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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. kevin.decelles

    What House are you?

    Team orange here (Rigid). Going on 15 years now. I was in Regina last fall and saw a rack that had packages of two 2ah 18V batteries for 29.99. I walked back to the Rigid section and they were there for too for over 130……. I walked back to the rack, picked one up and price checked it at...
  2. kevin.decelles

    Is Taper Attachment worth it?

    I have this style on my Modern lathe, but I find i have issues getting the part circled in red to clamp tight enough to the ways. I get movement in two joints when moving the carriage . I suspect I have the gibs too tight but wanted to hear if others have issues .
  3. kevin.decelles

    Lawnmower broken wheel. Honey, what for you have all your tools ?

    I’m using standard nozzles, and have only started to see some variations after printing 1kg of filament.
  4. kevin.decelles

    Lawnmower broken wheel. Honey, what for you have all your tools ?

    I recently did something similar by printing new hubs for my lawn sweeper. Printed out of petg-carbon fibre I’m trying them as-is for now and on 75% infill they are holding up.
  5. kevin.decelles

    Kidney stones!

    When I was 34 I had stones and was told I had the calcification of a 50 year old….. I go for ultrasounds every couple of years because there are 3 or 4 left that are 10mm in diameter. They compare pictures to see if they are moving or not. So far so good. One of the few times I’ve seen...
  6. kevin.decelles

    Dabblings

    Great steel haul! Like @historicalarms i also have been pillaging the scrap metal I find on our acreage. Everything from car chasis to implements to old oil furnaces
  7. kevin.decelles

    Myford ML7 Resurrection - A New Summer Project

    Have your considered pouring new Babbitt bearings? I’d like to see pics of that!
  8. kevin.decelles

    Privacy screen for garage door

    I’m interested as well.
  9. kevin.decelles

    Inexpensive Tig welders

    I also have a Longevity tig/stick/plasma machine, no issues after 15 years.
  10. kevin.decelles

    Mower deck repair

    Sold my 430 to a young guy just outside Edmonton. He had about 12 400+ series units and probably 15-20 decks on pallet racks. Hobby of his. He even had an obscure articulated JD model. Bought my tractor for the grills which were original and in good shape.
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