[Chris K]

Great I think I understand the gun situation enough to proceed with the first steps and meeting with Nick so I can get eyes on the equipment and compile a needs list. Again...I'd like to focus on equipment maintenance and initial techniques so there's a level of confidence in machinery and protocol competence. Thanks Bob for your update on what you saw at the ETF. It sounds promising. Best way to proceed is to practice until we can break and reseal an evacuated tube...not to make a viable tube but to become confident in technique. Once the interested parties feel we're ready to take the next step, I'll contact Steve M. and let him know where we are in the project and if he has thoughts or suggestions regarding how to move forward and what he thinks is the best way to use the available gun stock. It would be kinda silly of me to ask him for the museum stock of guns when we haven't touched or operated the equipment yet in fact, he'd probably and rightfully tell me to get lost!