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Invalid Displayed Gallery We went back to Gabe Pari’s shop in Upland, CA. on Sat.April 9 and a good sized group showed up. Gabe’s shop is always full of his latest version(s) of the “teardrop trailers”which he builds, and he was in full scale production right up until the day of the Camp. Unlike most … Continue reading >>> 2011 SoCal Camp Shopbot Invalid Displayed Gallery Because we have always had such a large turnout, the Austin Texas Camp at Wayne Locke’s shop has traditionally been a two day event. This year was no exception, and both days were heavily attended with even more presentations, and Show and Tell items on display. Our host Wayne did a lot … Continue reading >>> 2011 Austin, TX Camp Shopbot As promised earlier we are moving some of our Camp sites for the upcoming year. The first new site we visited was at Dave Rosenbleeth’s shop (Professional Millwork) in Oakland Park, FL. We also tried something a little different the day before the Camp by holding an abbreviated version of the training which people receive … Continue reading >>> 2011 Oakland Pk, FL Camp Shopbot We visited John Haggerty’s shop in Souderton, PA again, and got to see a number of new projects he, and Bob Dodd have been experimenting with over the last year. The majority of “Campers”at this one were new to the machine, or had never seen one before, and they got a very well rounded … Continue reading >>> 2010 Souderton, PA Camp Shopbot The picture above is a very good summary of our host’s philosophy about running a business. Glen Kadelbach, owner of Innovative Foam, ( as well as a number of other affiliated businesses) believes that sometimes you HAVE to act on instincts, and hunches, and then take a chance by trying to make these ideas … Continue reading >>> 2010 Minnesota Camp ShopBot After a hiatus of about five years we returned to the Pacific Northwest, at Mike Miller’s shop in Vancouver, WA. Mike’s business is based on building components for the marine industry, with everything from custom rod holders, to anchors, and anchoring bow rollers (see some of his inventory of parts above…). Mike explained how … Continue reading >>> 2010 Northwest Camp Shopbot Angus Hines has had a pretty busy year. He’s been doing the rounds of all the Maker Faires, as well as working on a bunch of Shopbot cut projects, and earlier in the year he held a User group for owners in his area. After everyone attending was suitably screened, and sniffed, by Fabulous … Continue reading >>> 2010 Tidewater, VA Camp Shopbot This was a new venue for both Shopbot, and the Maker Faire. We took over a large part of the Henry Ford museum, and there was a very good crowd on hand… We started off the morning with some breakfast goodies outside at the tent booth we used for the Faire, and then went … Continue reading >>> 2010 Detroit Camp/Maker Faire After a break of 7 years, we went back to Ontario, Canada this time at the shop of Dave Skinner. Apparently there had been people waiting a long time for this one as Dave had a crew of early Campers show up Friday evening to warm up for the main event on the following … Continue reading >>> 2010 Camp Canuck Shopbot and the Maker Faire are a great pairing. It draws talented ,creative people who are interested in learning about the latest in technology, and we always wind up meeting, and working with some really interesting folks. By combining the Camp with the Faire it gives us a chance to share some of this … Continue reading >>> 2010 San Mateo, CA Camp/Maker Faire |
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