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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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    Carboloy insert holder camlock screw thing

    Hey guys I got a couple of carboloy tnmg holders with my lathe. But Im missing a shim and the lockdown screw for one and on the other that screw is cracked but still works Does anyone know what theyre really called, Id like to grab some replacements. I can find shims on amazon but not these...
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    New to me colchester lathe

    Well its home and on thr ground with no tipovers! Unfortunately the photos were deceptive and it had been sitting outside for a year. Wrapped in plastic that is now disintegrating. Home and unwrapped the real work began. The saddle seems frozen, the tailstock seems frozen - there is another...
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    A nice use for a universal table on a mill

    A friend asked me to make a slotted piece for finishing a fireplace. The ends and slots were to be 14 degrees. At first I started doing this by swiveling the vise 14° and then unclamping and stepping over (with measuring tape and eye - not terribly critical). Actually it gave me flashbacks of...
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    Machinery skates Tom Lipton style

    I made one pair of machinery skates, just in case theres a lathe move in my future. Modelled after Tom Liptons as seen here I had some 5 inch wheels from a carriage jack, some 4x4x1/2 angle iron, and a little bit of 1x1/2 DOM (drilled out to 5/8 because i have some 5/8 allthread) The axle...
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    Bring out your shapers

    Heres my girl Never had it running though, its got a broken rocker arm from porous castings. The motor is something else too - 3hp 3ph, externally selectable number of poles/speeds. This machine is where ive found 1/2-12 threads. Cant find makers mark at all. roughly date to early 30s as...
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    Cheap miller welders

    I want to give a tip for anyone looking to buy a welder, specifically millers. We're in a special position in canada in that there was a period of time where miller would rebadge their welders for canadian distributors. The most common one you'll see are orange acklands - see an orange...
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    Mill spiff up

    I had some treadmill tread laying around, as well as some ceramic magnet edge things from old plexiglass storm windows, so I made a chip bib for my y/z. Then I figured some safety was in order Ive had her running a few ops, I dont really want to talk about the pulley bracket and clutch nut...
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    Cincinnatti horizontal low flow

    Hi folks, come along on my journey to get my 1938 mill running :) So I got an rpc strapped up, had the machine running, feeds work, rapids work etc. I go to make some chips but notice no oil in the splash sight on the column.. Alright then, full stop until I can figure it out... Perusing the...
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    Old motor, grease or oil

    Hey folks, I have an old british thomson houston motor that has a grease nipple on one end and slotted plug on the other. Do I give it grease or oil? I already learned the not every nipple is for grease lesson...
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