Between building, designing and packing, Lindsay Flack is busily preparing for his next Fijian Fixin’ adventure, departing on October 22.
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Like last year, Mr Flack has been collecting donations and building machinery to help the community of Korolevu in Fiji to make a difference in their lives.
Many Griffith businesses, organisations and community members have generously come forward to help Mr Flack in his next endeavour working with St Peter of Chanel Primary School.
“I have had a lot of local business sponsor us to get us there, sports clubs have donated clothing and gear, schools have donated uniforms and GPSO have helped me vacuum it all up,” Mr Flack said.
“All in all, it has been a huge community involvement and I thank everyone for their support.”
With an estimated $5000 in clothes alone, he said a price tag could not be put on the value of the goods and assistance.
“However with all of the equipment I am taking over, the difference it will make in their lives cannot be measured.”
With about 50 kilograms of nuts and bolts, repairing a roof will now be cost-effective, considering that one tech screw can go for around $1 each Fijian.
Man-power and labour time will be saved with some of his new inventions, especially with the coconut de-husking and shredder machine.
Check it out in action in the video below:
“This is still a work-in-progress, however once it is finished it will be much quicker, easier and safer to use than the hand-held blades.”
Last year, along with donating goods, Mr Flack shared his inventions and taught the community to use his coconut press and chainsaw mill, which increased production and made everyday tasks more achievable.
“The coconut press I took over last year was still a bit slow, so I have included an air compressor which I will add to make it more efficient,” Mr Flack said.
“It will be able to press 15 to 20 coconuts in seconds, much more efficient then pressing by hand or twisting in cloth.”
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He will be holding workshops with the teachers at the school to show them how to use the coconut de-husker and shredder, with the possibility of selling their services to the wider community to raise funds for the school.
“When it’s finished, it will have a cover, and a little stick where they can just flick the coconut out so their hands won’t be anywhere near the gears. It is safer than stabbing yourself in the hand.”
Manually, it takes almost a minute to do a coconut, but this machine will only take seconds.
To help out Lindsay with his next trip or to stay updated on his progress, head to the Facebook page Fijian Fixin’ 2018.
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