Virtual Meet Ups

Thanks for the meet up it was very interesting. Tuesdays best for me also but could manage earlier or later if required.

All items shown were appreciated.

regards

Hi Folks,

Thanks to everyone who took part, it's funny how you can get used to these things, but I discovered pointing at people isn't an effective technique online...

Personally I was most impressed by Andrew J. nimbly manhandling such a huge lump of cast iron! I suspect this is an essential skill developed when making large traction engine models...

I might change to the Google system as Zoom will now have a 45 minute limit on it.

Another idea is for us to have a speaker to give a 30-40 minute talk on a subject of interest. Anyone interested, please drop me an email or PM.

As many of us are self-employed or retired, would an early-morning event at 9:00am suit, this would enable some of our antipodean forum members to join in by staying up late.

Any other ideas for times/days of the week eagerly sought!

Thanks,

Neil

I am still working 3 days a week so I'd prefer to stick with evenings. I'm quite happy with 7.00 or 7.30pm.

regards Martin

Incidentally I found Andrew's silver soldering description interesting. I have a freind who always advocates heating the end of the silver solder and dipping it in the flux pot. It was just something he did that worked. On reflection as the flux melts at a lower temperature than the solder that would create a sheath of liquid flux around the end of the solder rod and increase the contact area and thus heat transfer as well as keeping the end of the rod clean. This seems to chime with what Andrew was seeing.

regards Martin

Sound interesting I would like to be added for the next one. I attend a few Zoom meetings and one which is hosted by the AWGB (The Association of Woodturners Of Great Britain) They have done workshop tours, and evenings where a subject is selected by the organizers to be a topic of the evenings meeting. For example work holding, colouring of work and so on. Not that you would want to use any of those but things like screw cutting etc. Suggestions can be from those that attend for future meetings

Edited By Derek Lane on 11/11/2020 14:06:56

Neil

Have you plans for another, or the next, meeting, please?

JA

Me too - I am in school from about 7:00 and cannot get home before 5:00 so evenings are better during term time

Hope to retire some time during 2021 (I am 6 years past retiring age) so my availability should get better just as hopefully it becomes less necessary!

Edited By Nick Clarke 3 on 06/12/2020 12:29:31

Neil, have you decided if you are going to have another call?

Alan.

Good news we will be having the next one during the week after Christmas, Maybe Monday or Tuesday.

It will be hosted by St Albans MES using their ZOOM account so not time limitted.

It will feature a talk by Mike, STAMES chairman, although he doesn't know it yet unless he can come up with an excuse to duck out.

Now the big question - time. As a lot of us will have taken time off that week will a 9am morning one suit so that our antipodean friends can join in?
Please let us know if you will join from those countires with warmer weather. USA is not so good for early mornig so who is put out by that. We will also look at more with a pm rather than am slot as works out best.

Thats a very fair time very considerate to others around the globe

The only hard date I have in next week's calendar, at present, is a grocery delivery between 9 and 10 on Tuesday morning. I will just have to leave the meeting for five or so minutes.

It will probably be snowing by then.

JA

I'm out now,

need to find somehwere more forgiving

Hi all,

Sorry for the delay.

As mentioned above, thanks to a kind offer from Bazyle and St Albans MEWS we have the potential for a virtual meetup between Christmas and New Year.

Please share your thoughts on potential dates and times, as Bazyle asks is 9:00 any good for both UK and antipodean members?

Neil

Do we have a date for a meet yet?

regards Martin

Yes, we are looking at a 9am slot next week. Just gong to confirm it with Neil.

Standby

I've heard from Bazyle and it looks very promising, he's even arranged a speaker to give a talk.

I have asked Bazyle to post the details, so I don't have an opportunity to muddle them up, but yes a morning slot in the hope some of our international members can join in.

Neil

We have a time and date if people are interested.

9am on Wednesday 6th January and will feature a talk by Mike Collins, Chairman of St ALbans MES

“Taking on a part built Stirling Single in 5” Gauge”

We can have about 15 minutes of general chit chat while people join then the talk starting at 9:15 for 45 minutes. After some question time we can break off into smaller groups if appropriate for more personalised chat.

Hopefully this time will enable some people from Australia (8pm) and places in the East like Singapore and Thailand to join in while the retired folk in the UK should have finished breakfast too. Slightly less convenient for workers (like me) but perhaps you can have it run in the background while if you are not on a Webex of Skype for Business call.

We will post the details the day before the call but do let us know on here if you are interested in attending to give Mike some ncouragement. Also suggest possible future talks and topics you would like in a breakout session afterwards.

Hi Bazyle, yes I will be joining the call.

Alan.

Bazyle

Please include me in again.

Future topic suggestion -Pro's and cons of the .Home CNC machine.

Pete

Hi Bazyle

I will hopefully be able to join you all.

Thanks

Brian