2011 Austin, TX Camp Shopbot !

[billp]

The date(s) for this year's Texas Camp are Feb. 25/26th. As in the past few years we'll be holding the Camp at Wayne Locke's shop in Southwest Austin just off of Hwy 290 at:
9000 Feather Hill Rd.
Austin, TX 78737.

Wayne has found the following hotels to be the closest to his location if you are coming in from out of town;

Extended Stay America Austin - Southwest
5100 US Hwy. 290 W.
Austin, TX 78735
Telephone: (512) 892-4272
Fax: (512) 892-4303
asw@extendedstay.com

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites
AUSTIN-SUNSET VALLEY
4892 US HIGHWAY 290 WEST
AUSTIN, TX 78735 UNITED STATES
Hotel Front Desk: 1-512-8919500

The Heart of Texas Motel
5303 US 290 West
Austin, Texas 78735
512-892-0644 telephone
(The Heart of Texas is an older motel which seems clean and campy.)

Even though we will be holding this as a two day event, feel free to stop by anytime during the weekend as your schedule allows.We'd ask again that you contact either Wayne, or myself if you plan to attend so we can make appropriate plans for food, etc.
I'm really hoping to avoid another "weather related detour" such as last year when I spent the entire Camp weekend stranded, and snow bound at an airport
in Newark.....
As I've posted elsewhere on today's Forum we’re in the process of working on some ideas for the 2011 Camp season, and once we work out a few details we’ll be in touch with other hosts to lock in the Winter/Spring schedule…..

[EvilSpeeder]

Are the Camp Shopbot events open to possible future buyers, or do you have to already own a shopbot?

[billp]

John,
Everyone is welcome at a Camp, and we always get some people who are seeing a Shopbot for the first time. It's the right place to meet people who already own a machine, and ask them plenty of questions.....

[curtiss]

....Are the Camp Shopbot events open to possible future buyers, or do you have to already own a shopbot?

Sales would get a bit thin if no one was allowed to look at a bot before a purchase ...

Only Bill gets to wear the "Wizard Hat" however... which is simply all a part of being cool...

[myxpykalix]

John
Anyone is welcome at the camps and while you are there ask some of the guys where they are located and maybe someone is close to you and would be willing to give you a guided tour. I think you will find that most of us are like big kids who like to show off their toys.

[wberminio]

I thought the wizard hats were required of all attendees!

[waynelocke]

Thanks Bill. I was going to post the email I sent out today. The preferred head gear for the camp will be beanies with propellers.

I will be posting more as we get closer.

Wayne

[chiloquinruss]

"beanies with propellers." Does anybody know the speed and feed rate for these!. Russ

[waynelocke]

To All:

The Austin Shopbot Camp is coming up at the end of February.

Here are the currently scheduled presentations.David Lempke will do a presentation on a boat he completed last year. Brett Dickinson, a high school teacher in Brownsville, will do a presentation of recent student work on the Shopbot. Michael Colca, michaelcolca.com, a very fine furniture craftsman, will do a presentation on a chair he produces which utilizes a number of elaborate and interesting vacuum jigs and I will do a presentation on the indexer.

If anyone has an interest in doing a presentation or would like to see a presentation on a specific topic, please let me know.

As always please bring Show and Tell items because these are always a highlight.

Please contact me if you plan to attend so that I can have ahead count for planning.

Wayne Locke

[Big-Tex]

I sure would like to come down for Saturday only.
If anyone from Dallas area is thinking of attending we ca do ride sharing.

Where do I sign up?