You’re lucky if you can wait for it to melt.
In Ontario, we are looking at -20deg C on Tuesday nite, we are not into Spring yet !!
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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!
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In Ontario, we are looking at -20deg C on Tuesday nite, we are not into Spring yet !!
ChazzC
Ultra Member
You know, I really enjoyed the project I managed for Toni Dairy in Guayquil, Ecuador: the lowest recorded temperature was 61F, and even those who lived there thought that 90F was hot.
140mower
Don
That is that magical place where they placed the school...... Somehow it was uphill both ways and higher in the winter when you had to carry your little sister because the snow was over her head.....
Travel lets you experience countries ‘first hand’ and you gain friends for life.
We leave for New Zealand on Feb.17 to rekindle some friends we met 30 years ago.
Bay of Islands and Dunedin are going to be highlights of this month long trip.
Talk to you guys in the Spring !!
ChazzC
Ultra Member
I'll tell you the same thing I told Stefan when he took his Sabbatical: Say "Hi" to the Hobbits!
CWelkie
Well-Known Member
If you are going to be in Dunedin anyway and even remotely interested in aviation, visiting the Croydon Aviation Heritage Centre is a "must do"!
Vintage Aircraft | Croydon Aviation Heritage Centre | New Zealand
Come and visit the great de Havilland aircraft collection we have at the Croydon Aviation Heritage Centre, Mandeville, New Zealand. Includes Tiger Moths, Fox Moths, Dominie and Dragonfly aircraft
www.croydonaviation.co.nz
If you go, say "Hi" to BFH and AKY from me ... fond lifelong memories of flights in both. I even built a model of AKY many years ago ...
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Mandeville might get added to our route, looks interesting.If you are going to be in Dunedin anyway and even remotely interested in aviation, visiting the Croydon Aviation Heritage Centre is a "must do"!
Vintage Aircraft | Croydon Aviation Heritage Centre | New Zealand
Come and visit the great de Havilland aircraft collection we have at the Croydon Aviation Heritage Centre, Mandeville, New Zealand. Includes Tiger Moths, Fox Moths, Dominie and Dragonfly aircraft
If you go, say "Hi" to BFH and AKY from me ... fond lifelong memories of flights in both. I even built a model of AKY many years ago ...
(I was actively flying Cessna 140 & 172’s years ago)
Thanks for the tip !!
ChazzC
Ultra Member
Hey Dave (@mmcmdl): here’s the solution!I find using the inside space of my cupboard door useful storage. Maybe because my shelves are full
Hoarder problem?
I use my staple gun to hang and display most of the stuff.
This one is motorcycle suppliesView attachment 67931
That is making good ‘re-use’ of those clear bags that online suppliers ship their products in !!I find using the inside space of my cupboard door useful storage. Maybe because my shelves are full
Hoarder problem?
I use my staple gun to hang and display most of the stuff.
This one is motorcycle supplies
View attachment 67931
Visibility beats hiding them in the bottom of a draw somewhere.
I tried to re-use bags, especially if they are decent quality.
Some of those bags are recycled milk bags. I learned this from my mother. They are quite heavy duty.
Here is another cupboard door storage setup for my power cord assortment.
SomeGuy
Hobbyist
Oh dear god....I couldn't stand to use almost any of that stuff. Also, get some velcro ties rather than twisting all the cables into weird shapes.
MrWhoopee
Super User
Can you close the doors so you don't have to look at it?
My shop is bulging at the seams with recycled parts to repair all sort of appliances, for the repair cafe, neighbors, friends and family.
The cupboard door storage was a solution to my overwhelming assortment of supply needed. Most of the repairs are for the low income bracket and they can't afford the parts or to have it repaired. Even those twisted power cord will get me a big smile if it fixes their appliance. I can now store some extra supplies, they are now more visible, accessible when needed, compare to the ones I have in boxes on the shelves, which I have to dump out and sort through to find what I need. It is not the prettiest storage set-up, but it works very well for my limited space situation.
The cupboard door storage was a solution to my overwhelming assortment of supply needed. Most of the repairs are for the low income bracket and they can't afford the parts or to have it repaired. Even those twisted power cord will get me a big smile if it fixes their appliance. I can now store some extra supplies, they are now more visible, accessible when needed, compare to the ones I have in boxes on the shelves, which I have to dump out and sort through to find what I need. It is not the prettiest storage set-up, but it works very well for my limited space situation.
ChazzC
Ultra Member
Bolt Depot packages all of their hardware in very nice heavy ziplock bags, each labeled clearly with the contents (including any custom info you ask them to include - very important when you build a cart weeks/months before purchasing and want to know why you bought something). These labels (usually) are easily removed so you can re-use the bags.
I probably have accumulated hundreds of them!
I see a toilet roll and bucket, please tell me it isn't so.
A fellow has to do what a fellow has to do. I think it's better than a concrete splat.....