Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] NAMES this weekend.

I'm glad to hear htat hte show went well!!!

Unfortunately I wasn't able to attend. The economy is still a bit
tough around here and I have big $$$$ to spend on the house. Going to
the show isn't really the problem, it is the need to resist buying
anything that makes for negativity.

I must say though it is really good to hear that the CNC crowd is
starting ot come back. I'm not fully tuned into what happended in
2004 other than to think that a lack of space and stubburn personalities
might have had an impact there. It is hard tfor a reasonable person
to deny that CNC is going to be a part of the hobby end of machining in
the fuutre. Traditionalist may scoff at the idea but such hardware
does open up the posisbilities tremendously.

Did the new venue afford more commercial vendors to set up shop?
I'm also hoping for an eventual expansion of modelers displaying
different stuff. The nice things about the show in York is the boats
and ships models and the auction. I hate to see the show limited to
sjust model engineering, that is iengies and stuff nade solely for their
won right. Interesting yes but a steam engine in an operating boat is
more interesting just as the large locomotives are more interesting
than a steam engine sitting on a table top display.

By the way will anybody have web site up with pictures?

I do hope that next year is a bit easier to get to.

Thanks
Dave



Jon Elson wrote:

>wanliker@... wrote:
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>>A reminder to those within range, that the NAMES, show is this weekend.
>>There will be a lot of CNC machines there showing off there stuff. And all of
>>the beautiful models will suggest projects for many. Also a lot of venders
>>of all kinds, from CNC machines, software, metals, kits, magazines, the list
>>is long. Anyone see Ballendo, take his picture, and send it to
>>me................grin
>>bill
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>>P.S.Unfortunately plans had to change, and I will not be able to attend this
>>year.
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>Sorry we missed you - it was a good show. There was something for
>everybody. A
>fair amount of CNC stuff (although not as much as before the 2004 debacle.)
>Fred Smith and Steve Stallings were there, too, as well as a couple of
>other CNC
>vendors I don't know as well. Rick Chownyk was there, but not
>exhibiting anything.
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>The new venue is GOOD! No screaming rush to pull up the floor, no ice
>(didn't
>bother me in Southgate, but some people got cold feet - literally). The
>only problem
>was I forgot to put my dolly in the car, so I had to wait a LONG time to
>get to
>use a cart to unload. Barb and Truman Parkinson ran the vendor checkin MUCH
>better than whoever did it in previous years, it all went VERY
>smoothly. Free
>chairs, too! They just didn't provide that at Southgate at all, you had
>to bring your
>own. They are continuing to open up the traffic spaces, so it is even
>less crowded
>that at Southgate, which would make wheelchair and scooter users more able
>to roam easily.
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>I don't think Ballendo was there, but then it would have been a 2000 mi
>trek for
>him, I think. Knocking 60-100 miles off my trek definitely helped. If
>I didn't make
>so many mistakes in timing (hit Indianapolis RIGHT at rush hour on Fri.) and
>just taking wrong turns, it wouldn't have been a bad drive at all.
>Going up was
>a breeze except for the rush hour traffic, coming back was a bit long
>after spending
>8 hours at the show.
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>They had a couple of fine radial and rotary aircraft engines running
>very nicely,
>a fabulous turn of the (last) century steam launch - no model, (contrary
>to the
>M in NAMES) about 20 - 25' long, but not much room inside due to the huge
>boiler. I hope my pix (still in the camera) do it justice. I was going
>to cut some
>wax for demos, but my candle disappeared. I still don't know if some safety
>comittee member considered it contraband and confiscated it, or it just
>got lost.
>So, I did pen doodlings on paper again. Grumble.
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>There was a guy building a 1/6th scale Duesenberg SJ with incredible detail.
>He has 5 years in it so far. Dual overhead cam, 4 valve/cyl straight 8 with
>supercharger. All the running gear, brake lines, etc. etc. are there.
>Incredible.
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>Jon
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