Thread: Daylesford Men`s Shed

Fantastic! I have great fun at the Knox wood workers workshop! What sort of groups do you have there? Turning and everything?

Thanks Tea Lady.
We do all types of things,turning ,auto, welding,leadlighting,slab surfacing with a ubeaut Torque Work Centre we purchased from the wood show in Oct. We also have a womens group on fridays, basic woodwork but a few are into slab bush seats, good stuff!
Regards Col D

Well done Col and all your mates at Daylesford.

Our shed, the Hills Mens Shed, has been going about the same time, a couple of years, and it just keeps getting better.

If any of your mates get up here to NW Sydney , make sure they drop in for a cuppa and a guided tour.

G`day Avery

There pretty good these mens sheds could be up in NSW next year would be good to catch up for a cuppa and yarn.
Col D

Originally Posted by colin dunlop

Thanks Tea Lady.
We do all types of things,turning ,auto, welding,leadlighting,slab surfacing with a ubeaut Torque Work Centre we purchased from the wood show in Oct. We also have a womens group on fridays, basic woodwork but a few are into slab bush seats, good stuff!
Regards Col D

Knox doesn't have a separate day for women, but 2 or three are always there. And on Friday's for the traditional furniture making with hand tools we are out numbering the blokes.

We were supposed to have 14 women on the friday but so far only 5 have turned up, they don`t what they are missing, when the word get`s out we could be overun, this is our second term with this programme.

HI colin
welcome to the mens sheds i hope every thing goes well in the new year with the concrete pour.If you happen to be in tasmania at some stage call into the shed in Deloraine and have cuppa.
regards John T

Good to hear your shed is getting built, ours is at a similar stage to yours and we are still dealing with he local council Might see if I can find some time to come down and visit if that is OK, have to wait till the water goes down

G`day John
Been to Deloraine many years great spot! would love to take you up on that offer, I nearly made it to Tas for the National Mens shed general meeting last year but SWMBO had something else on. Maybe I`ll get there soon

Regards Col D

Welcome any time ,when you can make it give me a yell, we meet on Thursdays
Cheers Col D

Hope we get an invite to the shed warming.

:idea: Daylsford would be a great place for a turnfest! (Not that we're allowed to use the term "ternfest" Apparently someone else has patented it! )

Hi Guys....and ladies. Well its been two years since we started with a steering committee for the Murwillumbah Men's Shed. (I'm Chairman) Its not too far away, possibly Jan-Feb we should take over a decommissioned pump shed sponsored by Tweed Shire Council. Great brick and tile building, many areas for computer/electronics, smoko, engine/lawnmowers, cooking, smoko, woodworking, welding, garden, smoko, did I say that again? guess the Men's Shed is all about sharing, stories and what better place to speak up....smoko!
Anyway, still looking at Inc., and constitution and many other things like trying to get started!! Sure the members will know what to do.
Look forward to hearing your stories. Cheers, Maddog

Sure will , we have about 4 lathes so we can make up our own name for a fest,lots of "fests" up here in Daylesford

Hi Maddog
That`s the only way to go with the Inc we are with the Daylesford Neighourhood centre and while it helped to get us started, we really have to go our own way now so we know where our money is etc and not to be told that we have to do a learning procces, we 64 (thats me ) and some 80yr olds really don`t like to be told how to use machines and tools by someone that knows nothing about it, and when it is all boiled down that is not what a mens shed is all about.

Like you said smoko ,talk, little bit of work on the important things, smoko etc, etc.

Will keep you updated Re- Inc as we have just given our 21 days notice of the meeting to start our Inc Cheers Col D