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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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    Fixerup patch up

    The roll is 18" X 80",so lots of material to play around with. I also did a metal chip deflector to go over one of my DRO glass scale. That is were I bent the rubber at a right angle on my metal brake. I just use double side tape to hold it there. Here is the link...
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    Fixerup patch up

    Just took a picture. Sorry it's no longer new, I have already put it to work. I copied the original way cover but made it 1" wider. The hardest part was making the aluminum brackets on the ends. Most of my scraptaluminum, would crack when fully crimped except for a electronics chassis box which...
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    Fixerup patch up

    Spruced up the milling machine. -Replaced the stiff rubber threadmill runner that I used has way cover on my Tom Senior milling machine. Has suggested, I bought drawer liner rubber from Princess A. The material is EDPM rubber, flexible, 1/16" thickness. I can produce a good crease using my 3-1...
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    Fixerup patch up

    The vintage tool group I am part of gets tool donated to them and sometimes they are not working or very damaged and need to be repaired. This week I got a federal dial indicator which you could barely see through the lense and the extended stem protector was crushed really badly. Vise grip I...
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    Way wipers 8 x 30 Mill

    I liked the idea, so tonight I stopped by Princess A and bought a roll of drawer liner. It feel much more pliable than the treadmill runner,. Looking forward to trying it out.
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    Way wipers 8 x 30 Mill

    I am still using the thread mill runner and should replace it. I have difficulty moving the table smoothly when it tries to bunch up. I will look at AliEx. I like these threads, they sometimes remind me of things I need done and the suggestions given are helpful. Thanks for posting!
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    Tool Help 300lb table crane - must be some mechanical engineers around here?

    The 1000 lbs truck cranes are really nice for $160 + tax. but it would have to rotate to be useful.
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    Fixing RF45 milling machine (noisy gearbox) AndysMachines

    Yes STP sells a similar transmission fix with the same claim. Stop slip and all leaks. . .... etc But no were on my Lucas bottle they mentioned reduced transmission noise. But it sure made my gear box quieter. I just checked and it did finally sealed the lever shaft seal. There is no oil...
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    Cast Pulley Repair

    That wavy symbol after the number would indicate 60 hertz. The alternating current ( A C ) 120 volts / 60hz Therefore 560 rpm would be missing and 950 rpm would be your lowest speed. That might be a bit to fast for large drill size.
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    Fixing RF45 milling machine (noisy gearbox) AndysMachines

    I had leaks on my lathe change gear lever, and replacing the o-rings on those shaft was a major chore. So I had this mechanic in a bottle LUCAS transmission fix from the 1980. It would ride on the gear and stay on , We use to call it honey oil. Another claim was, it would stop the leaks and...
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