gene heskett wrote: > On Sunday, March 18, 2012 05:08:57 AM Jon Elson did opine: > > >> gene heskett wrote: >> >>> Thanks Ron. That is only about 5 weeks down the road, we'll have to >>> see about that. What part of MI is Wyandotte in? >>> >> (Very) Slightly West of Detroit. >> >> Jon >> > > That would be a two day drive each way for me then & likely more than I'd > feel like. When driving to Iron Mountain, I usually get a motel room 20 > miles north of the state line, and then another once I'm across the bridge. > Going up 22 IIRC. That 3 day trip about wears me out. But its a heck of a > lot better than trying to muscle my way thru windy & up the west side of > the lake. But the last 2 times, I thumbed a ride in Russ's airplane. Twin > piston pounder, seats 6 comfy, 8 crowded. > When NAMES was in Toledo, it was totally amazing! They had people coming in from all over the world to show incredible stuff. A Duesenberg coupe about 18" long, a 1/3rd scale Ferrari roadster, 18-cyl radial engines, and some radials that people ran in the back of the hall. Thousands of tiny engines of all sorts. A working Bridgeport mill that you could hold in one hand.
Unfortunately, they have downsized the show about 3 times since finishing their 5-year lease in Toledo. I have not been back since they left Toledo. Detroit is a lot farther for me than Toledo, but that's only part of the reason. Cabin Fever is supposed to be the hot show now, but that's even farther from you (and me). On the other hand, the CNC Workshop is actually a bit farther than Detroit, but very much worth the effort! I guess it will only be 3 days this year, but ALL CNC, except for Rick Chownyk who will do a bit of casting. I'll be giving 3 seminars there as usual, related to servo topics. My junk wouldn't work well in any light plane, I carry a couple computers and a desktop mill. Last year I had a another guy going to the show with me, that was a big help. Jon ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF email is sponsosred by: Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
