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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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … 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 We held our second Camp at Gabe Pari’s shop, and we had a wide assortment of owners and projects on … Continue reading >>> 2010 SoCal Camp Shopbot Saturday March 13th was our second Camp in Utah. This time we held it at the shop of Noel Fields in the town of Magna. Noel has a business which runs the gamut from carved Shopbot pieces to numerous works of laser art and engraved objects. It had been about 4 years since … Continue reading >>> 2010 Magna, Utah Camp Shopbot |
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