D. F. ″Doc″ Gundersen has been elected the 2008 President of the S.C.W. Metal Club. Other officers elected are Gary McLenaghan, Domenick (Ike) Iacovelli, Jeanne Zalud, Dick Held, Don Mellum, Brad Huber, Ken Brauer, Jim Hesser and Frank Morgan.

The Sun City West Metal Club welcomes visitors. Tours will be provided for those wishing to experience the myriad activities that our members take part in. There is always fresh coffee and soda for visitors provided by our friendly members. Visitors will observe over 200 pieces of metal art created by members. These encompass a wide variety of themes and styles including Western, Southwestern and contemporary art. Metal art can be purchased either at our club or at the Village Store in the R. H. Johnson Recreation Center.

Vacation/security mailboxes are also displayed and are available for purchase through the Village Store. These mailboxes provide security for your mail even though you are gone for a few days or weeks. With these mail boxes there is no need to stop your mail for the periods of time you might be away.

A new piece of equipment, the Tracker 4X4 CNC Plasma Cutting System, has recently been installed and is beginning to be used by our metal artists. This machine replaces an older system and will markedly enhance the club′s ability to cut designs from sheet metal. The club provides some of the most up-to-date equipment required to work with metals in any number of ways.

For those interested in joining the Metal Club no experience is necessary and classes are available in all areas of metal work.

A large number of happy members of the club had absolutely no experience in metal work prior to joining, and have found the club a wonderful place to learn. New members can expect to find people willing to demonstrate and teach informally at almost any time. The annual dues of $20 provide access to hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of first rate equipment.

Services provided to the community by the club include knife, ax, scissor, etc. sharpening, custom milling and lathe work, repairing garbage can lid, metal furniture repair and the repair of any number of other metal objects folks bring us to fix. Some members can also do custom metal work based on your needs and/or design.

The Metal Club is located in the large rose/beige building next to the S.C.W. Visitors Center/PORA at 13849 Camino del Sol. Club hours are 8AM to 4PM Monday through Friday. Stop by for a visit.  Information:  (623) 584-0150

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