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--- Quote from: Yankee Tom on December 06, 2014, 11:06:01 PM ---These sheds are a great idea. How do you deal with the ambulance chasers(lawyers). I think if someone so much as damaged a hangnail, the walls of an American shed would be plastered with writs. Oh, and we have the occupational safety and health tribe, too. I'm glad I have my shop. I much prefer doing things to sitting in front of the tv. But as one of the guys in the video said, I'd give time to help out where I could. Particularly if I could add to my collection of dirty jokes. Tom --- End quote --- Tom majority of clubs here in Australia only have a 3rd party cover insurance this only covers visitors they do not like insuring members. However they do insure the equipment if the groups can find the exorbitant fee's. Its a vicious circle and the money grubbers see and feel they have the right to force it all on the members. --- Quote from: AussieJimG on November 29, 2014, 01:49:05 AM ---There is a Men's Shed in Melba (suburb of Canberra (that's in Australia)) which doesn't have any tools but is very active. There is even a Meccano Group that goes around to the local schools. Here is a link to their latest newsletter: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B3KACTzeu2lAMGVkOTkyZTQtZWQ1MS00NmExLWEyNTAtYzAxNjQ1ZjdmYzVi&usp=drive_web&urp=http://melbashed.net.au/?page_id%3D1626&ddrp=1&pli=1&hl=enNmExLWEyNTAtYzAxNjQ1ZjdmYzVi&hl=en# It's a bit too far away for me to be a member and I prefer doing something rather than listening to what others are doing. I gave a presentation once, showing some engines. I also got them up and building pop-pop boats which we all enjoyed. There is also a local Makers group called Make Hack Void which is run very much as a collective. They do tend toward the electronic end of the building spectrum but they have a number of 3d printers which has led me to join. I am looking forward to being shown how to use the printers. Not sure what I will do with them but they sound interesting. Here is a link: http://www.makehackvoid.com/ If you have been a member for a while and the other members think you are ok, you can get a key to access the equipment at any time. As an offshoot, one of the members has developed an RFID checkin. When someone checks in, the website shows that the space is open so others can come down as well. --- End quote --- Jim I was approached then harassed by an organiser of a new group to become involved if he had left me alone to get work done I needed to do I may have been an active member now. It seemed almost like he was drugged up when I last spoke to him on the phone he became rude and very aggressive.Not heard from him for 12 months than goodness he was from Salvation Army. |
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