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  • Several Regions have held meetups already, but others are being planned or are evaluating the interest. The Ontario GTA West area meetup is planned for Saturday April 26th at Greasemonkeys shop in Aylmer Ontario. If you are interested and haven’t signed up yet, click 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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    Help needed with Grizzly 9977 mill

    My Grizzly 9977 mill which I bought new in 2006 and installed here in my workshop in Edmonton needs some adjusting, resetting, or repairs. The table no longer moves with precision in the X and Y planes. This mill is about 1600 pounds and I no longer have the strength to manipulate the table...
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    Ruler Marking Gauges

    My latest project – Ruler Marking Gauges (RMG) The idea of refining available designs to create what I call my multi-generational RMG was brought into focus by the vast quantity of YouTube videos on the subject. While almost all of those videos do lead towards the creation of a useable gauge...
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    Metal Straightedge

    Advice and comments. please. I just watched a video of an Australian guy making a wooden saw guide to keep his cuts straight. That's quite common on YouTube. What caught my "metalworking" eye was that he used as a reference, a straightedge he obviously acquired somewhere (but doesn't refer to in...
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    2x72 inch grinder Kit for sale. Edmonton location

    I have a basic kit which will make a perfectly good 2x72 inch grinder. I bought the digital plans from Brian Housewerke and had all the tricky parts cut (from .5" steel plate) on a laser cutter here in Edmonton. My kit is not as fancy as BH's latest 5th gen model, but is functionally the same. I...
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    Clamp progress

    A while back, I bought a kit for two 3" clamps from D.Gray Drafting & Design in Manitoba. I found his method of assembly not for me, mainly because of the complexity of holding everything together with machine bolts. No doubt that is a great way of building for some, and it does offer a degree...
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    Help installing DRO in Edmonton

    More then a year ago I posted a request wanting some professional (means I am willing to pay) help installing a DRO three axis set on my Grizzly Milling machine. There were a few responses, but sadly I have lost track of them. Anyone in the Edmonton area willing to help me out? I am well retired...
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    Brass Hammers

    For many years I have been using a brass hammer I threw together from a piece of round brass stock about 1" dia. This was made before I got some metal-working equipment, and I used it a lot. However, it was pretty ugly and the hole for the handle is round, so there are issues with that. So, I...
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    New Never-Twist clamps

    This summer I have been designing and building my own version of Kant-Twist clamps in 3 sizes - 2.5", 4.5" and 6". I have the 6" one finished and will include pictures. I am happy with the design and have learned a lot from the process of building my first clamp. I had a decent quantity of the...
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    Inconsistent fit - R8 collets

    I have a Grizzly 9975 milling machine. From the first day, some R8 collets will fit easily into the spindle, and others will go in only about 3/4 of the way - then stop. I have done some measuring and the end of one R8 collet (which will not fit) is .9490. Another R8 collet that does fit...
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    Schedule of drill bit sizes

    Some of the members might like to have a copy of this Excel spreadsheet I created, It is in PDF format. Shows almost all available drill bits up to 1 inch in diameter in order of increasing size. I find I refer to a copy I keep in my workshop quite often. I printed mine on legal-sized paper in...
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