A couple of weeks ago, I attended the Stone Fabricators Alliance (SFA) MegaWorkshop in the St. Louis suburb of Collinsville, IL. In my view, this event is unique in the level of hands-on demonstrations it offers. Although some attendees noted that there was not as much large-scale machinery as last year, there was still a nice variety of equipment operating on the show floor. But for many people at the event, the most intriguing hands-on demonstrations took place inside "The Cage."
No, I'm not talking about a UFC event here. "The Cage" is literally a large area surrounded by a chain link fence on the MegaWorkshop show floor where attendees can test out the hand tools and accessories being showcased at the event. Shop owners/managers squared off against the rank-and-file last month at the "Fabricator Olympics" -- a competition held at the SFA MegaWorkshop in St. Louis, MO.