Member Meeting Minutes for Jan 6, 2016
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- Attendees
- Chad
- Geno
- Scott^2
- Alex
- Wesley
- Joachim
- John Lewis
- James Hyde
- Simon Heath
- Bob Berger
- Eli
- Andrew
- Chris Yohe (google hangouts)
Called to Order
- Called to order at: 7:43pm
New/Potential Members
- Josh Smith: IT guy, into CNC machines and 3d printers
- James Lomuscio: Entrepreneur, owner of startup, interested in embedded systems and working with his hands
Recent Events
- DECEMBER
- Wed 16th @ 7p - PittMesh Working Group
- Success, many people showed up, Josh Smith found out about HackPGH via Pittmesh
- Thur 17th @ 7p - Railroad Club
- Making progress on railroad track and sensors.
- Sat 19th @ 1p - Music & Technology Club
- Sat 19th @ 7p - Open shop
- Geno
- Mon 21st @ 7p - Open shop
- Ryan may host it
- Mon 21st @ 7:30p - Software Club
- Tue 22nd @ 7:30p - Holistic Brain
- Repeat of previous talk for new people
- We tried to record it for podcast
- Wed 23rd @ 7:30p - Open shop (finish your gifts)
- John Lewis
- Sat 26th @ 7p - Open Shop
- Mon 28th @ 7p - Open shop
- Mon 28th @ 7:30p - UV Club
- Wed 16th @ 7p - PittMesh Working Group
- JANUARY
- Sat 2nd @ 1p Mechanical Club
- Sat 2nd @ 1p Welding Class
- Went really well, many people showed up
- Sat 2nd @ 7p Open Shop
- Mon 4th @ 7p Open Shop
- Mon 4th @ 7:30p - Software Club
- Wed 6th @ 7:30p - Members Meeting
Upcoming Events
- JANUARY
- Fri 8th @ ? Digital Games Night
- Sat 9th @ 12p Intro to Databases
- Sat 9th @ 3p LUG
- Sat 9th @ 7p - Open shop
- Mon 11th @ 7p - Open shop
- Wed 13th @ 7:30p - Tesla Club
- Sat 16th @ 1p - Music and Technology Club
- Sat 16th @ 7p - Open shop
- Mon 18th @ 7p - Open shop
- Mon 18th @ 7:30p - UV Club
- Tue 19th @ 7:30p - Members Meeting
Potential Evening talks/events
Learning Tracks
- Electronics and Embedded learning track
- Basic Electricity and Electronics (Jan 30)
- Jan 30 at 10-4, Basic Electricity and Electronics, 4 hrs, Pizza provided, Geno
- Learn to Solder (TBD)
- Basic Arduino Programming (TBD)
- Advanced Arduino Programming (TBD)
- Sensors Sensors Sensors
- Motor Control (TBD)
- Basic Electricity and Electronics (Jan 30)
Shop Projects / Updates
- Autonomous Power Wheels
- Power wheels
- Alex Rojas wants to take over, talk to Eli
- Wheelchair
- Cupcake car.
- 3-D Printer
- M2 Bot
- Still going strong!
- Mendlemax
- Chris and I worked on the printer prior to Christmas.
- Chris donated a new hot end, and we got the hardware back in order. Chris and I still need to install the inductance sensor for the auto bed leveling.
- The firmware needs to be updated to accommodate the new distance between the hot end and build platform. I have the original firmware for the MendelMax printer that I received from Alex.
- Chris and I are planning to get down to the shop next week at some point to address the outstanding firmware configuration and get things operational
- Can we use the pcDuino board that was lying near there to setup Astroprint? I recall that it was your personal board, Chad. Otherwise, I have a Raspberry pi that I can donate.
- M2 Bot
- Foundry
- Joachim was looking into it
- Server / Google Hangouts
- Mostly working. Still has issues.
- New Mill
- DROs are here!
- Lathe
- Being repaired
- Fabrication Station
- Chairs are going I promise!... we need to pick a date to help move them over to PFEX
- Welder
- MIG
- TIG
- Need cart.
- Need argon gas.
- Sorting party with beer at Eli's!
- TIG
Old Business
- Atm
- Final attempt to contact owner, if not, take it apart
- Vending Machine
- John Lewis wants to work on it
- Atm
- Club brochure
- I distributed the 2nd revision to the discussion list
- Received some additional comments regarding the inclusion of photos
- Ryan would like to get to a “final” rev by end of week.
- Automatic dues payment system
- No updates
- Pittsburgh Bicentenial Parade participation, July 2016
- Logo is on our site!
- Going to present they city with a laser cut sign of the logo
- Shop Insurance
- ~ $500/yr
- Would remove the buddy system.
- New Space Updates.
- Attack Theater wants to help out (collaborate).
- Keep the new space in the city
- Lots of parking is important
- 3000 sq feet is the goal
New Business
- Podcasting events
- Steven Owens' friend can help with this
- Sit around and discuss CNC machines/3d printers/laser cutters/etc for an hour, record it, upload it to cloud
- Have other Hackerspaces join us in this
- Andrew wants to start Mechanical Classes Learning Tracks
- John Lewis working on things for server/google hangouts
- Needs to have class to teach people to use google hangouts system
Project RollCall
- Alex made a small steam engine
- Geno is making progress on Tesla vs Edison chess set
- Joachim has been metal casting ALL the things.
New Member Induction
- Chris Quick (RealBotics)
- All board members and members vote to make Chris a full member
- Need to send him email and give him key
- Frank Sudia
- None of the board members, and less than two members vote to make Frank a full member
- Please email board at info@hackpittsburgh.org for specific details/reasons
Move to Adjourn
- Adjourned at: 9:00pm
Meeting notes by: Geno