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The Showcase => Shows => Topic started by: stevehuckss396 on April 05, 2014, 01:13:45 AM
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Well it's almost time for the NAMES show again.
http://www.namesexposition.com/expo.htm
I will be down Friday about noon for the entire duration.
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I'll be there too. Great show, even nicer people.
gbritnell
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Looking forward to seeing you George. :)
Brian
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Brochure says the show starts on Saturday. What's going on Friday? Anyway, I'll be there this year.
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Brochure says the show starts on Saturday. What's going on Friday? Anyway, I'll be there this year.
Friday is setup day. I always take friday off and setup. That way I get to say hello to everybody and see what's new. That's the only way I get to see everything. Cant get away from my tables on sat or sun.
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Y'all, I will be coming up from the Great State of Texas again this year. I'll be bringing my new Forest & Gallice even though it's not done yet. Hope to see y'all there, stop by the Lone Star Engine Works booth and say Hi.
MAURY
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Would any of you Guys be interested in writing a short article with lots of pictures of this years show for the Model Engineer Magazine if so just drop me a PM.
Stew
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What is the range of topics?
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Hi Stew,
I would like to write an article for you but there's a catch. As most fellows know Saturday is usually packed with people and being an exhibitor doesn't leave much time for picture taking so if I can get some good pictures along with the ones Steve Huck's wife usually takes I will compose something for you. If someone else volunteers between now and then don't hesitate to accept their offer.
gbritnell
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Don't forget ME pay's for articles and even if you don't want the fee.. I know one author who donates his to a worthwhile charity ;) .
Jo
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I will be there, arriving in Detroit on Thursday late afternoon so I can be around the hall ll day Friday. As others have noted its gets so busy on Saturday its hard to get around to say hello to everyone. Looks like I will be alone this year, cannot get a New England group together as we have done on past years.
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It's time for my annual chortle at the name of the web site http://www.namesexposition.com/ (http://www.namesexposition.com/) :ROFL:
Simon
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'll be there Saturday and Sunday. I have nothing to show, but I'll certainly be looking.
Simon, you may laugh, but don't knock a thing until you've tried it! They even have seminars... :)
--Tim
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tvoght
Look me up when you get there . This is the 25th annv. of NAMES and I have made them all so far. We
have come a long ways from the 1st two shows that were held at Dominoes Farms. I have had the privilege of meeting a lot of the early model guys that are now gone. I am getting up in years, but hope to make few more models and hit a few shows before I run out of steam.
See you all at NAMES. Here's a couple more pictures.
Jim
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It's time for my annual chortle at the name of the web site http://www.namesexposition.com/ (http://www.namesexposition.com/) :ROFL:
Chuckle.
Proofreading is a virtue. It can catch typos, grammar gaffes, and even those look-how-dumb-I-made-myself-appear moments.
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I can't seem to quote Simons link, but I do wonder if many people turn up expecting something different.
Hugh.
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Hi Stew,
I would like to write an article for you but there's a catch. As most fellows know Saturday is usually packed with people and being an exhibitor doesn't leave much time for picture taking so if I can get some good pictures along with the ones Steve Huck's wife usually takes I will compose something for you. If someone else volunteers between now and then don't hesitate to accept their offer.
gbritnell
I'll make sure the battery is fully charged and we can get some good pictures Fri and Sat. I can get them on CD and get them to you Sunday so you can take them home with you.
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Don't forget ME pay's for articles and even if you don't want the fee.. I know one author who donates his to a worthwhile charity ;) .
Jo
I did an article years ago and the editor knows a charity. I guess they use the donations to by materials to repair wheel chairs and other devices. The pieces are made in a machine shop by volunteers. I had him send me 3 copies of the magazine and the rest went to the charity. Hope it helped.
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Simon, you may laugh, but don't knock a thing until you've tried it! They even have seminars... :)
I would love to go, Tim, but it'a a long haul from CA.
Simon
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It's time for my annual chortle at the name of the web site http://www.namesexposition.com/ :ROFL:
Simon
OK never noticed . Hmm the value of spaces and punctuation.
Chuckle.
Proofreading is a virtue. It can catch typos, grammar gaffes, and even those look-how-dumb-I-made-myself-appear moments.
So true . Probably looked total innocent to the person applying for the domain.
Reminds me of the gal in Colorado years ago she made national news. She was apparently a fan of the Japanese food tofu .She applied for a vanity plate to tell the world of her love for tofu. The state denied her request. as it was considered offensive. the plate would have been ILUVTOFU.
tin
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Ill be there I'm not bringing any models though just looking , after the show I plan to visit The Henry Ford .Jeff
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Would any of you Guys be interested in writing a short article with lots of pictures of this years show for the Model Engineer Magazine if so just drop me a PM.
Stew
Hi Stew,
I would like to write an article for you but there's a catch. As most fellows know Saturday is usually packed with people and being an exhibitor doesn't leave much time for picture taking so if I can get some good pictures along with the ones Steve Huck's wife usually takes I will compose something for you. If someone else volunteers between now and then don't hesitate to accept their offer.
gbritnell
It would be great if you could do something, the magazine features most of the main UK exhibitions and the odd main land European exhibition, so a US exhibition would be of great interesting, it would also be a good way of advertising the exhibition for future years.
It makes life easier if you take a picture of the engines label first then the engine as the label will usually have all the detail that is required:- builders name, description of engine etc.
All the article will require is:- A brief introduction covering the history of the exhibition location what its about:- competitions talks etc. followed by a list of photographs Jpeg numbers and a brief description of what it shows, all can be sent over the net to the editor:- Diane Carney <Diane.Carney@mytimemedia.com>;
I can forward the magazines terms and conditions, it pays by the pages published, good for shop funds, or you can donate to a charity if so whished.
Cheers
Stew
Stew
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I would love to go, Tim, but it'a a long haul from CA.
Simon
Unfortunately Simon The Men metals and machines show was not successful enough to continue.
IIRc they did it for two maybe three years. It was in Visalia, CA circa 2004.
That would have been a shorter drive but in soca traffic maybe days LOL.
Tin
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There is a show in the Bay Area; it is usually in conjunction with one of the big car shows. You might check the BAME web site or Model Engine Builder magazine.
Dave
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There is a show in the Bay Area; it is usually in conjunction with one of the big car shows. You might check the BAME web site or Model Engine Builder magazine.
The club is BAEM, not "BAME". The Bay Area Engine Modelers URL is...
http://www.baemclub.com/
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Thanks Marv
I was thinking it was Bay Area Model Engineers; I should have looked it up.
Dave
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I'm planning on going this year. Went 8 years ago when it was in Wyndotte, not Detroit. Didn't realize how far it is to drive from Chicago now, over 300 miles. Going to Chicago for some family b-days, so figured I do NAMES too :)
See if I feel like driving that far just for Sat. Hmmmmm :D
Mike
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Didn't realize how far it is to drive from Chicago now, over 300 miles. Going to Chicago for some family b-days, so figured I do NAMES too :)
See if I feel like driving that far just for Sat. Hmmmmm :D
10 hours, 5 each way, of driving is quite a bit, but I've done it more than once. I'm still deciding if I'm going this year. We were just in Detroit this weekend. I hope it doesn't cost me another windshield.
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it is in Wyndotte, Yak arena, not Detroit. Same place it was the first few years.
For me its just slightly over 1,000 miles, I have made it in about 15 hours, but this time I am going to split it into two days- hopefully stop somewhere between Rochester and Buffalo NY. Last year I went directly form York, PA to Detroit, spent a day at the Henry Ford Museum. looking for someplace interesting to stop this time, but no ideas yet.
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smfr/simon
If you think it is too far to travel from CA to NAMES, I have been three times, twice to Toledo and once to Wyndotte and I flew from Australia.
Bill.
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750 miles one way for me. Drive it in one day. Have only missed one year since 2001.
Gary
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Wyandotte is 5 minutes from Detroit.
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Guessing that those of you who will be at the NAMES show are in the process of packing and getting your engines ready for the show. I hope you have as much fun as we all did at CF and will take lots of pictures both of our members and their engines as well as other interesting things at the show!! Safe travels to everyone, and we'll look forward to hearing from you soon. Have a GREAT weekend!!
Bill
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Guessing that those of you who will be at the NAMES show are in the process of packing and getting your engines ready for the show. I hope you have as much fun as we all did at CF and will take lots of pictures both of our members and their engines as well as other interesting things at the show!! Safe travels to everyone, and we'll look forward to hearing from you soon. Have a GREAT weekend!!
Bill
Wish you were right. I am working long days so i will find out if my engines work about noon friday.
I will try to wear out the camera and get a few hundred pictures.
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Looking forward to the pictures Steve.
Thanks,
Dave
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You know what they say about "all work and no play" Steve. Hope you get to have a very playful weekend.
Bill
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Woke up at 5am and just can't sleep. Plan on packing up and heading down about 11 so I should roll in about noon.
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So we should start expecting the first pictures around 12:05 then right Steve? :whoohoo: Hope all you guys have a great time this weekend!!
Bill
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So we should start expecting the first pictures around 12:05 then right Steve?
Good one!
I will be down until about 4. Most likely go out to dinner with some of my Ohio friends. and be home about 6. Might have a link posted by 7:30ish. I'll try!
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I arrived in Wyandotte about 2:00 Thursday afternoon, 892 miles door to door. I am at the Red Roof now, will be headed over to the arena by 9 or so. The setup looks great, lots of tables waiting for displays. Some great seminars this year- Paul Hammler, Jerry Keifer and a couple others. I will not be doing a seminar this year, but I have Mach4 on my laptop and will be happy to demo it.
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http://s770.photobucket.com/user/stevehuckss396/library/NAMES2014
The above link is a photobucket album with pix from setup day at the NAMES show. Almost everything is self explanitory except this one. Guess what it is.
(http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx349/stevehuckss396/NAMES2014/DSCN1521.jpg~original)
Tire pressure gage for Jerry Kieffer's 1/8 HD motorcycle. He puffed it with a small piece of tube and the stem popped out like a real one with graduation marks that are not visible with the naked eye. That man is not human.
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Lots of beautiful models there Steve. The pressure gage is amazing too!! Of course we will recognize George's work and Lee Hodson's radial display but there is lots of other drool-worthy work there as well and probably more to come tomorrow. Thanks so much for taking these and sharing them!!
Bill
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http://s770.photobucket.com/user/stevehuckss396/library/NAMES2014
The above link is a photobucket album with pix from setup day at the NAMES show. Almost everything is self explanitory except this one. Guess what it is.
(http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx349/stevehuckss396/NAMES2014/DSCN1521.jpg~original)
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stevehuckss396
Tire pressure gage for Jerry Kieffer's 1/8 HD motorcycle. He puffed it with a small piece of tube and the stem popped out like a real one with graduation marks that are not visible with the naked eye. That man is not human.
Steve
Thats not fair. I looked at the photo and had no idea what it was. I used the zoom tool to get a better look. Thought it might be a tire gauge but wasn't sure yet. I followed the link to your photo album and didn't learn any more but lots of nice pictures, thanks. I decided to put both photos under the Zoom lense again and I could make out by comparing one against the other that it was a tire gauge.
Ok. Now I am going to go back to Steves post which is still sitting open and give him the answer hopefully before anybody else. First thing that I discover is there is nothing but blank space below the picture. I keep going down, down, down and finally come to some text but instead of your signature line I find that you have answered your own question. Oh well, I know that I had the right answer without cheating.
Thanks for the photos Steve. It's the next best thing to being there. :)
Cheers :cheers:
Don
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Hi Steve, thanks for sharing these pictures. It is the only way for my to get an idea what is going in there.
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Hi Steve!
I agree whith Achim.
My wife and I planning a trip to New York next April to visit her cusin. We have never been in US so we have to go
before its to late.
And Cabin Fever is not far from NY :P Names is maybe to far away for wifes not intrested :shrug:
Ove
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Thanks for the pics Steve, some good models there. I wonder if we can talk Ramon into scraping that boiler and putting a V12 into his launch just like the one in the photos :LittleDevil:
If anyone gets a chance to take a picture of the compressor setup that feeds the models I would be grateful.
J
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Thanks for those Steve :ThumbsUp:
Jo
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Great pictures of some superb models.
Thanks for taking the time to post them
Especially liked the marine diesel
as for the tyre gauge.....well the only way I could do that is to try and make a very large dummy coin and photo a full size gauge on it!
Mr Kieffer must have the patience of Job. truly a master craftsman
yours
peter
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Thats not fair. I looked at the photo and had no idea what it was.
Sorry Don but I did'nt want to make you wait days for the answer.
I think next year Jerry is going to do a seminar on "micro machining". I will be there!
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Steve, thanks for the pics. Looks like a bunch of beautiful work displayed. I really enjoyed them, thanks again.
Whiskey
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Jason, I can't speak for NAMES but at cabin fever there were two units similar to the one pictured below out behind the exhibition hall. These were feeding a system of iron pipe air lines which ran along the back side of the rows of exhibitor tables with taps and shut off valves every 3-4 feet or so. Literally hundreds of feet of pipe all set up before the show. There was no air on Friday, but I know the compressors ran all day Saturday and I assume Sunday too until the show closed.
Bill
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Thanks for the pics Steve. Lots of beautiful work being displayed there.
I need to attend that someday.
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Like everybody else has said, thanks for the pictures Steve. Some very beautiful work there.
Don
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Can we get some pictures of our members in attendance too? Always nice to put faces with names.
Bill
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:o WOW!! That is some fantastic craftsmanship!! That lathe is stunning!! Thanks for posting the pix!
Like Bill said, we need group photos of members. I'm sure you'll get 'em though. :)
John
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:o WOW!! That is some fantastic craftsmanship!! That lathe is stunning!! Thanks for posting the pix!
Like Bill said, we need group photos of members. I'm sure you'll get 'em though. :)
John
I had alot of forum members check in with me but not all at the same time so I doubt there will be a group photo.
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I just dropped another 100 or so pictures from today.
http://s770.photobucket.com/user/stevehuckss396/library/NAMES2014
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Lots of great pictures Steve!! The antiques horseless carriage models, the Monitor engine which I saw last year at CF, some terrific locos, and it looks like there was a good crowd there too!!! Thanks again for taking the time to take and post all the photos!!
Bill
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Lots of great pictures Steve!! The antiques horseless carriage models, the Monitor engine which I saw last year at CF, some terrific locos, and it looks like there was a good crowd there too!!! Thanks again for taking the time to take and post all the photos!!
The antique tether boats were cool as he!!. I took alot of pictures of the panther pups because I ordered the castings Thursday.
I took pictures right as the national anthem ended, kind of a calm before the storm and then as the crowds started to come thru the door. From 9am to 2pm it was shoulder to shoulder by my table and then it finally settled down a little.
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I take it that that 1830's Hayden Geere beam engine was an original sale's man model 8)
Jo
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Some more great photos there thanks Steve.
Thanks for the compressor details Bill.
Can anyone tell me who was selling the bronze castings for the 1 1/4HP "Little Monitor" with the pumpjack?
(http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx349/stevehuckss396/NAMES2014/DSCN1666.jpg~original)
J
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Hi Steve, thanks again for sharing all these pictures. It is pleasure to view them.
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Hi
Those are sold by Richard Daoust:
Richard O. Daoust. Ph: 262-547-4278. 129 S. Hine Ave. Waukesha, Wisconsin 53188. Gas engine casting kit 1/3 scale of a 1-1/4hp VJ Monitor pump jack engine, Includes pump-jack but not the pump.
The pump has not been available for a long time, it was from a different supplier. I got the above from the Davis modelers pages:
http://www.antiquengines.com/Davis_Model_Suppliers_List_.htm
Bob
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Steve
Thanks for the pix. Looks like I'll have to pack up the engines again after CF and follow Ron out to Michigan next year.
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Thanks Bob, I do tend to skim over the suppliers on the Davis site that don't have a web site which is probably how I missed it.
J
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Bob,
The pump appears to be the one sold by Thomas Alexander, Iowa Miniature Engines, P.O. Box 123, RR3, Iowa Falls, IA 50126.
I redrew the drawings for all of Tom's kits in 1996, but I haven't spoken with him for several years so I don't know if the pump is available or not.
Daryl
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Well we made it home and another NAMES show is in the books. I put the last of the pictures I had into the album. There are 220 pix total. I don't know about anybody else but I had a great time and talked with hundreds of great people from this site and elsewhere around the country. Engines ran great all weekend until the last few hours when my tiny spark plugs just couldn't take any more. Casting demonstration went as well as it could go. Great weekend over all.
http://s770.photobucket.com/user/stevehuckss396/library/NAMES2014
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I am back home in Indy and very much enjoyed the show. Chatted with a few of the MEM members. Nice to talk to you guys from down Florida way.
I forgot to take my camera! Around here that makes me a criminal I suppose. Well, at least Steve picked up the slack.
Today I attended an excellent talk by gbritnell on model engine carburetors and watched a casting demo featuring Steve Huck.
Great job, guys!
--Tim
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Thanks so much Steve for taking the time to take and post the pictures. Very inspiring.
And thanks also to all the forum members who made it to the show.
I'm going to seriously think about attending this next year.
It's in the mid-west after all. ;D
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Thanks Steve. I ditto what Carl said. Your taking the time to document the show with some really fine pictures is much appreciated by those of us who didn't get out there.
Cheers,
Phil
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Daryl
Yes that is the one sold by Tom. I spoke with him last summer about getting some and he said he would try. Since then he has taken ill, and as I understand it he is out of commission for awhile.
Bob
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I would like to add my thanks for all the hard work put forth to make this another great show. Saturday was non-stop for me. Sunday was slower but always is. I was asked to do a seminar this year and at first was a little apprehensive but enjoyed it very much. I hope to see everyone next year.
gbritnell
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NAMES 2014 was a great time. Thanks to all the NAMES crew for the great effort it takes to put on such a fine show.
Steve, thanks to you and Peggy for the photos.
I hope to see many of you at the Zanesville show in October.
Chuck
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Where can one find information on the Zanesville show? That's not too far from the Baltimore area. My search found only references to shows in previous years. I think this is the main link:
http://www.deboltmachine.com/id13.html (http://www.deboltmachine.com/id13.html)
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Where can one find information on the Zanesville show? That's not too far from the Baltimore area. My search found only references to shows in previous years. I think this is the main link:
http://www.deboltmachine.com/id13.html (http://www.deboltmachine.com/id13.html)
http://www.deboltmachine.com/id37.html
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Zanesville 2014 is 18 October with setup on Friday 17 October.
It is a small, but very enjoyable show.
Regards,
Chuck
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I take it that that 1830's Hayden Geere beam engine was an original sale's man model 8)
Jo
That model makes me feel all funny down below...Man If my cad skills were better.....
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Here are engine pics I took at NAMES.
http://www.pbase.com/kvom/names_2014
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Thanks Kvom :ThumbsUp: there are some nice pictures and engines there.,
Jo