general discussion/social meeting

[magicniner]

It wasn't really what I wanted, but was fun with a lot of locomotive. I think I have seen only two CNC in the exhibition.
So where will be a next one? :) Hopefully with a little bit more machines.

I usually reach the locomotive overload event horizon fairly early but did you see the Live Steam OO Gauge, who wouldn't want one of those?
And the turbine demo was fantastic!
The rest of my time was mostly a rummage for some specific plus any interesting tooling.
There was a stand with some 3D printers knocking out decent prints (for hobby kit), their leaflet said "affordable" but their website says "How Much!" Harrogate prices at a Doncaster show? ;-)

- Nick

[remrendes]

Yes, the turbine was awsome and a CNC lathe. But it was not a machine building, just a modifying. :)
I hoped I could see more home made CNC's.

[magicniner]

I hoped I could see more home made CNC's.

That's predominantly not the "Model Engineer Way" where "Model Engineer" usually equates to "Man With Train Related Tunnel Vision", off the shelf conversions and ex-educational CNC equipment are the norm.
I dumped my local "Model Engineering Society" because it was in fact only a "Model Train Society", they all went on holiday to ride boring modern foreign trains and brought slideshows back with which to thrill us at meetings!
Woo Hoo! Get You Some of That!
NOT! ;-)

[remrendes]

Yes it is true, not that way. Just there is no other. A bigger CNC or Automation exhibitions deals with a manufacturers, not with us, hobbyists. I hope you can understand me :)