July 2023 - Board Meeting

07/12/2023 - Area 515 Board Meeting

07/12/2023 - Area 515 Board Meeting

Attending:

Absent:

Vote to Approve Minutes of June Board Meetings
Yes: 6
No: 0
Result: Passed

Vote to Approve Starving Hacker Rate for Member
Yes: 6
No: 0
Result: Passed

Had some more potential members at last Open House
After the Board took disciplinary action against a member for repeated, unsafe use of the Metal Shop. Said member went to our landlord and asked to use our auto lift.
It was suggested that Troy become a Trainer or Steward in the Wood Shop. The matter was referred to the Wood Shop Tool Stewards.

Ryan talked briefly with a broker but the broker said they would need a lot more details about what we're looking for.
Jake mentioned there's a building just to the east of our present location that's been available for awhile. It has bay doors and lots of square footage.
The Building Committee has been doing things remotely and hasn't assembled an official meeting yet.

Christine Clark would like to hold 3 more meetings at the space. Her first was attended by 10 people, 2 of whom were not members.
- John, or the CEC, said he would work on promoting the future meetings.
- Ms. Clark did not make any money from the previous meeting. The idea of offering her a free month of two of rent was suggested.
Brad created an utterly brilliant, and inspiring redesign of the soldering stations. The Secretary is not biased about this at all.
MIG welder needs some repairs, including a new liner and fan. The incorrect tip size was used.
Both the Lead CNC and the Metal Lathe are operational.
Right now, only Caroline, Ward and Brad are trained to use the Metal Lathe
Jake has been buying pop for us. Thank you, Jake!
Brad, Carlin and Ryan are working to fix the water cooler on the right hand laser.
Don is working on the security cameras.

Did you know? Nitrogen gas in tires is a scam. To only fill your tire with nitrogen gas, you need to valves: one for nitrogen intake, and the other to purge the non-nitrogen gas already inside. Earth's air is (Citation: https://climate.nasa.gov/news/2491/10-interesting-things-about-air/). Adding pure Nitrogen to the tires doesn't change the percentage in the tire very much.
Did you know? It's difficult to put effective AM radios inside electric vehicles because of all the shielding it requires around the car's electric parts.

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