Mid-Michigan Meet

[SecaTim]

As Promised,
The day started out with a bang! :shock: I awoke to a rather lovely, loud thunder storm(kinda fitting considering the banging that was to come). I headed north to Les's for what I hoped would be a good day of comradrie. I was not disappointed! The rain quit as I reached my exit and stayed away the entire day. There were 13 of us that made it over the course of the day. I got to meet Chad Johnson and his father Roger. David Thrasher, Dick Stack, Warren Townsend, Brent Owen, Charlie Kish, Mark Smakal, Doug Ganschow, Kevin O'Donnell, myself Tim Stachlewitz and our Host Les Edmondson and his family. Note In the original photo postings I miss named Mark as Matt but I have corrected that.

There was a demonstration of raising a copper bowl by Warren.

http://www.metalmeet.com/photopost/data/3399/65raising-med.jpg

http://www.metalmeet.com/photopost/data/3399/65anealling-med.jpg

http://www.metalmeet.com/photopost/data/3399/65patterning-med.jpg

Once he got started he let Rick Kilgore take over

http://www.metalmeet.com/photopost/data/3399/65pass_hammer-med.jpg

http://www.metalmeet.com/photopost/data/3399/65bowl_2-med.jpg

Who was justifiably proud of his first effort

http://www.metalmeet.com/photopost/data/3399/65rick_bowl-med.jpg

The great thing about a Meet is allowing people to try out tools they may have only heard about

http://www.metalmeet.com/photopost/data/3399/65doug_wheel-med.jpg

http://www.metalmeet.com/photopost/data/3399/65charlie_dick-med.jpg

http://www.metalmeet.com/photopost/data/3399/65chad_wheel-med.jpg

http://www.metalmeet.com/photopost/data/3399/65warren_shrinker-med.jpg

I found time between photos to knock out a little fender shape
http://www.metalmeet.com/photopost/data/3399/65fender-med.jpg

Les had a project to work on as well. We made a start of making a rear fender for a '35 ford truck.

http://www.metalmeet.com/photopost/data/3399/65les_charlie-med.jpg

http://www.metalmeet.com/photopost/data/3399/65les_wheel_3-med.jpg

http://www.metalmeet.com/photopost/data/3399/65brent_matt.jpg

We ordered pizza for lunch to allow more time for banging and visiting

http://www.metalmeet.com/photopost/data/3399/65kevin_les-med.jpg

http://www.metalmeet.com/photopost/data/3399/65matt_charlie_doug-med.jpg

At the end of the day the younger crowd took over

http://www.metalmeet.com/photopost/data/3399/65erica_kaelynn-med.jpg

http://www.metalmeet.com/photopost/data/3399/65the_future-med.jpg

All in All a great time was had by all I want to thank Les and his Family for letting us invade for the day. Those that attended were able to play with tools and hopefully create some lasting friendships.

For all the photos see my album
http://www.metalmeet.com/photopost/showgallery.php?cat=3399&ppuser=65&password=&page= 1

Enjoy I know I did :lol:

[Peter Miles]

That's a good post of what appears to have been a good time!

[Oldtin]

Tim, Thanks for documenting the meet! I have no idea how you took that many pictures and still managed to do as much shaping as you did.
I had a great time and enjoyed talking to everyone. I wish I could do this once a month.

I would like to thank everyone that came. With the participation of such a great group of people this gathering went off without a hitch and I had a great time, met some new people, talked some more with friends that I've met at other metal events and got to try some tool/techniques that were new to me.

Still smiling

Les Edmundson

[Wray Schelin]

Hi Les,

Looks like you had a very successful regional Meet ,everybody had fun met some new friends, and learned a few new techniques. That is what it is all about. :D

Thanks for making it happen !

In a couple of years you just know the projects will get bigger and more complcated. :D

Wray

[astroracer]

A few of the guys at the meet Saturday exspressed an interest in plans for my Chassis Jig Tables. You can find them here...
http://hotrodders.com/forums/journal.php?action=view&journalid=15352
Along with drawings for my Spindle Fixture and a bunch of Screen dumps of my chassis/suspension designs.
http://hotrodders.com/journal_photos/00015352/10904962820.jpg
http://hotrodders.com/journal_photos/00015352/10904940462.jpg