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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. LenVW

    3D printed sensitive drill press

    I just watched this video. The RISING table mechanism is cool and applicable to an old drill press I have with a short spindle travel. It always seems an inch short, this type of RISING table would be a great addition. *Future Project #83*
  2. LenVW

    Beautiful Summer day in calgary

    The heat trace lines can be thermostat controlled to turn on ’only’ when the temperature drops below freezing. The other alternative would be to position it in a deep sump pit and provide adequate cover to protect it from frost. If you have enough water in a pit it will not freeze because of...
  3. LenVW

    Beautiful Summer day in calgary

    Pumps can be ‘float’ activated and positionedwith insulated cases and heat trace lines that generate minimal heat to avoid any frost damage. (Actual installations should be properly sized to the site)
  4. LenVW

    Making a Thingamajiggy

    The factory ones have a ‘design’ life. Companies like to maintain a ‘revenue stream’ after-sales. Your ’robust steel’ ones would never need replacements.
  5. LenVW

    Making a Thingamajiggy

    Are those Drop-In replacements for Brand parts ? Prepare yourself for the on-coming orders.
  6. LenVW

    Beautiful Summer day in calgary

    Maybe you can cut a few grooves in your floor to direct the flow to a sump basin or drain.
  7. LenVW

    Beautiful Summer day in calgary

    I had the same problem with a neighbour’s sloped backyard that directed rainfall towards our house. At the time I was running the machine shop at Big O Inc where I could get a roll of drainage pipe and dug it in about a foot deeper then the surface and maintained a good slope towards a...
  8. LenVW

    Small mill

    Question: What is the Motor HP of your High Torque Mini Mill from LMS ?
  9. LenVW

    Small mill

    I have a KING Canada KC-15VS that mills steel and aluminum with ease. Mine is 3/4 hp, 110/1/60 Electrics I added DRO on the X=9” and Y=4” axis. Very capable with a 1” Flycutter with TPG222 inserts and 1/2” HSS Endmills. Brand new from KING it was $1100. It is a desktop (300 lbs) and not...
  10. LenVW

    Century Tools - Reviews ?

    What ? These guys have been in business for 80 years. De Pere is a suburb of Green Bay, WI.
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