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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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    B&S #13 grinder followed me home

    45 yrs as an auto tech and I've never seen what I would call a beautiful bolt . They hold the motor mount to the main spindle housing. Is this a good looking fastener or what!
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    B&S #13 grinder followed me home

    In the middle of this housing is a black 3/8 bolt that locks the spindle housing by tightening the gib to the way. Not a big deal except that there is a little brass cylindrical plug that goes between the end of the bolt and the back side of the gib. Of course it is too big to fit through the...
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    B&S #13 grinder followed me home

    Going back together was pretty simple. The gib snaps into place in the left dovetail way and the engine hoist worked perfectly to slide it down onto the upright. Set a block of wood under the housing to hold it part way up so I could install the screw and gear set that make it go up and down...
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    B&S #13 grinder followed me home

    I took the motor off and used the engine hoist to lift the main housing up off the upright ways. backed off the gib adjusters 1/2 turn each and it slid off nicely. Everything looked real good except for some stains on the ways from sitting for so long. The stains were from the oil channels in...
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    B&S #13 grinder followed me home

    Been doing lots of clean-up on the grinder lately. The main spindle that is mounted on the upright was leaving a lot of crud on the vertical ways when I cranked the spindle up and down so I figured I better take it apart and clean it up. Fear and common sense were holding me back so far, but a...
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    Reed C series vise size comparison

    I've never heard of a REED vise. Very nice!
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    B&S #13 grinder followed me home

    Yeah, I was pretty stoked about all the stones that came with it, shouldn't have to buy any for a long time!
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    B&S #13 grinder followed me home

    @Cryoine ,nice score. Do you have any more info on it yet? Dabbler, I was doing more cleaning on my #13 and am wondering how to remove the chuck on the headstock spindle. Is there a spindle lock anywhere?
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    Tool Vise stand build

    you got the granddaddy of all vises! Cool!
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    Cincinnati wheel adaptor

    One Cincinnati grinder wheel adaptor for sale or trade. It has right hand threads and the big end of the taper is about 3/4" . The part # is stamped on the adaptor. I have no cinci grinder but do have a B&S #13 Universal and T&C grinder that I need accessories for .Asking $60. Located in S.E...
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