Member Meeting Minutes for June 5, 2013: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 17:38, 5 June 2013

7:35pm

Fri May 17: CoffeeCoffeeCoffee / Artemis all night long
Fri May 24: Tentative: Shop Memorial Day BBQ - we need folks to step up and promise to be there (discuss below)
- Need sponsors!
Fri May 31: Finish-It Friday
Sat Jun 1: Pgh MMF early bird proposal deadline.

Thu Jun 6: Lockpick Club Meeting / Steel City Hackers (plus Geek Night)
Fri Jun 7: DETROIT MAKER FAIRE proposal deadline. Holy Shitake, are we going, or what? WE NEED PROJECTS!
Fri Jun 7: Chip can party poppers
Sat Jun 8: Class - Intro to sensors
Mon Jun 10: UAV Night
Tue Jun 11: Open Source Hardware Meeting
Fri Jun 14: Instructable 3D printing night
Fri Jun 21: Intro to arc welding
Sat Jun 29: Intro to motor control
Fri Jun 38: Finish it Friday
July Fri tentative: soldering 101

Public welding class
Ham radio test (late March/April)
CNC milling
Q2 Learn to Solder (June)
Intro to processing
Arduino Track:
- Learn to Solder (mid-late Aug)
- Intro Programming (Done)
- Intro to Motor Control (scheduled)
- Advanced Motor Control (early Aug?)

Power Bill
- Now $106! 60% increase in usage over
- Dan's sensor data?
New RFID scanner under test/eval.
- Looks like only advantage is that it reads PAT Bus passes?
MAC Machine must go!
- MAC Machine is new?
Window Lights project - lights in the windows!
- Hardware has been installed in project box
- Gene is working on syncing the prototyping board with the outside display
3D Printer
- Is printing somewhat consistently, still not ready for public use, but see Eli or Chad if you want to request to have something printed
Server Rack / network
- Still need to figure out billing. Dan's data vs. Killawatt
Security cameras
- Recording not operational, device seems to kill drives?
Powerwheels
- Frame construction is starting now
Mugs - Gabe needs interest level/count
- Will make a dozen mugs to start with
Request for outside visitor to UAV/Quadcopter meeting, time to open it up? Liability issues...
Where to put pictures of shop events (Conductive Ink, plus others). Flickr for good picts, but ??? for raw data/shoe box picts
Green garbage bin is now being used to store FILLED AND TIED bags, must be taken up to the curb every Monday

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 === Minutes by Agenda Topic ===
 * Attendees:
+** Dan
+** Scott
+** Bob
+** Chad
+** Gene
+** Eli
+** Jeremy
+** Anthony
+** Scott^2
+** Sarita
+** Jeff
+** Bethany
 * Called to order at:
+:35pm
 ==== New Members ====
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 * Fri Jun 14: Instructable 3D printing night
 * Fri Jun 21: Intro to arc welding
-* Sat Jun 22 (tentative): Intro to motor control
+* Sat Jun 29: Intro to motor control
 * Fri Jun 38: Finish it Friday
+* July Fri tentative: soldering 101
 * Jul 27-28: Detroit Maker Faire!!!
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 * Intro to processing
 * Arduino Track:
-** Learn to Solder
+** Learn to Solder (mid-late Aug)
-** Intro Programming
+** Intro Programming (Done)
-** Intro to Motor Control (June?)
+** Intro to Motor Control (scheduled)
-** Advanced Motor Control (July?)
+** Advanced Motor Control (early Aug?)
 ==== Project/Shop Updates ====
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 ==== New Business ====
+* Elections
+* Potential to move PBX to Raspberry Pi, Jeff is asking shop to purchase
+* Move presentations to Thursdays?
 ==== Move to Adjourn: ====
+Scott'