308 V12 conversion begins

D'OH!!!!!!!

 

Why do people keep saying that to me?

 

Crossed saw and torch standing on a mound of chips, inscription on the torch handle to read ΕΥΡΗΚΑ! (eureka-I have it!)

You're truly a renaissance man, Mark!

 

I was working at U of MD yesterday and couldn't resist stopping by the Formula SAE shop and showing some of the guys this thread.

 

For anyone within driving distance of York Pa that's into this thread should check this out on the weekend of Jan 17th. http://www.cabinfeverexpo.com/ Model Engineering Show & Auction

Maybe even do a FChat ride up there? Go to the picture section and see some of the stuff these guys have built in the basements.

 

There are ways around this problem. I know a casting specialist who does 1:1 duplicates in several different metals. Proprietary technique. I suspect that he has a material (wax?) that can be made to expand a fixed amount that's used to make an intermediate pattern.

I'll be there Thursday night thru mid-day Sunday. They're having a 3 day seminar on CNC for beginners (aka dummies like me) that I'm registered for.

Mark,
I'd love to finally meet you, could easily swing thru Elverson on my way home Sunday afternoon. Would be happy to buy you dinner, or at least a cold one or 2.

 

Verell,
My car lot is literally right across the street from the York Fairgrounds (I can see the Toyota Arena from my office window). Please stop in and say hi when you're in town. I'd love to meet you and maybe go grab some lunch if you have time. I'll PM you my number.

Spang

 

So we should all meet up at the cabin fever expo sunday and stop by Marks on the way home? If the roads are clear I'll drive the 328 up there if I can park it in a safe place. Where the heck is Elverson?

 

Here you go!

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=Rockville,+MD&daddr=Elverson,+PA&hl=en&geocode=&mra=ls&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=36.999937,78.398437&ie=UTF8&ll=39.60992,-76.300049&spn=2.251351,4.899902&z=8

Shiny Side up!
Bill

 

Hmmm, not exacly on the way for me.

 

Spang,
eMAIL me your phone # & we'll figure out how to meet once I'm down there. I'll have my cell phone with me, but turned off during the seminar lectures.

Lunch probably isn't feasable: The seminar is pretty tightly scheduled w/30 min breaks for nature & lunch from 9:00AM till 4:00 PM on Friday & Sat, & 9:00 till 2:00 Sunday. There are also things being planned for Friday & Saturday evenings, but I won't have the specifics till sometime Friday.

Best bet may be to plan to meet somewhere around 4:30 Fri. or Sat. I'm arriving Thursday, so dinner Thursday PM might work, but would depend on how long it takes me to get down there.

Another possibility might be to meet for breakfast somewhere.

mk e,
Looks like you're just a bit over an hour from York. I'm guessing I'd get there mid to late afternoon on Sunday, the seminar is supposed to end at 2:00 'more or less'... But I may want to stay to see things I haven't had a chance to get to.

 

Don't have Verell out to late past his bed time.

 

Wow, I didnt realise how close Elverson was to 202/176. I drove right by with #21645 trailing the MH, three years ago come March.

 

Did Verell show up??

 

You mean you cleaned up the shop for nothing?? Oh well.....


Back to our regular scheduled program.

 

mk e,
Sorry about the date confusion. I'll give you a call when I leave York next Sunday, s/b there about an hour later.

Wish I'd been there today tho, I'm still digging out from today's snowstorm. Didn't help that right off my tractor's snowblower PTO threw a belt tensioner spring & I couldn't find a spare. Catch 22: My driveway's 450' uphill & 1' of ice under the snow & needed clearing before I could get to the HW store to get a spring.

Shoveled about 20' of my driveway by hand b4 my neighbor came by with his tractor & took pity on me. Of course when I got back from the HW store w/ some temporary springs I found the one that came off.
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