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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. SkookumRob

    Vancouver Island Meet-up Saturday Oct 12th 2:00pm to 3:30pm - All Welcome!

    Yes, I should have some info available for you at the meeting!
  2. SkookumRob

    Chinese end mills

    And you taught me the word "sintered" all these years and I had never heard that reference!
  3. SkookumRob

    Vancouver Island Meet-up Saturday Oct 12th 2:00pm to 3:30pm - All Welcome!

    Vancouver Island Meet-up Saturday Oct 12th 3:00pm to 4:30pm 2:00pm, to 3:30pm Location: Skookum Tools Ltd (Upstairs meeting room) #136-2770 Leigh Road Langford, BC V9B 4G1 Keurig Coffee by donation Please RSVP to [email protected] so we know how many participants to prepare for! For those...
  4. SkookumRob

    Chinese end mills

    You are quite right about the range of grades of carbide. We need to remember that carbide is really just a bunch of dust particles that are compressed together under heat and pressure, so depending on what particulate you have in the mix, you will get very different results!
  5. SkookumRob

    Tools you waited too long to acquire

    Answering the question about whether or not to mix materials that you are cutting with a blade is an interesting one. The answer is yes... and no! So this choice really depends on the characteristics of the material you are cutting and how important contamination is in your application...
  6. SkookumRob

    Tools you waited too long to acquire

    Choosing TPI can be a little challenging, especially if you cut a wide range of materials and thicknesses. For the smaller 4"x 6" Horizontal/Vertical machines, the 10/14 pitch is usually a pretty good choice. It is far better to have the blade a little too fine when cutting the thicker stuff...
  7. SkookumRob

    Next Vancouver Island Meet-Up (Planning Thread)

    Great idea Tom!
  8. SkookumRob

    Chinese end mills

    Thanks (blushing a little!)
  9. SkookumRob

    Chinese end mills

    Yes, we do make our Carbide End Mills in Winnipeg... and I'll let you in on a little secret... Importing raw carbide into Canada has far lower duties than bringing them into the USA, so a similar quality mill typically costs less from a Canadian manufacturer than a USA manufacturer!
  10. SkookumRob

    North America Ordering Bandsaw Blades - "How To Video" (Skookum Tools)

    Here is a comprehensive video guide on bandsaw blades we just completed. The information is obviously focused on our web site at https://onlinesupply.ca/bandsaw-blades/Custom-Band-Saw-Blades but can easily be applied to wherever you like to order your bandsaw blades. Most of you are likely...
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