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Santa Fe High gets a big TURN forward!

Called Early College Opportunities, A Santa Fe Applied Science Magnet School, the new institution will open on the South Campus of Santa Fe High School next fall and enroll up to 400 students in grades 9-12.

A part of this program was initiated by Alan Becker and Dave Wahl.  Up to 7 members of the TEW Club have been working with the school for about a year and a half.  This includes transforming their wood classes to include wood turning and fixing equipment, acquiring equipment and getting an AAW Grant to fun wood and tools for the classroom.

Source: School program may transform into early-college opportunity

Santa Fe High School – Club Project 2015

Several members, Dave, Allan and Cleve in particular have really been busy for about a month.  They have firmed up a project with the Santa Fe High School.  The wood workshop has several lathes, tools, and accessories.  These TEW members have gotten together with the teacher (Dana R.) and the principal to work out a plan for community support of the project.

Here are a few pics taken during the first day of demonstrations at the school.  In two 90 minute class periods over 50 students really enjoyed seeing spindle and bowl turning.  And in one case, bowl flying!

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2015 January 12 – Meeting Announcement

Monday- 6PM- Jan 12, 2014   Enchanted Woodturners Meeting

Nancy Rodriguez Community Center

 Al Mirman will show how to make, from scratch start to finish, a hollow vessel using the Trent Bosch Visualizer system.  Watch the video | http://trentbosch.com/introducing-the-trent-bosch-visualizer/ 

What’s different about Trent’s Visualizer?  On a TV screen you can and will see exactly where the cutting tool is inside the vessel, which gives you absolute precision wall thicknesses. (You can use a computer screen at home if you don’t have a TV).
Scratch start to finish means: 1.  how to prepare the blank for hollowing;  2.  hollowing the vessel using the Trent’s stabilizing system ( i.e. a contraption like Lyle Jamieson’s or anyone else’s, except this is Trent’s contraption)   3.  post hollowing finishing.

This will be a fabulous demonstration!

The Nancy Rodriguez Community Center, 1 Prairie Dog Loop.

The meeting will start promptly at 6PM with a buffet and open bar, so be on time!

David

P.S.  Come and cheer for the longevity of your new officers, you may be nominated to fill a vacancy.

Santa Fe High -Photos of the Classroom

Thanks to Dave Wahl for the Photos.  Looks as though Alan is a Student!

Santa Fe High – Turning Project – Wood Donations! 12-2014

Dave Wahl is creating some therapy boards for a Bruce Mazur patient:

Chris & Cai Clow

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They run a Tree Service, dealing mostly with fruit trees, (removal pruning shaping planting training bracing, mulching and fertilization).

They will give us wood for the students, but is usually small diameter, but sometimes large Cherry.

Some other wood sources beside Robert Coates, check out the photos of their site, it looks like a lot of “cut offs” from large vigas we could get.

 

http://nortonhillwoodco.com/id7.html

http://www.spottedowltimber.com/contact.html

 http://www.hansenlumber.com/

2014 Febrary – Meeting Photo HIghlights

TEW President Alan Becker presented many good ideas and tips during his demonstration of turning a box.  Thanks Alan!

 

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Meeting Notice from November 12, 2013

grinder 11-2013 benefits

At last night’s TEW meeting, we agreed to upgrade our grinding station wheels to the CBN wheels. The offer from KJR is $249.95 plus shipping for the two wheel set. That is approximately $50 more for two wheels than other vendors are selling just one wheel and is a tremendous savings. If you are interested in purchasing these CBN and would like to participate in the club purchase, please let me know by the end of next week (Friday, Nov. 22nd). I will consolidate the orders and let you know of the payment schedule.

Thanx,
Alan

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