• Scam Alert. Members are reminded to NOT send money to buy anything. Don't buy things remote and have it shipped - go get it yourself, pay in person, and take your equipment with you. Scammers have burned people on this forum. Urgency, secrecy, excuses, selling for friend, newish members, FUD, are RED FLAGS. A video conference call is not adequate assurance. Face to face interactions are required. Please report suspicions to the forum admins. Stay Safe - anyone can get scammed.
  • 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!

Chestermere Lake Whaling Assoc.

Put up a challenge last week on facebook for young, and old, builders in Chestermere to build a 1m long model "whaling ship" and join the Chestermere Lake Whaling Assoc to do battle with the mighty Chestermere slough sharks. (search "Chestermere Lake Whaling Assoc" on facebook).

Thought maybe it would be a fun challenge for father and son, grampa and grandkid, mother and... for this covid stayed winter. This idea was a take off on a boat my son and I built 15 yrs ago to "whale for goldeye" in the lower Red Deer River.

There's not much to machine on this but maybe some small propeller hubs, drive shafts, rudder shafts etc. It's mostly a woodwork, electric control wiring, and craftsmanship project.

If you know any young guys, or gals, wanting to join this novel enterprise point them to the whaling association on facebook for a lot more details.
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