by John O’Connell

7 PM, Thursday, March 9
Mount Vernon Senior Center
1401 Cleveland Street, Mt Vernon

 Click Here for map & directions

 

The Program

Hands-on Working Session Bring a project and work on it with your materials and tools. If you have run into challenges, there will be someone at the Clinic who has probably had the same challenge and would love to help.

 

Tool Time, Show and Tell and the Table in the Back

If you’ve found a tool or gadget especially helpful, bring it in and share it with the Clinic. If you’ve been working on a project, bring it in as well. If in photo form, let Ted know so he can have the laptop fired up.

We also encourage folks to bring along items for sale or swap, or even “freebies” – we’ll have a table for those items in the back.

 

My Workspace

Al Carter will step into the batter’s box this month. While his Workspace isn’t mobile or moveable, it gets the job done the way Al likes to work. He’ll talk about how he designed and built his space and share some of its features.

 

Kit Build

Mike O’Brien will lead the review of progress on our kits. Last month the weather was blamed as the cause of the “light” showing. We’d like to encourage all attendees to bring their projects to show their progress and to share ideas and techniques.  And, if you are “stuck” on your build, there will be plenty of advice.  We’re here for mutual assistance, and remember….we all learn from each other.

 

What’s Around the Curve?

April 13               Mini-Clinics

May 11               No Thursday evening Clinic!

May 13               Multiple Demonstrations  An all day event at the Mt Vernon Senior Center. Details coming soon.

Jun 7-10              Pacific Northwest Region Convention, Spokane. Click here for details.

For other NMRA events in the area please refer to the 4th Division Grab Iron, online at https://4dpnr.com. If you would like to subscribe to the Grab Iron, go to https://4dpnr.com/grab-iron-overview/.

 

Arrival & Entry

As a courtesy to the other attendees, please try to arrive before 7:00. If you are unavoidably late, please enter quietly without interrupting the proceedings. We are not permitted to have the main Northeast entry door unlocked nor are we permitted to prop it open. Entry is through the rear door at the Southwest corner of the building which is kept open in the evening.

 

Sponsorship

The Mt Vernon Model Railroad Clinic is a NMRA sanctioned event. The 4th Division of the Pacific Northwest Region of NMRA provides funding of operating budgets for clinics in the division including ours. Thus, NMRA membership is heartily encouraged. If you are not quite ready to sign up for a full membership, you might want to try the 6-month Rail Pass trial membership for only $9.95. It includes 6 months of NMRA Magazine, plus all regular member benefits (except voting). Please let Al Carter at tabooma@msn.com know if you wish to join NMRA.

The Golden Grab-Iron Award selection committee is accepting nominations for the 2017 recipient.  Send your suggestions to Ted Becker, rail.bird@att.net.

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