Member meeting 7/11/2020

Opening remarks

• Meeting Opened at 11:00 by Rick Green (7/11/2020)
• Remote meeting via Jitsi.

• Member attendance: Rick Green, Brian Wright, Ray Lamb, Westley Green
• Visitors:

Officer reports

What have you accomplished since the last meeting?

• President - Rick Green

Sick and in quarantine from June 21 through July 8. Received new family membership from the Brown family (we have been friends/coworkers for many years). Kimberly Brown has volunteered to work on Grants for us. Met with a prospective new member that is moving to Mobile next month (James). Installed the projector screen, projector, and almost all of the surround sound speakers before getting sick. Re-arranged the clean room. Attend weekly online meetings with NoM.

• Vice-president - Kat Steel (NA)

• Treasurer - Brian Wright
• Gross Income June: $1492.83
• Expenses: $2525.28
• Net income -$1032.45
• Balance: $14,331.11
• Operating Balance: $10,577.39
• Link to report: File:Makerspace_Accounting_Breakdown_2020-07-11.pdf

Old Business

• Previous meeting minutes here: Member_meeting_6/6/20

New Business

• New members to get keyfobs: Dan Brown
• Future events planning
  • Movie night: Need ideas for old SciFi movies.
  • New members needed
  • New funding ideas needed
  • Connect with Rotary clubs (Westley to reach out), Lions club (Rick will reach out)
    • Westley found a web site for Mobile rotary clubs
    • Selling items online, Artwalk
  • Equipment inventory needed

Equipment/supplies

• New equipment/supplies this month
  • Sanding supplies
  • Computer monitor (LCD)
• Equipment wish list
  • Drill bits for metal
  • Machine tool (Ray Lamb?) Needs a stand built. Check with David Leard to help build it.
  • Welding equipment (Rick Baskin - Lincoln Electric)
  • 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)
    • Need tongs, hammers, safety equipment (gloves, face shields) Westley has a crucible, firebrick, 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)
  • Duct-work for dust collector to woodworking equipment (Rick Baskin)
  • Sand-blasting cabinet (Rick Baskin)
  • Ductowrk for downdraft sanding table

• In need of service/repair/parts
  • SawStop activated. New brake and blade are on order
  • Old MakerBot printer. The stepper cables between the motherboard and the extruders need replacing (at minimum).
• Other
  • Vacuum Forming machines in the closet - Update from Kat?

Project status

• Completed
  • x
• In progress
  • AnaJet DTG printer being shipped back to us now
  • Downdraft sanding tables being built by Westley Green

• Ideas
  • Lego table
  • Airbrush station in clean room
  • Growroom - https://space10.com/space10-open-sources-the-growroom/
    • Potentially talk with HOA's about this in a common space in neighborhoods/apartments.
    • Community garden on Dauphin street.
  • Floating table/planter can be made from scrap wood(https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/floating-table-looks-like-magic-how-possible-part1-79914)
  • More Izzy Swan tables - Rick and Westley to consider building a new demo model, perhaps using it as a woodworking workshop.

Closing

• Meeting next month August 8th

Meeting adjourned: 11:32am