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We held our second Pennsylvania Camp at John Haggerty’s shop on Sat. Sept. 19th. John has a pretty eclectic business, and the Campers attending also came from a wide variety of backgrounds. The day started off with a discussion about the difficulties of doing business in today’s economy. And we had a good discussion … Continue reading >>> 2009 Souderton, PA After last year’s near washout due to hurricane driven rains this year’s Virginia Camp was held in picture perfect weather. And it really gave us a chance to see Jay’s unique shop setting which is on an over 80 acre parcel he owns.We had a good mix of experienced ‘Botters, and some new faces … Continue reading >>> 2009 Troy, VA It’s pretty hard to imagine a better venue for Shopbotters than a weekend which combines both a Camp and the Maker Faire. This year both events were full of new material, and I think everyone found something which amazed them on one level or another. The Friday Camp started off with Ted Hall going … Continue reading >>> 2009 San Mateo Camp Shopbot and Maker Faire Erminio Marrese hosted his second Camp on Sat. May 17th. We had another good turnout, including 4 Canadian Shopbotters who drove South 9 hours to attend this one! This year’s group had a variety of interests, but the majority of attendees were using their machines to build some sort of furniture, cabinets, etc. In … Continue reading >>> 2009 Bedford Hills, NY (This is an excerpt from Grant Bailey who co-hosted the Camp with Hector Noriega). The morning started at 7:30 for Hector Noriega,Armando Rico,Gary Campbell, and myself.Befitting the first ever cabinetry and mill work Camp, we used a sheet of 1/4″melamine as a projector screen. As attendees arrived, sample parts from Shopbotters joined those of the … Continue reading >>> 2009 Houstin, TX Camp On Saturday March 28th we held our first Camp in Oakland, CA at the home of “Because We Can.org”, a design and fabrication shop in the SF Bay area which is run by Jeffrey McGrew, and Jillian Northrup. They have a great work space in which they perform the dual function of both designing, … Continue reading >>> 2009 Oakland, CA On Saturday March 21st, we held our Southern California Camp in Upland, CA at Gabe Pari’s shop. Gabe uses his machine to make a wide variety of products , and one of them is the Teardrop trailer ( and kit) pictured above. He also showed off some products which have been thermoformed from molds … Continue reading >>> 2009 Upland, CA Camp Shopbot We held our third Arizona Camp at Barry Boyd’s shop this weekend. It turned out to be a beautiful Spring desert day, and we had a pretty enthusiastic group attending this year’s edition. As with everywhere else the economy was a hot topic and we covered a few ways people are trying to deal … Continue reading >>> 2009 Queen Creek, AZ As usual Wayne Locke ran his Austin, TX Camp as a two day event. This is because the Shopbotters in this part of the country are very active, and we always have a good sized group for the event. Friday was an unusually warm day with the temps being in the upper 80’s. Things … Continue reading >>> 2009 Austin, TX Camp Shopbot With Winter being SO long in the North this year we were all thinking about heading down to Gary Campbell’s shop in Tavernier,FL for a chance to thaw out, while chilling out…Sometimes the best laid plans of ‘Botters, etc. however. A cold snap dropped South for a few days and we just happened to … Continue reading >>> 2009 Florida Camp Shopbot |
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