Member Meeting Minutes for April 6, 2016

Minutes by Agenda Topic

• Attendees
  • Chad
  • Alex
  • Scott2
  • Geno
  • Joachim
  • Andrew
  • Volker
  • Anthony
  • Jim
  • John Lewis
  • Ryan via hangouts
  • Gene
  • Eli
  • Joshua Roehrig
  • Josh Smith
  • James Hyde

Called to Order

• Called to order at: 7:31pm

New/Potential Members

• Andrey
  • Works at air compressor company as service manager
  • Hobbies include robotics, and all things mechanical, autonomous lawnmower
• Ben
  • Industrial designed for Emerson
  • Builds lamps
  • Likes to build things

Recent Events

• Mar 26, 2016, 10:00 AM - Learn to Solder Class
• Apr 2, 2016, 10:00 AM - Intro to Programming with Arduino / Arduino Day

Learning Tracks

• • Advanced Arduino Programming (TBD)
  • Sensors Sensors Sensors (TBD)
    • May 14th 10am-2pm
  • Motor Control (TBD)
  • Basic Electronics part 2: Semiconductor Devices (TBD)
• Mechanical / Other
• Mechanical Classes Learning Tracks
  • Andrew
  • Basic machineing class
  • Wait until lathe project is finished
• Casting Day
  • Spring, Joachim
  • Re-purpose propane tank for foundry

Shop Projects / Updates

• Autonomous Power Wheels
  • Discussed rewiring of the car
    • Clean things up mechanically and electrically
    • Servos are much tighter
    • Ready to put it back together
    • Ready to plan software
• Power wheels
  • See Ryan and Eli
  • Bought new LIPO battery, very powerful, essentially infinite current output
  • Only HackPGH is doing lego car, other car not participating

• Wheelchair
  • Cupcake car
  • Needs better batteries

• Wigle Whiskey Barrel Roll
  • April 29th 5pm
  • Tardis!
  • Strip district to north side
  • Need help making it move!
  • Takko con at convention center. Take tardis there

• 3-D Printer
  • M2 Bot
    • Still Kickin' Had to replace the fan
  • Mendlemax
    • Ryan is repairing it.
• Boxzy is working great
  • Chad to start training on it soon
  • Ryan can bring in remote monitoring system for it
  • Need to install fusion360 to try the CNC module of boxzy

• New Mill
  • DROs are installed and working great!
  • Added Z DRO

• CNC router has new spindle (silent and awesome)

• Lathe
  • One more part needs to be made, Andrew is making it
  • Buy new lead screws? $150 + $40 for nuts, Joachim will contact Cabin fever guy
  • See if someone can cut the lead screws for us free or cheaper

• Fabrication Station
  • New Vinyl Cutter!
  • Still needs some TLC
  • Buy your own vinyl or HackPGH will provide for fee
  • Chad will train you to use it
  • Move brewing supplies

• Welder
  • MIG
    • Going Strong

• • TIG
    • Needs cart and gas.

• Vending Machine
  • Software Club
  • Vended first item in centuries (a screwdriver)as experiment a while ago
  • Not much progress since last meeting

• Automatic dues payment system
  • Wordpress plugin takes advantage of WooCommerce

• Brewing Club
  • Still fermenting
  • Alex ordered new bottlecaps
  • Alex working on HackPGH beer logos

• Server
  • John will train you to use Hangtop
  • Bob brought in mixer as alternative to server for shop music/audio

Old Business

• Atm
  • Contacted... waiting

• New Computers
  • Here, Need autodesk installed

• Cable management system for A/V cables for projector and wifi
  • Simon Heath working on it

• Pitt robotics club line following robotics competition
  • Geno is working on it
  • Robot has been entered into the competition

• Jim's wife wants to have craft night at HackPGH on April 24th at 7pm
  • New mom's coffee

New Business

• Gene fixed the lightboard
• We have a vacuum chamber now, we can flatten peeps and vodka infuse them, and do actual useful things too
• If you want to be trained on a machine, email to training@hackpittsburgh.org
• Buddy system, board will put stickers
• Need to figure out what to do with the printers, order ink?

Treasury Report

• Member dues our number one source of profit
• Classes help
• Laser cutter depreciation helping pay for replacement parts
• New tools will also be put on depreciation schedule
• Rainy day fund unchanged since last couple of years
• $3500 available cash to spend, but we need it to move to bigger shop
• March was slightly negative due to major expenses, but classes balanced everything out
• 30-35 active members. We would need 50 or more to move to bigger shop

New Member Induction

• N/A

Move to Adjourn

• John motions
  • Eli seconds
  • Adjourned at: 9:20pm

Meeting notes by: Geno