Member Meeting Minutes for June 1, 2016

Minutes by Agenda Topic

• Attendees
  • Chad
  • Eli
  • Joachim
  • Simon
  • Geno
  • John Lewis
  • Andrew Campbell

Called to Order

• Called to order at: 7:41

New/Potential Members

• Steven
  • Built full body 3d scanner
  • In Pittsburgh for summer internship
  • Makes prosthetic limbs
  • Made flamethrower for maker faire

• Max
  • Goes to RTI
  • Coop at 4moms
  • EE/mech engineer
  • Wants to build tesla coil

Recent Events

• Power Wheels meeting
  • Scheduled: May 19, 2016, 7:30 PM to 11:00 PM

• PUBLIC: Music & Technology Club
  • Scheduled: May 21, 2016, 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM

• Open Shop (For New Members)
  • Scheduled: May 21, 2016, 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM

• Open Shop (For New Members)
  • Scheduled: May 23, 2016, 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM

• PUBLIC: Unmanned Vehicle group meeting
  • Scheduled: May 23, 2016, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

• PUBLIC: Tesla High Voltage Electronics Club
  • Scheduled: May 25, 2016, 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM

• PUBLIC:Holistic Brain
  • Scheduled: May 26, 2016, 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM

• PUBLIC: Digital Games
  • Scheduled: May 27, 2016, 9:00 PM to May 28, 2016, 1:00 AM

• Open Shop (For New Members)
  • Scheduled: May 28, 2016, 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM

• SHOP CLEAN
  • Scheduled: May 29, 2016, 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM

• Open Shop (For New Members)
  • Scheduled: May 30, 2016, 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM

• HackPGH Members Meeting
  • Scheduled: Jun 1, 2016, 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM

Upcoming Events

• Power Wheels meeting
  • Scheduled: Jun 2, 2016, 7:30 PM to 11:00 PM

• PUBLIC: Mechanical Club
  • Scheduled: Jun 4, 2016, 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM

• Open Shop (For New Members)
  • Scheduled: Jun 4, 2016, 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM

• Open Shop (For New Members)
  • Scheduled: Jun 6, 2016, 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM

• PUBLIC: Software/CS Group Meeting
  • Scheduled: Jun 6, 2016, 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM

• PUBLIC: 3D printer club
  • Scheduled: Jun 8, 2016, 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM

• PUBLIC: Digital Games
  • Scheduled: Jun 9, 2016, 9:00 PM to Jun 10, 2016, 1:00 AM

• Open Shop (For New Members)
  • Scheduled: Jun 11, 2016, 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM

• Open Shop (For New Members)
  • Scheduled: Jun 13, 2016, 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM

• PUBLIC: Unmanned Vehicle group meeting
  • Scheduled: Jun 13, 2016, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

• Power Wheels meeting
  • Scheduled: Jun 16, 2016, 7:30 PM to 11:00 PM

• PUBLIC: Music & Technology Club
  • Scheduled: Jun 18, 2016, 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM

• Open Shop (For New Members)
  • Scheduled: Jun 18, 2016, 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM

• Open Shop (For New Members)
  • Scheduled: Jun 20, 2016, 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM

• PUBLIC: Software/CS Group Meeting
  • Scheduled: Jun 20, 2016, 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM

• HackPGH Members Meeting
  • Scheduled: Jun 21, 2016, 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM

Learning Tracks

• • Advanced Arduino Programming (TBD)
  • Motor Control
    • July 16: 10am-2pm
  • Basic Electronics part 2: Semiconductor Devices (TBD)

• Mechanical / Other
  • Intro to Mill
  • Intro to Lathe
    • Andrew

• • Casting Day
    • TBD

Shop Projects / Updates

• Autonomous Power Wheels
  • Trip to California
  • Good networking
  • Segment in Make magazine

• Power Wheels
  • Wrapping up chassis design
  • Chad was in San Mateo
    • Its not just about speed, also moxie!
    • Racing slicks work great

• 3-D Printers
  • Move to library area
  • Meetup June 8th @ 7:30
  • 3D scanning event

• Lathe
  • Lathe works, you can use it!
  • Power feed and power cross feed works

• Fabrication Station
  • Will buy black and white vinyl

• Vending Machine

• Automatic dues payment system
  • No Updates

• Brewing Club
  • Alex made beer labels

• Server
  • Working

• Vacuum Chamber
  • Needs to be moved!

• Remove Kiln
  • Alex to take come

Old Business

• Still need to setup training@hackpittsburgh.org.

• Buddy system Stickers still need to be made.

• 2D printer, John Lewis ordered

• Uptown/Oakland Eco innovation district cleaning a lot, turning into community garden
  • Asked HackPGH to do art piece,
  • Wind turbine that plays music or blinks LED's
  • Wind powered water pump
  • Park bench
  • Claw machine
  • Beehive
  • Tesla coil

• Create separate google hangouts account for John Lewis

New Business

• We have a printer!!! It works! Easy to connect to.
• TARDIS at Pride fest
  • June 11
  • Eli brings up for vote
  • All members vote yes
• At meeting about uptown... 311 is amazing!
  • Improving Uptown, letting the people that live there define what it will become
  • CARL, 5% down to own land in Uptown
  • 311: Report non emergency complaints
• Holistic Brain: June 28 @7:30
• DROs for lathe
  • $150
  • Alex brings it up for vote
  • Members vote yes
• Selling on Ebay class
• Selling HackPGH merchandise via CafePress
• Routers cant keep up with traffic during classes
  • Should get new router
  • Simon Heath offered to bring his router
  • Run both routers at once
• Need outlets near mill

Project RollCall

• Alex made thing on lathe
• Joachim: Backwards bicycle
• Chad and Bob: Internet controlled light switch

Move to Adjourn

• John Lewis motions
  • Andrew 2nds

• • Adjourned at: 9:14pm