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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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    Instrument cluster

    That gauge cluster looks like it would go well with an H1
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    Instrument cluster

    I had the opportunity to take an H3 for a spin many years ago. NOT a bike for the inexperienced or the faint of heart!!
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    Instrument cluster

    Hmmm...didn't a member here sell an H1 a while ago? Was trying to find the thread but can't. Same bike?
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    cutter grinder idea

    I have 2 HSS endmills, 3/4 and 1" that just had the first 3/8 or 1/2 " of the flute damaged. I cut 1/2 " off the end and am playing with regrinding the ends. My idea of using a valve grinder is not likely to work out due to the design of the machine. A valve grinder is really only useful for one...
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    Sharpening Drills.....

    I have one of the general drill bit sharpeners that I bought 30 yrs ago. it looked so cheap and poorly made that I tossed it on the shelf and left it there till a few months ago. Figured it was $13 wasted on a piece of junk. So a while back I got bored and figured I would give it a try. It...
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    Tips/Techniques belt grinder grit

    @JustaDB that's exactly the kind of thing I try not to get caught up in. I can make a good rest for the bench grinder, but first I would like to get some threads cut. Now that the threads are done I can do the grinder rests when I have time, or can get a round tuit. @trevj , I thought that the...
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    Tips/Techniques belt grinder grit

    @trevj Thanks for your input! It's really good to get the viewpoint of people with lots of experience. One of the things I have been working on is a grinding jig for 60deg. threading tools. I want to use HSS for threadcutting (been using carbide up till now) and my pedestal grinder has junky...
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    Does anyone recognize this brand of vise?

    Haha, that's funny. Mine has absolutely no other markings anywhere. I'll have to check again with metric thread checker but the first time around nothing metric was a match
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    Tips/Techniques belt grinder grit

    I am getting set up to use a belt grinder/sander to sharpen HSS cutters for the lathe. I used the bench grinder to experiment but found I could be more accurate with my angles on the larger belt sander guide. Anyhow, I am just wondering what grit belt to use for rough shaping and final...
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    Craftec Lathe And Milling Machine And Accessories C$10,000

    My impression was that there was a lot of tooling that goes with and that adds up fast. It looks to me that the tooling is a little overkill for the machines. Not sure how he turned some of that stuff with a mill/drill. I think one would want to pay a visit and see what all is included before...
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