At the North American Model Engineering Society Expo every April in Detroit, model engineers from around the world get together to show off their work and examine the work of others. Shows like these help spur competition among members, continually raising the bar for quality. They also offer seminars and plenty of chances to ask members how something was done in order to raise your own level of knowledge and craftsmanship. Clubs like NAMES often put on their own shows or travel as a group to other shows.
YOU'RE NOT ALONE! There are many people out there who share your interests, and they have formed clubs so that they can get together to share knowledge, learn new techniques and have access to specialized tools and techniques of other members. Below is a growing list of clubs. If you have a club that is not listed here, please contact Sherline and let us know. We will be glad to list your club too as long as it is appropriate for this web site. Please restrict submissions to clubs that are made up of builders, not just collectors. This includes both full-size and miniature machining and model making including steam/gas engines, ships, cars, trains. Clubs for clockmakers, penmakers and other specialized miniature crafts would also be appropriate. E-mail Craig Libuse at craig@sherline.com with your club information and contact numbers. This is a worldwide web site, so we welcome submissions from countries outside the USA as well.
| STATE/REGION/COUNTRY | CLUB | CONTACT INFORMATION |
| CLUBS IN THE USA | ||
| California (Los Angeles area, Southern California) | Southern California Home Shop Machinists www.schsm.org | Contacts vary by election. See web site or E-mail Machinistinfo@schsm.org for info. |
| California (Orange Co. area, Southern California) | Orange Home Machine Shop Club (OHMS) | Don Huseman, (310) 547-4604,
husemand@netscape.net Meetings: Fullerton Jr. College, machine shop bldg., second Saturday each month, 9:30 AM |
| California (San Francisco, Northern California) | Bay Area Engine Modelers (BAEM) Club, http://www.baemclub.com | Meetings: Robert Schutz's Shop, 366 40th St. Oakland, CA, 3rd Saturday of the month, 10:00 AM. See web site for membership info. |
| Florida | F.A.M.E. (Florida Association of Model Engineers), http://www.floridaame.org | Membership is free. See their web site for a downloadable form to fill out and send in. |
| Michigan (Midwest) | N.A.M.E.S. (North American Model Engineering Society, http://www.modelengineeringsoc.com |
Print your name, address, phone number and e-mail address on a card and mail with a check for US$15.00 to: NAMES Membership, 36506 Sherwood, Livonia, MI 48154. $15 annual membership includes newsletter and free admission to NAMES sponsored events. See web site. |
| Oregon | EVMES (Emerald Valley Model Engineering Society) | Ram Meier, rammeier@hotmail.com |
| New England | N.E.M.E.S. (New England Model Engineering society) | Meetings: Charles River Museum of Industry, 150 Moody St., Waltham MA., FIRST Thursday of each month at 7:00PM. |
| Western South Dakota | Midwest Model Builders—Sponsors of the Black Hills Model Engineering Show | Clif Roemmich, modelbuff@rushmore.com |
| Texas (Houston) | Home Metal Shop Club of Houston, http://www.homemetalshopclub.org/ | See their web site or e-mail the club president at tobadog@swbell.net |
| Texas (Austin) | Austin Metalworing Etc. About 30 members with maybe a half dozen Sherline users. Meetings the second wednesday of the month. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AustinMetalworkingEtc/ |
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| Texas (Dallas/Ft. Worth) |
N.T.M.A.C. (North Texas Metalworking Advisory Council). Sponsored by
Dallas County Community Colleges. Membership includes engineers, retired
and currently working machinists, employees of both Lockeed and Grumman
Aircraft Companies, HSM, IRS employees, and several women.
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Meets are held at the Bill Priest Institute, on the second
Saturday of each month at 0900. Contact DTollenaar@AOL.COM, President, (214) 543-5202. |
| Texas (North) | North Texas Ship Modelers Club, www.northtexasshipmodelers.org | See web site for details |
| CLUBS IN CANADA | ||
| Toronto, Ontario | The Toronto Society of Model Engineers was founded in
1933. The group presently has about 120 members, about 90 of which attend
most meetings. Their web site: www.tsme.ca |
Meetings are scheduled on the 2nd Friday of each Month at
the Canadian Air & Space Museum (Formerly the Toronto Aerospace
Museum). A location map can be found on the
club web site. The museum is located off Sheppard Ave.West on Carl Hall
Road. Meetings are scheduled on the 2nd Friday of each Month. Local
parking is plenty – and free. For information on membership e-mail: membership@tsme.ca |
| Hamilton, Ontario | Hamilton Model Engineering Club consists of about 60
members in the Hamilton, Ontario area. Their web site: |
The club meets on the third Tuesday of every month from
September to May at the Hamilton Museum of
Steam & Technology, 900 Woodward Ave. 7:30 pm. until 10 pm. See their web site for details and contact information. |
| OTHER SHOWS | ||
| Estevan, Saskatchawan, Canada (about 125 miles North of Minot, ND) |
This is not a club, but rather an annual model engineering show held in October and put on by a devoted individual, Kelly Tytlandsvik who has been putting on the show since 1987. For more information on the show, see their web site at: http://users.accesscomm.ca/emes/index.html | Next show: October 16, 17, 2004 |
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