It is something we have discussed on the forums a few times (actually going back to October 2006) – getting a collective together to nut out some of the finer points, learn from each other the subtleties of the Incra system so we can start to really master it, and it is time the concept was dusted off. There was some discussion back then of vid casting the sessions for out-of-towners, and is certainly something we will work towards – in the first instance videoing aspects of the session, and particularly the demonstrations and getting them onto the web, with a view downtrack of having a live feed from a meeting that can be watched, and questions etc asked live from remote locations.
Thinking of September, dodging the Grand Final, Father’s Day, Triton Club…. October is a long way away, and is the Melbourne Wood Show anyway.
Looking at the 27th September, and given how sizable this is likely to get, we are looking at a location able to cope – TBA, but potentially somewhere like the Woodworking Warehouse has been proposed (but not yet approached). Professional Woodworkers Supplies is definitely interested in supporting the concept, and will be helping with catering on the day (among other things!)
I was initially looking at existing owners, but with the change in venue, it is certainly open for owners, and interested parties (call them potential owners 
). The focus, at least for the first meeting will be the router positioning system (I term it that way so the focus is off any specific Incra Router fence positioning system). Again, down track it will be great to see other aspects of Incra, such as how the positioner improves use of the saw table.
I have managed to make a reasonable dovetail in the past on it, but haven’t had a chance to take another crack at it, so I’d still be an Incra dovetail virgin, but through the Professional Woodworkers Supplies I’m sure some more knowledgeable demonstrators can be arranged. The bottom line of this group is collaboration – learning from each other how to get the best out of the system.
It’s a shame Auld Bassoon won’t be there – he was always keen on the concept – gone but not forgotten.
More details to come shortly, particularly how to indicate interest in attending the meeting – we will probably have an email address set for it, so this is more a pre-head-up!
