Member Meeting Minutes for April 3, 2013

Minutes by Agenda Topic

• Attendees:

• Called to order at:

Recent Events

• Fri Mar 22: Finish It Friday
• Sat Mar 23: Intro to Soldering
• Fri Mar 29: Shop Show-and-Tell

Upcoming Events

• Thu Apr 4: Lockpick Club
• Thu Apr 4: Pittsburgh Geek Night
• Fri Apr 5: About 3d printers
• Mon Apr 8: UAV Meeting
• Tue Apr 9: Open Source Fab Group
• Fri Apr 12: Intro to version control
• Fri Apr 19: Rope-craft
• Fri Apr 26: Finish It Friday
• Sat Apr 27: "Physical Pixel"
• Sat May 18: Intro to Processing
• Sun Aug 18: PGH mini maker faire

Electronics workstation

• Potential Friday Night talks/events:
  • Hard drive rescue
  • Costuming
  • Flat panel speakers
  • Shop Show-and-Tell (Quarterly) (mid March)
  • Reverse engineering
  • Stepper motor hack challenge

Unscheduled Classes

• Public welding class
• Ham radio test (late March/April)
• CNC milling
• Q2 Learn to Solder (June)
• Intro to processing
• Arduino Track:
  • Learn to Solder
  • Physical Pixel
  • Sensors
  • Intro to Motor Control
  • Advanced Motor Control

Chad wrote this: WIndows light program. Types of display IN or outdoor.

Project/Shop Updates

• Window Lights project - lights in the windows!
  • Gene is working on syncing the prototyping board with the outside display
• Electronics Workstation - next steps?
  • Need to organize electronics components
• 3D Printer
  • IT'S PRINTING!
  • Not ready for public use yet, but if you have a shop relevant project, talk to Eli and he may be able to print it for you
• Server Rack / network
  • coming along, is powered, will be available for member's use
  • Network switch has been moved to an accessible location, general members who want to use hardwired Ethernet should connect to switch, not router
• Security cameras
  • DVR, Hard Drive (not working), and Power Supply obtained
• Powerwheels
  • Starting soon

New Business

Move to Adjourn: Sarita, seconded by Chad