Where are The Tafe's Headed?.
Hi All,
This has really got me wondering, where are the Tafe's headed.
After Our Wood Club has had to vacate the College where we have been for 20+ Years since the Club was started.
The 3 Clubs are all going to the Local Tafe.
Don't get me wrong, as it had to be. Great Location, Good Parking, a Work Bench for all, Good Lighting. We have been made Very Welcome to be there.
90 to 95 % of all the Members are Woodturners, + some are Woodworkers as well.
There is 1 old Wood Lathe & our Club has 2 Mini Lathes, & not sure if a Lathe was purchased, if there was room to put it, but the Tafe is not interested in Woodturning, & wont be.
Most of the Machinery in my opinion, is Industrial ?
They teach a lot of Apprentices.
Can't run the Dust Extraction Equipment at Night of course, as the Buildings are to close to some Residents Homes. Fair enough.
Big 36in.Bandsaw, Blade 5/8 x 4TPI. Not very User Friendly.
The Table Saw is Monstrous with a big Sliding Table + Computerised.
Radial Arm Saws OK, 4 Tormeks, Small user friendly Sander, No Scroll Saws, Monstrous Thicknesser & Planer, Didn't notice any Heating for the winter nights.
We will have a nice Meeting Room, & there is a Kitchen as well.
So that is that & we will have to make the best of it.
We understand & accept, that we All will have to do, The OH & S Course + The Tafe Course as well, on the workings of The Machinery we will be allowed to use.