Member Meeting Minutes for August 15, 2017

Minutes by Agenda Topic

• Attendees
• Dave Coakley
• Chad Elish
• Geno
• Becky
• James Hyde
• Steve Owens
• Eli Richter
• Eli (new member)
• Gary Prischak
  • Adam (hangouts)
  • Jacques (hangouts)
  • Rob Martin (hangouts)
  • Joachim (hangouts)
  • J.E.T (hangouts)

Called to Order

Called to Order At: 7:31pm

New/Potential Members

• Eli
  • Pitt MechE student
  • Working on making his own furniture

Previous Events/Classes

• Audio over a beam of light.
  • Luc
  • Well attended.

• Laser Cut Sun projector for Eclipse
  • Josh Smith
  • Made 5-6 of them
  • Want to do with action housing people.

• Welding Class
  • 2 people
  • Dave wants to make class $75 for the early signups and $100 the last week to encourage sign ups

• 3DPPGH meeting
  • Well attended

Learning Tracks / Classes

• Soldering Class
  • Design our own PCB and have something which is not an Arduino
  • Geno, Bob, and Cathy will work on it
  • Sometime in August/Sept/October?

Potential Events/Talks/Classes

• Fidget Spinner class for kids
  • Dave Coakley and Rob Martin
  • Boyscouts and Girlscouts
    • August?

• Intro to Biosignals
  • James Hyde
  • Possibly Nov or Dec

• Intro to Czech and Mandarin
  • Becky
  • Early October

• Intro to CPR
  • Becky and James
  • Message Red Cross after pool season ends

• Intro to 3d printer and lasercutter design

• Lets keep a tally of how many people need trained on laser and 3d printer and then have a training session
  • Also possibly have dedicated monthly training session

• Build a steam engine class
  • Joachim
  • Copper pipe, JB Weld

• MoCa Networking
  • Justin

Shop Projects / Updates

• Autonomous Power Wheels
  • Progress happening
• Power Wheels
  • On halt until next year

• 3-D Printers
  • We have 4 3d printers (2 being repaired)

• Metal Shop
  • No updates

• Wood Shop
  • Got large Dust collector
  • Need new 220V line
    • Dave and Chris will do it
    • Gary can help with wire

• Electronics Workstation

• Fabrication Station
  • Joachim installed new safe wiring

• Automatic dues payment system
  • Wild Apricot
  • Chad to have meeting with Pete from Milwaukee makerspace.
  • We're starting it up!
  • CW working on stuff. We have something from

• Vending Machine
  • Coin Collector needs added
  • Jacques and Dave will help install bill and coin reader

• Server
  • New display on the TV
  • Mac Mini server, Chad

• Laser Cutter
  • CW is working on getting us honeycomb for laser cutter
  • JET has honeycomb with frame

• Safety Report
  • Need to test alarms next Meeting!
  • We are now requiring anyone who walks into HackPGH who is not a member, sign the release form!

Old Business

• 501c3
  • all paperwork is in
  • no updates yet
  • 4-5 weeks left

• Teaching classes
  • We approved and implemented the following...
    • Instructors can trade their time for:
    • Volunteer hours
    • 1 month membership
    • A class at cost

• Classes
  • There is a new form and process.
  • Will be on site soon.

• Putting cameras in the shop and upgrade to outside cameras
  • ~ $600
    • Buying cameras, Bring it up to vote
      • 12 people vote in favor, none abstained, none rejected
      • Motion passes

• TechShop Updates
  • It's not looking good for them.
  • We need to do our best to help out
  • JET says starting new business is difficult and lots of new competition in PGH
  • They need 1 million dollars by Sept

• New space
  • 30,000 sq foot bldg, 3 floors, across from 5th ave school lofts
  • Membership approves further discussion about this space
    • Delay with this building
  • Possibly moving into space next door

• Maker Faire Pittsburgh
  • We pulled out

• Student, Veteran, Senior Citizen Rates for HackPGH
  • Valid student, veteran, 65+ yrs old ID, maintain status for discount
  • $30 rates

New Business

• Gunshot near the shop
  • Police involved
  • This is a rare occurrence, shop is still safe
    • Cameras have been ordered
    • PittMesh will install

New Member Induction

• N/A

Move to Adjourn

• Eli motions
  • Steve seconds
    • Adjourned 9:17pm

Meeting notes by Geno