Pat Konkle, a retired machinist from Colorado, created a set of mechanical displays that demonstrate a variety of working gears. It’s an amazing piece of work. Mike Neden of Pittsburg State’s Kansas Technology Center came upon these displays on a trip and with help from Pitsco Education turned them into freestanding exhibits. Mike said that Konkle created these displays in his machine shop as his wife’s health was failing. He brought a comfortable chair into the machine shop for her and she sat there while he worked away on creating these marvels of mechanical motion.
Monday, April 6, 2015
Gears!
Just love this stuff!
Pat Konkle, a retired machinist from Colorado, created a set of mechanical displays that demonstrate a variety of working gears. It’s an amazing piece of work. Mike Neden of Pittsburg State’s Kansas Technology Center came upon these displays on a trip and with help from Pitsco Education turned them into freestanding exhibits. Mike said that Konkle created these displays in his machine shop as his wife’s health was failing. He brought a comfortable chair into the machine shop for her and she sat there while he worked away on creating these marvels of mechanical motion.
Pat Konkle, a retired machinist from Colorado, created a set of mechanical displays that demonstrate a variety of working gears. It’s an amazing piece of work. Mike Neden of Pittsburg State’s Kansas Technology Center came upon these displays on a trip and with help from Pitsco Education turned them into freestanding exhibits. Mike said that Konkle created these displays in his machine shop as his wife’s health was failing. He brought a comfortable chair into the machine shop for her and she sat there while he worked away on creating these marvels of mechanical motion.
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My first reaction was ME TOO then I realized you said Gears, not Beers. :-0
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Beers are good, too! (But no BEARS) - they are back......
DeleteLove the srory that goes with these :))
ReplyDeleteSadly, they are both gone now, but we can still marvel at his love for her and his love of work. :o)
DeleteDid you find this or did someone give you the gears?
ReplyDeleteWish I did have it! Found the video on line. Lots and lots of them out there. This one just had a nice story to it. :o)
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