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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. Janger

    Some stuff needs a ride to Vancouver Island and Ontario.

    Is anybody from Calgary going to Vancouver Island? And also to Ontario? I have a box of plastic fastener sizers to send out west and east for the members and possibly lathe chuck keys if anybody wants to buy any. I am blowing them out for $10. Canada post will charge about $20-25 to ship but...
  2. Janger

    Machine BIG bandsaw. cuts 12" aluminium round in 11s. Sermas brand, France.

    pretty amazing machine. Cost??? no idea.
  3. Janger

    Dan Gelbart posts unusual shop tricks

    Dan Gelbart is back with a new video on unusual shop tricks. How to drill accurately without centre punching. How to spot weld aluminium(!). How to remove a shaft from a press fit. @Susquatch please see his ideas on rust prevention and the video comments relate some other ways as well. I'd be...
  4. Janger

    open source metal 3d printer

    This isn't exactly new but I finally read about this open source laser fusion powder bed 3d printer. Interesting concept. The article does not get into what the various bits cost. laser source, control system, pumps and such. It also relies on Autodesk Machine Control Framework (AMCF). open...
  5. Janger

    Calgary Library

    The Calgary Library Foundation - the funding arm of the library - is looking for donations to make up an inflation caused shortfall. I'm going to send them some money. I also use PressReader another library service to read periodicals (lots) after canceling my south of 49 subscriptions. And I...
  6. Janger

    Fusion tool "Arrange" to layout sheet good parts for cutting

    I knew Fusion had something for layouts of sheet type parts into a cutting drawing or arrangement for table saws, CNC plasma or routing. I just tried it out. You need to turn your bodies into components but once done it's kind of a miracle. I drew up this bookcase unit (for a larger project)...
  7. Janger

    testing embedded links

    https://www.printables.com/model/1150616-demagnetizer#preview.file.SFcCt https://www.printables.com/model/1150616-demagnetizer#preview.file.SFcCt https://www.printables.com/model/1150616-demagnetizer#preview.file.SFcCt
  8. Janger

    ownership of tool manufacturers

    Diagram and article from below. https://www.protoolreviews.com/power-tool-manufacturers-who-owns-them/ Milwaukee, and Ryobi, and Ridgid are all made by Techtronic industries, a Hong Kong based organization. (Ryobi and Ridgid are licensed) so 3 of the 4 aisles of power tools at a certain...
  9. Janger

    Tool Laser Level options? what do I need? what do I want? what to look for?

    I 'need' a laser level. Or at least I would like one. There are a bewildering number of them for sale with a crazy range of prices from $40 for an el-cheapo amazon basics to many in the $80 to $250 range, and many even more than that. I know a few things that I want. - a horizontal, and...
  10. Janger

    Tips/Techniques Apply different colours within a part

    3 ways to apply colour to your part. One is ok for people without an automatic filament switcher (AMS, MMU, etc.). 2 others too. https://canadianhobbymetalworkers.com/threads/bambu-text.13581/post-183157
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