March 2008, Sanders Metal Restoration Visit

Seventeen members had a very informative time at the W J Sanders metal restoration and manufacturing facility. This is the only workshop of its kind left in Australia, devoted more to restoration than manufacturing which came from a long tradition in the Company. The manager and staff were very helpful and the group took away some new knowledge about metal refinishing. Pictures show the setup.

General workshop view with some formers in the foreground, a well ventilated and comfortable place to work	Machinery used was very simple, depending more on handcraft skills	Perspective of the workshop from the rear	Shelves of items to be restored	Light and airy polishing shop with just the basic polishers
Forming brass sheet on a lathe	Hand engraving	Electroplating	Hand polishing	The jolly bunch of visitors