There were 26 members present and 11 guests. Many of the guests were from the Sarasota Turners group. Presentation David James, General Manager of Advantage Lumber, opened the meeting. This company has been in business 23 years, is located in 4 states and Brazil, mostly imports exotics, and specializes in decking, siding and molding. […]
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Meeting Location Suncoast Science Center/Faulhaber FAB Lab 4452 S Beneva Road Sarasota, FL 34233 There were 26 members present and 3 guests. The guests were Rolf Ebert,Kerry Glenn, Lissa Ledbetter Presentation Andrew Wiles and Greg Shroder were the presenters. Greg told us about the center. “Equipped with state-of-the-art machines and materials, the Faulhaber Fab Lab
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There were 26 members present and 2 guests. The guests were: David James, Jason Peters Presentation Matt Delaney brought in his spring-pull lathe. He had constructed it out of yellow pine and maple in just a half day, spending about $70. He talked about the way the “spring” is constructed, the way the “pull”
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I know it is a very busy time of the year, but the members who participated in the clubs first annual tool garage sale had a break from the there hectic schedule. It was a great way to spend a Saturday morning and make a little money while clearing out some of your unwanted stuff.
March 2015 Florida Westcoast Woodworkers Club There were 30 members and 9 guests present. The guests were: Marvin Stoltzfus, Joe Czyprynski, Dennis Daudelin, Jevon Miller, Harold Berg, Richard J. M.,Lloyd Shaffer, Art Glasnisk (?), Joe Benkert, speaker Presentation Joe Benkert showed us how he makes pepper mills from laminated woods. He chooses 4 boards
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January’s presentation was by Steve Sherman, a micro-woodturning master. Steve used to be a flat boarder, but once he tried a lathe, he never went back. As he experimented with using the standard turning tools, he saw the value of some modifications. He worked with a tool and die maker to make some new tools,
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2014 Holiday Feast and Fund Raiser on December 10 A lot went on at this meeting and hopefully this brief recount will bring back some warm memories to the attendees. To those unable to attend, we missed you and perhaps you can attend next time. Larry got us started on the food early, even though
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November 12, 2014 General Meeting and impromptu Picnic The regular meeting room locks did not respond to any codes to unlock the doors so we sat at the picnic tables. Apologies in advance for any omissions, but working in the dark and changing locations made part of this report a bit disjointed. We had four
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General Meeting October 8, 2014 Set Your Teeth on Handsaws by Larry Simmons Larry opened with some common definitions useful for the balance of his presentation. PITCH: Teeth per inch. RAKE Angle: Larry presented a chart showing the different rake angles based on whether a saw is a rip or cross cut saw, and also
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By way of introduction, Douglas Fey harps on us about when he got laid off and decided to make something. He apprenticed to a cabinet maker and then moved on. He later found a connection to someone who wanted a harp made. There was a learning curve but many skills were a crossover from cabinets
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