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Manning Men’s Shed Newsletter An activity of the Manning Senior Citizens Centre February 2018#2

Editor’s Note: The purpose of this Newsletter is to showcase the involvement of MMS in various shed,

community, and personal projects, plus the usual members’ news. While working on your projects please remember to take photos of what you are doing or have completed, and forward these to Eric Goddard, preferably via email or on a memory stick.

Mon: 8:30 -12:00 1.00 - 4:30 Tue: 8:30 -12:00 1.00 - 4:30 Wed: 8:30 -12:00 1.00 - 4:30 Fri am: 8:30 -12:00 Fri pm: 1.00 - 4:30 for machine and shed maintenance only Thur: The Shed is also open on Thursdays 9:00 - 3:30 for toy making only - if you are interested speak

to Don, Bernie or Ron.

Relocation of the Bus Garage

At its December meeting, the Manning Senior Citizens Committee offered use of the bus garage to the shed, provided an alternative garaging arrangement could be made. The Committee accepted a suggestion to utilize the original bus parking position adjacent to the Manning Senior Citizens Centre near the kitchen and for the Shed to prepare a proposal.

Allan Waugh prepared a concept plan which was table at the Manning Senior Citizens Committee meeting in February where it was accepted and agreed that it be forwarded to the City of South Perth for consideration. The original parking position already has a roof installed so will require walls and a door to close off the parking area to prevent the sort of vandalism that originally occurred to the bus (which led to the proposal to build the new garage which morphed into a garage plus the Men’s Shed). The Shed Committee is currently looking at ways in which the additional area can be incorporated into the Shed.

2018 Stocktake

On Wednesday 31st January 2018 and Friday 2nd February 2018, a stocktake was carried out at the shed.

The shed was split into 19 separate zones and a separate Stocktake Copy of the Master Assets Register spreadsheet was amended to assign the assets to a particular zone. The 12 members who assisted in the stocktake were formed into teams of 2 people who were assigned one or more of the zones and were provided with a hard copy of the assets allocated to the assigned zones.

The assets were checked off and where necessary were placed onto tables set up in the bus garage. These tables were for registered items which required tags or tagged items that were found not

to be on the register. Items that required electrical testing were placed on a third table.

All these items were subsequently processed to ensure that electrical tests were completed and tags were added. Asset Numbers were added to existing test tags where necessary. Other items were placed onto the bench near the paint storage shelves in the Wood Workshop and were subsequently assessed for suitability to be used in the Shed or were assigned for disposal.

Our thanks to Ron Tompkin, Eric Goddard, Kingsley Waterhouse, David Vicary, Allan Waugh, James Taylor, Bernie Dierks, Peter Repton, Zac Li, Matt McWhirter, and David Winslade who assisted with the stocktake. John Knox and Dennis Menzies provided valuable advice on conducting a stocktake. Bruce Bedford carried out a separate stocktake of the garden area and provided us with a list of items to add to the Master Assets Register. Rob Uppill and John Paisley also helped out.

This process has enabled us to obtain information that will assist us to update the Asset Register. The separate Stocktake Copy of the Assets Register has been updated according to the results of the stocktake and will be used to update the Master Assets Register. Work is continuing to review the situation with regard to the hand tools and consumable items. David Vicary is rationalising the hardware storage shelves. Ron Tompkin is rationalising the storage of other items in the Container.

A number of items were identified as being unserviceable or of no practical use and have been consigned to the trailer for disposal. Other items identified as serviceable and useful but not required by the Shed will be offered, in accordance with our disposal policy to members, other sheds, and external organisations.

Contacts - Shed Telephone Number: 9313 2739 or mob: 0475 981 261; Shed Email; ManningMensShed@iinet.net.au Shed Coordinator: Ron Tompkin, Shed Committee: Ron Tompkin (Shed Chairman and Shed Coordinator),

Kingsley Waterhouse (Sec), John Paisley (Treas), Bernie Dierks, Greg Abbott, Allan Waugh,Rob Uppill Membership: Don Cameron and Greg Abbott. Assets Management: Eric Goddard Manning Senior Citizens Centre: Glenn Rogers, 9450 6273

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General News and Notices

Relocation of the Shelves Following the stocktake, the storage of items in the container has been reviewed and as a result a number of items have been removed from the container. Some items have been set aside for disposal and others have been relocated.

The grey set of shelves with 30 (3 high by 10 deep) storage bays, that was previously located just inside the container on the left-hand side, has been relocated into the Shed adjacent to the similar green set of shelves (where the Engraving Machine was previously located). The relocated shelves are to be used for small power hand tools.

The large set of shelves near the metalwork shop, in which the hardware items (screws, nuts and bolts, nails and other items) are stored, has been relocated into the container. This has released space and enabled the relocation of some of the machines from the central part of the shed to improve access to the machines remaining in that location.

David Vicary, Jaimie and Matt sorting items for the hardware storage shelves

The Manning Men’s Shed Line Book

Mike Whitley has placed a “Line Book” on the wall near the wall map in the Crib Room. The purpose of this book is to record those funny things that members often say. The intention is that these ‘lines’ may be repeated at our monthly BBQ and

members may receive a “gift” for the “funniest” lines.

Eric Goddard and Mike Whitley with the Line Book

Men’s Sheds of WA - Zone Meeting

We are hosting a quarterly meeting of MSoWA South West Metropolitan Zone on 15th March 2018. The meeting will be held in the Manning Senior Citizens Centre and Shed Members Brett Goodwin and Steven Finch are organising the arrangements with MSWA and the Centre.

Three Shed members will be nominated to represent the Shed at the meeting. Other members who are at the Shed when the meeting is being held are invited to attend the meeting luncheon to meet members from other sheds in the Zone. Please also make members of other sheds welcome when they come into the shed

Curtin Mentor Programme Graduation Presentation

The presentation of Graduation Certificates to the participants of the Curtin University Mentoring Programme was held at the Manning Senior Citizens Centre on Wednesday 21st of February.

Over 100 people attended including Mentees and their parents, Mentors and representatives from the Fremantle, Yanchep, Joondalup, Stirling, and Victoria Park sheds. 10 Members from our Shed also attended.

16 Mentees received their certificates from the Minister for Disability Services Stephen Dawson MLC. Two other Mentees were unable to attend the presentation. From our Shed Thomas Pfaff, Mathew McWhirter, Jaimie Clements, Declan Prince, Graham Karmel, Liam Greedy, and James McMahon received certificates

Special Guests from Curtin University were Vice Chancellor Deborah Terry, Department Head Professor Angus Buchanan, and Associate Professor Reinie Cordier. Guests from Therapy Focus were CEO Matt Burrows, Executive

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Manager Ruth Lee, Regional Manager Natalie Burgess, and Tessa. From Barking Wolf were Tom Allum and Mitch Withers. The Disability Services Commission were represented by Deputy Director Marion Hales McDonald, and Glen Porter. Federal Member for Swan Steve Irons, Local Member for South Perth John McGrath MLA, and City of South Perth Mayor Sue Doherty also attended. Men’s Sheds of Western Australia were represented by CEO Gary Bryant. John Collins OAM and his partner and MSCC Committee Chairperson Sharon Hawkins-Zeeb also attended. Some members from the MSCC were also there.

Jaimie (left) and Liam receive their certificates

Graham (left) and James receive their certificates

Dr Ben Milbourn and Ciarain Hoey from Curtin University organised the presentation in conjunction with Glenn Rogers from the MSCC and Ron Tompkin from the Shed.

Ron Tompkin spoke about the Shed history and our involvement in various mentoring programmes. Speeches were also given by Professor Buchanan and the Minister. The speeches were each followed by one of the videos taken here at the Shed and Matthew McWhirter also spoke about his experiences as Mentee in the Shed.

Mathew (left) and Thomas receive their certificates

Declan (left) receives his certificate and Mat gives his speech

The presentation was followed by lunch prepared by the staff of the MSCC kitchens. Our thanks to Glenn Rogers and his staff at the MSCC for providing and assisting with the setting up of the room as well as preparing and serving the lunch.

To celebrate the graduation of the Mentees in the Mentoring Programme we have made up some tool boxes with a selection of commonly used tools. These were presented to the mentees by Ron Tompkin, after the Graduation Presentation had finished.

Declan (left) and Matthew receiving their toolboxes

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Thomas receives his toolbox Ron speaking at the graduation

Computer Access Changes

Access arrangements to the three office computers in the Shed have been modified.

The two computers in the Supervisors office can only be used by the Supervisor Ron Tompkin, the Secretary Kingsley Waterhouse, and the Project Leader Allan Waugh each of whom have their own Logon ID and Password. Members will no longer be able to log onto these computers.

The computer in the Crib Room is now set for use by Asset Leader Eric Goddard who has his own Logon ID and Password, and other Members who will be able to logon using a common Login ID and Password.

Access to the Shed Administration files has been restricted to those who have their own Login ID and Password. Members will still be able to access the internet from this computer.

Please note that the issues we were having with intermittent access to the internet have finally been sorted out and members should no longer have any difficulties.

End of Month BBQ

The February End of Month BBQ was held on Friday 23rd February 2018. Rebecca Wright Davison the local representative from real estate company, The Agency, spoke about real estate issues and the support that she is giving the shed. She donated a $50 Bunnings Voucher to the Shed. She will also donate $600 to the shed for any shed members whose property she sells.

The March End of Month BBQ will be held on Friday 30th March 2018 commencing at 2.30pm

Surplus Items

Following the Stocktake the following items have been declared surplus to shed requirements. We are seeking offers from Shed Members for acquisition of these items for a nominated donation.

Black and Decker Green Jigsaw $7 XU1 Bench Grinder $20 SKIL Bench Grinder $20 Various Makes of Circular Saw 5 off $10 ea RYOBI Mitre Saw $50 XU1 Small Angle Grinder $10 RYOBI Large Angle Grinder $15 Bosch Small Angle Grinder $15 Various Makes of Planers 4 off $20 Southern Cross Orbital Sander $10 RYOBI Metalwork Cut-Off Saw $60 Mitre Hand Saws 3 off $5 ea RYOBI Blower Vacuum 2 off $25 ea HPM Drill Tidy and Power Board $5 Triton Biscuit System $5 Small mobile Jack $15 KAMBROOK Small Heater $5 Miscellaneous Hole Saws $5 the lot Compression Tester Blue Box $10 Sash Clamps in Pairs $25 pr Small Bag Trolley $10 Miscellaneous Large Size Overalls FREE Rip Saws Miscellaneous Sizes $5 ea Hammers Miscellaneous Sizes $2 ea Screwdrivers Miscellaneous Sizes $1 ea Braces and Hand Drills Misc Sizes $5 ea Nuts Bolts Screws Miscellaneous Sizes OFFERS VICEROY Horizontal Sharpener $80 Mobile Circular Saw $150 Engraving Machine with Accessories Pedestal Drill $130 SIDCHROME Spanner Sets $40 ea Bench Vices Small Size $20 ea Bench Vices Medium Size $25 ea Bench Vices Large Size $60 ea Hard Hats 3 Off $5 ea Safety Steps Round Top $10 Bench Mounted Circular Saw, Buzzer With Electrical Motor and Belt Drive $80 CARBATECH Dust Collector $130 Small Wooden Trailer $400 Planes No 7 Size 3 off $75ea Plane No 5 Size $40 Planes No 4 Size 4 off $25 ea The Taylor Hobson Engraving Machine (includes a set of font templates) is also available - offers should be discussed with the Shed Supervisor All items can be viewed at the Shed and offers should be lodged at the Shed by the 9th March 2018. Offers will be considered in the order that they come in until all items are sold. Items for which no offers have been received will be disposed of elsewhere according to shed policy.

3D Printing Classes

Dominic Palumbo will be hold two classes for 3D printing in March. For members the normal $2.00 session donation will go towards the running costs of the sessions. For invited Non-Members a donation of $5 will apply.

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Class Title Description Date/Time

General Demonstration of 3D Printing

Demonstration of what was covered in the earlier introductory classes

2 Sessions

2.00-3.00 pm

Wed 7 Mar

Repeated

2.00-3.00 pm Thu 8 Mar

3D Printing Workshop (Hands – On)

The Workshop is limited to 2 participants. The number of workshops will depend upon demand

Date and Times to be advised

Please register your interest on the registration sheet in the Crib room. Contact details for the shed are at the bottom of the first page above.

Shed Projects

Paul Moran Washes Down

Paul Moran has washed down the old power hacksaw out the back of the Shed to remove the rust. The previously but rusted solid moving parts have been oiled with WD40 and are now back in working order

Paul Moran and Poppy (right) with the “Clean Machine”

David Winslade dismantled the electric motor from the hacksaw, and after cleaning it, has revarnished the stator windings. He has re-assembled, re-painted, and re-tested the motor and it is now is working like new! Paul has started to repaint the hacksaw.

Eventually the hacksaw and motor will be re-assembled onto its newly painted base and the whole machine will be ready for another 50 plus years of use!

Hugh Resurrects A Chair

Members may recall the chair in bits that had been pulled apart and looked like it was a “dead” cert for the graveyard. Hugh West undertook to resurrect of the chair.

By the laying on of his hands Hugh West has managed to perform a complete resurrection for the chair. Not very long ago, Hugh was contemplating life with loss of use the use of his hands due to severe arthritis in his joints. Just goes to show that you cannot keep a good man down!

The mortice and tenon joints on the seat frame and the back legs of the chair had suffered severe damage due to the use of dowels. These joints had effectively been destroyed when the chair was pulled apart.

Hugh inserted a piece of wood into the back legs, a difficult task due to the different angles involved, and using new timber for the seat frame was able to rebuild the joints and frame to complete the chair. The bottom of the front legs of the chair has a claw and ball foot. The chair seat was re-covered and as you can see the finished chair looks fantastic.

Hugh with the finished chair.

Starting Over Support Programme

This programme is being conducted in conjunction with the Rotary Club of Como to support the SOS Association in providing items for people and families moving into unfurnished accommodation from refuges.

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So far, we have made a lot of breadboards for them. However, the SOSA also needs good clean furniture, whitegoods, electrical appliances, homewares, linen and towels, kitchenware, toiletries, and cleaning products.

Representatives from the Rotary Club and SOSA will be at the Shed on 7th March 2018 so if you have anything you can donate please bring it to the shed before then.

Shed Member Brett Goodwin is managing this programme for the Shed so please contact him on 0499 899 691 if you want to donate goods to SOS.

Goods can also be dropped off at the SOS Warehouse at 5 John Street, Bayswater. They can also arrange for a pick up from the Shed or from your home (Mondays and Thursdays 9 am to 6 pm).

Please contact Brett for more information.

Small Cupboards Repainting

Dennis Menzies has brought in some small cupboards to be repainted. The cupboards require sanding to remove peeling paint and to generally clean them up ready for repainting.

Liam, one of the young men involved with the Curtin Mentoring Programme, has commenced sanding the cupboards.

The cupboards will require new locks and handles to be fitted to them and will be donated for use in the SOS programme.

Liam working on the cupboards

John Takes a Desk Job

Members may recall the rough looking desk that was in the bus garage for a while and may also recall John Paisley spending a lot of time in there giving it a thorough sanding.

John sanding the dismantled desk

After finishing the sanding John undertook to stain the desk to a jarrah finish. John and Allan Waugh recently delivered the desk to the customer who had commissioned us to do the work who was delighted with the finished desk. Good Job John.

The finished desk

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Members Projects

Jim Shapes His Legs

Last month we showed Jim Forster with the table top he was making. Continuing the story, we show Jim using the small trim router to shape the edges of the legs he has made for the table. Note again the continued good use of safety gear by Jim.

Jim Forster using the pencil router

Allan Boxes Again

No, he has not got out the gloves again! Allan Waugh has made a few boxes over the years, mostly for sale by the Shed.

Allan’s latest project though has been to make a box for his grand-daughter. The box is superbly finished and comes two front latches, a round handle on the lid, and is monographed with his daughter’s initials

Allan Waughs Box

Allan is now working on, you guessed it, another box!

Zac Changes Tack

Zac Li recently told us that he received a distinction for the wooden shelter that he made as part of his university studies. Well done Zac.

Zac has now decided to learn some skills in metalworking and recently spent some time with Mel Taylor learning how to weld.

Mel and Zac welding

Alan Has It All Sewn Up

Alan Naber is always making some unusual things. Remember the bike bits he used to make table number holders at his sons Moore and Moore café in Fremantle. Then there was the Kangaroo bike he refurbished. This time Allan has made a table using an old sewing machine frame as the legs. The table top that Alan made in the shed looks like a large bread board with its light and dark pieces of wood.

Alan Nabers Sewing Machine Table

Other Items

Raffles

Occasionally we are donated vouchers for meals or groceries which will be raffled to members. Usually these vouchers are valued between $25 and $100. The raffle tickets for these vouchers will be placed adjacent to the sign on computer together with a notice explaining what is being raffled and when the raffle will be drawn. A labelled jar will be provided for the cash payments.

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Please ensure that you pay for the tickets when you take them. If you do not have the cash then please do not take any tickets.

Puns for Educated Mind

1. The fattest knight at King Arthur's round table was Sir Cumference. He acquired his size from too much pi.

2. I thought I saw an eye-doctor on an Alaskan island, but it turned out to be an optical Aleutian.

3. She was only a whisky-maker, but he loved her still.

4. A rubber-band pistol was confiscated from an algebra class, because it was a weapon of math disruption.

5. No matter how much you push the envelope, it'll still be stationery.

6. A dog gave birth to puppies near the road and was cited for littering.

7. A grenade thrown into a kitchen in France would result in Linoleum Blownapart.

8. Two silk worms had a race. They ended up in a tie.

9. A hole has been found in the nudist-camp wall. The police are looking into it.

10. Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

11. Two hats were hanging on a hat rack in the hallway. One hat said to the other: 'You stay here; I'll go on a head.'

Wise Sayings

Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex. It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction. ≈ Albert Einstein Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving. ≈ Albert Einstein Intellectuals solve problems; geniuses prevent them. ≈ Albert Einstein Imagination is more important than knowledge. ≈ Sign hanging in Einstein's office at Princeton.

We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them. ≈ Albert Einstein One old friend is better than two new ones. ≈ Yiddish Proverb