Upcoming engine shows in the mid-west

Errol, I suspect you will be coming east on I 90, so you might want to jump a little north and take in the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn. I just returned from there and I was very impressed. They have a wonderful collection of steam engines. You can also take in Greenfiel Village (right next door). My bride and I spent 2 days strolling around both places and we came away impressed

Greg

If you are interested in aircraft at all, I would suggest that you allow at least 3 or 4 days for the Air force museum. The first time I was there, SWMBO allowed me two hours! Needless to say, I went back on my own at a latter date.

Gerry :-)} London, Canada

Greg:

Thanks for the suggestion. I have visited the Henry Ford several times and always enjoy it throughly.

This past April on the way to NAMES I visited it again and was able to get behind the railings in the Amrington and Sims Machine shop.

Photos are here:

Errol

Greg:

I will have to find out if my traveling companion ahas ever visited the A.F. museum and if he want to go there instead of the Glenn Curtis Museum. I have visited the A.F. museum once and wouldn't be adverse to another visit!

Errol

Thanks for the virtual tour; very enjoyable.

Re: "No idea whatsoever what this is but it looked neat and couldn't move out of my way so it got photographed."

Maybe a tool for shaving the leather belts? Perhaps to make a taper for lap joints?

And a question: Do you know what the massive 'No. 4 Brown & Sharpe' was used for? Seems to have a small gauge collet aimed at some sort of rotary table and a coolent nozzle.

And an aside from those pictures... Surely they didn't have plastic bags to line the bins back then. Does something actually happen in the shop now that makes them useful?

Hey Errol,

You probably caught this one on RCM today, but just in case:

Take care.

Brian Laws>

Thank you Brian. Yes, I had caught that one but travel plans don't allow for that hsow this trip. I will keep it in mind for the future.

Errol

Skiving tool for leather belts sure seems like a good guess.

About the big B&S machine I don't know what it did exactly and neither did the woman who was shepherding me about. Sorry.

There is some maintenance work done in the shop but I don't know about that big plastic lined bin.

I do know that if I lived in the Detroit area I would be in there every weekend talking up the trade.

Errol

This is probably too far out (timeframe) for you but just in case,

Wes

Hi Wes,

I've never been able to figure out perzactly where you are up north of me, but the Buckley show can't be much of a drive away. I've heard good things about this show but never made it there yet...