Doggggboy
Ultra Member
I'm more of a viewer than a film maker..
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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!
UHMW
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No sweat, I already created one in my mind for you. It features dogs running in all directions with their tails tucked between their legs, an overhead door with a big huge hole in it, a lathe doing a break dance around the floor, and you hiding behind a red shop rag on one leg.
I have no idea why you think a shop rag would protect you. But your dogs are clearly showing very high intelligence!
Doggggboy
Ultra Member
The dogs are smart enough to stay out of the shop.
When the piece got launched the first time it didn't go far. The second time it hit the wall and then ducked into a corner that is filled with galvanized pipe and chain link fence remnants built up over 20 years. The lathe stayed surprisingly stable. I did most of the dancing while trying to count fingers.
My experience with plastic is that the swarf tends to wrap around itself and stick there. Sometimes a mixture of dish detergent and water helps. The swarf still wraps up but does not stick to itself and is much easier to remove. Use a good amount of soap, until the mixture is slick.
