Mosman Men's Shed in Georges Heights, New South Wales | Community organisation

Mosman Men's Shed

Locality: Georges Heights, New South Wales

Phone: +61 418 863 171

Address: Suakin Drive & Dominion Crescent 2088 Georges Heights, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.mosmanmensshed.org

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25.01.2022 TOOLS EXPLAINED DRILL PRESS : A tall upright machine useful for suddenly snatching flat metal bar stock out of your hands so that it smacks you in the chest and... flings your beer across the room, denting the freshly-painted project which you had carefully set in the corner where nothing could get to it. WIRE WHEEL : Cleans paint off bolts and then throws them somewhere under the workbench with the speed of light. Also removes fingerprints and hard-earned calluses from fingers in about the time it takes you to say, 'Oh sh*t' DROP SAW : A portable cutting tool used to make studs too short. PLIERS : Used to round off bolt heads. Sometimes used in the creation of blood-blisters. BELT SANDER : An electric sanding tool commonly used to convert minor touch-up jobs into major refinishing jobs. HACKSAW : One of a family of cutting tools built on the Ouija board principle... It transforms human energy into a crooked, unpredictable motion, and the more you attempt to influence its course, the more dismal your future becomes. VISE-GRIPS : Generally used after pliers to completely round off bolt heads. If nothing else is available, they can also be used to transfer intense welding heat to the palm of your hand. OXYACETYLENE TORCH : Used almost entirely for lighting on fire various flammable objects in your shop. Also handy for igniting the grease inside the wheel hub out of which you want to remove a bearing race.. TABLE SAW : A large stationary power tool commonly used to launch wood projectiles for testing wall integrity. HYDRAULIC FLOOR JACK : Used for lowering an automobile to the ground after you have installed your new brake shoes, trapping the jack handle firmly under the bumper. BAND SAW : A large stationary power saw primarily used by most shops to cut good aluminum sheet into smaller pieces that more easily fit into the trash can after you cut on the inside of the line instead of the outside edge. TWO-TON ENGINE HOIST : A tool for testing the maximum tensile strength of everything you forgot to disconnect. PHILLIPS SCREWDRIVER : Normally used to stab the vacuum seals under lids or for opening old-style paper-and-tin oil cans and splashing oil on your shirt; but can also be used, as the name implies, to strip out Phillips screw heads. STRAIGHT SCREWDRIVER : A tool for opening paint cans. Sometimes used to convert common slotted screws into non-removable screws and butchering your palms. PRY BAR : A tool used to crumple the metal surrounding that clip or bracket you needed to remove in order to replace a 50 cent part. HOSE CUTTER : A tool used to make hoses too short. HAMMER : Originally employed as a weapon of war, the hammer nowadays is used as a kind of divining rod to locate the most expensive parts adjacent the object we are trying to hit. UTILITY KNIFE : Used to open and slice through the contents of cardboard cartons delivered to your front door; works particularly well on contents such as seats, vinyl records, liquids in plastic bottles, collector magazines, refund checks, and rubber or plastic parts. Especially useful for slicing work clothes, but only while in use. Son of a bitch TOOL : Any handy tool that you grab and throw across the garage while yelling 'Son of a b*tch' at the top of your lungs. It is also, most often, the next tool that you will need.

19.01.2022 Here you go roselas! Another 15 bird boxes ready for relocation to the Southern Highlands and immediate occupation.

19.01.2022 We're back and building bushfire affected wildlife habitats at the shed. Busy days ahead...

13.01.2022 Not all our stories have happy endings, but we hope and pray and try to help when and where we can. Prepare for the worst with CPR training...

13.01.2022 Great story on one of our members in this weeks Mosman Daily... http://newslocal.smedia.com.au/mosman-daily/

13.01.2022 Check out our newbie Richard! Seems like only yesterday when out (not so young) neophyte woodworker presented himself with a dream and his sketch pad. We're so proud... https://www.chippendaleschool.com//a-long-long-way-for-a-/

11.01.2022 So here's the billy cart story as requested. We made the parts for Little Tradies , the kids made it (pretty much). Mostly made from recycled pallets, dunnage, an old scooter and a bit of wire, the little cart was raced at the Machines & Macchiatos Triple Shot Super Show. Lots of fun and we won Most Awesome Cart! Even the Telegraph had something to say about it...

11.01.2022 Mosman Youth Centre gets a new hot desk courtesy of the Mosman Men's Shed!

11.01.2022 We're back! Welcome to the post COVID shed. We'll be open to limited members only Tuesdays and Wednesdays until further notice. Please contact the duty supervisor for access. See you soon!

10.01.2022 Another glorious sunrise at Headland Park for the Anzac Day Service with the Mosman Lions. Lest we forget.

09.01.2022 Crickey! Long time between posts - sorry. Here's an update...

06.01.2022 Shed members are cranking out a batch of 'nucleus beehives' - used to propagate honey bee colonies. Made from re-cycled pallets, scrap and up-cycled, post consumer stock - no new trees were harmed in this particular production and we saved it all from landfill!