ORANGE COUNTY CHAPTER
October Meeting: Orange County Chapter Annual Tool Auction
Date: Saturday,
October 26, 2019
Time: 2:00 - 5:00 pm
Location: Episcopal Church of the
Messiah - Parish Hall
614 N. Bush St., Santa Ana 92701
Last month Randy Woltz gave a great technical on an often overlooked part of the action, the centers - how to properly service, repair and even a method to make all your verdigris problems go up in smoke. He also shared a video on action centers that is as much a part of PTG history as it is relevant today.
October's meeting will be our Annual Tool Auction. All technicians are invited to participate as buyers and sellers. The doors will be open by 1:00 pm for set-up. Buyers should arrive by 2:00 to peruse what's available. Bidding will begin promptly at 2:30. Word on the street is the VanderSmith's need some shop space. They're bringing a bead blasting outfit, some vacuums and various tool kits.
The Tool Auction benefits the seller and the hosting Orange County Chapter. Here's how it works: The contributor and the chapter split the income for an item or group of items 50/50. In the event that an item has a minimum bid, the minimum bid amount goes to the contributor and any additional amount goes to the OC chapter until the minimum bid is doubled, then the 50/50 ratio is reinstated.
To illustrate: A technician brings in a tuning hammer with a high retail value and doesn't want to part with it unless he can take home $100. Bidding opens at $100. If the hammer sells for $100 this entire amount goes to the technician. If it sells for $150: $100 goes to the technician and $50 goes to the OC chapter. If it sells for $200: $100 goes to the technician and $100 goes to the OC chapter. If it sells for $210: the technician gets $105 and the OC chapter gets $105.
Light snacks and beverages will be on hand.
Directions to Tool Auction
From the South:
Take the I-5 North to Santa
Ana
Take the Grand Ave. exit
At end of the ramp, turn left onto N. Grand
Ave.
Take the 1st right onto E. Santa Ana Blvd.
Turn right onto N. Bush
St.
Destination will be on the left.
From the North:
Take the I-5 South to Santa Ana
Take the Broadway/Main
St. exit toward Santa Ana,
following signs for Main St. South
Merge right
onto Main St.
Turn left onto Civic Center Dr.
Take the first right onto N.
Bush St.
Destination will be on right.
You may park temporarily to unload in the Jack-in-the-Box parking lot on Bush St. adjacent to the church. The Parish Hall is located on the lower level of the church building via either a short set of stairs or a handicap ramp on Bush Street. Free parking for the event (20 spaces) may be found cattycorner to the church at the Hands Together pre-school. Enter the lot from Sturgeon Street, one block east of Bush. Street parking on Saturdays is metered at $1.50/Hr. Quarters will be on hand. Can't find your way? Call David Stoneman (949) 228-5327.