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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. Brent H

    Youtube- The curious origins of (the words for) imperial and metric units

    I am always surprised that people seem to dispense with the “imperial system” and say Canada is all metric. If so?!, why can’t I get metric drill bits / like anywhere??? My boys work in the gas fitting business and it is all 3” or 4” or other “inch” dimensions….. no metric going on at all!
  2. Brent H

    Milky Gear Oil

    @Susquatch - very interesting as I am aware of the situation but have never had the level of moisture or, water ever form in the gear case where it could freeze and push out seals. Mostly just the annoying somewhat milky oil colour after a year or two in the field. Typically running and...
  3. Brent H

    Milky Gear Oil

    @Susquatch - the cap on my fill for my bush hog (departing Saturday to my wife’s Uncle) is vented. Keeps the pressure equalized and thus no water draw.
  4. Brent H

    Milky Gear Oil

    I have a Deer Frontier 72” and the GXB has a vented fill plug.
  5. Brent H

    Milky Gear Oil

    @Susquatch : on the ship the anchor windlass did this all the time. The solution - annual oil change and forget about it. Monitor for any abnormal wear. Results : bearing change for peace of mind after 40 years.
  6. Brent H

    The Faller Came Early

    That would be a beauty to mill up into boards :D
  7. Brent H

    SM Utilathe owners

    @slow-poke : I have 2 and they are level using the 1” levelling pegs, standard with the lathe. After levelling you “could” drive a 3/8” bolt down into a concrete pad, or into a deck plate (lathe used on a ship - US Navy used them quite a bit) “But” it depends on how you are using the lathe...
  8. Brent H

    Cincinnati No 2 Cutter Grinder Restoration

    Yes, the only felt (at least on mine) is just on the big end.
  9. Brent H

    Cincinnati No 2 Cutter Grinder Restoration

    @JohnH my work head looks like this: It has a felt ring on the big end under an “oil” screw: The other end has no oil screw and is similar to your end that has the labyrinth type seal (those annular rings). This bolt in the top is used to lock the spindle (should be a bit fancier but does...
  10. Brent H

    Cincinnati No 2 Cutter Grinder Restoration

    @JohnH I will check mine out later today
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