| Status: | Active, open to new members |
| Coordinator: | |
| When: | Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 14:00-16:00 The Wednesday after the Core meeting |
| Venue: | Charlie's Shed |
| Cost: | Contributions to tea and biscuits welcome....... |
For People who prefer to Repair or Restore rather than Throw Away!
Fixing things feels good!
The Shed is a regular item on many members' monthly calendar. This is not a repair service - you don't drop stuff off for us to repair for you; rather we encourage Members of both sexes to share their practical skills and enjoy repairing their own damaged and broken items. This provides the opportunity to learn new skills and try out various tools. Plus, of course, there are great conversations, and tea & biscuits!
Use the Coordinator's link above to email us for more details.
Forthcoming meetings
We meet on the Wednesday following an ssu3a Core Meeting which is the 2nd Monday of the month. (Please note this is sometimes the 3rd Wednesday!)
October 14th
November 11th
December 16th (EG This is the 3rd Wednesday....)
Previous meetings
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We learned the theory and practice of soldering, and used it for a successful repair.
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We laser-cut a Christmas decoration.
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We reach a really exciting stage of the Planters Project, and a clock reveals a secret.
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The Repair Shed grows in popularity - particularly with the ladies. They enjoy learning new skills, especially with power tools, so its not just tea & biscuits !!! The Planters Project is now well underway with an excellent detailed 3D design from Terry to work to.
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In addition to welcoming several new members, we started a project to make 2 planting troughs, or 'Planters', for the Bentley Heath Community Centre; not so much a repair job as a 'make it from scratch' project. More about this in future posts.
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Seven Members met at Terry's house for a special session on 3D printing.Terry gave a presentation showing how 3D printing evolved from traditional manufacturing, and talked about the kind of thing that can be printed, materials available, capabilities of different types of printer, and so on. After the theory, the group tackled a practical task; to…