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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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    CBN Wheels

    I had changed my 7" bench grinder over to CBN wheels , a 80grit and a 320grit . I just ground a 55* Whitworth threading bit. I was going to rough it out on the bench grinder and finish up on my Toolmaker surface grinder. I hit the point, bang on according to thread gauge. After the hours of...
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    Rehab 2nd Gen Delta Tookmaker surface grinder.

    I bought a Delta Toolmaker surface grinder at the mill closing down auction for $200 USD, about $300 CDN what with the fees, exchange and taxes. That was eleven years ago. By the serial #, it was a 1968. A surface grinder was used in the nail die shop. When they closed the nail department down...
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    Gear Lash

    I've installed my Teflon tape on the ways of my Delta Toolmaker surface grinder and repaired the pinion shaft. This raised the gear rack so I'm shimming it. These are not the most rigid surface grinder nor is a rack and pinion the smoothest feed. Both will negatively effect the surface finish...
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    Can you turn a drill shank down with a carbide tool bit ?

    I 'll have to use a drill motor and a long 39/64 drill . With the arthritis in my hands they are not as smooth for grinding down.
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    Buying from McMaster Carr

    Good Morning guys .I'm working on my Delta Rockwell Toolmaker, a light duty surface grinder . On the second generation models one of the repairs is replacing the Teflon tape they used on the ways . Keith at Toolmaker Groups has kindly given me McMaster Carr part numbers. I have never ordered...
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    Blind Squirrel Finds Nut

    I had been a member of the Delta Toolmaker Yahoo group. I guess it folded . In searching for Toolmaker repair hints I joined a Toolmaker Facebook page. After one very innocuous post saying how happy I was having a Toolmaker grinder, even got three likes for that, I got banned. They wanted a...
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    Cleaning Dials

    I have a Rockwell (Delta) Toolmaker surface grinder. It's one of the second generation #24-150, a newer one even, a 1968. I bought it at our mill's closing down auction in 2014, so I'm second owner. I'm setting it up. It needs a new shaft and a bushing, nothing major, but I would like to be...
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    Starting a Chinese Die

    I was making some inletting pins for glass bedding three different systems. One end is threaded to match the target system and the other end 1/4' UNC for a wing nut , both sets are 1/4". The 1/4"x 32tpi, a special fine, went great. Both dies are KBC house brand made in Poland. However, KBC...
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    CBN Grit Sizes for Lathe Tool Bits ?

    My 7" Wissota brand grinder only has general purpose wheels, a 46 and a 80. They are slow and hot for grinding bits. I gather to achieve both the surface finish and tight tolerance these parts are going to require, I should use HSS bits on my Taiwanese DF1224g . CBN wheels unlike soft A/O wheels...
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    Electronics Help

    This is way outside my expertise, but my question should be fairly simple . I have a Mach Tach on my lathe which is giving erratic readings . Now that it's running ! The manual says VFD interference on the power, so they suggest common mode filter EH28-1.0-02-75M-X T0836R and two capacitors...
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