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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. Bradells

    The swarf shop

    My main reason for getting them is for eventual sine bar use. My other uses are for comparing dimensions on the surface plate.. Brad
  2. Bradells

    The swarf shop

    I guess in my mind Kijiji $$ is less expensive than amazon $$ :p (I wouldn’t have bought them if they were listed any higher though) Some things I’d prefer new, others, I prefer used and giving it a new home ... Brad
  3. Bradells

    Need a bed surface ground.

    I can't say for personal machines, but commercial is hurting. I've been dealing with Ryan @ Aaron Machine Shop (Blackfoot/Glenmore) for the past few months for some larger lathe work that I can't do. They've been very helpful and reasonable with rates. Brad
  4. Bradells

    The swarf shop

    Pins and gauges are definitely low on my list, lots of other things to spend my last few pesos on, but I couldn’t pass up such a steal! (Seller listed them almost 1/2 of what he actually wanted them for). He’s got a bunch of other items listed (I posted a new thread), and there’s a few more...
  5. Bradells

    The swarf shop

    Well, a few days has passed ... I've given up on the DTI, don't really want to go out and buy the tools required to take the crystal off of the bezel. However, for once, I found something worthwhile on Kijiji just after it was posted! First off, is a set of 1/8" thick parallels ... Now I have...
  6. Bradells

    Daily Shop Improvement

    Outlets at 4’ to me are a little low ... coming from a carpentry background, you still can’t lean sheet goods on a wall.. I usually go at a minimum 50” to the bottom of an outlet for this reason (MDO/MDF) are 1” oversized too... Not as easy to cut out as 48”, but not that hard too... just make...
  7. Bradells

    The swarf shop

    No windows in this one, not going to put one in either... (late 90’s early 00’s styled community house with attached garage). Been looking at wireless door alerts (sends an alert to your phone if the door opens/closes). Was also looking at a camera setup as well. We had one installed on our...
  8. Bradells

    The swarf shop

    Without the riser kit, it’s about a 3x14 With the riser kit, it gets almost to 5” I’d say.. Brad
  9. Bradells

    The swarf shop

    Lastly for the day, a question to all ... I'm moving this summer, and as always, it is an upgrade of sorts. I'll actually have a garage! No more spare room workshop under/below another tennant! What are some garagey wisdom to pass down? (it's a small single car garage ... sharing space with...
  10. Bradells

    The swarf shop

    Well time for another "I probably should do this one day" project ... Fix up the CT 6" Quick vice, that isn't so "Quick" For the amount of money that you pay these days, the quality has gone down hill significantly ... I guess with all the import and import prices of machinery really takes a...
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