Furniture Making and Woodturning.
Shed member Gerry Jurriaans migrated from Holland with his parents in 1956. He and his wife purchased their first home in Dapto in 1975. With no experience he commenced improving the property and built a garage, carport and shed. Then in 2000 they had a home built in Gwynneville. On retiring in 2002 he commenced building furniture and also taught himself woodturning. His first piece of furniture was a cabinet for his wife's porcelain dolls. The slide show below demonstrates his amazing skills.
Laser Cutting & Engraving.
The laser is a K40 chinese CO2 machine. It has been heavily modified to maximise cut area (now 315 mm x 230 mm), provide bed height adjustment and improve ventilation and in particular airflow across the job. As well as power, services include air exhaust, air assist and a water cooling circuit. It is essential that cutting smoke and fumes be exhausted externally. The original blower and ducting do a very poor job so were upgraded. Air assist consists of a diaphragm pump feeding air to a nozzle fitted to the lens of the laser. The air flow blows smoke and soot away from the cut and the lens. The laser tube is water cooled with ideal water temperature being between 17C and 24C. Distilled water is stored in a 4 liter container. This container has a pond pump in it which circulates the water. Included are a flow indicator and thermometer. In order to keep the water temperature within correct operating range a Delonghi dehumidifier has been re-purposed to function as a chiller. The "software" provided with the K40 is effectively a print driver for CorelDraw 12. This software was superseded in 2004. This limits the PC operating system to Windows 2000, XP or earlier and precludes the PC from being connected to the network. I make extensive use of Inkscape which is freeware. It is open source and offers many features including laser cut box design. Two sites that I often search for files are https://www.ameede.com/ and https://3axis.co/
The Gypsy Wagon below took 17 hours of programming plus 4.5 hours of laser machining and painting.
Finishing Turntable or a 'Lazy Larry'.
Making the Pyramids on a 3D Printer.
The STL (StereoLithography) file is attached. Click on the button below to download.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STL_(file_format) describes the file format.
Used Cubefy Design by 3D Systems to create the file. Drew a triangle, extruded it to the required height then chamfered the top face to the base to create the prism. Created a cylinder using the same technique, inserted it into the pyramid and subtracted it from the pyramid to create the hole. This file is generic for all types of 3D printers. It is processed into G Code specific to the printer. In this case a Replicator 2.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STL_(file_format) describes the file format.
Used Cubefy Design by 3D Systems to create the file. Drew a triangle, extruded it to the required height then chamfered the top face to the base to create the prism. Created a cylinder using the same technique, inserted it into the pyramid and subtracted it from the pyramid to create the hole. This file is generic for all types of 3D printers. It is processed into G Code specific to the printer. In this case a Replicator 2.
String Instruments:
Solid Body Guitars.
A solid body musical instrument is a string instrument such as a guitar, bass or violin built without its normal sound box and relying on an electric pickup system to directly receive the vibrations of the strings.
Charlie Johnson building a Solid Body Slide Ukulele (on the left) and a Solid Body Slide Guitar (on the right). Also Banjos in the lower photo.
A solid body musical instrument is a string instrument such as a guitar, bass or violin built without its normal sound box and relying on an electric pickup system to directly receive the vibrations of the strings.
Charlie Johnson building a Solid Body Slide Ukulele (on the left) and a Solid Body Slide Guitar (on the right). Also Banjos in the lower photo.
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Difference between a Guitar and a Ukulele:
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Solid Body Electric Guitars:
Semi-Acoustic, Semi-Hollow Body 'F'-hole Electric Guitars:
These guitars present their own problems when rewiring or replacing potentiometers, capacitors or the switch. To carryout this work the full harness containing the components has to be brought out and returned to the guitar via one of the 'F'-holes. This is tricky and time consuming. Therefore being able to test all the components including the wiring before reinstalling the harness is a great advantage.
Below is a test rig that can fully test the wiring, components and pickups while they are out of the guitar. The rig can also be used on other types of electric guitars.
It is simple to build. All that is needed is a tuner/amplifier unit and a small current transformer used as a coil. Just set the tuner to a music station when testing.
Below explains how the vibration of the strings interact with the magnetic field of the pickup. Therefore the magnetic flux produced by the magnetised vibrating strings can be replaced with the magnetic flux produced by a magnetised coil driven by the audio signal(music) from the tuner/amplifier. The music will then be heard from the connected guitar amplifier.
This allows the pickups, volume and tone controls as well as the pickup selector switch to be operated and tested fully without installing the strings.
Below is a test rig that can fully test the wiring, components and pickups while they are out of the guitar. The rig can also be used on other types of electric guitars.
It is simple to build. All that is needed is a tuner/amplifier unit and a small current transformer used as a coil. Just set the tuner to a music station when testing.
Below explains how the vibration of the strings interact with the magnetic field of the pickup. Therefore the magnetic flux produced by the magnetised vibrating strings can be replaced with the magnetic flux produced by a magnetised coil driven by the audio signal(music) from the tuner/amplifier. The music will then be heard from the connected guitar amplifier.
This allows the pickups, volume and tone controls as well as the pickup selector switch to be operated and tested fully without installing the strings.
Semi-Hollow Body Electric Guitar - Test Rig without installing the strings.
Multi-neck Guitars:
A multi-neck guitar is a guitar that has multiple fingerboard necks. They exist in both electric and acoustic versions. Although multi-neck guitars are quite common today, they are not a modern invention. Examples of multi-neck guitars and lutes go back at least to the Renaissance.
Today, the most common type of multi-neck guitar is the double neck guitar, of which the most common version is an electric guitar with twelve strings on the upper neck, while the lower neck has the normal six. Combination six-string and bass guitar are also used, as well as a fretless guitar with a regular fretted guitar, or any other combination of guitar neck and pickup styles. There are also acoustic versions. Two necks allows the guitarist to switch quickly and easily between guitar sounds without taking the time to change guitars.
Today, the most common type of multi-neck guitar is the double neck guitar, of which the most common version is an electric guitar with twelve strings on the upper neck, while the lower neck has the normal six. Combination six-string and bass guitar are also used, as well as a fretless guitar with a regular fretted guitar, or any other combination of guitar neck and pickup styles. There are also acoustic versions. Two necks allows the guitarist to switch quickly and easily between guitar sounds without taking the time to change guitars.
No...not made at our Shed.
Violin.
Vieuxtemps Guarneri
This is a masterpiece made by the artist in Violin making Guiseppe Guarneri in 1741. The instrument has been played by masters like, Pinchas Zukerman, Itzhak Perlman and Yehudi Menuhin. The famous owners also include Ian Stouzker and Sir Issac Wolfson. The Violin was sold for a world record price that has not been disclosed, just like the name of the buyer, but the base price was fixed at $18 million USD.
This is a masterpiece made by the artist in Violin making Guiseppe Guarneri in 1741. The instrument has been played by masters like, Pinchas Zukerman, Itzhak Perlman and Yehudi Menuhin. The famous owners also include Ian Stouzker and Sir Issac Wolfson. The Violin was sold for a world record price that has not been disclosed, just like the name of the buyer, but the base price was fixed at $18 million USD.
Bush Furniture.
The leg section of each piece is made from Eucalyptus Gum. The plain tops are made from Norfolk Pine. The top with the dark strip down the middle is Punus with the dark strip being made from Tasmanian Red Cedar.
The furniture was designed and manufactured by our Shed member Kevin Toombs for local Illawarra Company Bohmers Tree Care. Bohmers provide the materials from their business.
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The furniture was designed and manufactured by our Shed member Kevin Toombs for local Illawarra Company Bohmers Tree Care. Bohmers provide the materials from their business.
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'Spring into Corrimal'
Early September.
The largest one-day free family festival in the Illawarra and Regional NSW.
More than 50,000 people attend....
More than 50,000 people attend....
Corrimal Community Men's Shed Stall.
Five members of our Shed were invited to hold a DIY class with fifteen Cubs from the Corrimal Scout Group. Each cub constructed a small tool box. All the Cubs completed their projects with a little help from their mentors and all went away happy.
Slide Show:
Photo Gallery:
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More of Ken Kirwood's work...
Colin Edwards - Pyrographer and Woodcarver.
Col joined the Sydney Woodcarvers Group at Albion Park Rail about 15 years ago learning the art of carving from Oak Flats member Enn Muller who was the offical exNavy Woodcarver(click on the button below). Col then took up pyrography about 10 years ago.
More of Col's work....
A Few Shed Projects:
Bob & Col with fellow Shed member Kim. A number of Shed members contributed to the construction of the ramps.
'Operation Christmas Child'.
These toys have been made for 'Operation Christmas Child' a Christian Organisation which each year packs shoe boxes containing clothes, toys, dolls, washers and soap etc. Last year over 5000 boxes were sent from the Illawarra going to Cambodia, Fiji, Vietnam, Papua New Guinea and other countries.
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'Corrimal's Got Talent'.
Fund raising concert by Corrimal Region Uniting Church each year. The Men's Shed 'SHEDSTARS' are just one of the many talented groups and individuals that have performed. The 'SHEDSTARS' have performed "You Were Lucky" & "Ballet for Males" plus other skits.
Click on the button below to watch the talent of some 'Shedders'...not our members.
….you will enjoy!
JOHN PAUL YOUNG RELEASES MEN’S SHED MUSIC VIDEO.
Tamborine Mountain Men's Shed turns wood scraps into instruments for their band 'The Offcuts'.
Men's Health Week - held in June each year.
Dr. Rob Walters who toured Australia, gave an excellent talk on men's health. Dr. Walters was the Chair of the Australian Divisions of General Practice (ADGP now AGPN), the national organisation that represents 117 local divisions of General Practice.
Tony Roosenburg - Model Builder.
All the models are made from recycled wood.
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Wood Carving - Bill Cheyne
Then & Now....
Medical Moments...
Sydney....