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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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  1. Matt-Aburg

    3d scanning cars, motorcycles, aircraft, and boats

    This year I have decided to go with what I love the most. more scanning. I got a new device two weeks ago and this is the first scan out. My reliable Pontiac. I have one more after this to show, and am available to help you customize anything you want to. In the next week I have a 32 foot boat...
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    Relief maker by Alibre

    I am wondering if anyone has ventured into this realm? I am interested, but then see Alibre, which states that you can buy a permanent license.. Upon ver2.0, you will be forced to pay again.. Besides that negativity.. I am looking for the positive. The fact that it is not on a cloud is good. Is...
  3. Matt-Aburg

    Making Ingots

    This thread continues my previous one on "press questions". I have a process for making briquettes down and also have other material to try. Briquette density is 68 % of solid. The compression ratio for fill is 7-1 over loose and is much easier to handle, and less air to oxidize. This is the...
  4. Matt-Aburg

    Susquatch's cousin

    I couldn't help but think that @Susquatch would get a kick out of this too..
  5. Matt-Aburg

    Gear clearance

    I am building a "Gear wall". All the gears are made of plywood with bearings and 3D printed mounting axils. This wall will also have light acrylic light pipes under most of the gears. My question is this. How much should I add to the pitch diameter to ensure it spins freely? This may have over...
  6. Matt-Aburg

    Colchester Triumph 2000 $7500

    Sure wish I had the voltage !! This is close to home...
  7. Matt-Aburg

    New Fusion Updates January 2024

    They have improved it again. I have not had a chance to see what will help me, but it does look like a substantial update. Info posted below.. https://www.autodesk.com/products/fusion-360/blog/january-2024-product-update-whats-new/
  8. Matt-Aburg

    I think somebody used a failed print as a prototype

    OOPS... spider webs gone crazy
  9. Matt-Aburg

    New opportunity at a Makerspace

    I followed a lead from a 3D printing page on January 1 and ended up at a resource that I never knew existed. On Tuesday I followed up. It is a Makespace located in Windsor. They just purchased a brand new 4 x 8 CNC router from the same manufacturer as my own. They also purchased a laser engraver...
  10. Matt-Aburg

    Fusion for file translation... etc (import from Catia)

    I was looking for a little challenge today. I want to Grabcad to find a plastic part to work with to keep up with mold design-surfacing skills. I came across this facia that is drawn in Catia (linked below). I then tried to import it into my paid software packages. Well of course, both Mastercam...
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