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2025 Calgary meetup dates

Weekend for Calgary summer meetup

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Is anybody from calgary going to Vancouver Island? And also to Ontario.? I have a box of plastic fastener sizers to send out west and east for the members and possibly lathe chuck keys if anybody wants to buy any.

@Susquatch i do have 12 or so 3/8 and 12 M10 chuck keys and a few in the other sizes m11x,12,13,14,15,16mm
 
Janger said:
@Susquatch i do have 12 or so 3/8 and 12 M10 chuck keys and a few in the other sizes m11x,12,13,14,15,16mm
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How be I send you $150 or so and you send me whatever number of wrenches plus shipping that covers. If you make it a reasonable distribution of sizes, I'll do the same as you at our next meetup here in Niagara Falls. Maybe I'll include a short demo too.
 
Janger said:
Is anybody from calgary going to Vancouver Island? And also to Ontario.? I have a box of plastic fastener sizers to send out west and east for the members and possibly lathe chuck keys if anybody wants to buy any.

@Susquatch i do have 12 or so 3/8 and 12 M10 chuck keys and a few in the other sizes m11x,12,13,14,15,16mm
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John
I will take a a 10mm if there are any left.

John
 
How big is the pack of fasteners I’ll be in Victoria Friday for a couple days but I’m just doing a packsack for carry on
 
I am sort of new to the group, and am interested in the July meet up. Where can I find more information about location and time.
Gary
 
Garyt said:
I am sort of new to the group, and am interested in the July meet up. Where can I find more information about location and time.
Gary
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the date/time hasnt been fully confirmed yet, but its looking like july 12, it will be at a members shop in Chestermere

the poll will be over in a week, at wich time it will be confirmed
 
Tom O said:
How big is the pack of fasteners I’ll be in Victoria Friday for a couple days but I’m just doing a packsack for carry on
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Tom,thanks so much for trying to give me a hand.
The fastener gauges for @David to distribute are in a box about 10”x10”by 3”. Plastic so pretty light. If I only end up with yotabota wanting any chuck keys then I would like to remove some gauges for his 2 chuck keys. That sound ok? I’ll confirm in a couple days and drop off a box at your shop later next week. ?
 
I should be ok with the 10x10x3 package I’m only there for 3 days so I can pack fairly light I’m flying under the store it under the seat plan.
 
@Janger - I haven't heard from anyone else wanting a key so I'm it. I'll be away probably until Sunday or Monday but David will hang on to the keys for me. I'll square up with you when I get back if that's okay.

@Tom O - Thanks very much for being able to bring the parts.
 
All righty, Saturday, 12/July/2025, is the meet-up. Time 10:00h to 16:00h.

I’ll set everything up on my end and look forward to seeing you all then.

Perhaps one of the moderators can update our home page and set-up an RSVP system like we did last year?

Some things I have in mind:

A) collets
B) boring / facing head
C) swap meet
D) show your own projects
E) ….. (you decide)
 
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