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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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    Perfect Machine Company 10" lathe

    It may have been run off a line-shaft. Motorizing might take some custom cobble-fabulating..
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    Balloon in the sky with diamonds ?

    If it turns out it was a weather ballon, they will probably invent some cover story that it was an alien spacecraft.
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    Sticky What Machines Do You have?

    That is a solid old machine. What make is it?
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    South Ontario Snow

    In Ontario, Canadian Tire and Shell Premium gasolines are both ethanol free. I have used these brands religiously in my boat and all small engine equipment for years now. Regarding nat gas for a generator - just so happens I am in the early process of swapping out my fuel oil system for nat...
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    Tool Good quality bearing/gear pullers?

    Does CDN Tire rent? The only time I used a tool from them, they loaned it to me at no charge, but took my credit card info making me responsible for loss or damage. However that was a few years ago.
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    Steven’s Mill stand: Joint location and painting

    You may need to define what you envision the joint to entail. Cut the 2 x 2's and have it bolted together with gussets? It will definitely weaken the structure. I would probably lean towards trying to keep it intact and moved downstairs as is, or re-fabricate it so it is slightly smaller in...
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    Tips/Techniques Poor man's drill press/mag drill

    He permanently lost fingers demonstrating how he had temporarily lost fingers??? Did he happen to demonstrate how he had permanently lost his brains?
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    Whats it worth?

    It is a regional thing I suppose, so I can only speak from a central Ontario perspective. Atlas, IMO, is pretty much the bottom end of the lathe world. Older technology and very light weight, the ways were 3/8 in thick, but were upgraded to 1/2 in thick in the 70's. I bought my Atlas, with...
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    Machine KMS/MAGNUM 4x6 metal bandsaw - check your blades!

    Yes, annealing the blade, done while the blade was still in the welder, was part of the process.
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    Machine KMS/MAGNUM 4x6 metal bandsaw - check your blades!

    At the plant I worked at, we stocked band saw blade material in large rolls, and the large DoAll vertical bandsaw had a blade welder manufactured right into the saw. It was pretty easy to make a blade after an attempt or two.
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