Member Meeting Minutes for September 4, 2013

Minutes by Agenda Topic

• Attendees:

• Called to order at:

Recent Events

• Thur Aug 22: show and tell
• Sunday Aug 25: Mini Shop Cleanup
• Thur Aug 29: Pgh Mini maker re-cap
• Sun Aug 18: PGH mini maker faire
• Thur Sept 5: Lock Pick
• Thur Sept 19: Build a PBX

• Oct Hacker challenge- reverse engineer a laser range finder

Upcoming Events

• Friday Sept 6: Pittsburgh Mini Maker Faire Wrap-Up
• Tuesday Sept 10: Open Source Fab
• Friday Sept 13: Finish-It Friday
• Thursday Sept 19: Raspberry Pi PBX
• Friday Sept 20: Finish-It Friday
• Saturday Sept 21: WORLD MAKER FAIRE!

Potential Friday Night talks/events

• Hard drive rescue
• Costuming (masks, etc)
• Flat panel speakers
• Shop Show-and-Tell (Quarterly) (mid March)
• Reverse engineering
• Stepper motor hack challenge
• E-Bikes
• Residential solar
• Robot operating system
• Finite State machines
• Game nights (Artemis or otherwise?)
• Food event
• Rube Goldberg Machine
• Batteries (how do they work)
• Anyone?

Unscheduled Classes

• Welding class for members
  • Need a good welder first
• Ham radio test (late March/April)
  • Geno will find out when Pitt Radio is having test, we will schedule cram for right before
• CNC milling
  • Need a CNC machine
• Q2 Learn to Solder (early Sept)
• Intro to processing
• Arduino Track:
  • Learn to Solder
  • Intro Programming
  • Intro to Motor Control
• Adam Wants to teach a wifi class
  • Chad spoke with him, he will get back to us.

Project/Shop Updates

• Power Bill
  • Current Bill? 105 (At least it's consistent)
• Window Lights project - lights in the windows!
  • 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, Chad, Jeremy or Anthony if you want to request to have something printed
  • Currently qualified MMax users:
    • Eli
    • Chad
    • Jeremy
    • Anthony
    • Bryant
  • Add possible workstation for 3d Printer.
  • Soon we will be doing training on the 3-D Printer.
  • Pay System
    • Gram Scale for now.
    • Will work on pricing. (We need more filament)
• Server Rack / network
  • Still need to figure out billing. Killawatt... Who is going to do this? (this needs to happen!)
• Security cameras
• Powerwheels
• Mugs - Gabe needs interest level/count
  • Will make a two dozen mugs to start with
  • Have not come in yet as of 7/17/2013
  • $15 each, $20 for mug customized with text at bottom
• CNC Router
  • Vote
• Setup e-stop for tools
• Gabe and Chad to work on RFID control for tool area
• Misc Unused Tools In Shop
  • Gabe selling mini-band saw and mini-lathe, then use funds to buy small wood lathe
    • Ask gabe to sell Punch tool and other misc.
  • Other Options
    • Garage sale in (October)?
    • Donate it to other places.
    • Craigslist
  • Items:
    • Metal punch (Junior)
    • OSCAR (garbage can)
    • Small lathe
    • Benchtop drill press (assuming Mill is purchased)
      • Is it nicks?
    • DVD duplicator (sell)
    • Pile o computers
• Install outlets on main work table.
  • Jeff?
• Geno is making signal generator for shop
• Web site hosting (seems to be working faster)
  • Will consider alternate hosting options
• New Hackerspace release forms!
  • Everyone needs to sign this.

Old Business

• Shop cleanup
  • mini clean Sunday Aug 25
  • Major clean TBD
• Will implement some "random stuff" dispositioning systems

New Business

• New Internet Coming soon!
• Rename finish-it