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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!

CA-AB Small Tools and Materials

Alberta
Type
Supplies

Don Sipes

Ultra Member
Premium Member
A couple of years back YYCHM sourced some JAX tool black and did a small group buy for 3 of us. The chemical itself is not that expensive but shipping is expensive. Well, thanks to Dabbler I learn that this stuff is available right here in Calgary at Ken's Gems. A jewelry and Lapidary supply store in the NE. I stopped by to pick up a new bottle and was pleasantly surprised at the selection of metal working tools and supplies that this place stocks. Thin wall tubing, abrasives and a wide array of quality hand tools. However it's all small stuff, but if your into model engineering or occasionally make small parts keep these guys in mind. I was on another mission and didn't have time for a deep dive, but I will be returning for another visit.
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