Youth Training Aids

AAW sets up a Youth Turning Room with 25 mini-lathes for kids 18 and younger to learn to turn over a total of 10 rotations, Friday thru Sunday.

 If you like working with kids this is a great opportunity, and there’s no preparation work on your part.

You will observe, coach, aid and encourage 2 youth turners, explaining and reinforcing the techniques and procedures of the class instructor.

Volunteers are needed to fill approximately 120 rotation slots, but in addition to local volunteers the slots are filled with members from across the country.

This is usually a very rewarding experience, particularly for the kids as they can win a mini-lathe complete with tools, a chuck and a face shield.

If you can help, please contact John Ellis (nmwtwebman@aol.com) who is the National Volunteer Coordinator, and copy SVW’s John Whittier (jwhit10506@aol.com) and NorCal’s Corwin Jones (jones.corwin@comcast.net) who co-chair this committee.

It is important that volunteers have good basic turning skills to help in this area.

You do not have to be registered to help, but do have to be an AAW member so that the insurance coverage is in effect.