Thread: 2nd Melbourne Scraping Class.

Hi All,

After sussing the place out, I'd give full marks to the chinese option, friendly staff, food was excellent, the dumplings were crispy and the beer was cold.. and the area Phil referred to, at the back will be ideal.

Also, I got a chance to have a close-up look at Phil's latest batch of hand scrapers, beautifully made and well thought out, and carefully finished they are head and shoulders above anything that's available commercially.. Looks like being a great course coming up!.

Regards
Ray

Hi Bruce,
I was typing while you were posting, that scraper looks excellent, The dowel pin is a much better idea than what I did with mine, youl'll find that the 20mm will clamp 25mm carbide inserts just fine... nice job

Funny looking Oak. Beautiful work. Not bad for an old codger!

Originally Posted by Anorak Bob

Funny looking Oak. Beautiful work. Not bad for an old codger!

Bob
Thanks, the correction has been made American "WALNUT"- not OAK.
There are problems developing as one gets older.
Looking forward to keeping up with you "young" blokes in Melb.
regards
Bruce

Very nice work Bruce, I cant wait to see it in the flesh.

Scraper blades shouldn’t be far away, I had a phone call about them today, so I know they are working on them.

I’m also having some carbides done in tiny little radius, for you guys to try with mottling. We did bump mottling last time. These are for push mottling. Mike Morgan demonstrates it best.

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These are the 60 / 90mm radius ones.

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Regards Phil.

Originally Posted by RayG

Hi All,

After sussing the place out, I'd give full marks to the chinese option, friendly staff, food was excellent, the dumplings were crispy and the beer was cold.. and the area Phil referred to, at the back will be ideal.

I have been there as well with Phil and Greg and will give the place the thumbs up...

I’m sitting here scribbling together a shopping list for food. The bride is on school holidays by the weekend. I lose next weekend for Easter, so I’ll get her onto that, while she is out and about.

Any of you bloke’s have any food intolerances, allergies, religious, cultural or vegetarian preferences, etc that I should know about?

It doesn’t matter to me, I have a son that’s profoundly allergic to peanuts, and a wife that is celiac / gluten free. So I can cater any and which way.

Regards Phil.

I'll eat anything

Phil
I have had Diabetes 2 now for the past 6 yrs.
Totally under control with diet, & no medication, in fact its reverted back to pre Diabetes.
Because I want to keep it that way, I am primarily a vego, dont eat red meat except on rare occasions. Eat chicken, fish, & low GI foods, but in reality can eat anything if required.
Not into sausage sizzles, butter, marjorine, or any fatty stuff, but do not want you to go out of your way at all..
If convenient I can pack some vego sausages if a Barbecue is planned.
regards
Bruce

Originally Posted by Abratool

If convenient I can pack some vego sausages if a Barbecue is planned.

That would be a bit rude to expect a bloke coming from interstate to pack his own snags. I can work vego in with what we are doing, no problem at all. Any problems with bread?

Phil.

Originally Posted by Machtool

That would be a bit rude to expect a bloke coming from interstate to pack his own snags. I can work vego in with what we are doing, no problem at all. Any problems with bread?

Phil.

Regarding bread, Phil, the more grains the better.or sourdough is fine.
The vego sausages I use are Sanitarium brand Veg BBQ... 6 to a 300gram pack in the cold section of Woolworths or Coles, however any brand would be OK.
I do not want you to go to any fuss, its just that I want to keep this Diabetes thing under control, & I have done for the past 6 yrs.
A Red wine goes down the throat nicely, & does not effect the glucose readings, in fact it seems very beneficial
regards
Bruce

I love eating healthy so I'm happy to eat to someone elses requirements if it makes things easier!

Cheers,

Simon

Well, I'll have to leave you guys to it. Again. I just received my roster for the next 2 months and the company has given me the opposite, no should I say PRECISELY the opposite to what I requested. Indeed they couldn't have got it more precisely opposite if a team had sat down with that sole intention. I think in the 13 years I've been working for this company I have never asked for any specific days off until now.

I'm both very, VERY angry right now, and obviously disappointed, but again look forward to seeing the photos of the guys lucky enough to be able to make it.

Cheers,
Pete

Originally Posted by Pete F

Well, I'll have to leave you guys to it. Again. I just received my roster for the next 2 months and the company has given me the opposite, no should I say PRECISELY the opposite to what I requested. Indeed they couldn't have got it more precisely opposite if a team had sat down with that sole intention. I think in the 13 years I've been working for this company I have never asked for any specific days off until now.

I'm both very, VERY angry right now, and obviously disappointed, but again look forward to seeing the photos of the guys lucky enough to be able to make it.

Cheers,
Pete

Sorry to hear that Pete...maybe you'll be joining me on one of my six HKG trips. I have a different interpretation of zero points than Carmen. ?

I am on days off during the course though...so coffee fuelled scraping will be the go.

Greg

Originally Posted by Greg Q

Sorry to hear that Pete...maybe you'll be joining me on one of my six HKG trips. I have a different interpretation of zero points than Carmen. ?

Greg

That would have been at least something to look forward to Greg, but I have six SIN trips with my MBT 2 days off between each one ie time to wash and iron the shirts, check my wife is living here and my keys still open the door, then off to continue on my merry way to redundancy.

Pete