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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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    Toys I never knew I needed

    My first shop was the galley table of our 28 foot sailboat. I figured out how to laminate brass shim stock to art paper, linen and mat board for a model of the Harbour Ferries I was driving. Later on I had access to a real shop and made some aluminum forms and cutters. The laminate was easy to...
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    New Lawnmower/Security Guard

    Many thanks Mike, for the compliment and the suggestion. I am still finding my way around in here I do need a good corner to shove some of my stuff into. Active Projects sounds about right.
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    New Lawnmower/Security Guard

    Good with his hands? You bet. Holds the phone in one and texts with the other.
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    New Lawnmower/Security Guard

    Thank you. I was hoping to interest my grandson in something not 3d printed or computer generated. No such luck.
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    New Lawnmower/Security Guard

    Hi Peter Thanks for the kind words. This is an experimental Colt .38 Army Navy from 1888, scaled down to about 43% . I liked the classic style and the top break. I just copied the profile and kept it simple, making it up as I went along. The action works but does not rotate the cylinder...
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    New Lawnmower/Security Guard

    Here are a few shots of my current projects. My wife and I lived aboard a small sailboat for decades before moving to the fifth wheel. Large projects seemed unlikely until I got started on the tower cranes. Perforated aluminum J channel flattened and cut into meccano pieces, about a thousand...
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    Hello from Victoria

    The warm welcome is very much appreciated. Thanks to all. I will get some pictures up
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    Hello from Victoria

    Amateur at the age of eighty, just finished building a tiny shop in a 7 by7 garden shed. Room for my Taig micro mill and lathe plus drill press, rotary tool and metal saw. This forum looks like a great place to get some education.
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    Hello from Victoria Amateur at the age of eighty, just finished building a tiny shop in a 7...

    Hello from Victoria Amateur at the age of eighty, just finished building a tiny shop in a 7 by7 garden shed. Room for my Taig micro mill and lathe plus drill press, rotary tool and metal saw. This forum looks like a great place to get some education.
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