• Spring 2024 meetup in Calgary - date Saturday, April 20/2024. discussion Please RSVP Here to confirm and get your invitation and the location details. RSVP NOW so organizers can plan to get sufficient food etc. One week to go! More info and agenda
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  • Spring meet up in Ontario, April 6/2024. NEW LOCATION See Post #31 Discussion AND THE NEW LOCATION

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  1. molyknow

    Calgary & area meet up Spring 2024.

    Hey John - I can organize the door prizes. If any members have items they would like to donate for the door prizes, please send me a direct message so we can try and have the lots organized prior to the event.
  2. molyknow

    RSVP Here for the Calgary meetup April 20/2024 - 10:30 AM

    RSVP for me too please if it’s not too late!
  3. molyknow

    Jswain's active projects

    Do you pressurize your coolant reservoir? I used a mister which just used the venturi effect with less than optimal results for control of the coolant. Recently went the route of many online tutorials and used an inline water filter container as a coolant tank which I pump 10-15 psi into now and...
  4. molyknow

    Tool Value Of a Import Rotary Table

    Found it locally and have been negotiating
  5. molyknow

    Tool Value Of a Import Rotary Table

    Recently i have been doing a lot more work on the milling machine after completing a few upgrades. One of the items I don't have yet is a rotary table. I found a vertex - new in box - 8" for about $420. I dont know much about rotary tables - does that price sound reasonable? I have had decent...
  6. molyknow

    Tips/Techniques Which printer to buy advice needed

    I did this - I realized i had no interest in spending the time it would require to tune the printer, deal with all the parameters and diagnose issues when they came out. It sucks because I had bought 80% of what I needed, but I am quite happy with my X1C - it just works and sending prints...
  7. molyknow

    Shop DRO taking away my fun?

    I installed the IGaging absolute DRO scales on my X and Y axis over the weekend with the intention of eventually installing Touch Dro. It is nice to have some sort of readout on the mill now besides the scales or having to set up a dial indicator. Its nice because i can set up my drawings with...
  8. molyknow

    Calgary & area meet up Spring 2024.

    @Janger I know we haven't gotten to the RSVP stage yet but count me in! If you are still looking for volunteers to present, I would like to toss my name in the hat. If there is interest I could throw a decent presentation together on design for 3D printing/3D printing in the home shop. I would...
  9. molyknow

    Burnerd style lathe chuck D1-4 mount - Goderich ON

    Where are you located?
  10. molyknow

    Alexander Tool and Cutter Grinder

    Colour scheme looks similar to Stefan Gotteswinters clone. If it is the same machine (likely a rebrand from overseas) then is maybe worth a couple hundred bucks… maybe I’m wrong… wouldn’t be the first time
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