NAMES Expo
April 18 and 19 2009
Toledo OH
After our traditional side trip to Frankenmuth MI to visit Bronner's Christmas Wonderland and dinner at Zenders (great fired chicken, all you can eat) we arrived in Toledo on Friday afternoon and found the rest of the NEMES guys. Set up was accomplished and I commenced to wander around the hall looking for interesting engines and models. It was great to see friends from previous years and to meet new folks.
I will probably be receiving more pots from Norm Jones and others so please check back after a while to see if these pages have been updated.
Video clips are provided in MPG and WMV format. The WMV is quicker to load and view but the MPG are of much higher quality. Your choice!
Rollie Gaucher and his demonstration set up for the Bentley engine.
Vern Eshbaugh (L) and Max ben Aaron discuss Max's watchmakers lathe.
Dave Osier of Woodstock CT Dave is behind one of our roll up banners. If you don't toot your own horn who will?
Frank Dorion, long time NEMES member, and his wife Patty
Norm Jones (L) and Mike Rhemus (R) chat with another fellow
Commercial vendors lined the outside of the hall.
I am pretty sure that I have some video of these engines running. That will be added as soon as I can get it organized. Please check back!
NEMES was not the only club represented at the show.
MPG WMV Parade of the micro cars
Friday supper was in the hotel restaurant
The Toledo Mud Hens baseball team had a twilight game at Fifth Third Field adjacent to the hotel. Fireworks after the game and it was pretty cool to wee the fireworks from above.
I would love to stumble across one of these lovely hand crank planers for sale sometime.
The photo at left shows some of the custom tool used to make these various brass and copper works of art.
Mark Ugo built this engine, the cool thing is that he is probably 12 or 13 years old. Way to go Mark!!!
I really love the look of this engine.
Ron Ginger, founder of NEMES and frequent speaker at these shows on the subject of CNC in the home workshop.
Dinner Saturday night was at the Spaghetti Warehouse. We have done it before so it is TRADITION!
Tony Packo's known from the MASH TV program was given a pass this year.
MPG WMV Phil Oles' mill steam engines. I met Phil several years ago at NAMES or maybe Cabin Fever and it is always a pleasure to see him again.
MPG WMV Very interesting model engine with unusual mechanism
Vern Eshbaugh and Roy Bear take a quiet moment
Mike Rhemus gave a very interesting talk on using the Alibre CAD program for engine development3