Machinists gathering

The market will be open the 27th thru the 29th. I will be there all weekend long. We will be set up in front of the Wash Rack which is next to Wilson Hall.
 
OlCatBob said:
Hey Charley (Benny too) I'd be interested in a trip to the flea market, in fact, I was just thinking about that the other day. I would definitely be on track for the informal meetings and coffee as well. I think it sounds great as far as I'm concerned. I wish I had read this thread yesterday, as I ran into Phil just today. Maybe could havee gotten his thoughts on it.
Bob
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Bob,

Count me in. I will have Judy with me. No way she is going to stay home and let me go to a flea market. Charley and I went to the one at Lebanon saturday but she did not know. Maybe between now and then we can agree on a meeting place and plan.

Benny


Gary Max said:
The market will be open the 27th thru the 29th. I will be there all weekend long. We will be set up in front of the Wash Rack which is next to Wilson Hall.
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Gary,

I know the wash rack and we will look you up.

Benny
 
SWMBO (Margie) will be there with me. Look forward to meeting up with you folks.
 
Don't forget----next weekend-----Tn State Fairgrounds----Flea market---second biggest of the year. I will be there all weekend.
Are you guys going to have a meeting time or just when ever????????????
Here's a pic of our set up-----should make us real darn easy to find.

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Hey Charley,Benny,& Bob ,I just got on the site tonight for the 1st time in a couple of days. I've been busy for the last couple of nights working on some jigs to set up & bore some go-kart racing engines for a good friend of mine. Charley, I didn't get your phone #the other day. I looked for it in my missed calls but couldn't find it. The idea of getting together sometime sounds great. As for going to the Nashvile flea market I used to go every month. My wife & I would get there & split up. She would go & look @ antique furniture & I had about three or four venders that sold machinist & shop type stuff. Over the years I've picked up some nice finds. I haven't been in a while. It seems like with the economy a couple of the better vendors quit coming. Wouldn't mind going back again some time. Phil.
 
Phil, My number is ^@$-)!$^ see if you can figure that one out:headscratch: Hint.... Each symbol is above each number on your key board:biggrin:
 
Well we got together Benny, Bob (Oldcat) & myself this morning and went up to the Nashville flea market and Met Gary. I had invited Phil but he said he had other commitments but much to our pleasant surprise him & his wife showed up :biggrin:. We met Gary, checked out his pens that were totally awesome:drool: and got to see his wood turning tooling he sells :drool: and that was really slick. We've decided to build a group project so it looks like this might be a regular thing :biggrin:

I'll let Benny tell you guys about the project since it was his idea.
 
Charley Davidson said:
We've decided to build a group project so it looks like this might be a regular thing :biggrin:

I'll let Benny tell you guys about the project since it was his idea.
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A couple of project ideas were discussed today but we have not settled on one. First is a tangential tool holder for our lathes and the other is a four faucet tool grinding fixture We might end up building both as we each have our own needs/wants. First we need to agree on who does what and what design we use and come up with the plans/drawings. I prefer the diamond style tangential tool holder and the four faucet tool grinder that Gadgetbuilder demonstrates on U-tube but we will see what the group agrees on. The tool holder looks like an easy project and won't cost much while the drill grinder looks more complex and expensive because of the collet tooling and motor needed.

The first local Hobby-Machinist get-to-gether here in middle Tennessee was a great fun day. I behaved at the Nashville flea market and did not buy a single tool. I have started the twelve step program for tool addicts and now have one day in a row without a single tool purchase.

Benny
Recovering tool addict and incurable Hobby-Machinist
 
Hey Guys, just wanted to say that I had a wonderful morning as well; and was pleasantly surprised to see Phil and to meet his wife. Didn't think that he was going to be there, and just happened to run into him.
I spent part of my day worrking on my shop, with my wifes help. When you try hanging long pieces of anything another pair of hands is a must. Glad she's home!
I don't know if the picture is big enough to see, but bought an arbor support today for my Nichols mill; hopefully I can mill horizontally as well as vertically. We'll see how it goes... now I will have to find some tooling for that. It just never ends, does it.
Bob

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Bob, you think you could shrink that picture a little for us, it won't fit on the end of my scribe:lmao:
 
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