Member Meeting Minutes for March 15, 2016

Minutes by Agenda Topic

• Attendees
  • Chad
  • Geno
  • James Hyde
  • Gene
  • John Lewis
  • Josh Roehrig

Called to Order

• Called to order at: 7:50

New/Potential Members

• N/A

Recent Events

• How to write for Make Magazine talk
  • Fri 26th @ 7:30pm
    • Good talk, 5 people showed up
    • Presentation will be available on wiki
• Bicentennial/St Patrick Day Parade: HackPGH can be part of it
  • March 12 at 9am
    • Took Delorean to parade.
    • Successful event
    • Lots and lots of publicity

Potential Evening talks/events

• From Idea to Laser Cutter talk
  • How to use the cad software, how to go from cad to laser cutting
    • Alex Reasinger will help with that
• From Idea to 3d printer talk
  • How to use the cad software, how to go from cad to 3d printing
    • Chris Yohe
• From idea to CNC machine talk
• Create a 3d printing and laser cutting group at HackPGH
  • Ryan and Chris Yohe
• How to use google hangouts server talk
  • John Lewis
• How to use ROS
  • John Lewis

Learning Tracks

• Electronics
  • Learn to Solder
    • March 26, 10am-4pm
    • Gene will teach it, Geno will assist
  • Basic Arduino Programming
    • April 2, 2016 10am-2pm
    • Program your own traffic light
    • Official arduino day event https://day.arduino.cc/#/
    • Soldering class attendees get 50% off the class (because they already have arduino)
    • Decided to replace pizza with an Arduino Uno included in the class
  • Advanced Arduino Programming (TBD)
  • Sensors Sensors Sensors (TBD)
  • Motor Control (TBD)
  • Basic Electronics part 2: Semiconductor Devices (TBD)
• Mechanical / Other
• Mechanical Classes Learning Tracks
  • Andrew
• Casting Day
  • Spring, Joachim

Shop Projects / Updates

• Autonomous Power Wheels
  • Worked on rewiring of the car
  • New member Raj joined because of interest in autonomous power wheels
    • Clean things up mechanically and electrically
• Power wheels
  • Had kickoff meeting
  • Ryan is taking over
  • Very organized, presentation will be available on wiki
  • We are building a lego car formula 1 racer
• Wheelchair
  • Wigle Whiskey: Tardis full of barrels, Giant rolling barrel, Donkey Kong
    • All members vote for Tardis idea
    • Chad is working on Tardis, 70% finished
    • James wants to turn Tardis into kegerator after WigleWhiskey

• 3-D Printer
  • M2 Bot
    • Still Kickin'
  • Mendlemax

• Foundry

• Server / Google Hangouts
  • Working, and John is teaching.

• New Mill
  • DROs are installed and working great!
  • Alex bought z axis DRO

• Lathe
  • Being repaired.

• Fabrication Station
  • Please clean up

• Welder
  • MIG
    • Going Strong

• • TIG
    • Needs cart and gas.

• Vending Machine
  • Progress being made, software club is working on it
  • Hardware has been tested and works, software being written

• Automatic dues payment system
  • We're working on it.
  • Jim borrowed RFID reader, testing Raspberry Pi and wordpress, WooCommerce
  • 40% off

Old Business

• New Computers
  • They are here, Chad installing software on them

• Brewing Club
  • Had successful meeting,the beer is fermenting in what used to be server closet
  • Fermentation successful and about 60% done.
  • James Hyde is working on getting kegerator working, bought refrigerator, laser cutting beer holders.
• Pitt robotics club line following robotics competition April 16
  • Geno is working on it
  • Robot has been entered into the competition
  • Can follow a straight line, soon a curved line!
• Jim's wife wants to have craft night at HackPGH in April or May
  • New mom's coffee
  • April 24, Begins 7pm
  • Steve motions, Andrew 2nd, all vote in favor
• John wants to buy the Autodesk machine
  • Lets wait what happens with the Macbooks before spending money
• Josh Roehrig: Inventor's club in Monroeville wants to tour HackPGH and potentially use HackPGH for their meetings
• Tesla Club Maker Faire project
  • Contact Geno
• Ryan visited St Louis Arch Reactor makerspace, created awesome presentation, download it on mailing list
• Simon wants to donate a small server
• Gps sensor class: Jim

New Business

• Barrel Roll
  • Tardis almost built
• 2 new awesome powerful macbooks have been donated for Autodesk and 3d printer machine
• We have a vinyl cutter we can buy for $150. We can try it before we buy
• Josh Roehrig wants to teach Solidworks class
• Fundraising for HackPGH ideas: John Lewis

New Member Induction

• Joshua Roehrig
  • 3 members and 2 board members approved
  • Got key

Move to Adjourn

• John Lewis motions
  • Gene seconds
    • Adjourned 8:21pm

Meeting notes by: Geno