Minnesota Camp Shopbot !

[billp]

We will have our second Minnesota Camp Shopbot on Saturday, Sept. 9th in Vadnais Hts. MN at Mark Meggit's shop. I'll list his address and some local hotels below. We'll fill in the details over the next few weeks/months...
Contact info is;
mark@foamcarver.com (mailto:mark@foamcarver.com)
nicole@foamcarver.com (mailto:nicole@foamcarver.com)
Here is the address for Foamcarver, as well as a few local hotels;

Foamcarver
4270 Centerville Road
Vadnais Heights, MN 55127
651-778-2950

Hotels

Best Western
(651) 770-2811
1780 Co Rd D
Maplewood, MN 55109

Best Western
(651) 429-5393
4940 HWY 61
Whitebear Lake, MN 55110

Emerald Inn
(651) 777-8131
2025 E Co Rd D
Maplewood, MN 55109

[rcnewcomb]

Count me in!

[drodda]

Me too let me know if there is anything that I can help with?

[gus]

I will be there!

[john_david]

I guess I finall get a chance to see what these camp are all about.
Let me know if there is anything that we can do to help.

Mound MN.

[jack]

I'm looking forward to being there.
Last year's camp at Foamcarver was excelent.

[gerald_d]

There is a tiny chance that I have to be in Minneapolis in September - I have marked the 9th in my diary.

[gus]

Gerald,

Hope to see you there.

[foamcarver]

Hi All

Our camp is schedualed for the 9th of September my question for you that want to attend "does anyone want to have an extra day of camp also on the 8th" and if we extend to include the 8th we will need some of you to put on demos and such to make this extra camp day a chance to learn new things and see how others are using the bot.

Let me know if there is any interest and what ideas you have to make this a great learning experience for all that attend.


thanks Mark

[foamcarver]

Hi all

Have not head from anyone about doing an extra day on September 8th the time is getting nearer and if we are to have an extra day we will need some of you to do demos and other things that we can all learn from. If I dont hear from anyone by August 11th we will plan on just the one day.

Thanks have a Great Day!!!

Mark

[walksonwater]

Mark,

I am planning on attending Sept 8th. Still shopbotless - but always in the back of my mind.

See you on the 8th.
Randy

[jsfrost]

Mark,

Mark,

I will be attending on the 9th, and on the 8th if scheduled. I will have available files, bits and material to do a Lake map demo or a wildlife panel adapted from the Vector Art 3D collection. Depending on time and interest we can do one, both, or none.

Jim Frost

[steve4460]

Hi Guys

That sounds like a very interesting day . Count me in .

[drodda]

I will be there on the 9th but can't make it on the 8th. Just thought I would let you know.

[steve4460]

Hi Guys

So what time in the morning dose this start, and how long will it go ?.

[billp]

Stephan,
Most Camps usually start with a short coffee/donut thing around 8AM. Then we get the real sessions going at 9AM. Generally speaking, Camps will finish between 4-5PM, but on occasion they have turned into longer events
(RVs in the parking lot are a good indicator....)...

[arch]

Me too!

[foamcarver]

Hi All;

I will be posting a list of names that I have of the people that are attending later today. If your name is not on the list and you want to attend please email me mark@foamcarver.com (mailto:mark@foamcarver.com) or by phone 651-778-2950. We will only be having the camp on Saturday Sept 9th. the doors will open by 7:00am for coffee and donuts.

[foamcarver]

Here is the list of names so far that want to attend. if your name is not on the list and you want to attend please send me your info by email my email is mark@foamcarver.com (mailto:mark@foamcarver.com) there is still time to sign up.

Diane Trost

[foamcarver]

Her is an updated list of the names so far that want to attend.

Diane Trost

[foamcarver]

Sorry Ted you have been added

Ted Gustafson


Mark

[foamcarver]

Hi everyone,

Well the day is nearing for the Minnesota Camp. We have quite a few things lined up. We were hoping to have our 3D scanner from NextEngine by the end of August but it wont arrive until a week or so after the camp. We will have a small demo of 3D modeling and bringing the file into ArtCam Pro.

Bill has a lot to go over and Iam hoping that we get some of you shopbotters to bring some examples of what they do with thier shopbot.

Looking forward to seeing you all there...


Mark

[rcnewcomb]

Thanks to Bill and Mark for another excellent event.

[gus]

I will second that. Great to visit with everyone.

[steve4460]

Same here .
Just got one more question about those raised panel door 3D carvings .
When you guys run that white the cutter that was shown on the picture . What are the feed ,stepdown and rpm's that work good cutting this in to a maple door ?.

Looking forward to the next camp Shopbot .

[djmcnutt]

Great camp!

Thank you Mark & Bill for making it worth the trip. I think it would be great to take the Camp's to the next level by starting a regional user groups.If anyone has interst in starting a a user group for the MN & WI regions send me a email or post a message here. I think there is allot we can do to help each other. As in group trainnig on software and ShopBot techniques, buys group these are just some suggestions.
mcnutt@verizon.net (mailto:mcnutt@verizon.net)

[john_david]

I also had a great time meeting everyone and cannot express my gratitude to Bill and Mark for taking the time to bring us all together to make sure we know what and how we are doing.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH

I think it would be great continue the learning in between annual camp shopbots and get a network of BOTS and talent formed until Saturday I had no idea there was so many around this area.

Thanks
JD

[jsfrost]

Thanks to Niki, Mark, and Bill for a very informative camp. I met many talented people, and learned much I can use in my work.

David,

I am interested in being part of a user group, and will send you an email separately.

Jim Frost

[billp]

I too would like to offer my thanks to the entire Meggitt family; Mark, Nikki, and Brandon for their hospitality, and assistance over the weekend. We had close to 45 Campers attend, and there were some very nice pieces brought in for the Show and Tell table. We will have pictures of these pieces posted later today on the Camp Flickr page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/campshopbot/
I can not find all of my notes regard who did each of the pieces in these pix, so if I don't have your name attached to your work, please send me an e-mail and I will correct that.
It appears that there will be a User's group starting up in the area, so if you couldn't make it to the Camp you may still be able to connect with the other owners in that area..

[bill.young]

The pictures are up

[foamcarver]

Thanks! We had lots of fun. Learned some new things and got some great I ideas to try out. I know I would like to get a user group going.

Thanks to everyone who attended!

[johnp]

Hey guys, if you start a user group, don't forget about us people in Iowa also. I want to add my thanks to the Meggitt family for a great camp. Also want to thank all of the great people that I met that were so helpful with information.

[rnels]

Thanks to Mark for putting on the camp and to Bill, Jim, Brandon and Nikki for their presentations! See in the pictures you were wondering what the material was for the Minnesota Thomsonite picture. The material was MDF the rocks inside are thomsonite an agate like rock found on the North Shore.

[rickp]

I attended the Camp in MN on Sept. 9. I'm interested in small work like signs and putting artwork into doors. The PRT48 would be the best fit...I think. I have never seen artwork being cut into wood. Does anyone in the St.Paul,MN area have a PRT48 I could watch do its thing in wood.
Rick Pihl
pihl@usfamily.net (mailto:pihl@usfamily.net)

[rcnewcomb]

We have an Alpha PRT48. I suppose you could think of Hartford, SD as an extreme southwestern suburb of St. Paul since its only a 4 hour drive.

Actually, what you saw Nikki cutting that weekend would be pretty much what it is like to carve in wood.

[john_david]

I'm out in Mound Mn by Lake
Minnetonka I AM RUNNING A PRT 96 AND ALLWAYS DOING CARVINGS AND ART

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