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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!

Doxford Engine Plant

OMG:

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That's a metal planer!

Craig
 
The cleaning crew that came in after the shift was over would have their work cut out for them.
 
CalgaryPT said:
We don't need no stinking PPE, do we Bob?

Bob?

Bob????

Hey, anyone seen Bob?
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I’m confused why long sleeves or pants is now PPE, what the heck is wrong with shorts in July? Don’t get me started with chinstraps on hard hats :mad:

Sure fine some of the rules make sense we both know because Bob was dumb now we all suffer

I miss Bob
 
Really glad now that I was never part of the "cool" gang at school. It meant I never felt any pressure to do stuff without PPE. When I look back at all the nasty machines I have worked on or dangerous tools I use, I'm grateful I still have all my digits, eyeballs, etc. I'm not perfect (I still use gloves on sanders and grinders), but all in all I never regret the lessons learned. I do know others missing fingers and eyes though.

When I was in metal shop in middle school, you would be beaten within an inch of your life if you got close to a lathe with long sleeves on—or even for walking into class wearing them.

Times have changed for sure. Wearing a mask during Covid was a walk in the park for me.
 
CalgaryPT said:
Really glad now that I was never part of the "cool" gang at school. It meant I never felt any pressure to do stuff without PPE. When I look back at all the nasty machines I have worked on or dangerous tools I use, I'm grateful I still have all my digits, eyeballs, etc. I'm not perfect (I still use gloves on sanders and grinders), but all in all I never regret the lessons learned. I do know others missing fingers and eyes though.

When I was in metal shop in middle school, you would be beaten within an inch of your life if you got close to a lathe with long sleeves on—or even for walking into class wearing them.

Times have changed for sure. Wearing a mask during Covid was a walk in the park for me.
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Yes habits are very hard to break, especially hard ones. I know I do far too much stuff without proper PPE often times because it's a habit. I do have a few good habits tho....I often will find I'm wearing my seat belt when I'm getting in and out of the truck when out putting through the field shooting gophers and I never recall buckling up.
 
Yes, the usual observations. You might however consider if those shots were posed, there are no chip or swarf (in the photos I looked at), let alone any hint that machines were even turning.

Gerrit
 
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