Member Meeting Minutes for Jan 19, 2016

Minutes by Agenda Topic

• Attendees
  • Chad
  • Gene
  • Jim Freach
  • John Lewis
  • Geno
  • Wesley
  • Simon Heath
  • Chris Yohe
  • Ryan Priore
  • Josh
  • Joachim

Called to Order

• Called to order at: 7:35pm

New/Potential Members

• N/A

Recent Events

• JANUARY
  • Wed 6th @ 7:30p - Members Meeting
  • Fri 8th @ ? Digital Games Night
    • Artemis happened
  • Sat 9th @ 12p Intro to Databases
    • Code and supply collaboration
  • Sat 9th @ 3p LUG
  • Sat 9th @ 7p - Open shop
  • Mon 11th @ 7p - Open shop
  • Wed 13th @ 7:30p - Tesla Club
    • Drew Lichtenberg figures on all the wooden things in the shop
  • Sat 16th @ 1p - Music and Technology Club
  • Sat 16th @ 7p - Open shop
  • Mon 18th @ 7p - Open shop
  • Mon 18th @ 7:30p - UV Club
  • Tue 19th @ 7:30p - Members Meeting
    • Bits to pieces, WTAE filming 3d print stuff

Upcoming Events

• JANUARY
  • Sat 23rd @ 7p - Open shop
  • Mon 25th @ 7p - Open shop
  • Mon 25th @ 7p - Software Club
  • Tue 26th @ 7:30p - eGame Writing 101 (Unreal Engine)
  • Wed 27th @ 7:30p - Tesla Club
  • Thur 28th @ 7:30p - Meeting of Holistic Brain
  • Sat 30th @ 12p - Basic Electronics Class
  • Sat 30th @ 7p - Open Shop
  • Sun 31st @ 12p - SHOP CLEAN

• FEBUARY
  • Mon 1st @ 7p - Open shop
  • Mon 1st @ 7p - Software Club
  • Wed 3rd @ 7:30p - Members Meeting

Learning Tracks

• Electronics and Embedded learning track
  • Basic Electricity and Electronics (Jan 30)
    • Jan 30 at 10-4, Basic Electricity and Electronics, 4 hrs, Pizza provided, Geno
  • Learn to Solder (TBD)
  • Basic Arduino Programming (TBD)
  • Advanced Arduino Programming (TBD)
  • Sensors Sensors Sensors
  • Motor Control (TBD)
  • Basic Electronics part 2: Semiconductor Devices

• Casting Day
  • Joachim

• Intro to Programming Python Class
  • Simon and Bob
  • 2/12/16 7:30pm-9:30pm

Shop Projects / Updates

• Autonomous Power Wheels
  • Discussing plans and dividing up the work
• Power wheels
  • Need team leader. Detroit is in July 2016
  • Possible crazy cart car

• Wheelchair
  • Cupcake car.

• 3-D Printer
  • M2 Bot
    • Had an issue with overheating (Fan went)
    • Repaired by Chris Yohe
  • Mendlemax
    • It's printing but still needs some TLC (Still being worked on).

• Foundry
  • Joachim was looking into it
  • Build shed

• Server / Google Hangouts
  • Working
  • Simon got trained on Hangout Server

• New Mill
  • DROs Still needs installed.

• Lathe
  • Being repaired
  • Joachim was at an event. Someone has the same lathe and is willing to donate parts of it to us (if we pay shipping)!

• Fabrication Station
  • Chairs are going I promise!... we need to pick a date to help move them over to PFEX
  • Shop Clean day?

• Welder
  • MIG
    • Going Strong

• • TIG
    • Needs cart and gas.

Old Business

• • Atm
    • Final attempt to contact owner, if not, take it apart

• • Vending Machine
    • John Lewis wants to work on it
    • Needs to talk to Gabe

• Club brochure
  • Updates?
    • Ryan made version 3 with photos. Looking great!

• Automatic dues payment system
  • We have the code! Chad had lunch with Jim, We are going to put it in a test environment before going further.

• Pittsburgh Bicentenial Parade participation, July 2016
  • Have the laser cut sign we are going to donate to the city. Going to donate sometime this week.

• Shop Insurance
  • A lot more than we previously thought $500 More like $1000+

• New Space Updates.
  • Attack Theater wants to help out (collaborate).
  • Keep the new space in the city
  • Lots of parking is important
  • 3000 sq feet is the goal

• Podcasting events
  • Steven Owens' friend can help with this
  • Sit around and discuss CNC machines/3d printers/laser cutters/etc for an hour, record it, upload it to cloud
  • Have other Hackerspaces join us in this

• Andrew wants to start Mechanical Classes Learning Tracks

New Business

• Memberships for Startups
  • Floating memberships?
  • Charge a little more for companies?
  • Use Ryan's and Chris Quick's startups to try this out?
  • Floating membership affects insurance
• Elections!
  • Start Nominations Now!
  • Elections on the 3rd Tuesday of Feb (usually Wednesday but the meeting will be on a Tuesday).

• John Lewis is looking for a computer to run autodesk for the shop

• John Lewis, wordsmith 101 to help write Make Magazine articles
  • Chris Yohe can help

• Simon hung up pegboard on electronics workbench to hang up connectors, alligator clips, and probes

Project RollCall

• Wesley welded an awesome wallet with hinges
• Ryan Priore brought his Mendlemax conversion 3d printer
• Chad made a Bicentennial sign of awesomeness for the mayor of Pittsburgh
• John Lewis is working on Linux ISOs

New Member Induction

• None

Move to Adjourn

• Motion by Gene
  • Ryan seconds
    • Adjourned at: 8:36pm

Meeting notes by: Geno