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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. Pennywise

    Small repair....

    Yeah, I could speculate as to why it breaks, but the fact is it does and the weak point is the glass filled nylon part, I've had experience with this stuff years ago and it's great, strong and durable, but maybe a poor choice for this application. My guess is it's used because it's cheaper than...
  2. Pennywise

    Small repair....

    I appreciate the caution, Dusty, I worked for DND as a civilian a long time ago stocking spares for all manner of equipment , from the Frigates in the 90's to F18's and the once thing they trained us to recognize was the "consequence of error". In this case a failure in the assembly due to an...
  3. Pennywise

    Small repair....

    The plate is plastic, in fact the whole device is. I don't know why it breaks, it happens under water while in use so a clear view is impossible. Yeah, the photos in my first post should show everything. I figure the flats are there for a reason, I'm mechanically inclined but not an engineer...
  4. Pennywise

    New (ish) member

    Hello all, I've been a member for a year & a half but somehow overlooked the introduction post. I was born and raised in Ottawa but since retirement have moved out to the country on the Upper Ottawa River. A small house with a big shop....like to fish and play in the woods. I like to bend my...
  5. Pennywise

    Small repair....

    Hello all, I live between Renfrew and Arnprior, Eastern Ontario and have some tools but not a milling machine. (A old unimat that was a gift, for example) Here's the problem, I have an attachment for my outboard called a trolling plate that keeps breaking at the same point,the part that breaks...
  6. Pennywise

    $70million Lotto Max

    Yeah, I don't gamble either although will drop a couple of bucks on a lottery ticket once in a blue moon. A couple of relatives have had issues with poorly controlled gambling, it's sorta hard to un-see the car wrecks...
  7. Pennywise

    $70million Lotto Max

    And fast forward 20 years....in 1996 a co-worker won 6.2 million in the 649 draw. He enjoyed his wealth for 20 years or so until he passed away, sadly. But rumor has it that he couldn't take any of it with him..... But his widow was/is very merry.
  8. Pennywise

    $70million Lotto Max

    I recall a local man won $100K in one of the first Ontario lottery draws in the mid 70's. I remember so well because he blew it all in 2 years, give or take. First off he had a custom home built on my street. Lot was too small, & the neighbourhood wasn't the best. Then he bought a 6 unit apt...
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