January 2019 - Member Meeting
1/27/2019 - Area 515 Member Meeting
Total Number of Members Attending: 11
Total Number of Full Members Attending: 10 + 3 by proxy
Quorum was reached (11 Full Members were required)
Board of Directors Attending:
President: DaveVice President: RaySecretary: BradDirector of Education: BaileyDirector: Jason
Absent:
Treasurer: MegDirector: Tom
- 58 members currently
- We are operating in the black
- Utilities were $400 in December
- We should make instructions to put next to the thermostat. Also post copy of last month's utility bill next to thermostat.
- Since Treasurer was absent, no financial update was given.
- Loom will be working soon, Bailey will be in charge of training
- They have also acquired a knitting machine, which is currently at Laura's place
- Also have a mini-loom which may be suitable for training when large loom is occupied
- Tile floor has been installed thanks to Tim, et al.
- Dust collection system is progressing nicely, staying within budget
- System will also include 1 or 2 floor pickups
- About 4 people need to come in some day in order to finish system, a date was not scheduled.
- The router table was broken from improper usage and new parts will need to be ordered before it works again.
- We have the materials needed to upgrade the electrical wiring and conduits. What is needed is time to do the upgrades. Probably won't happen until after dust collector system is finished.
- Jerry, our landlord, has a mill that needs repairing, we may be able to use it if we can also fix it.
- We are able to weld now using the Hobart machine, but not the stick welder.
- We need to get more wire for the Hobart.
- Dave will ask Praxair about leasing gas cylinders for the Hobart.
- We also need to get Oxyacetylene bottle, and stargon bottle for Chris's Oxyacetylene torch.
- We can't use the stick welder until the 220 electrical outlets and wiring are installed.
- We need to look into welding blankets and curtains. Taylor was doing that until he left, and nobody has picked it up again yet.
- Sharktooth needs new tube
- Full Spectrum working okay.
- We may receive the Multi Material Upgrade (MMU) system for the Prussia in late February
- Caroline is taking over the Cobblebot and continuing work on it.
- Abigail was nominated for membership upgrade, but vote was postponed since she was not present.
- Bailey will quit all social media posting by the end of February, so new person or persons need to take over the job by then.
- There are 2 main social media roles to fill:
- Someone to respond to questions through social media - This person should be, if not a member, someone very knowledgeable about the space.
- Caroline agreed to look into automating social media questions to forward to the info@area515 account.
- Someone to post about events on social media - This person could be a non-member.
- The role of Intern was originally created to handle these responsibilities, but different interns have had different levels of success.
- Dave volunteered to do some of what is required on Facebook
- Caroline is working to improve our website and membership automation.
- Next one will be Feb 14, 7-10:00pm
- Need someone to host in March or April.
- Ray needs to host an Artemis game night some time.
- Wearable Tech will be this Saturday, Feb 2, 1-5pm
- We plan to make a mockup of our booth for DIY or Don't. That is already getting advertised a lot and we want to look our best for it.
- Web Geeks want to do another Internet of Things (IOT) challenge. May be held at Mainframe studios.
- March: Soldering class
- April: Jason's leather working class
- May: Painting class
- June: Making Things Fly Camp
- Label your stuff.
- If your stuff can't/shouldn't be moved, send out an alert letting people know. For example, post on the google group.
- Please let the tool stewards know if you break something!
- Tool stewards may want to post their phone numbers so members with questions can call instead of guessing and breaking something.
- We need to purchase duplicate tools for various areas.
- There should be a tape measure in every room.
- Tool Stewards should compile list of items their area needs.
- Each area should have an obvious place for tools to be stored
- Stewards also need to lockable areas to store delicate tools & instruments
- We still need to purchase lock out tags.
- They are functioning again.
- We have 7 cameras now, Dave is getting a new computer to control it.
- Members expressed the desire to have a large CNC router.
- Background:
- Last year Beau H agreed to help design and create a new 5'x9' CNC router based on some motors, motor controllers, and rails he already has.
- Then in the July 2018, a friend of the space talked about letting us use his Thermwood 5'x10' machine.
- In late 2018, it was discovered that the Thermwood wouldn't fit through the garage door to get into the space.
- Nothing has really happened since that discovery.
- Going forward we have a number of options:
- Could rebuild the Frankenmogul (though it was only 4' x 4' and most agreed that is insufficient space for the investment)
- Could design a larger CNC router based on Frankenmogul parts. (The Frankenmogul belongs to Reg so reuse of those parts would up to him)
- Could continue working on Beau's design.
- Could try to find a way to get Reg's Thermood into the building. (The biggest concern about the Thermwood is its price. The Frankenmogul was only worth a few thousand dollars, so if someone completely wrecked it on accident, the space would only have to pay a few thousand dollars to replace it. The Thermwood is so expensive that if it is wrecked, the space may not be able to pay to replace it.)
- Chris mentioned he has the plans for a $900 CNC router machine.
- Jake and Chris and Brad agreed to work more on this.
- For March robot night, they will tear down the robot arms.
- We need to make an official request process to use Jerry's tools.
- Bailey, Tom & Tim created a table for the side wall in the classroom. It looks awesome.
- Ryan might be able to get an ultrasonic parts washer. It will require 220 power though.
- Matt G is interested in stewarding an SLA printer. It would probably go in the laser room because it will need ventilation.
- Brad is making a hot wire styrofoam cutter for the space.
- Could we put Jerry's plotter in the server room and turn it into a vinyl cutter
- Server room needs organizing, Jason can bring some of his left over shelves for the purpose.
- Regarding the possibility of another Artemis (a game where different people play different roles controlling a space ship)
- Quote of the Meeting - "Just don't wear a red shirt."
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