Tin Falcon
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As a new year and for some of us a new ME show season starts I thought I would post a thread on displaying engines. Personally I think exhibiting at the shows and talking to folks about the little engines is a blast. Many people just put there engines on the plastic table cloth or bare table hook up the air and that is it. In building see through engines I learned the need to raise my display so all but the little tikes do no have to stand on their heads to see how they work. My wife and I came up with the Idea of a stair step display box that also doubles as a transport case for the engines. We now have two that have evolved as we have done shows. These boxes also house the regulators and manifolds(metal aquarium valve manifolds) that feed the engines the boxes also help hold the name tags for the engines.
So here is one of the boxes at a show.
And the back side with doors closed in transport mode.
and here is a shot of the regulators
the second box has a shelf inside and the front shelf lifts up for storage and easy access. We also put a bright colored table cloth on the table to mark out our area and add visual interest to the display.The cost of these was minimal the main boxes were a couple bucks from a going out of business sale at a local craft store the rest of the wood was mostly salvaged packing crates the finishing material was left over from refinishing a floor and the only stuff purchased was the aquarium valves and the hardware. I already had the regulators from doing shows.
Tin
So here is one of the boxes at a show.
And the back side with doors closed in transport mode.
and here is a shot of the regulators
the second box has a shelf inside and the front shelf lifts up for storage and easy access. We also put a bright colored table cloth on the table to mark out our area and add visual interest to the display.The cost of these was minimal the main boxes were a couple bucks from a going out of business sale at a local craft store the rest of the wood was mostly salvaged packing crates the finishing material was left over from refinishing a floor and the only stuff purchased was the aquarium valves and the hardware. I already had the regulators from doing shows.
Tin