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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. whydontu

    SFU1605 Ball Screw & SBR16x1000mm Linear Rails Richmond BC

    Bought these intending to modify the drive screw and rails on one of my engraving machines, but I can’t measure so they’re too big for my machine. SFU1605 16mm ball screw 1000mm long https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B09TP5LMSJ?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1 SBR16 16mm linear rails (2) 1000mm...
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    I Need One Of These

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    Tips/Techniques LFA Keyless Chuck - Jammed

    Anyone here with experience with old LFA keyless chucks? Ran across this beauty, probably 50 years old, 5 lbs of solid steel. But jammed. Any idea how to pull it apart for cleaning/repair? Seems to be a collar at the top of the chuck, but it won’t unscrew with a reasonable amount of force and I...
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    Tool Amazing Vise

    Saw this on Facebook today. Needs to be on my workbench. https://www.facebook.com/reel/3705269146351855?fs=e&s=TIeQ9V&fs=e&fs=e
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    Speed/RPM/SFM Slide Rule

    Saw this Feed and Speed slide rule and decided I want to make one. Probably will be engraved aluminum sheet. I haven't worked out the details yet but I've cobbled up the scales. The beauty of a slide rule is it always works, never needs recharging, and can provide an answer starting from any two...
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    Tips/Techniques Neosporin In The Shop

    Saw this today on FB: I'm sharing some wisdom with all my fellow machinists today. I used to put a dab of grease on the stem of the rout-a-burr blade to lubricate and help keep a smooth rotation while deburring parts. Now that I'm older and wiser I use Neosporin to lubricate the blade. That way...
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    Tool New Measuring Tool Idea?

    Ok, so I often need to lay out pipe sections, many times to locate diametrically-opposed outlet connections. Also have to check out-of-round and establish whether out-of round is within fairly sloppy tolerances. Size ranges from 0.405” o.d. to 12.75” o.d. So my idea is to fabricate a very...
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    More Old Iron - Small Sizes

    Three new hand drills. Two two-speed breast drills, one changes speed by moving the drive pinion, the larger one has a slick little toggle switch to change speeds. The smaller one has a three-jaw chuck, the larger has a very robust two-jaw, I haven’t decided if I’ll stick on a keyless three jaw...
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    SFM Question - Possibly Stupid

    Silly question - on a CNC lathe, is it programmed to change spindle RPM to maintain a set SFM as the workpiece diameter changes? (I woke up at 5:00 AM wondering about this. Time to change the dosage.)
  10. whydontu

    Need Fastener Engineer Skill Set

    Ok, here’s a question for one of our members who has lots of letters after their name. P.Eng would be good for a start. I have a project that needs a lot of butterfly valves. Lug butterfly valves have tapped bolt holes in a cast iron or ductile iron body. These valves are sandwiched between...
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