Great show. Anyone see the guy who is building an entire one quarter scale Model T Ford? Then there was the nuclear submarine model running submerged beneath the steamboats in the large pond, miniature boards coming off the model sawmill head saw, piles of model gas and steam engines, the Starrett rep and his red velvet display boards with everything you always wanted, the great wheel wood lathe, model Mercury outboards, a full size Mercury outboard, and on and on. I even managed to pick up a copy of "LBSC, His Life and Locomotives." Andy Lofquist of Metal Lathe Accessories has a nice new kit out: a
5c collet chuck. He's also got a simple tool and cutter grinder under development. He's pretty excited about it. It was also nice to see the MSC representatives there. I'd always wondered whether MSC is interested in the hobby business or whether they just tolerate it. Looks to me like they're interested. They were online to their entire inventory so you could check stock on any little tidbit that might have caught your fancy. They had some nice show specials on drills and taps. All in all, it looks like the show continues to grow into something pretty impressive. Every year it seems to get a little bigger.
Charles Morrill