contributors working at home in may 2020
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INSIDE President’s Comments 2 Robert Fraser/Bruce Turner……………………..3 Ernest Clegg/Brian Nolan 4 Bruce Meyers/ David Crossley…………...5 Photography Group……...6 Music Group/Kevin Diprose…………………….7 Trevor Cornes/Alan Carter8 Bruce Collins/Good And Bad Things ………...9 Wayne Hansen……… .10 Men’s Health 11/12 Times of Limitation 12 3D Printing …… …… 13
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S H E D T A L K M E N M A K I N G A D I F F E R E N C E
May 2020 Volume 11 Number 4
CONTRIBUTORS WORKING AT HOME IN MAY 2020
During the virus conditions we are featuring members who are achieving interesting results from their hobbies or other work activities at home. It is also an opportunity to acknowledge and thank all our contributors.
Neil Egan David Crossley,
Nev O’Brien
Articles for the newsletter: Send articles, jokes,
comment, snippets, recipes, tips, suggestions, bouquets,
brickbats, etc.
Email to the editorial team: newsletter @mtgravattmensshed.org.au www.mtgravattmensshed.org.au
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Printed courtesy of Councilor Krista Adams and the Holland Park Ward Office
Patrons: Body: Dr Brian Kable; Mind: Professor Dr Grant Devilly; Spirit: Rt Rev Dr Doug Stevens
President: Lloyd Akeroyd Vice-Presidents: Harry Crosbie, John Wicks
Secretary: Robert Fraser; Minutes Secretary: Ken Mihill, Treasurer: Graeme Cumner; Assist. Treasurer: John Bettenay
Area Co-Ordinators; Building & Grounds: Jim Pollock Community Projects: Bart McKnight; IT Coordinator: Neville O’Brien
Office: Peter Tyley: Recreation Room: Colin Smith: Public Relations: John Wicks: Welfare: Richard Moulton
Workshop: Asbjorn Petterson Immediate Past President: Peter Lindsay
Email: [email protected] Mail: Secretary, Post Box No 239, Mansfield Qld 4122
Phone Shed Office: 3343 2216
PRESIDENTS’ COMMENTS The shed will reopen………………sometime. In the meantime, we are all watching the government explain the rules and looking for what they really mean for us both in the shed and at home. The challenges we face are: Social distancing restricts us as everything we do in the shed, we do with others and in close contact. The requirement for 1.5 m between people or 4m2 per person indoors makes both the shed and the community hall too small for our activities. Membership in one or more of the vulnerable categories. Less than one third of members under 70 and only about 50 under 65 and an unknown number with various health vulnerabilities. When we do get to reopen the shed, there will undoubtedly be need for some things to be different than they were. Some of the things that will have to be considered are: • Scheduling of activities may have to change so that the number of members in the shed at any one
time is more controlled. Sanitary wipes may have to be used every time a shared item is used. This could extend to such things as chairs, tables, counter tops, bench tops, tools, and equipment.
• There may have to be a move to disposable cups, plates, and cutlery. Cleaning of toilets and ba-
sins may have to be more frequent. Limits may have to be put on the number of members in specific areas.
These and more will be considered very carefully before the shed reopens. When this does happen, each member will then have to decide whether they are comfortable in coming to the shed or if they prefer to maintain their isolation. And remember, if you are sick, stay home and keep your fellow shedders safe. More information can be found at https://mensshed.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/COVID-19-11-May-2020-SHED-RESOURCE-Getting-back-to-the-Shed.pdf
MANY THANKS TO YOU NEWSLETTER CONTRIBUTORS, INCLUDING THOSE WHO ENJOY FINDING AND DISTRIBUTING ‘FUNNIES’ FOR THE JUNE NEWSLETTER, PLEASE SHARE WITH US ANY NTERESTING STORIES REGARDING HOBBIES OR WORK ACTIVITIES YOU ARE ENGAGED IN AT HOME. CONTACT: [email protected] or [email protected] ___________________________________________________________________________________________
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FROM ROBERT FRASER
I have attached some of my latest efforts in painting, carving and pyrographics. The painting (left) I have called Storm Cloud due to the angry nature of the man depicted. The carving (left) depicts the calm sailing of a flock of Pelicans at the beach. The wood is New Guinea Rosewood. In the paintings on the right, I am continuing to practice my wood burning with pictures of a Mill House and a Musician.
FROM BRUCE TURNER I decided to carve a stallion from a slab of maple timber originally from my parents’ dairy farm on the Atherton Tableland. It is 68 years since the slab was cut.
Don Tanner helped me cut out the block on the last day before the lockdown.
The challenges when carving this Brumby Stallion were the direction the Stallion was galloping, head and legs position and muscle flexing.
At one stage I accidently shaved off one ear and had to glue it back on.
It took many hours which kept me occupied during the lockdown. Cheers. Bruce
STOP PRESS
FROM NEXT ISSUE THERE WILL BE SPACE ALLOCATED FOR MEMBERS WHO WISH TO SELL OR BUY OR BORROW OR DONATE SOMETHING.
PLEASE COTACT THE SECRETARY: [email protected] or [email protected]
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ERNEST CLEGG
Ernest is well pleased with his creation of a specially made stool that is designed to suit his wife, Starr’s. She needs to rest her leg while sitting in a wheel chair. Medically, the straight leg facilitates the blood flow down to the bottom of the foot. The stool is made on an angle to best accommodate the need.
WORKING FROM HOME-
BRIAN NOLAN
Brian is certainly not bothered about isolation. He has been busy being seriously involved in creating an enlarged kitchen, building a new roof for the pergola and removing trees from the back yard.
His most difficult job seems to be the obstinate stumps of the Yucca plants.
Brian’s wife Margaret confirms Brian’s degree of busyness.
St Barts Anglican Church Mt Gravatt We gather for worship Every Sunday at 7.00 and 9.00 am Cr Logan Road and Moun-tain Street Phone: 3849 4411 MGMS Bronze Sponsor
FROM BRUCE MEYERS LEADER-WOOD TURNING GROUP Here are couple of photos of projects I’ve managed to do.
The first photo has some coasters I’ve made from leftovers from a previous job, and the bowls are experiments with various wood that has been given to me.
The big round one is some type of ash, the smaller one is Tijuana (I believe they also call it Rosewood) the third one is Hoop Pine and was just attempting a three sided bowl.
The second photo are attempts at natural edge bowls, with the timber being Camphor Laurel and Jacaranda.
Stay safe, hope to see everyone soon.
Cheers Bruce Meyers
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FROM DAVID CROSSLEY
My daughter in Canada asked me to make a stand that would hold her recipe book upright while she is cooking. Because the piece was to be sent to Canada by Australia Post, it had to be a flat-pack design.
The photos show what I came up with, made from offcuts I had lying around my workshop. The light-coloured timber is karri and the dark timber is jarrah, both Western Australian species.
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FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP The photography group now has a website https://gravattmspg.myportfolio.com/ It is intended to be a showcase of photos from the groups' monthly excursions as well as a website gallery for group members who would like an individual online portfolio of their photos. Currently, due to the Covid 19 lockdown the group is running a photo theme of 'Inside/outside the house and beyond the gate' (subject matter open). This theme will continue until the lockdown is lifted and the Shed reopens. Any Shed members who would like to photographically contribute to the Covid 19 lockdown theme are most welcome. This includes the wood/metal workers, painters etc ... take a photo of your creations and email them to the photography group's coordinator Peter Dinnan. [email protected]
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9 Des Wilkinson
11 Richard Roxborough 12 Andrew Wilson
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2 Roger Carter 3 Keith Cordwell 4 Keith Cordwell
5.Peter Dinnan 6 Peter Dinnan
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Some musical terms which may be helpful when reading music?
Coda – an ending section of a piece of music and signified by the sign D.C. al fine – a repeat from the beginning to the word ‘fine’.
Dot --- a sign placed after a note indicating that its time value is extended by a half eg = 1 and a half beats. One important exercise that should be practiced is playing the scales. Do - re - mi - fa - so - la - ti - do which represents the 7 notes of the scale and returning to the root note on 8. Example Key of “G” the notes are g – a – b – c – d – e – f# and g Note 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 - 6 - 7 - and 8 ___________________________________________________________________________________
FROM KEVIN DIPROSE Paris
GUITAR/MUSIC GROUP MAY 2020 NEWSLETTER REPORT
Photos above show from the left 2 Australian Made Maton Acoustic Guitars working from home and ad-hering to the “Social Distancing” rules. It is very quiet now but the guitars were playing the song “The Sound of Silence", originally called "The Sounds of Silence". It is a song by the American music duo Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel. The song was written by Paul Simon over several months in 1963 and 1964. A studio audition led to the duo signing a record deal with Columbia Records, and the song was recorded in March 1964 at Columbia Studios in New York City for inclusion on their debut album. The song was recorded in the Key of Dm.
D Minor
D minor is a minor scale based on D, consisting of the pitches D, E, F, G, A, Bb and C. Its key signature has one flat. Its relative major is F major and its parallel major is D major.
Remember we learnt to play that song “What Shall We Do With the Drunken Sailor” in this key of D minor.
I hope everyone is still very well and still practicing for at least 1 hr a day. Terry Thomson
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MEET TREVOR CORNES My background
I started selling automotive paint into trade panel shops in 1976 as a paint sales rep. I completed a trade qualification at Ithaca TAFE.
The major brands I sold were Berger Automotive, Wattle/Sparton, Spies Hecker, Dupont, Sikkens-Akzo Nobel, 3M, Septone, Norton, K&H, various Polish brands, Meguires, Auto Glym, Armorall and the Septone range.
I retired in July 2019.
In all of the years of promoting and selling I found a love for the products that maintained original vehicle paint finishes and were easy to apply and use. New Vehicle production
In production lines for vehicles there is a requirement to provide lasting resistance to the rigors of customer use in the surface coatings. Vehicle coatings are to provide both protection and decoration.
Modern car paints are nearly always an acrylic polyurethane "enamel" with a pigmented basecoat and a clear topcoat. It may be described as "acrylic", "acrylic enamel", "urethane", etc. and the clearcoat in particular may be described as a lacquer.
Water-based acrylic polyurethane enamel paint is currently the most widely used paint for reasons including reducing paint's environmental impact. (Wikipedia)
Some products that work for me personally. (Note! NO Silicon’s). ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
A VISIT TO ALAN CARTER’S PLACE
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In a visit to Alan Carter’s place you would be right if you expected to enter a personal art gallery. Paintings of all sorts of subjects including a self portrait adorn each wall of his unit. He says the isolation period is proving to be quite productive as he is spending more time on his favourite hobby. To members of the Art Group Alan asks that you keep up the good work at home and when the Shed reopens “we are going to have a display of paintings that have been made.”
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NEWS FROM BRUCE COLLINS - HEARTFIT Covid 19 shutdown from March 20 meant a total stop of my business especially for the fact my entire business serves the most vulnerable in regard to the coronavirus - the mature age demographic. So with a lot of help from a tech savvy friend I have got HeartFIT operating online via Zoom webinars 5 days a week with over 200 registered subscribers. It's has been a huge learning experience for me, I love having the ability to stream safely into my people’s homes to keep them strong both physically and mentally during this time of restricted living. To add some spice to all this journey I decided to move temporarily to Sydney to live with my wife while we cannot commute back & forth at the moment. So now I stream from a very small sun room in a 1 bedroom apartment overlooking the Sydney harbour ....it definitely is crazy where life can lead - I would never have imagined this was possible. I hope all the Men's Shed members are doing well at this time. All the best to you all good men from the Shed. I look forward to catching up soon. Bruce Collins HeartFIT
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GOOD AND BAD THINGS - POST CORONA
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MEET NEW MEMBER --WAYNE HANSEN - CARTOONIST AND ARTIST
My father very rarely spoke about his experiences during WWII. He did open up a little just before his death re the kitchen bench. He kept in contact with his mates via telephone but I never met any of them.
I did some research on the destroyer using Google and have included some facts to enhance the story.
Photo 1 and 2 are Portraits of Wayne’s Grandmother and Grandson.
Photo 3 is taken from his Cartoon Book.
Wayne was a Surveyor as was one of our Storemen, Brad Gibson. Which character is Brad ?
To enjoy more of Wayne’s cartoons give him a call:
0468 722 069 1 2
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This drawing is to help commemorate ANZAC DAY. My father Norman Clyde Hansen served on the HMAS Warramunga for five years during WWII. His bunk for those years was a kitchen bench because of overcrowding.
Norman was born in the border town of Killarney just south of Warwick on the Darling Downs. He was born in May 1925 so he was 17 years old when he began his service. I am not sure whether he changed his date of birth to be eligible for registration.
The Warramunga was an Improved Tribal Class Destroyer. It was 377 feet in length and had a displacement of 1970 tons. It was renowned for its high speed and good sea keeping qualities. Norm served in the Pacific, New Guinea and Borneo. On cessation of hostilities, he assisted with restoring infrastructure in Japan.
He asked me if I could draw him and his mates with the Tribal class destroyer. He only had small individual photos of poor quality not ideal reference material. He was the ship’s boxing champion and is fourth in from the right.
He had 100 printed and apart from giving one to each of his mates sent them to RSLs around Australia where they are proudly displayed. A year after he distributed them, I had a call from the wife of a very high ranking officer in Canberra commissioning me to paint a piece honouring the families of servicemen from the three Forces. This pro-ject was very challenging and financially rewarding but I declined as my life at the time was extremely busy. Norman died 1/09/2013. Lest we forget. One of the prints is displayed in the Hall of Honour at the RSL in Geebung. Wayne Hansen
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MENS HEALTH
Does fasting lead to lasting health?
We know that WHAT we eat matters. But does WHEN we eat make a difference? Fasting is fast overtaking dieting as a health trend. But is fasting really a new idea or is it just calorie restriction in disguise? Is it as healthy as the pundits claim or could you be doing yourself harm by not eating for extended periods? Below are some key takeaways. What exactly does fasting entail (not in a religious context but a health context)? Is it just dieting by another name? Fasting is not the same as dieting. Fasting means not eating anything or eating no more than 600 Calories per day for one or two days per week or even just one or two days per month. It’s important to maintain fluid intake. However, when fasting, this only includes water, green or black tea or black coffee. Adding sugar or milk to your tea or coffee will break the fast. The second way that people fast is what’s more accurately called Time Restricted Feeding (TRF). In my experience this is the simplest, easiest and most effective way to start shedding excess body fat. All you need to do is to leave as long a gap as possible between dinner and breakfast - at least 12 hours. This allows your body to switch from burning carbohydrates for fuel to burning fat for fuel. And the switch from carb to fat burning happens after 12 hours of not eating. So the longer you delay breakfast, the more fat you will burn. The optimal benefits seem to come from a 16 hour gap but anything beyond 12 hours is beneficial and you can slowly work your way to 16 hours. As mentioned above, during your 12 to 16 hour break from eating, you can only have water, black or green tea, or black coffee. Studies have shown that even if you eat the same number of calories in a day, if you restrict your eating to a smaller feeding window like 8 hours, you will shed much more body fat than if you eat the same food - with the same calories - over the course of 12 or more hours. What are the health benefits of fasting?
1. Fasting and TRF allow your body to stop producing insulin during the hours that you’re not eating. This is the number one way to prevent type 2 diabetes, heart disease and a range of other chronic illnesses. Insulin is a hormone that promotes fat storage. Therefore turning off insulin allows your body to release stored fat. This is why people shed body fat even if they’re eating the same number of calories. 2. Fasting improves bowel function because your bowels get into a better rhythm when they aren ’t constantly having to deal with food. It promotes the growth of good gut bacteria. 3. It reduces oxidative damage and inflammation. 4. It slows down ageing of our cells and tissues. 5 It switches on a number of cellular repair genes which means it has the potential to reduce the risk of cancer. 6. It prolongs life in mice but we haven’t done the research on humans so we don’t know if that would also apply to us. I suspect it would.
Are there any psychological benefits of fasting?
Yes.
1. People tend to become more aware of their body. They get better at recognising whether or not
2. People become more attuned to their body’s nutritional needs. 3. Fasting makes us realise it’s OK to skip meals. It’s OK to feel hungry. You don’t have to grab the nearest fast food item that’s available. You learn to wait until you can have something that’s worth eating. Fasting teaches people to be more mindful when they eat. It’s a great way to enhance our appreciation of food. Are there any dangers to fasting? There are times when fasting is not recommended. Please do not fast if: 1. You are about to have surgery or are recovering from surgery - don’t fast for a month either side of surgery because healing consumes a lot of calories. Therefore fasting may slow your recovery. 2. You’re on medications that need to be taken with meals 3. You’re on blood thinning medications like warfarin - it can increase your INR ie you will bleed too readily 4. You’re a type 1 diabetic or a type 2 diabetic on insulin 5. You have a fever, infection or are feeling unwell 6. You’re underweight 7. You have a history of an eating disorder like anorexia, bulimia or binge eating. There is a risk that fasting could trigger your past illness. ___________________________________________________________________________
TIMES OF LIMITATION
Kevin Lindeberg
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On 11/03/2020 the MGMS Management Committee approved a new group, “MGMS 3D Printing and Routing” whose members are participating in the new technologies of 3D Printing and CNC Routing. The group has 14 members all keen to contribute and participate. Two of the members have 3D Printers and are actively printing and two have CNC Routing machines. A number of others within the group are learning the software required to operate these machines.
Early goals for the group are to establish a program of activities which are to include the learning of software and the acquisition of equipment to enhance existing activities within the shed.
3D Printing is now extensively used by architects, engineer’s, hobbyists, artists, and members of other disciplines, men and women of all ages.
Items to print can be downloaded free from the internet or modelled in free software. If it can be drawn, it can be modelled and printed. Intricate and complicated designs that would have been injection moulded can now be printed without the need for expensive equipment. The following is a list of items designed, modelled and printed by one of the group. • Design and print a shoe heel to repair the wife’s shoes. • Copied, modelled and printed curtain runners. (keeping the wife happy). • Designed and printed a Gauge Pod with light switch to house Oil and Water Temp Gauges. • Designed and printed a housing for a light switch on his car dash. • Recycled a broken pedestal fan ($2.00 from local tip) now a office floor fan, complete with printed
processor board electrical connection box with switch and led lights. • Remote Controlled Car, Vase and RC wheel downloaded from the internet. • A 150 year old bottle found on the beach. Copied and modelled in fusion 360. On completion, the
bottle will exhibit an airbrushed painting of an old shipwreck (printed bottle).
There are thousands of items on the internet for inspiration or downloading to print that can be found at this address:- https://www.thingiverse.com/ The printing of these items require limited computer skills which the group will teach to entice new group members to participate. Gary Earl
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MGMS 3D PRINTING AND ROUTING GROUP
TOO OLD? NEVER!
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