Australian Woodsmith

Installing Auto Blast Gates

Robertson Men’s Shed, in the Southern Highlands of NSW, held their first meeting in 2017 and officially opened their brand new shed in February 2021.

Part of the construction grant funding was used to install a state-of-the-art dust extraction system. To save money the plan was to design and build the system inhouse.

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