Shed report to Committee October 2022
General
Attendance is steady currently with between 15 and 20 sheddies turning up.
Outside Community projects
Wakapuwaka Cemetery Interpretive Panels There have been several holdups on this project, mainly due to the sign writing but the completed signs and stands have now been delivered. We have been invited to the unveiling on Wednesday the 26th of October.
Nelson Women’s Centre Lawn Mower This has now been delivered and an excellent morning tea consisting of homemade muffins and scones with butter was delivered by one of the Soroptimist club members.
Vege Pods Colin Johnstone, Trent and Peter continue to produce these high-quality units with further orders in the pipeline. Our in - house mechanic Rob Thomas is the latest customer for one of these fine products.
Rutherford Street Kindergarten Equipment Refurbishment Mark Cox and Wayne Logan refurbished and painted a small cart and a chair. Rob Thomas followed up with a serious refurbishment of a four wheeled hand cart.
Tabletop Repair The large tabletop belonging to a lady in Bronte Street which was badly split has now been repaired by Richard Watson and Wayne Logan. We also delivered the completed job. She was so impressed with the job that we have also repaired four chairs for her.
Shed address: 236 Haven Road Nelson
Contacts and general enquiries: menzshed.nelson@gmail.com
Website https://www.menzshed-nelson.org.nz/
Concrete Float Refurbishment This project has not only been completed by mechanic Rob Thomas and Colin Johnstone, but Colin has also sold this fundraiser unit.
Surf boat conversion A disused surf boat is being converted to a nautical style park bench. Denis Moriaty oversees this project which is work in progress
Rotary Hoe Engine and original Thicknesser The donated rotary hoe, the 5HP Briggs and Stratton engine and thicknesser have been sold by Colin Johnstone.
Inhouse Projects
Thicknesser replacement We have replaced the thicknesser with a state-of-the-art helical drum carbide insert cutting head type. Not only does this unit produce a superb finish but is also very quiet and despite the higher initial cost, ongoing overall running costs will be lower.
Compound Saw We have purchased a new Makita compound saw. Not only is this saw very sophisticated enabling compound angle cutting but it has the capacity to cut material up to 100mm thick.
Prototypes and Drawings Mark Cox is producing prototypes and drawings of our standard projects so that they can be put on file for future use.
Ramp for Gavin Cooke Life member and boat builder extraordinaire Gavin Cooke is not well and therefore Colin Johnstone and Wayne Logan have started construction of a ramp to aid wheelchair access at Gavin’s home.
Summer house project Colin Johnstone has a structure that is “surplus to requirements” and so Peter Ilin and Trent have been refurbishing and painting this project as a fund raiser.
TV monitor install Robert Shade has set up an audio visual display system in our entrance whereby all of the historic photos of our operation can be continuously rolled through.
Members Projects
Boats Denis Moriaty has now completed his camping rowing boat complete with luxury accommodation! and trailer system, has refurbished a small solid oak table and is now working on a raised garden project. Ian Carpenter’s boat trailer project is still “work in progress”. Richard Mc Bride’s boat project is still work in progress. Richard has not been attending lately due to health issues.
“A” Frame Colin Johnstone has now completed his A frame with input from Wayne Logan and assistance from NMIT.
Stencils Denis Moriaty found a large number of discarded laser cut symbols which he has converted to stencils.
General Stuart Lee has completed the refurbishment of a solid wooden table. Doug Stewart has completed several laminated projects.
Safety There are no safety issues at this stage
