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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. MrWhoopee

    Landslide in BC

    We just got back into our house after a week's evacuation due to the Park fire. This was our second evacuation and third serious scare. The first (Ponderosa fire, 2012) came much closer. The feeling of helplessness is hard to describe, though I don't seem to be suffering PTSD this time around...
  2. MrWhoopee

    Heat wave ?

    The question you have to ask is why did the science become politicized. (Answer: Adapting was going to hurt someone's bottom line.)
  3. MrWhoopee

    Do you have a mill and what kind is it?

    I once saw a new Norton Commando sitting on the showroom floor.....with a drip pan under it.
  4. MrWhoopee

    Do you have a mill and what kind is it?

    and should have a drip-pan.
  5. MrWhoopee

    7/8" 9tpi...what insert ???

    16ER-AG60 will cut 8-48 tpi. Since they cut such a broad range, the tip will be sharper than necessary for a 9 tpi. If you have the time, here's where I get my threaders, https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805517605965.htm and inserts, https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805935771680.htm
  6. MrWhoopee

    Aluminum methods….

    Lots of good advice already. Let me suggest you get some similar material and get plenty of practice before you even buy the boat kit. Make your mistakes on stuff you can afford to scrap.
  7. MrWhoopee

    Auto-Retract Threading Tool

    The new model is out, now with longer stroke for greater satisfaction!
  8. MrWhoopee

    Inexpensive Tig welders

    Another vote for the AHP, I got mine in '18 and it's been flawless. It's a much better welder than I am weldor. Don't know about availability north of the line. Back when I was working, there were no lanthanated tungstens AFAIK, green or red were the choices. When I got my AHP I bought some...
  9. MrWhoopee

    Tool POS Tap Guide

    The reason for the self-centering feature on this handle is that there is a pilot for holding in a chuck. This keeps the tap centered under the pilot.
  10. MrWhoopee

    Tool POS Tap Guide

    Since we're on subject, these tap handles get rave reviews. Self-centering jaws, pilot for chucking and extremely low profile. Not cheap. http://northernmachininginc.com/?page_id=21 I don't own one yet, but I have the feeling it won't be long.
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