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\ Volume 10, No 4 -?April 2005 ? ? ? ? President - Chuck West Vice President - Doug Chartier Treasurer - John Hoff Secretary - ?Steven Clay Webmaster -Librarian - Dick KostelnicekDoug ChartierDennis Cranston Editors - Jan RowlandDick Kostelnicek Founder - John Korman SIG Coordinators - Dennis CranstonRichard Pichler Statement of Purpose Membership is open to all those interested in machining metal and tinkering with machines. The club provides a forum for the exchanging of ideas and information. This includes, to a large degree, education in the art of machine tools and practices. Our web site endeavors to bring into the public domain written information that the hobbyist can understand and use. This makes an organization such as this even more important. March Regular Meeting Collier Library, Houston Texas, March 12, 2005, 1:00 p.m., Chuck West - President presiding. There were 36 ?members attending and?3 ?Guests; Cloice Duncan, Steve Newton, and Gayl Hawson. Doug Chartier Informed the membership that the big show and tell with the library was moved out until the fall.Business Meeting Minutes are sent via email or regular mail to club members. Presentation Cloice Duncan from Houston Grinding and Manufacturing presented a program on commercial thread forming using rollers instead of cutters. The company rolls threads on compressor rods in excess of 15 feet in length and 8 inches in diameter. Show and Tell? Rich Pichler demonstrated various cutters for?producing beveled mat cuts. John Hoff demonstrated his home made machine for bending and punching aluminum rod in order to generate support stands for underwater fiber optic lights. John made his own gears and pneumatic actuators Joseph Scott discussed his progress in reproducing an early model front band for a Grand Rifle. Casting Sig The casting SIG talked about the group pour on April, 3 at Zube park.Novice Sig The novices explored three mechanical drill bit sharpeners. They are General Tool no.