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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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    Let's talk about RAP - retained accessory power

    Something else to consider - different car type but similar issue. I had a 2013 Mazda CX-5 do this, its fairly common on them, push button start. The switch that detects "park" gets old and a little rubber snubber compression sets enough that you think you turned off the car completely but you...
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    Tips/Techniques LEGAL non harming booby traps for thieves

    Have an audible alarm trigger a message that is very loud and followed by a count down timer starting at 10, "releasing poison gas", then, just so they don't get too brave and think you're bluffing, have it release a really strong fart gas. They might think twice about what they inhaled (should...
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    Tips/Techniques Measuring tapes

    When I was working on a full blown cottage reconstruction, I was in Canadian Tire and they had a clearance on some Stanley 8m/26' tape measures at $3.99 each or some ridiculous price. I bought all they had - about 8 of them. Was still cheaper than just 1 of the bigger more expensive ones. My...
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    Benchtop Hobbing Machine - The BHM

    Nice job on the probe, glad I had a good idea for once!
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    Iron Casting

    I need to learn more about iron and castings, but if I'm wanting small castings with thin detail areas of only a few mm's (spokes on 2" wheels), then its almost certain they will have chills in them. Does it matter, if the area with chills isn't going to be machined? Does it lead to fractures...
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    2002 VW Golf refurb

    picture for context (not mine), I didn't even have an engine hoist back then either. I'm debating 2 vrs 4 post lift and all the issues around them - 2 post needs reinforced pads and I know my floor is bad in my garage, 4 post is not as nice from a working on car perspective (wheels aren't...
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    2002 VW Golf refurb

    Sometimes I'm surprised I made it through my teens and 20's with the stuff I did. Had a few Fieros as my first cars, cheap cause nobody wanted to work on them. To do the clutch the engine and tranny came out the bottom, with the subframe. Wish I had a picture, was very much a case of it looks...
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    Machine New 20T Mr. Blacksmith (Princess Auto) hydraulic press

    OK, thats one extra reason the one I listed is so cheap, its really just a bottle jack mounted in there, no gauge in sight on the web page
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    Machine New 20T Mr. Blacksmith (Princess Auto) hydraulic press

    Ok, yes curious minds want to know: 1. how do you know how much force is applied? 2. what is failing? Is the frame bending or is the cylinder just not moving anymore? That question is for both Tom Kitta and Skippyelwell
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    Standard modern 2000 series 13 inch quick change tool post help

    Don't forget the Alibaba price excludes shipping cost usually, you screen shot shows $90 for shipping. I always compare based on landed cost at my door. Amazon Prime is ~$10 and can subscribe for just 1 month, pays for itself on something heavy. Also note - a few have had less than...
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