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.

Greece here we come (without the plate smashing) ! The November lunch will start with Greek Chicken and Orzo Youvetsi (a chicken and tomato risotto style dish with kalamata olives and feta cheese - yum).  This will be followed by a Greek Lemon and Filo Pastry Pie which will be served with a dollop of freshly whipped cream.  The lunch will be presented by members of the 2025 Cooking Class group. Cost for food will be $20 with beer and wine at standard prices.   As usual, we need pre-payment with your registration.  You will be able to get a credit towards a future event if you cancel at least 24 hours before the event. Should you need to cancel, please send an email to wernerribul@mac.com. No-shows on the day will forfeit their ticket fee. We hope you will be able to join us. Best regards, Werner & Michael.

Woodworking Machinery Induction (Blue Dot) – Phases 1 & 2 All Members who wish to use the woodworking machinery in the Machine Room will need to complete Phase 1 & Phase 2 of the Woodworking Machinery Induction Training. Please Note that Members must have completed the Red Dot course before enrolling in this Blue Dot course? This Course will be conducted in two Phases over two consecutive weeks (9am - 12pm) so you must be able to commit to both sessions before purchasing a ticket. Each Phase will be approximately a three hour duration. There will be a maximum of 3 persons for each Session. The Cost of this course (for both Phases) is $20.  If after booking, for some reason you cannot attend the training, please advise Michael Cahill on 0459062090 as soon as possible, so we can arrange another session for you.  If you cancel or are a “no show” on the day you will lose your $20 fee so please, only book if you can commit to the two consecutive weeks. Payments can be made online by secure credit card.  Once you have completed both phases of the Woodworking Machinery Induction your Membership Badge will be updated to replace the Red Dot with a Blue Dot.  This will reflect that you have completed all the necessary Woodworking Training and are ready to undertake any Woodworking projects in the Shed. 

COURSE IS FULL The next Training Course for the Laser Cutter is coming up. The first training session will be held on Wednesday 5th November 2025 at 9am. The training will continue each week on Wedensday mornings, until all attendees are proficient enough in using the laser cutter safely and can produce some simple projects in Lightburn. In the past, members required 5-7 sessions, but it really depends on your computer literacy and willingness to learn.  I would like to keep the sessions fairly fluid, where we work together on a few simple projects. Obviously I will explain the general setup of the Laser Cutter, including the all important safety procedures. We also will go through all necessary steps to run Lightburn, the software the shed uses for the laser. Once the training course is booked, I will send out some information to all attending members, including access to a members version of Lightburn (reduced cost). This is a free training course but it is a ticketed event (only 6 spots available), so get your ticket now. Cheers Otti