On 11th August we hosted
the ‘blokes and sheds visit’ and what a great turnout of Guild
members, all busy making shavings.
I am sure the
participant’s on the tour would have been impressed with how tidy our shed was
and the wide variety of work being undertaken, from scroll saw work, carving,
flatting a slab with a router, lathe work and furniture making, just to name a
few of the activities that were being undertaken.
And our kitchen was used to provide the
customary pies, scones and drinks.
The library and exhibition area looked a treat
also.
So all in all a great turnout and a great
advertisement for the Guild. Well done
to everyone involved!
Thanks, Simon
Cub Cars
Last year we made
a 4 lane track and starting gate for the local Cub Association. The Cubs
drew out the shape of a car and we cut them out, the cubs then painted up their
cars and fitted the wheels and had a great night racing the down the tracks.
This year a new intake of Cubs needed new cars
cut out, this was done on the 11th and the cars were
picked up.
Another worthwhile event for the Guild to be
involved in.
Kidzone
Again this year we
participated in the annual Kidzone Festival.
We were located in the music room which had
better acoustics so it wasn’t as noisy as previous years but still rather
noisy. Again this was a success for the Guild and I am sure the members
that volunteered got a real kick
out of seeing the children actually make something they could be proud of.
The jigs for making the boxes proved very successful as it starts the boxes off in
a square state and greatly improves the chances of getting them right first
time.
If only we could have a jig for putting
nails in straight and not too close to the edge of the timber.
But again all in all a great success for the
Guild.
I have filled out the survey form on how we
found it and what improvements could be made for next year. The main one will
be to have a more solid table top as
the existing table tops they use are
rather bouncy.
Again my thanks to all the members who
assisted from cutting the toys out and packaging them up and a special thanks
to those members that volunteered on the
days of the festival.
Funding
Neil has been working away with the Funders
and he has secured some funding for electrical work and part of the operating
cost budget. We are waiting to hear back
from other funders.
From the Workshop
This has been a bad month for
me as I seem to have missed more workshop time then enough.
A couple of problems have
arisen this month with the large band saw having been a problem that all
started with poor usage. The band was
damaged and when I went to replace it, both guides had been incorrectly
adjusted which resulted in both thrust bearings being damaged and in need of
replacement.
That was the easy solve but
getting a band for a replacement was a different story as our normal supplier
has gone out of business so I had to shop around. Our usual machinery supplier
only stocks bands to fit the saws they sell and made to measure bands can cost
up to $100.00.
I think we may be on the right
track now but as there is no saw doctor in the town, there has been delays.
Next problem was the small thicknesser which had the blades fitted incorrectly
causing a poor finish so the blades had to be removed and refitted correctly. Please
do not attempt repairs without asking me first.
Other than that all seems to be
going well and the visit by the bus loads from the Boys High Tour was a good
show and to see us working was an eye opener for some as was the display of
work.
The pies and pints were a good
reward for those that came and showed the visitors what we are about. Great to
see more members working on their own projects or helping those that need
assistance. Keep up the good work.
Ivan
Next
Meetings
Committee Meeting - Monday 19th
August
General Meeting - Wednesday 4th September
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