Member Meeting Minutes for April 19, 2016

Minutes by Agenda Topic

• Attendees
  • Eli
  • Chad
  • Joachim
  • Gene
  • Geno
  • Steve
  • James Hyde
  • Scott2
  • Josh Roehrig
  • Simon
  • Alex (Google hangouts)
  • Steve
  • Chris Quick
  • Josh Smith
  • Gabe
  • James Lomuscio (Google hangouts)
  • Bob Berger
  • Chris Yohe
  • John Balacko

Called to Order

• Called to order at: 7:48

Recent Events

• Tax Day
• 4/18/16 Open Shop
• 4/17/16: Music Club

Current Events

• PUBLIC: Model Railroading Club
  • Scheduled: Apr 21, 2016, 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
• Open Shop (For New Members)
  • Scheduled: Apr 23, 2016, 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
• SHOP CLEAN
  • Scheduled: Apr 24, 2016, 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
• PUBLIC: New Mom's Coffee Craft Night
  • Scheduled: Apr 24, 2016, 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
• Open Shop (For New Members)
  • Scheduled: Apr 25, 2016, 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
• PUBLIC: Unmanned Vehicle group meeting
  • Scheduled: Apr 25, 2016, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
• PUBLIC:Holistic Brain
  • Scheduled: Apr 26, 2016, 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM
• PUBLIC: Tesla High Voltage Electronics Club
  • Scheduled: Apr 27, 2016, 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM
• PUBLIC: Inventor's Club Tour
  • Scheduled: Apr 28, 2016, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
• FIELD TRIP: Wigle Whiskey Barrel Roll
  • Scheduled: Apr 29, 2016, 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM

Learning Tracks

• • Sensors Sensors Sensors
    • May 14th 10am-2pm
  • Advanced Arduino Programming (TBD)
  • Motor Control (TBD)
  • Basic Electronics part 2: Semiconductor Devices (TBD)
• Mechanical / Other
• Mechanical Classes Learning Tracks
  • Andrew
  • Basic machineing class
  • Wait until lathe project is finished
• Casting Day
  • Spring, Joachim
  • Re-purpose propane tank for foundry

Shop Projects / Updates

• Autonomous Power Wheels
  • Been invited to autonomous racing meet in California
  • Similar presentation to IEEE presentation
• Power wheels
  • Made progress in car layout, made sure people can fit
  • Working on CAD model, charging the LIPOs

• Wheelchair
  • Needs better batteries
  • TARDIS?
    • Wheelchair being converted to Tardis mover

• Wigle Whiskey Barrel Roll
  • April 29th 5pm
  • TARDIS!
  • Strip district to north side
  • Need help making it move!

• 3-D Printer
  • M2 Bot
    • Working
  • Mendlemax
    • Ryan is repairing it.
• Boxzy is working great
  • Training to start after meeting.

• Mill
  • Working great

• CNC
  • Outer has new spindle (silent and awesome)

• Lathe
  • One more part needs to be made, Andrew is making it

• Fabrication Station
  • Vinyl Cutter, ask to be trained

• Vending Machine
  • Software Club

• Automatic dues payment system
  • Wordpress plugin takes advantage of WooCommerce
  • 2 Week Deadline

• Brewing Club
  • Brewed and bottled 10 gallons of beer
  • HackPGH bottlecaps!
  • 2 weeks until ready to drink

• Server
  • Working

Old Business

• Pitt robotics club line following robotics competition
  • Went but didn't compete, sensor not well optimized for sharp curves

• If you want to be trained on a machine, email to training@hackpittsburgh.org
• Buddy system, board will put stickers
• Need to figure out what to do with the printers, order ink?
  • Decided to go laserjet route
  • Chris Quick recommends Amazon laserjet printer for $100

New Business

• Move Vacuum Chamber
• Remove Kiln

• New Computers
  • Even more computers!!!
    • Need to buy HDD or have one donated.

• Tekko con was success
  • Tardis was big hit

• Tardis wanted at events all over Pittsburgh
  • The events want to donate money to HackPGH
  • Bring up to vote: Allow organizations to donate money to use our Tardis
    • All members vote yes

• Invited to Remake Learning tent with Assemble at Three Rivers Arts Fest
  • Members decide not to do this

• John Balacko wants to start scale model club
  • Saturday 4/30/16: 12pm-4pm

• Steve Owens having awesome party in beginning of May

• Potentially offensive signs
  • No politics, No religion, No attacking specific groups, jokes with profanity are okay

• James Lomuscio
  • Honorary member of HackPGH for high school students that want to go into science/engineering
  • Level 1 Makerspace does this already
  • 3-6 month membership
  • Need to be careful about this, Gabe warned of destroyed tools at TechShop
  • Recommendation from teacher,mentor required
  • Committee with plan to board

• Simon
  • Intro to Unix Command line Class
  • Fri May 13 7:30-9:30

• Maker Washington DC conference, HackPGH was represented, awesome!

New Member Induction

• N/A

Move to Adjourn

• Eli motions, Chris seconds
  • Adjourned at: 9:36pm

Meeting notes by: Geno