New Edmonton member

[ColinN]

Hi everyone.
I'm from Edmonton and am setting up a metal working shop in my garage. I have a small lathe but not much else yet. I will be going to the A.M.E.N meeting this coming Thursday. Looking forward to meeting some new folks.

Cheers
Colin

 

[PeterT]

Welcome Colin. I want to attend an A.M.E.N. meeting one day. Looks like there is some cool projects gong on in Edmonton through group participants.

 

[John Conroy]

Welcome Colin, I'll bite, what the hell is AMEN?

 

[PeterT]

I think I discovered them here on this forum actually. They have a simple email type newsletter. The acronym is:

A.M.E.N. (Alberta Metal Enthusiast Network)
... is about metal casting, heat engines, gear trains, knives,
armour, machines tools and tool holders, jigs and
fixtures, small motorcycles, electro-mechanical
mechanisms and other neat stuff.

They have monthly get-togethers, next ones are
November 30, 2017 November Monthly A.M.E.N. meeting at Humpty’s Restaurant
December 28, 2017 December Monthly A.M.E.N. meeting at Humpty’s Restaurant

 

[John Conroy]

Interesting, thanks Peter.

 

[CalgaryPT]

Welcome Colin.

 

[Jwest7788]

I think I discovered them here on this forum actually. They have a simple email type newsletter. The acronym is:

A.M.E.N. (Alberta Metal Enthusiast Network)
... is about metal casting, heat engines, gear trains, knives,
armour, machines tools and tool holders, jigs and
fixtures, small motorcycles, electro-mechanical
mechanisms and other neat stuff.

They have monthly get-togethers, next ones are
November 30, 2017 November Monthly A.M.E.N. meeting at Humpty’s Restaurant
December 28, 2017 December Monthly A.M.E.N. meeting at Humpty’s Restaurant

It's a shame it's on a thursday each month, that's a bit of a pain for me to make it to one of these.

Maybe we should plan a group attendance in the future some period? I would likely book Thursday and Friday off work, maybe get a motel or w/e for the night. Anyone interested? @Alexander @Janger @everyone, lol

 

[Alexander]

Yes sounds fun to me. I love adventure. We could take my RV if you want to slum it. Could be fun

 

[Jwest7788]

Yes sounds fun to me. I love adventure. We could take my RV if you want to slum it. Could be fun

That works great for me.

 

[CalgaryPT]

Don't a lot of bad movies start out with RV road trips? Just sayin....

 

[Jwest7788]

Don't a lot of bad movies start out with RV road trips? Just sayin....

True, also meeting strangers from the internet. (Not you alex, the Amen guys/aliens)

 

[Alexander]

Oh I'm not saying it would go well. I was just saying it might be fun. I wouldn't recommend going if you wanted to do something ordinary.

 

[CalgaryPT]

Ok. We just transitioned from the Horror genre to Monty Python. As in, Now For Something Completely Different....

Have fun guys. Pics of the trip please. And if there is a tragic/comedic event en route, I get movie rights correct?

 

[Janger]

https://www.stlyrics.com/songs/m/montypython9364/spamsong313328.html

 

[Tom O]

The Spam song is alright but I like " Always look on the bright side of life "