All Members who intend to be part of the Woodworking Group will need to complete this Power Tools Induction Training. There is a once off Cost of $10 for this Training Course, which can be paid when you purchase a ticket. Note: Members are required to complete the 'Yellow Dot' Shed Introduction session before taking part in a Red Dot training session. There will be a maximum of 3 persons for each Training Session.  If after booking, for some reason you cannot attend the training, please advise the Red Dot coordinator, Jeremy Wallace, on 0406927650 (SMS please), or email (jeremywallace5@outlook.com) as soon as possible, so we can arrange another session for you.  If you have trouble booking please contact Jeremy by SMS. The successful completion of the Red Dot Training is a pre-requisite to booking the Blue Dot Woodwork Machinery Course. Once you have completed this Training, your Membership Badge will updated to show a Red Dot and enable you to undertake any projects in the Main Workshop that utilise only Power Tools. 

All Members who intend to be part of the Woodworking Group will need to complete this Power Tools Induction Training. There is a once off Cost of $10 for this Training Course, which can be paid when you purchase a ticket. Note: Members are required to complete the 'Yellow Dot' Shed Introduction session before taking part in a Red Dot training session. There will be a maximum of 3 persons for each Training Session.  If after booking, for some reason you cannot attend the training, please advise the Red Dot coordinator, Jeremy Wallace, on 0406927650 (SMS please), or email (jeremywallace5@outlook.com) as soon as possible, so we can arrange another session for you.  If you have trouble booking please contact Jeremy by SMS. The successful completion of the Red Dot Training is a pre-requisite to booking the Blue Dot Woodwork Machinery Course. Once you have completed this Training, your Membership Badge will updated to show a Red Dot and enable you to undertake any projects in the Main Workshop that utilise only Power Tools. 

Our very own Jim Thom will be showing us how to use the new, Whizz Bang denailing tool in between telling us about his nomination for the Shed Management Committee.  All are welcome.

Join everyone in our shady Spring garden for fresh baked scones, jam and cream with friendly companionship.  All existing members as well as any prospective members are welcome.

Our new 'Artisan Bread Baking Group' will be preparing some delicious sourdough breads this afternoon, ready for baking on Thursday morning. This time, Mario Properzi will be teaching us how to bake the best "Turkish Flatbread in the West"! You will be able to smell and sample the 'spoils' of this effort if you visit the SCMS Kitchen on Thursday at lunchtime.

The training on the Laser Cutter in November continues this morning for all already registered attendees.

We are scheduled to prepare another Homeless meal in cooperation with Matilda Bay Rotary Club. Now that Summer has well & truly taken hold, we will be cooking a more fresh and healthy menu for our Homeless meals, depending on the type of produce that will be dropped off by MBRC. Anybody is welcome to drop by our kitchen and say 'Hello' to our team. Best regards, Geoff.

Do you want to learn how to design cnc projects and cut them on the cnc router? John Hassell will be running a two part introductory course for those interested in CNC routing. This course will give you some insight into cnc routing in woodworking projects. The course will be run over two consecutive Saturday morning sessionsfrom 9:00 am to noon in the Shed Meeting Room. The first Saturday session on the 15th of November  will be an introduction to VCarve Pro, the CAD software used to design cnc projects. The second Saturday session on the 22nd of November will be a practical session on the cnc  router. In the first session we will work through a simple design project in VCarve Pro step by step, and in the second session we will look at how to set up and machine a project on the cnc machine. To participate in this course you will need:- 1. Reasonable computer literacy. 2. A Windows laptop computer with a mouse to bring to the sessions. 3. A functioning copy of VCarve Pro Trial Edition installed on your laptop. This can be downloaded at:- https://www.vectric.com/free-trial/ You want VCarve Pro, not Desktop. Download as a guest. Sorry, VCarve Pro will not run on an Apple computer. 3. When you install the software it will ask you what cnc machine you are using. The Shed has a Pro V6 AR6 manufactured by Axiom. The course is free, but you will need to take a ticket as we limit numbers to the first 10 persons. See you there. John Hassell CNC Router and Laser Group

We are ready for our second Kitchen Team lunch excursion in 2025 and, this time, your trusted Egyptian chef Sami Tadros has organised a visit to "Beiyrut Lebanese Restaurant" in Tuart Hill (75 Wanneroo Road). He should know what he's talking about, this is his kind of food! We will gather at the Men's Shed after finishing the cleanup from morning tea and at 11:30am proceed to the restaurant with a few 'able' drivers providing transport. Depending on the level of interest, we may need 5-6 cars to take the other members to Tuart Hill and back. Sami has negotiated an all-in price of $45 per person which includes a set menu of appetizers, starters and mixed-meat platters with oriental rice plus any soft drinks and baklava as a sweet finish. Corkage will also be covered since we will, as usual, bring a selection of wines and beers from our shed stock - Dennis, we need your ute again to ferry the cold drinks! I hope you will be able to join us for this memorable occasion during which we will celebrate our wonderful achievements over the last 6 months!  Best regards, Werner + Michael.

Interested in 3D printing? After a successful Royal Show enterprise, the CNC/Laser Group is exploring the possibility of aquiring a 3D Printer for the Shed. We would like to hear from anyone with 3D Printer expertise who could provide input to the Group on the type of 3D Printer and software that would be appropriate for use in the Shed. To this end, the Group will be holding a meeting in the Shed meeting room on Thursday 13th of November at 11:15 am, just after the usual scones and jam and cream morning tea. See you there John Hassell Lead, CNC/Laser Group

Virtual Currencies Chris Douglas is our guest speaker on this very current topic. For his presentation to the Men’s shed, Chris has advised that he will start with the first virtual currencies namely frequent flyer programmes and later shopping rewards programmes e.g. flybys. Chris has used this approach when training detectives and it helps remove some of the mystic. By using this easily understood technique, Chris has found that once participants grasp the concept then the rest falls neatly into place.  Chris will also talk about Blockchain technology which really is driving the virtual currencies industry. Should time permit Chris may also include information about Donald Trump’s virtual currency. Should be rather interesting. So come along and be enlightened, entertained and enjoy the fellowship with your fellow Sheddies and guests.  

CANCELLED The training on the Laser Cutter in November continues this morning for all already registered attendees.