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There are hobby machinist groups scattered around the US and now a small HSM group is forming in the western Connecticut area. The December meeting in Plainville went well as we toured perhaps the best equipped home shop in CT. Lots of unusual machines and, unlike a museum, we could turn the handles to get an actual "feel" for the machines.
We added a couple new members and enthusiasm remains high in our little group. We decided to meet again in a month (at 2pm on January 11, the second Sunday of the month) at my shop in Newtown, CT. This time we'll have a program: each member will make a graver to take home. I made a graver rest for my 7x12 so all members can learn the technique from our group's graver expert (not me). It's a congenial, freewheeling group: no rules, no dues, just guys getting together to learn new techniques plus share thoughts on machining and other topics that arise.
Anyone interested in attending please contact me (via the link at the bottom of the page) for more info and directions.
Home shop machining is often a solitary hobby, as are most hobbies now according to "Bowling Alone". This is an attempt to get area HSM's to know one another and thus make our hobby a little less solitary.
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