Noises from your ShedMosman Park Community Men’s Shed Newsletter AUGUST 2015

Charlie, as she prefers to be called, loves going to school at Mosman Park Primary, but getting there had become a battle against the heavens. When it rained, she just couldn’t get to school without getting soaked.

Importantly Charlie missed two weeks of school last term due to bad weather.

Charlie’s angst began when the engine of her dad, Phil’s, specially modified van seized. The single dad hasn’t been able to replace the van, which was fitted out to carry Charlie’s wheelchair so that the youngster who has cerebral palsy could get the most out and about.

“The thing about Charlie is that she is always smiling apart from when she gets cold and wet,” Phil Braden said.

Charlie’s wheelchair is a one-of-a-kind built for her particular needs so you can’t buy an off-the-shelf rain cover.

Unable to replace or repair the van, Phil approached the members of the Mosman Park Community Men’s Shed.

Shed Member James Campbell, who is a professional photographer and a qualified welder, set to work designing a bespoke rain cover for Charlie’s wheelchair.

“Being cold and wet after the bike ride to school are some of my least favourite memories of growing up so it was great to take on this project to help Charlie and keep her smiling,” said James.

Using aluminium and PVC Plastic, James created a cover, which keeps Charlie warm and dry on the way to school. It also means she can continue to enjoy the school outdoor activities throughout the winter term.

“It’s another great example of how the expertise and ingenuity of the men from this Shed help those across our community,” said Brian Milmore, Chairman of the Mosman Park Community Men’s Shed.

In the Braden household, the Men’s Shed members have become known as Charlie’s Angels.

Charlie’s Angels get Papal Inspiration.It may look like a Pope mobile but he’s not in there. Sitting front and centre is eight-year-old Charlotte Braden.

∆ Brian with Helen Morton, Count Me In Ambassador Imran Ariff and Shaun Dubery.

Chairman’s ReportDuring the month we completed the mentoring project for intellectually disabled young men and have had debriefing sessions with the Universities. My thanks to all the mentors who participated in the project.

During the month we completed the mentoring project for intellectually disabled young men and have had debriefing sessions with the Universities. My thanks to all the mentors who participated in the project

The Shed extensions are progressing with the survey of the additional land completed. It is expected that the proposal will go to the Town of Mosman Park during August for approval.

We have been invited to operate a sausage sizzle at Bunnings at Claremont on Saturday 22 August. Similarly, Bunnings are having a family night to promote Father’s day. It will be held on an evening early in September. We have been invited to demonstrate how make tool boxes similar to the ones we made in the mentoring project. Volunteers are invited to assist with both projects.

The Craft Market Committee met during the month to start preparing for the next Craft Market which will be held on 1 November.

Members are reminded that the annual General Meeting will be held on 19 August 2015. Two members of the Committee will be standing down. A separate notice of meeting will be sent to members inviting nominations for the Committee.

Thank you to those members who have paid their annual fees. Members who haven’t paid their annual fees are reminded that their annual fees are now overdue. Fees have been maintained at $100 for this year.

During the month we received another delivery of wheelbarrows from Stratco and we must thank Charlie Smith and Shaun Dubery for their efforts. This is an important revenue source for the Shed and more assembly assistants would be welcome.

Sincerely,Brian Millmore, Chairman

Rob Willis from the Australian National Library, dropped by the Shed last month to conduct interviews as part of the Library’s Oral History Project on Community Sheds.

Rob has interviewed guys from Sheds across Australia and Mosman Park Community Men’s Shed are the first representatives from Western Australia.

Rob spoke with Dave Bowman, Brett Pollock, Hamish Thompson and Iain Croft, whose voices and memories are now immortalised as part of the National Collection.

NATIONAL ARCHIVE

SHED TALK - WED 19th AUG 4pm

This month’s special talk will be on Living Well with Dementia.Michelle Harris, Dementia Consultant with the Bethanie Group will join us to discuss

the wellbeing approach at Riversea and Bethanie. Michelle will also explain the services

and support for people to live with dementia across WA.

∆ Jon Bassett from the Western Suburbs Weekly with Dace and Rob.

Our 18-year-old son Daniel has been involved in the Men’s Shed 10 week mentoring project.

Daniel, who has a diagnosis of Classic Autism/Intellectual Disability, has immensely enjoyed the program, looking forward to the two hours at the Mosman Park Community Men’s Shed every Saturday, with great anticipation.

He often talks about the Men’s Shed during the days between his visit and recalls some of the activities he has been involved in (“Saturday...To the Men’s Shed…hold the drill…see the wheelbarrow”)

He has enjoyed working with his mentors and the other members he has met while at the Shed over the ten-week period. The morning tea gathering before Daniel starts his project work is also a hit and provides a much-needed opportunity to learn and develop social skills.

Daniel has limited opportunities to develop friendships or socialise with a group and the Men’s Shed has also provided this. We often hear Daniel repeating “Hi Shaun... Hi Brian...Hi Mike…” as Saturday approaches.

It has been a wonderful opportunity for Daniel to interact with and learn from a great group of supportive and helpful people. There is something about the acceptance and learning that goes on that gives Daniel so much to look forward to.

It’s also great to note the enthusiasm with which he is received at the Shed and the support and encouragement that is provided.

We are very grateful to the members of the Mosman Park Community Men’s shed for providing Daniel with such a

wonderful opportunity to engage with the local community and to learn and develop new skills.

It’s so pleasing to see the interaction that happens at the Shed; the benefits everyone gets from that interaction and the socialisation benefits that accrue to him.

Thank you to the members for their participation in this project and for their patience and understanding of Daniel’s needs.

Daniel is keen (and so are we!) to keep up his involvement with the Men’s Shed. Daniel often repeats, “next week to the Men’s shed” and “do you like the Men’s Shed?” which means he really likes it.

So we want to apply for membership so that he can continue to develop his skills and be involved with the people he has met and other members of our local community.

Mal is planning to join as well so that if a carer is not available, father and son can go together, which would be great too.

Kind regards, Mal & Marcie Cronstedt

Mentoring Project

∆ Daniel and Shaun.

∆ Richard Allen and Tony Brown with mentee Timothy Adams.

∆ A copy of the thank you letter to the Shed from the Adams family.

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A while ago I heard that a new Bike Gang had domiciled itself in the Community Men’s Shed in Mosman Park and, as I have an inquisitive nature, I made enquiries to see if I could join the New Chapter.

I was welcomed with open arms by the Chapter President Vic Power, flanked by his stalwart lieutenants John and John.

I was taken to their headquarters on the First Floor, where they started speaking in Bike Language, which sounded like complete gobbledegook. To become a proper member I had to donate my bike for eventual dissection.

Over the next four or five days I helped in the mutilation; adaptation and decapitation of several bikes, not only mine.

It was quite a revelation.

At regular intervals President Vic would give me serious instructions in Bike Language, which I still do not understand to this day. Sometimes he would form a troika with those stalwart lieutenants John and John and they would each explain what was going to be done next, and then we broke up and did the exact opposite.

I helped President Vic to remove, what seemed to me a perfectly good brake handles and gear changes, with a hacksaw and he would assure me that it was all for the better.

For a week my bike had been trussed up from the rafter and had a hundred wires hanging from it like coloured spaghetti, yet the Gang Leaders were delighted with their butchering.

And then, like a true miracle, the Master and his two Disciples put the whole lot back together, pumped up the tyres and I drove off on my new Electric Bike.

In closing I want to point out the mateship, camaraderie and the enormous expertise shown by those who built my bike for me – especially of course Vic Power, John Steinhardts and John Keightley.

With such a positive Gang of blokes around you, it is a privilege to be a Member of this Shed.

The Bikie Gang by Klaas Edel

Fresh – Butcher – Bakery

Deli – Gourmet – Organic

OPEN 7 DAYS 8am–9pm130 Wellington Street

Natural Recycling

Twelve years ago a marri tree fell on Bill Groves’ Meelup property. Never one to let anything go to waste Bill brought in a portable mill and cut a stack of boards.

Racked and left to dry for 12 years, the beautifully grained marri is now being used for a plethora of projects.

Following on from his Macintosh Chairs, Bill has just created this beautiful hallway stand.

Using no nails it is held together by wooden domino joints and glue. It will then just require a couple of coats of finishing oil and cabinetmaker’s wax.

∆ Bill Groves clamping up.

StratcoLast month we received another delivery of wheelbarrows from Stratco and we must thank Charlie Smith and Shaun Dubery for their efforts. This is an important revenue source for the Shed and more assembly assistants would be welcome.

‘Projects’ continued next page...

Charlie Smith in full flow assembling ever more wheelbarrows.

Huon TimeDavid Syminton contemplates time and motion as he creates this beautiful clock from piece of Huon Pine.

Projects from across the Shed . . .

∆ Is it time for Smoko time yet?

Unlike a dowel, the Domino tenon prevents rotation of the joint. Furthermore, it offers superior joint strength and more surface area for glue adhesion.

To use the Domino joining tools that are in the Shed please talk with Mike Wiggin.

Domino versus Dowels

∆ Load ‘em up guys!

Virus #@≠!

We’ve had problems, again, with the Shed computer system. The most likely culprit was a Crypto Virus, which probably came in an email attachment.

Shed IT Master Brett Drage has taken care of the issue, restored the system and installed stronger security software with an anti-malware scanner.

The key if you are on one of the Shed computers is to be careful opening strange looking email attachments. If in doubt ask Brett

Craft Market & RaffleThe Mosman Craft Market is a bi-annual fundraising event, proudly hosted by Mosman Park Community Men’s Shed. The next event will be held on Sunday 1st November, 2015, from 9:30 to 2:30pm, at Tom Perrot Reserve, McCabe Street, in and around the Community Men’s ‘Shed’.

It’s a great opportunity to get a head-start on the Christmas gift shopping as there will be a wide variety of locally produced and hand-crafted goods on offer, including original paintings, sculptures and pottery works, fashion and accessories for the whole family, and of course, toys for the children.

In addition to the bustling stalls, market-goers will be entertained by great live music performances. Children can have fun with balloon twisting, leap onto the bouncy castle or join in the face painting, all courtesy of the very popular Rosie O!. The Shed is also proposing to inaugurate its own “Find Your Antique” event, which will be based on the concept used in the BBC’s “Antiques Roadshow” programme.

Creative Page

Nick Page gets to work on the doors of a TVR Tasmin that he is helping a friend to restore.

The car should look like this when it’s finished.

∆ Brett Drage taking care of the office computer.

∆ Nick hard at work in the metal room.

How can you help? . . .We always need help with the letterbox drop, manning stalls, cooking and food on the day and general clear up – but if you are feeling creative why not donate some of your work to the Shed Raffle.Trevor Gorey is making one of his Gaudi inspired mirrors but we need at least two more significant prizes. If you feel inspired please have a word with Mike Ansell∆ Trevor Gorey working

on the intricate detail of his prize mirror

Got an interesting project that we could feature in ‘Noises from your Shed?’

We’d love to hear from you.

Email: iain@magswest.com or call/text: 0487 320 041

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Bob Wallis, President of the Hand Tool Preservation Society of Western Australia, popped into the Shed on Wednesday 29 July to work on preparations and publicity for the WA Wood Show at Claremont Showgrounds on 7, 8 and 9 August.

Bob brought along a number of historic hand tools, including this site level, which was owned by Richard John Anketell, the man responsible for the construction of the Rabbit Proof Fence.

The construction of the fence began in 1901 to combat the rabbit plague attacking Australia’s agriculture.

Richard John Anketell was responsible for the construction of the fence from 1904 to 1907. He managed a workforce of 120 men, 350 camels, 210 horses, and 41 donkeys.

When completed it was the longest fence in the world at over 2,000 miles (3,218.7 kms).

Bob and other members of the Hand Tool Preservation Society will be display and demonstrate a range of historic tools at the WA Wood Show. This will be in great contrast to the latest in tool technology also at the Show.

Members from the Mosman Park Community Men’s Shed will be helping out at the Western Australian Men’s Shed Association (WAMSA) stand at the Show.

History in the making . . .

∆ Mike Wiggin and Bob Wallis with the site level from the Rabbit Proof Fence.

∆ New Shed member Sam Price gets straight into working on some old railway sleepers.

∆ WA Cops Matt and Steven

drop into the Shed for a

friendly visit.

∆ Rafael Croft behind the wheel of Brett Pollock’s Cadillac.

∆ Tim Vlasschaert, from MNG, surveys the land for the potential new shed extension.

∆ Bob Grocke making jarrah

chopping boards for the next

Craft Market.

You’re Snapped!

Dennis Gavranic chose a simple solution when needing to bond American White Oak veneer to his intricate table.

Paper backed veneer is as the name suggests, veneers that are backed with paper. The advantage to this is it is available in large sizes, or sheets, as smaller pieces are joined together prior to adding the backing. This is helpful for users that do not wish to join smaller pieces of raw veneers together. This is also helpful when veneering curves and columns as the veneer is less likely to crack.

Dennis ordered his Crown Cut American Oak paper backed veneer from timbers traders in Bibra Lake. “The other great advantage to using paper backed veneer is that the contact adhesive won’t seep through,” he said.

Dennis is now waiting on the delivery of the tabletop section, which is being cut on a computerised router.

Alan Harvey making a capacitive loaded dipole antenna for a 20, 15 and 10 metre shortwave band portable antenna.

Portable antenna . . .

Paper back worker . . .

∆ Dennis bonds his veneers.

∆ Alan creating his T-bar, and the new antenna.

This year the Shed Committee has decided to retain the existing annual fee of $100. This has been made possible by a reduction in the cost of insurance.

Our annual costs of running the Shed are over $100,000 per annum and early payment of your annual fees is much appreciated as this will assist with our cash flow.

Please note that we’ve changed the colour of the name badges to blue to indicate that members have paid their annual membership fees.

ANNUAL FEES

2015/16 ARE

NOW DUE

It seems a reminder is needed for members to replace tools where they got them from when working in the Shed. We have tools going missing sometimes for days because somebody has used them on a job then just left them where ever they were working. It can add a lot of time to a job when you have to spend the first twenty minutes or so searching for tools that should have been readily available. It is also a good idea to make sure the tools are in good order when you put them back. Accidents do happen and things occasionally break but if that happens to you please let an overseer of myself know so we can deal with it.

On a happier note the Shed appears to be staying much tidier and that is a credit to all of us. Thank you to the blokes who come in on Tuesday morning and give up some time to clean before working on their own projects.

Regards to all,

Dave Bowman The Shed Boss

From the shed

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SHED SAFETYSafety in the Shed is an absolute priorityA tidy shed is a safer shed

∆ Bruce clears up after himself.

Contact Details Shed Boss: Dave Bowman

Mobile: 0437 357 648 Email: admin@mpms.org.au

PO Box 4373 Mosman Park 6012. Tel: 9383 3354

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SHED TALK

Wed 19 Aug - 4pm

4th AGM Wed 19 Aug - 5pm

Craft Market & Raffle

Sunday 1 Nov

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∆ Geoff Turle takes it easy on his jarrah pentagonal table.