Member Meeting Minutes for September 17, 2019

Call to order

• Becky "The Icebox" Zajdel called the meeting to order at 7:45 PM.

Attendees

• Sean Guzek, Vice-President
• Becky Zajdel, Secretary
• Bethany Klick, Treasurer
• Adam Longwill, Board Member
• Alex "I'm not a Board Member anymore" Reasinger
• Chad "I'm not the President anymore" Elish
• Jacques Parker
• Zuri Woods
• Tom Fetherston
• Phil Garrow
• Kris Kunihiro
• Joe Newcomer via Google Hangouts
• Robert Bedel via Google Hangouts
• Beebo Esch via Google Hangouts
• CW Kreimer via Google Hangouts
• Stephen Zalenko via Google Hangouts

New Members/Visitors

• No new members or visitors today!

Quote of the Day

• "I set out to be good, but there were too many other options. Now I just aim to misbehave." Capt. Malcolm Reynolds, "Firefly."

Old business

• CNC vote passed
  • We have asked Forest Scientific for an invoice, we are still waiting. Becky and Alex will follow up.
• Ceramics nook updates?
  • Tabled until after we purchase the CNC machine
• Serger update (Phil?)
  • He called one company in Pittsburgh. They have one model that is a built-in to a table for $1,200.
  • That company has another model that's a tabletop for $400.
• Tara recommends the lower-priced model. She can train folks on this machine.
• Woodworking bench and vice updates? (Gil and/or Marissa?)
  • Let's wait until we get the CNC machine to bring in woodworking benches and vices.
  • Phil has a vice and he would like to potentially donate it.

New business

• Dust collector questions: How much was the grant, and how much of it has been spent?
  • The grant total was $3,737.37.
  • There's about $1,300 left.
    • Alex wants to buy parts in order to put it together at the next shop clean.
• Jacques would like to bring in Boy Scouts and show them around the Makerspace.
  • Saturday, November 2nd is the proposed date.
  • Limit of thirty people.
  • Jacques is asking for members/board members to run stations.
  • Let's charge $10/head.
  • We will set up a Slack channel for the Boy Scout channel and get volunteers for "stations."
• Joe Newcomer is back and is available for teaching again.
  • Joe would like to donate classes, and Becky will talk to him about setting up classes.

Treasurer's Report

• We currently have $23,578.53‬ in assets after September expenses and welding class tools.

Shop updates

• We have been having issues with the Orange Pi.
  • There is no slicer on board yet.
• Joe and Phil will talk about powder coating and get back to the Board.

Voting items

• No voting items today!

Project updates

• None today!

Events

https://hackpgh.org/calendar/

Move to adjourn

The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 PM.

Meeting notes taken by Becky "The Icebox" Zajdel