Submitted by Gerry Tilmans, Team Leader
Fall has officially begun and we are now in planning mode for this winter’s activities. In November a small group of wood carvers will be teaching themselves how to make objects and figures (or kindling if it fails). Scale model building along with airbrushing and painting camouflage is in the works. The woodworkers will be teaching themselves how to make wooden joints such as mortise and tenon, dovetail, dowels and biscuits using power and hand tools. Sharpening chisels, lawnmower blades, scissors and more will be explored.
A recent donation from Rainer was an excellent wet grinder for sharpening but not losing the tempering of the blade from excess heat when being ground. We also have an order to build six single cavity bat boxes and plan to make a few more for stock, as well as a larger triple cavity version.
Completely unrelated to any of the previous interests, we will be exploring the Arduino microcontroller. These can be used for home automation, environment monitoring and data logging, and much more for a starting price under $50.
Drop in for Coffee Monday every week 9am-11am at Canadian Legion Branch 202, 6 Hellyer Road on Highway 6, 4 km north of Ferndale. Doors open at 8:45am.
Our next monthly meeting is Saturday October 24 from 9am-11am where we talk about past and upcoming projects so please come out.
In Wiarton, Bruce Men’s Shed coffee gathering is every Wednesday at 10am at 451 Frank street, Matthew Mutch hosting.
If you would like further information on how to get involved with the Men’s Shed movement, please contact us at brucemensshed@gmail.com or call Gerry at (519) 793–3005.
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