Member Meeting Minutes for May 21st, 2023
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Called to Order
- The meeting was called to order by Becky Zajdel at: 7:38 PM
Attendees
- Becky Zajdel, President
- Brian "Beebo" Esch, Treasurer
- Kirk Hendricks, Acting Secretary
- Lucian Chapar, Director of Operations
- Morgan Wable, Board Member at Large
- Bryn Miller, Acting Director of Communications
- Wilkes Vaughn
- Tracy Donahue
- Dean Roth
- Chris McCann
- Chris Napolitano
- Geno Soroka
- Neil Tronik
- Zee Stager
- Mark Gaudio
- Doug Shipe
New Members
- Mark Gaudio. Joined to do machining, specifically metal lathe. Does restoration and repair of audio tables.
- Doug Shipe. Joined to use our 3d printing machines. Started fixing our IT and organizing everything! Thank you Doug.
Guest Introductions
- Maggie (Wilkes's fiance)
Quote
"Physics is like sex: sure, it may give some practical results, but that's not why we do it." - Dr. Richard P. Feynman
Previous Events
- May 19 - Game Night
- Game night had its highest attendance ever!
Upcoming Events
- Chess Club this Tuesday at 7PM
- Kiefer's MIG Welding class is Saturday at 11AM
- As always, shop tours and tool training (by appointment) takes place every Saturday and Monday evening starting at 7:30 PM.
Organization Updates
- Election results and news from the Board!
- The Board has been through a restructuring phase to improve Hack. As you know, we have added two spots on the Board to better support the shop and organization in general!
- Alisa has stepped down from the board for a few weeks to a month. Whether or not she returns, we are extremely grateful for EVERYTHING she has done for the space, from her dedication to the administration to the generous donations from her family - and everything in between.
- Bryn will be the acting seventh member of the Board.
- The Board of Directors had their first full "seven person" meeting and have voted their officers and titles:
- Becky Zajdel, President
- Jeremy Sweeney, Vice-President
- Brian "Beebo" Esch, Treasurer
- Kirk Hendricks, Acting Secretary
- Bryn Miller, Acting Director of Communications
- Lucian Chapar, Director of Operations
- Morgan Wable, Board Member at Large
- Treasurer's Report
- We have $5550.25 in the bank account, and exactly $1000.30 in PayPal (totaling $6,550.62). So far this calendar year (January-early May) we have made a net profit of $1,577.53.
- Old Business
- Tustin Tot Lot
- German/Alabama company (SunCharge Systems) made our solar charging stations. We have reached out to them, and they have generously given us half-off on new usb ports! We have installed half of them so far.
- The WiFi is working correctly, the issue is with our forwarding from Hack.
- We will fix this all soon!
- The vote for Honey Rosenbloom and her group's 3-day-Hack-a-Thon passed almost unanimously!
- We spoke to Honey today and the date of the event is now February 23rd-25th.
- They haven't asked for much, it will be a closed event of 25 people and has asked for a handful of volunteers in exchange for a space and a large donation.
- Checked occupancy regulations, we are well below any fire regulations.
- Fire safety plan
- The electrician is coming in the next two weeks to hard install the ceiling detectors. We will be installing the wall-mounted detector/air quality monitors in the next week. You will be able to use an app (Kidde, Google, and/or Alexa) to view the data about the air quality on both sides.
- Bryn and Morgan say it works with Home Assistant Support to display that information in an open-source way inside the space. Does anyone want to help them?? :)
- Fire training
- Dale has generously put up a quarter of the cost for an on-site training session here at Hack for up to 35 people.
- We should learn how to use fire extinguishers in high-pressure situations.
- Let us know if you are interested! The folks from upstairs will be joining us as well! Dates TBD.
- Tustin Tot Lot
- New Business
- CLASSES.
- Kiefer has two MIG classes scheduled currently. Both unfortunately are fully booked.
- Spencer (and others) have had plans to bring back their woodworking classes.
- Geno is planning a mini-piano soldering class. Thanks to Lucian for helping with PCB fabrication!
- Beebo would like to start a chainmail or origami class.
- Rob is waiting for supply-side issues before scheduling his mechanical keyboard class.
- Morgan and Lucian have both expressed interest in doing CAD classes to teach FreeCAD/Fusion360/etc.
- Bryn is thinking about a class on virtual synthesizers. Mark G. offered some hardware! Thank you!
- Wilkes volunteers to host a class on Unreal engine.
- Any others? Contact the Board! We can help you plan it, describe it, price it, and push it on social media!
- CLUBS
- Chess Club (meets once a week Tuesdays at 7)
- Game Night (the first and third Friday at 6PM)
- Keep Calm and Carry Yarn (second Wednesday of every month at 6PM). Neil is our host for the foreseeable future. Thank you Neil!
- 3D Printing Club (Dates TBD)
- For 3D printing enthusiasts interested in learning about 3D printers!
- We’ll teach all things 3D printing, from building, running, and maintaining them.
- We will based out of the #3d_printing channel on our Slack for now
- Lucian is a bamf at 3d printing.
- Based out of the #3dprinting channel
- Powerwheels Racing (every other Wednesday at 7pm)
- Interested in making a power wheels car that runs off a massive lithium battery at ludicrous speeds haphazardly? We got you!
- Hop into #powpowpowerwheels on Slack
- Motorcycle Riders (dates TBD)
- We have created the new slack channel #motorcycles for coordinating group rides and building community. Join this channel if you’re interested in joining us for a group
- Let's make an electric dirt bike and drive it guys!
- High Voltage Club (dates TBD)
- Geno is taking lead.
- Neon sign transforms etching wood.
- Tesla coil!
- Nikola Tesla birthday's is a major event!
- Linux Club (dates TBD)
- Will be scheduled in Linux epoch. If you don't understand, we'll explain!
- Bryn, Morgan, Kirk, Neil taking lead.
- CLASSES.
Shop Updates
- New garbage guidelines
- Groundhogs have been getting into garbage bags that contain good, and pedestrians have been throwing trash into our recycling bin.
- We have obtained a new large black garbage bin that will ONLY have bagged waste containing food/plates, etc. This new garbage bin and the blue recycling bin now have locks on them to stop unwanted additions and intruders from reaching our trash and recycling.
- We should put a sharps container outside guys!! Let's help people stay safe.
- Metal Shop Revamp
- There’s a growing interest in greatly improving the facilities surrounding our machine shop tools, so we are meeting next weekend (Sat & Sun) and all are welcome to join.
- This will be an ongoing initiative, so please join us in #metalworking_megachannel for discussing next steps!
- Garage Bay Area Cleanout
- Similar to above, we are cleaning out the garage bay to make room for more workspace and tools.
- If you personally have items stored here we would like to work with you to find new homes for your stuff.
- The website is down. We know. It's Canada's fault. We will keep you updated.
Project Updates
- Would anyone like to share a completed project?
- Wilkes and Geno have put together a 3d scanner for the space. Thank you both!
- Michael Bloom has made some floating shelves! He reached out to us via the info account thanking us. Thank you to Chris McCann for re-training him and helping him with the quick build!
- We are working with Davina and her son to develop some custom glasses! We are working with her son's optometrist on these glasses.
- Morgan is running point with her and her optometrist.
- Lucian knows everybody, including a gentleman who works at Mayo Clinic doing 3D printing for medical devices.
Recognition for AWESOMENESS
- Z for fixing the sand blaster
- Kris for starting the installation of the air conditioner
- Matt Dube for being the permanent garbage and recycling volunteer
- Dean for donating some delicious sodas at Game Night
- James Keener has donated some gears for our Atlas lathe! Thank you so much!
- Bryn Miller - She loves us all!
- Why is Bryn still around?
- Cause she is in a better headspace now
- Welcome to the Board! (in a temporary capacity)
Move to Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned at: 8:18 PM
Notes by Kirk Hendricks