Member meeting 6/27/2021

Opening remarks

Meeting Opened by Rick Green on 6/26/2021 11:00am

Member attendance: Rick, Kat, Ray, Barbara, Brian/Claudia, James, Greg

Visitor attendance: Andrew, Dylan, Sarah, Andrew Carpenter

Officer reports

What have you accomplished since the last meeting

• President - Rick Green
  • Hosting on Monday and Friday nights.
  • Repaired Library 3D printers. Parts still on order for 1 of them.
  • Organized the electronics workbench. Still in progress.
  • Registered several new members. Gave several tours.
  • Participated in Artwalk and Maker Social (formerly known as Demo day).
  • Participated in Elks Lodge crafts and yard sale.
  • Hosted a 3D printing workshop and organized a new Retro computing group
  • Paid another 3-month update for Meetup service.
  • Met with publisher of Midtown magazine.

• Vice President - Kat Steel
  • Hosted Tuesday nights
  • Cleaning the Makerspace, especially the wood shop.

• Secretary - NA
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• Treasurer - Brian Wright - Financial report for May 2021
  • Gross income: $2074.38
  • Gross expense: $2589.09
  • Net income: -$514.71
  • Current Balance: $2435.57
  • Notes: We need more members, donations, and other funding opportunities (Grants).
  • Financial report link here:

• Membership -
  • Numbers report - 36 Full members, 7 Family member add-ons, 9 student/retired,
  • Total: 51 active memberships

Host and Volunteer reports

• Hosts
  • Monday (Rick): 2 - 3
  • Tuesday (Kat): 2 - 5
  • Thursday (Ray): 2 - 4
  • Wednesday night (Matthew): 4 - 5
  • Friday night: 5 - 10.
  • Sunday (Barbara): No one showing up. Need to advertise. Open from 12pm - 3pm.

• • Any issues
    • Woodshop is not being cleaned. Please clean up after yourselves! Clean up sawdust and clean the tools. Put away projects that are in progress before you leave (if possible).

• Marketing -
  • Brian has been posting on Instagram and targeted ads on Facebook.
  • Rick is posting on Facebook, Meetup, Reddit and the Web site. Met with publishers of local magazines.
  • Hosts - send photos to Brian to post online.
  • Visitor (Dylan) has experience in marketing and business admin.

Old Business

• Previous meeting minutes here: http://makerspacemobile.org/wiki/index.php/Member_meeting_5/22/2021
• Artwalk for June had a lot of people. 2 people showed up for Demo day. 1 signed up, and the other is going out of town and will sign up when he returns.
• We had our third demo day (Saturday after Artwalk).
• Landlord has yet to install the promised floodlight out front. The wood in the parking lot was in the building across from us - it is being rebuilt on the inside, so this is temporary. He said we could have the wooden pallets, but not the plastic ones.
• James is making progress on the new CNC.
• Need an update from the planning committee for the metal working shop. Ray and James volunteered, and Kat will work with them.
  • Need to double the space. Downsize the wood pile, turn the lockers.
• 3D Printing enthusiasts meeting had several people.

New Business

• Elks Lodge craft and yard sale was a bust due to the tropical storm. We made $11.
• Ideas for increasing income:
  • Raise the dues - ideas?
  • Charge for lockers. Suggest $15/mo for large lockers, $10/mo for smaller lockers, $5/mo for square lockers, $10/mo for a laundry basket/bin sized container to go on the shelf in the closet (will need to clean the closet). This has been approved.
  • For projects left our, have a bin just for those - the bin of shame. Posted on social media. This has been approved.
  • Request a 1 time donation from members (tax deductible) to cover costs until membership has caught up to expenses. Kat will be getting bonuses again.
  • Sell excess/unused stuff, or sell things we make/build. Need a plan of action for this.
  • Solicit business for donations and grants.
  • Rent out the paint booth or other service (Kat laser cut).
  • Have workshops and charge for them.
  • Tutoring - one on one training.

• • Once per month safety class.

• New members to be voted in:

• Elections
  • Need to discuss holding elections since it has now been > 1 year. List of members in good standing that meet the qualifications outlined in the Bylaws:
    • Rick Green
    • Kat Steele
    • Brian Wright
    • Russell Milling*
    • John Peebles*
    • Daryl Faulkner
    • Laura Faulkner
    • Jacob Barton*
    • Sarat Saini
    • Richard Foreman
    • Matthew Hinton
    • Josh Rhodes*
    • Dan Brown*
    • Bruce Marr*
    • Richard Harris
    • Ray Lamb
    • Jordan Daugherty*
    • Charles Westley Green*
    • Michael Chang*
    • Smith M Wyckoff*
    • Barbara Kelley
    • Norman Cooke*
  • David Leard

• Events
  • IP Workshop scheduled for Thursday July 8th 6pm - 8pm
  • 3D Printing enthusiasts - meets today (and monthly)
  • Retro Computer enthusiasts - meets today (and monthly)

• Future Events planning
  • Need more workshops and/or workgroups to plan and put on the events calendar. Are there any nights or weekends that can be dedicated to a particular topic?
    • Hot metal night with Kat - Tuesdays

• New workshop, workgroup and class ideas
  • Inkscape class. Used for vinyl cutters, embroidery machine, CNC machine, and laser cutter.
  • TinkerCAD class for beginners. FreeCAD, OpenSCAD, Blender, Onshape, and/or Fusion 360 classes for intermediate and advanced. Used for 3D printing.
  • Embroidery class - Ethel and Laura?
  • Sewing/costuming/cosplay class - Ethel and Laura? Kat.
  • Upholstery class
  • Vinyl cutting class - Laura?
  • Screenprinting class - Laura?
  • Wood turning, box making, dove tail joint - David?
  • Welding class - James?
  • Gaming enthusiasts (board games, arcade games, gaming development, VR) - Brian and Daryl?
  • Hacking enthusiasts (SDR, networks, computers, blockchain, etc) - Any interest?
  • Personal finance and investing enthusiasts (Barbara is interested in this).
  • Patenting and crowdfunding enthusiasts
  • Advertising - Dylan?

Equipment/supplies

• New equipment this month
  • Horizontal bandsaw
  • Metal working table - Kat is getting more metal for the top.
  • Pliar crimper
  • Deburring tool
  • Metal drill bits
  • Standard taps and dies
  • Extension cord reel

• Equipment wish list
  • 220v outlet for welding machine - Tim can finance this.
  • Extension cords
  • New jointer would be nice. The Delta has been adjusted.
  • Large, floor standing bandsaw would be nice
  • Foundry (Casting liquid metal) (Kat/Westley)
    • Westley to bring in a Big Green Egg. Need some help getting it to the space. No gas burner - coal only.
  • Forge (knife making, aluminum casting) (Kat/Westley)
  • Plasma cutter
  • Ceramics/pottery - Westley is very interested.
    • Need tongs, hammers, safety equipment (gloves, face shields) Westley has a crucible, blower/ductwork, fuel(charcoal), consumables
    • Kat will be in charge of safety and training of all metal working equipment
  • Plumbing for air compressor (Rick Baskin)
  • Sand-blasting cabinet (Rick Baskin)
  • Ductwork for downdraft sanding table - May be able to repurpose the one from the recalled sliding radial arm saw?
  • Ductwork for the new Delta dust collector
  • 3D Scanner. Could possibly use the Kinect.
  • Industrial sewing machine. Ethel is working on getting one - this has been confirmed, and we should have it in a couple weeks.
  • Heat press for Vinyl and t-shirts
  • Hat loom for the embroidery machine
  • Sheet metal for welding table top
  • Brass heated inserts for 3D printer

• In need of service/repair/parts
  • Old MakerBot printer. The stepper cables between the motherboard and the extruders need replacing (at minimum).
  • Wacom screen has died. Appears to be the backlight. Looking into a repair.
  • Prusa printer had a meltdown trying to print PC. New parts on order.
  • Roland Sign Maker needs the PC - Bruce is supposed to be bringing it in this weekend.

• Back in service
  • The wood bandsaw power cord has been repaired. Thanks Greg!

• Next Meeting: July 17th 2021

Meeting adjourned 12:00pm