Minutes for 2024-11-05

Meeting Location

Meeting was Called to Order At: 19:32

https://i3detroit.org/hangout and at i3Detroit

Hybrid Meeting Etiquette

Be excellent.
Attendance and voting can be found in the #meetings slack channel.
Please show up early if you are concerned about your audio.
If there is no one waiting to speak feel free to do so at the next opportunity.
If there is someone waiting to speak, please say that you are raising your hand in the google call chat. (This will be demonstrated)
Please refrain from other side conversations, these can be distracting for the rest of the meeting and make it difficult for the chair to keep track of what's going on.
If you're in the space remember that having a single person speaking at a time is helpful for those attending online.

Introductions

What does being excellent at i3 mean

An experienced member explains what being excellent at i3 means to them

Nate B: Thinking about doing things before doing them. Don’t do things without thinking about the others.

Experienced Members

Matt A: Member since 2011. Has had 2 terms as board director. A couple years as president.
Jeff P: Media zone coordinator. Looking for people to join media zone committee to divide up the tasks to makes sure systems are up and running

New Members & Guests

Matt: Background in prototyping. Taught at a high school. Looking to get into another shop space.

Show and Tell

A small USPS flat rate box that says heavy as a warning to the carrier since it’s full on stainless steel since he went “nuts” looking for new bolts. Nate decided to stock up on stuff in the drawers near the tool crib.
Wedding gift: cook book holder that protects the cookbook from spacing
I3 labels for general use. Will be available by the rolls of tape at the vinyl area. They are free!

Old Business

Status of the router: framework is up . Big metal frame table has been complete

Outstanding Action Items

New Business

Successful Events from last meeting

Halloween PARTY 26 Oct 2024- Thank you to all who helped make this happen!

Wood Working 101- OSAMA! Oct 12th 2024 Meshtastic workshop- NATE! Oct 30 2024

Expansion builds have been continuing! This are shaping up!

Upcoming Events

Volunteers to host upcoming Friday tours?
Up coming Events Calendar

Upcoming Events

5 Nov 2024 In person/Virtual i3 meeting

6 Nov 2024 - SOLD OUT - Basic electronics: Lighting an LED for total total beginners (and elab etiquette). In person, 6 seats total. <a href=" https://www.eventbrite.com/e/basic-electronics-lighting-an-led-for-total-total-beginners-tickets-1055199081859?aff=oddtdtcreator"> EventBrite Link </a>

9 Nov 2024 EMPUG Python Meetup (Classroom)

8 Nov 2024 Friday Tour 8 Nov 2024 Leather Lounge Friday

10 Nov 2024 SEMCO<Meeting

12 Nov 2024 Memberification and Treasure paperwork party

13 Nov 2024 Change your own oil - SOLD OUT - (and automotive zone etiquette) 4 seats total, in person. Bring your own oil and filter, wear grubbies. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/change-your-own-oil-and-automotive-zone-etiquette-tickets-1055211689569?aff=oddtdtcreator"> EventBright Link </a>

15 Nov 2024 Friday Tour

16 November 2024 Bookbidnging and Swap meet & Workday Come and meet members of Renegade Bookbinding Guild to learn about bookbinding or come and bring materials to swap with other bookbinders!

16 November - Expansion Build day! 12-5pm All skill levels welcome!

16-17 (2 day class) - SOLD OUT -Nov 3:00PM-6:00PM Woodshop intro- making a cutting board- 2 day class This class will help you understand how to use woodshop equipment, safety, gluing, sanding etc. To create a cutting board. 4 Seats total. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/16-17-nov-300pm-500pm-woodshop-intro-making-a-cutting-board-2-day-class-tickets-1055337074599?aff=oddtdtcreator"> EventBright Link </a>

16 Joe T Using commons and giving a semi-private tour 6:00PM - 10:00 PM

19 Nov 2024 Board meeting- All are welcome to attend

20 Nov 2024 DC to daylight, the RF spectrum and you. (An oldie but goodie, long overdue for a repeat.) Virtual or in-person, any number of seats. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dc-to-daylight-the-rf-spectrum-and-you-tickets-1055219593209?aff=oddtdtcreator"> EventBright Link </a>

22 Nov 2024 Friday Tour

23 Nov 2024 COME ONE! COME ALL! i3 will be having a RETRO EVENT. Please bring your old tech that you want to show of (Or even newer tech you think is cool). This will take place in commons

26 Nov 2024 Fourth Tuesday i3 Social hour

27 Nov 2024 Packet-stuff learn-with-me: Tcpdump and Wireshark, maybe netcat. In person, 6 seats total. Bring a linux laptop if possible. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/packet-stuff-learn-with-me-tcpdump-and-wireshark-tickets-1055225892049?aff=oddtdtcreator"> EventBright Link </a>

29 Nov 2024 Friday Tour

07 Dec 2024 Q4 Potluck 11:00AM - 5:00 PM

Sandblasters without a zone

Nate B would like to bring up the unclaimed nature of the sandblasters and figure out how to handle that.
This probably doesn't need resolving immediately, but it'd be nice if they had a ZoCo.
Problem: One sandblaster turned into two, and they're crowding the auto-zone. A generous donation, but maybe the old one should leave?
Problem: Something apparently isn't filtered or sealed properly, and covers the area with dust. Bad for lungs. Wear respirators. Who has the authority to shut the machines down until they're fixed and safe to use again?
Discuss!

Nobody knows much about sandblasters. However, it looks like Thomas A repaired the gloves and he may know what is wrong with the sandblaster and could be the designated person for it.

Action Item: - Reach out to Thomas A and see if he would be willing to take care of the sandblaster

Laminator

The laminator appears to not have a designated zone
Drew has offered to champion taking care of the laminator
Nate B: there’s a bunch of “paper processing tools” that seem to be one function. Maybe they should have their own wiki?

Roof Leak

There's been a leak on the roof for a few weeks now. It would be best to take care of this before there's any snow.
It won't be sufficient to go up there with caulk. One source of entry is around the fan. It will need tarring also
It may also need a specialized pad

Action Item: - Go to a hardware store and buy some tar to seal up the leak.

Class Suggestions

We've had many popular classes recently. People seem to not know that others would be very interested in attending a class about topics they can teach
There is now a Slack channel called "classes-training" which can be used for class suggestions
Thomas also came up with a form for registering an event or class. It's a Google form that will be pinned in the above channel.

Zone updates

Automotive Zone

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Bicycle Shop

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Ceramics Zone

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Classroom

November 2024 Zone Coordinator Report (Hans)

Classes: Excellent work Thomas Burns for getting the classroom reserved for classes and events.
Classroom Reservations: Approval is now needed to reserve the classroom. I reserve discretion to approve events. My general criteria are technical events that have a reasonable expectation of being attended by multiple people. Also, I may reserve the classroom exclusively available for certain i3 administrative functions such as the monthly Memberfication / Treasurer Meeting.

Classroom Calendar: Classroom events will now be exclusively tracked on the Main Event Calendar. The previous classroom resource calendar will no longer be used.

A-Side Office Area HVAC (Heating and Cooling)

The Classroom needs good climate control. A/C was non-functional during this hot summer and classroom too uncomfortable to be used.
Many Thanks to all who've helped look at the roof, thermostat, discussed the issue, and provided advice.
HVAC Proposals: Board Actions: The board reviewed proposals and passed them as follows. (1) $400 for inspection for Repair; and (2) Hans is now point of contact for HVAC repair for A-side's office area.
AC Issue: Cause & Repair: Alex and his friend Sergey inspected the HVAC and determined that the compressor line has a leak. It would require repairing the line and filling it with fresh coolant. This is the same conclusion that Tim and Jacob has arrived at. Material costs for repair would be ranging between $300 to $400 of materials, not included labor. Labor estimates are at least several hours.
Heat: The heat wasn't working when we went to test it. Alex's friend Sergey got our heat working, by turning on the main gas valve located at the meter.
Thermostat: Traditional Thermostat has been placed for A-side.
Next Steps: Stay Tuned!

CNC Zone

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Commons Area

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Craft Room

The north wall got painted! This means the shelving system can be bolted to the wall and loaded with general craft tools and supplies.
The rest of the craft area is still in flux while it awaits its electrical feed.
Kevin has set up a gluing station with surface, glue guns and supplies at the ready!!

Electronics Lab

Overdue, but would like to acknowledge Richard Weeden's help in tidying up some shelves and finding a much better place to keep the vises.
Tomorrow's ultra-basic-electronics session is sold out.
Speaking of which, I'm looking for people to host or help with more classes, they're selling out so there's clearly an appetite. The bar is not high, especially for a free session, and it really helps bring people into the space.

Fab Lab

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Glass Zone

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Infrastructure

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Injection Molding

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Jewelry Zone

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Kitchen Zone

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Laser Zone

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Leather Zone

One more press got bolted to the workbench.

Machine Shop

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Media Lab

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Sewing Zone

Old craft/sewing room has a "new to us" chair for sewing.
New sewing room has power in the ceiling lights though currently they are accessed only from the breaker box.
Many thanks again to the great crew that assembled on Saturday Nov 2 (and on days during the week prior) to get the conduit run and wires pulled for sewing and elab.
It was a super productive day, as the fitting room also got sanded and primed, the little drywall jobs got finished, more mudding where it was waiting, etc. Full update was posted in space business channel.
Our focus task now turns to the wood foundations that will tie the windows, door, and slatwall (wall storage system) together. There are things for everyone, every skill set, to do. All are welcome -- please see Jan or David about the sewing room if you have questions about helping the build! Let's do this again! Next scheduled date is November 16, though short weekday tasks get arranged too. Information will be shared via slack expansion channel, the calendar, and the email list.