

    Milltronics Partner 1

    I bought that machine from a friend and delivery was included. He made that cool skid that fits in some rails welded to the trailer deck. He winched the skid into the garage with a 12v winch. The hole operation was really smooth.
  10. Alexander

    Milltronics Partner 1

    Thanks. It is pretty much ancient by CNC standards but I have gotten years of reliable use out of it so far. The only modification I have done is upgrading the floppy disc drive to a USB port.
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