On 10/25/2013 6:31 AM, Paul Drahn wrote:
On 10/24/2013 5:22 PM, Richard wrote:
On 10/24/2013 2:49 PM, Paul Drahn wrote:
We are visiting my brother and wife in Dillsburg, PA. Today we visited
and toured the Cornwall iron mine and furnace. They produced cast iron
for 236 years. Started in 1737.

Great tour given by a native of the town.

Paul


Did you get to meet Charlie Voglesong?




The guy giving the tour was named Patrick. The only other guy was
running the whole operation, tours, volunteers, and gift shop/museum. I
never did see or hear his name.

Paul


That's too bad.
But not unexpected, I guess, as they cosed down about 2 years ago.

But for 65 years, Charlie was the leading source for 4130, aluminum and
AN hardware - probably in the world.



http://www.airbum.com/articles/Artic...sburgAero.html

"We pride ourselves on keeping the customer happy, that way they keep
coming back. Our advertising budget is exactly $15 a month for a
listing in the classifieds of Sport Aviation, but, right now, we have
10,000 active accounts we are serving listed in the computer. They are
all over the world and all came in via word of mouth." Charlie speaks
in a quiet, quick tone that picks up speed as his enthusiasm catches up
with him. And no where is he more enthusiastic than when explaining
Dillsburg's business.


http://www.eaa.org/news/2011/2011-06-16_dillsburg.asp

June 9, 2011 —Charlie Vogelsong is getting out of the aircraft tubing
business, but it won’t be easy. The World War II B-17 pilot started
selling aircraft bolts, hardware, and eventually 4130 steel tubing after
the war to support his fellow pilots who still wanted to fly for fun.
Some 65 years later Vogelsong has built Dillsburg Aeroplane Works near
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, into a multi-million-dollar business that is
the leading supplier of certified aircraft grade tubing, as well as a
leading worldwide supplier of metal materials to Indy Car and NASCAR.

In addition to providing aircraft grade tubing, Dillsburg supplies all
of Indy Car and NASCAR worldwide.