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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. thestelster

    Tool Bad drills

    :eek: Excuse me while I puke.....
  2. thestelster

    Dead Flies!!

  3. thestelster

    Speed Threading on the Lathe

    Most of my threading is typically under 2" in length. I usually have to cut to a shoulder, so lathe speed is around 50rpm so I can disengage the half nuts and back out before hitting the shoulder. Today I had to make a 1/2"-20 threaded shaft. The threaded portion is 4" long. At 50 rpm, I...
  4. thestelster

    Dead Flies!!

    Haha!! Funny...I just checked it! We're good.
  5. thestelster

    Dead Flies!!

    I come into the shop this morning, and I notice 4 dead flies. I often have my shop door open, so these pests occasionally come and go. So, dead flies....is this a harbinger of doom, destruction, apocalypse? How toxic is my shop environment that is killing flies? And what is this shop air...
  6. thestelster

    Brent Builds!!

    May I suggest going up a thickness. Of course anything heavy will be attached to the joists, (16" OC?), but sometimes the panel or brackets won't span the joists, so you might need a little more thickness for extra bite. Also, when attaching items, ie conduit straps, that might go between...
  7. thestelster

    Brent Builds!!

    Hey Brent, I might have missed it in your plans, but I suggest that after you insulate the walls and vapour barrier, you cover the walls with 3/4" plywood, then attach all your electrical on the surface and run EMT conduit. (Maybe white paint as well to increase light levels.)
  8. thestelster

    Rosseau cabinets.

    I call dibs on your tooling!! Make sure you put me in your will for that stuff.:cool:
  9. thestelster

    Tips/Techniques using emery on a lathe

    I have a ton of old used shop rags that I'll cover the ways, use pot magnets to hold in place, then lightly spray the rag with WD-40 so all the grit sticks to the rag. Then toss the rag in the garbage bin.
  10. thestelster

    T-Slot Size vs Clamp Size?

    Just make sure you put a heavy stake(s) on the bottom of the t-nut to prevent the bolt from protruding below the bottom of the nut, or as @Chipper5783 mentioned, don't tap completely through.
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