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The ceramics group has a “Pug Mill”. This machine is best described as a mince-meating machine made for clay. It has a big corkscrew that compresses and forces clay through a fixed orifice. The clay emerges at a standard consistency free of any trapped air. The clay is then made available for use in Mates.…

.On the 7th September, Serendipity went to the Bridlington Model Railway show. It was held in the large sports complex near the old town. We took the Railcar with Batman & Wonder Woman on the top and Woody riding shotgun on the back together with other locomotives. It was the first outing for “Toby”, the…

Paul is a Sci-Fi fan and volunteers at the Spa Sci-Fi show each year. He is using 3D printing to produce body armour and weapons as seen in the “Aliens” film franchise. The body armour is based on that of the United States Colonial Marines as seen in that film. The gun depicted is a…

Scarborough Mates had a great day at Scalby Fair – the sun shone and people thronged the village! Our lathe, model railway, scroll saw, and 3D printer demos went down well, as did Splat the Rat!

Scarborough Mates was at the Model Railway display at Newby & Scalby Community Hall – And it was pretty busy! There were a lot of mates there to help out – particular thank yous to Chris Cammish, Brian H, Ted, Mike P, and Fran.

Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves at the mates open day, fellow Mates, helpers and visitors alike! The place was buzzing! gallons of tea and coffee were drunk and the cakes sold out REALLY fast! And what is more, the sun was shining too.

Recently we had a review of the large machine tools and made some changes. We have a new table saw, planer and scroll saw as a result. It was decided we should refurbish the workshop with new paint on the floor, walls and the ceiling. That is largely completed. The machines are all available to…

Scarborough Mates has recently obtained a second Potters wheel. It came in as a donation and is very similar to our existing wheel, so no issues in using it. The only difference is that it’s coloured orange instead of blue. Its available for use by ceramics mates as required.

Following the interest shown at Scalby Model railway show about the railcar with Batman and Wonder Woman riding on the roof and Woody the cowboy hanging on the back, Scarborough Mates has decided to construct a second Tram loco. This one will be based on “Toby” from “Thomas the Tank Engine. The new loco is…

Our building was closed for 2w in August while a complete refurb of the main activity room was carried out. Thank you to the many Mates came along during that time to help out with the preparation and re-organisation. There also needs to be an extra big Thank You to Stacey, aided and abetted by…