Minutes:Meeting Minutes 20131015

2013-10-15

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Agenda

Chair Justin Triplett

Introductions

• Random, existing member goes first. Hi Nate B.
  • E Lab warden
  • Genie's mommy
  • Has an opinion on everything
• Thomas. Life is a medium, having fun with them.
• Brad. Makes theater props.
• Ken. Mech E. works with Matt O. at Eaton

Carts

• Call for Interested Members to Define Instructions/Rules for Use of Carts and wheeled cabinetry. -Terry W.
• Open meeting for members to come up with ideas about what rules might apply to use of carts or occupying carts in the space
• How rules might apply for carts belonging to specific zones
• Are carts just like tables?
• Happening 7pm Wednesday October 23rd, will last about 30 minutes

Amazon Payments

• Requires more of your personal information?
  • Not true, paying through CRM or paying initial dues still works the same way.
  • If you go to Amazon directly and then try to pay i3, they try to sign you up for Amazon's service that competes with PayPal

Urban Sensor Hack

• i3 was invited to participate in a nationwide competition hosted by Make
• EMI Sensors were made
• Margaret, Justin and Mark worked on it
• Report being sent in tomorrow night
• YouTube video to summarize the project
  • A last minute cool thing to do
  • i3 Detroit Has an official YouTube channel

Cleaning Supply Cabinet / Acid Cabinet

• It's a chemical disaster in the making -Andrew M.
• Muriatic acid in there? No good.
  • Looking at a dedicated acids cabinet
  • Want a new cabinet that is similar to the existing cleaning supplies cabinet
  • Possible lead with university surplus warehouses -Matt S.

New Business

Halloween Party

• October 26th
• Call for your old decorations
• Bring them to us on Thursday, 7:00 to 7:30, check the calendar
• And take them back after the party
• Sam L has some to bring
• Max makes Halloween Mason Jars
  • Check it out Friday night (10/18)

Theater Bizarre

• Tickets are sold out, but they're still looking for volunteers
• Probably the night shift (till 4 in the morning)
• Biggest costume party in Detroit
• Costume has to be self-made

Zone updates

E Lab

• New components ordered, $120 of stuff coming from China
• We want the Genie fixed by the time the new CNC machine comes
  • Email posted to list requesting help with the Genie
  • Nate will send out a new update on that email tonight

Fab Lab

• 40W laser cutter up and running
  • Classes to follow
• Rostock 3D printer running
• TODO list on Wiki
  • Basic clean up to extensive modifications
  • Put your name on the list if you want to champion something on the list
  • Fail noisily if you sign up for something and later find you are having trouble completing your task whether due to time or your skill level
  • Ask for help or instruction if you need some.

Craft Zone

• A blog post made about a class Bob Ross Rob Boss
• Questions, why are we doing this?
  • Discussion headed to the list
  • Class was for all external people
  • We don't make money off of it - donations did not brake even with costs
  • Cost about $300, we took in about $200

Tree House

• Candy wrappers littering all over, please use the garbage can that is located by the top of the stairs
• Pumpkin Carving Contest 10/25
  • 1st 2nd and 3rd place prices
  • Event on Facebook, also Google Calendar
  • 3 Celebrity judges
• i3 Halloween Party 10/26

Lazer Zone

• No updates

Wood Shop

• Router workshop next Wednesday at 7:30pm, on Google Calendar
• Thickness planer donated
  • About a $300 value
  • Makes a sheet of wood thinner, and parallel, flat surfaces on either face
• Fab Lab door was remounted to open outward instead of into the Fab Lab
• Wood engraving with the 40W laser and Photoshop, looks pretty neat

Kiln Zone

• Glass kiln is up and operational
  • Public class happened last week
  • Member class is coming up soon
  • Glass fusing and jewelry classes to come
• Ceramics kiln planned to be operational and tested by the end of October
  • Need to do some work with swapping out the temperature controller between kilns, then test it to make sure it doesn't cause a problem

Snack Zone

• Free snacks, not really.
• Terry W has taken responsibility for the snacks and beverages in the white fridge and vending machine
• Repairs planned for the refrigerator
• Have ideas for different snacks? Email Terry W.
• Terry is using his Costco membership to get discounted goods
• Surplus is used to fund i3's presence at Maker Faire, and after party

Machine Shop

• Drill press
  • Looking for a fairly specific kind
  • Gear headed drill press
  • Contact Brian if you come across one
  • Budget around $600
  • It will take a while to find one at that price point
• Brian is looking for someone to take over for zone wardenship in the Machine Shop because he is busy with the CNC Zone

CNC Zone

• Manager at donating company is being "flexible" about the date we will receive the new CNC
• Maybe happening on October 28th?
• Clearing of Tool Crib and Robotics Zone will probably start happening Sunday the 20th, before the CNC machine arrives
• Tool Crib is swapping places with the current CNC Zone
• Nate B. suggests using the vinyl cutter to spruce up the labels on the Bridgeport logos on the old CNC machine in hopes that it might fetch a better price
• CNC Lathe
  • Needs a new controller
  • Had a Fanuc controller from late 80's
    • It wasn't very good even when new
  • Looking at a Mach 3 controller
  • Brian wants to keep and use existing connectors on stepper motors
  • Also installing a PC into the cabinet

Tool Crib

• Coordinatorless
• Looking for volunteers
• Do you have a passion for hand tools?

Bike Zone

• Championed by Jason D.
• Workbench being repaired on Saturday
• Probably should paint a phoenix on it or something.
• Tools will be acquired soon
  • Basic stuff like spoke wrenches, chain breakers, etc.
  • Jason is making a bicycle repair stand

Action Items

• Transclusion?

Attendance

(star) Maddy Winans (spiral) Maxwell Gonyea-Alexander (square) Matt Oehrlein Greg Smith Terry Wyan (house) Matt Huber Dave Scholl Margaret Lyell Matt Switlick Matt Arnold Reverend Al Greene Thomas Shui Chris Allington Foof Kristoffer Marshall Sam Letvin Aaron Greenwell Bradford Stephens Shelley Mikloski Brian W Mark Miles Devon Truscott Alicia Dewan