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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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    Headstock Bearing Races

    I hear you! I’ve been on the design side and seen too many cases where maintainability/repairability was just not on the management agenda but putting it out the door at the lowest cost that’ll meet the spec. was the prime driver. I’ve been on the end of the wrench and sworn too so I get...
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    Zenair CH601HD

    I think it’s biggest benefit and usage is where forming and drawing is needed, not structural strength. It’s not a hardening alloy either. Probably the kind of material you’d find in spin forming too. I’ve seen it called “utility sheet” too. I used some to form the elevator trim control rod...
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    Headstock Bearing Races

    FIFY! ;) D :cool:
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    Shop Dangerous shop lights

    Well, isn’t that sneaky, thanks for pointing that out. That said I’ve never blindly accepted any marking claims attached to Chinese made product, based on national reputation. D :cool:
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    Shop Dangerous shop lights

    While we’re on lighting and approvals, I have my story, hopefully it’s good background info. I arrived at a decision point last year on my shop fluorescents, whether to go LED or keep feeding them (obsolescent) ballasts and tubes. Turns out that with government incentives the price was going...
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    iPhone to Android - phone recommendations?

    I’m a recent convert (due to family compatibility choice) and the one thing that I’m surprised by and annoyed by is the alarm function. With my Android if I had an upcoming alarm notification I could swipe down and cancel the upcoming instance without deleting the recurring alarm but on the eye...
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    The Hoffman Hudson Story - An All Canadian Design

    +1000 :mad: D :cool:
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    Milling Cutters $100 Delta BC

    Seriously! Can that be for real?? D :cool:
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    Ancient Myford Lathe - South Shore NS - $100

    It’d be the perfect candidate for a few 21st century add ons like a full ELS upgrade. It looks like all the interfaces would be right out in the open to mount drives etc. Do I dare mention things like a DRO and even NC just cuz you can? ;) Since it probably needs a motor then why not go...
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    Ancient Myford Lathe - South Shore NS - $100

    Well, that didn’t last long, LOL! Somebody got an economical starter lathe. D :cool:
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