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New People (name - where did you hear about us - what do you make/hack) | New People (name - where did you hear about us - what do you make/hack) | ||
* Josh | Likes to make bicycle things | found out about us online | |||
* Regan | engineering kind of person | found out about us online too | |||
* Tony | found out about PS1 from a friend | interested in 3D printing, 3D modeling & design, casting | |||
==== Two Random Members ==== | ==== Two Random Members ==== | ||
* Shelly | googled hackerspaces to find us | working on papier-mache dragon heard, hosted cooking and gardening events | |||
* Brian | got inspired at Burning Man to find a hackerspace, camping with somebody from the Seattle hackerspace, decided to find one in Chicago | putting lights on thing / light-based art | |||
==== Board and Area Hosts ==== | ==== Board and Area Hosts ==== | ||
* Justin - President | |||
* Jennie - Vice-president | |||
* Lyn - Director at Purple | |||
* Brian - Treasurer | |||
* Dave - CTO | |||
* Simon - Secretary | |||
* Ray (PR) & Michael (at large) are downstairs | |||
* Anna - Electronics Area Host | |||
* Erik - General Area Host | |||
* Ron - Hot Metals Area Host | |||
=== Things that need doing around the space === | === Things that need doing around the space === | ||
* Electric for compressor needs to be taken care of - and will be tonight | |||
* Lubrication system for horizontal mill in cold metals needs to be assembled, Dean picked up all the parts | |||
* Clean up after yourself: | |||
** Sweep the shop | |||
** Put away tools | |||
** Take out the trash | |||
** Empty the dishwasher when it's clean | |||
* Don't give out the door code | |||
* No nasty goos down the drain | |||
=== Awesome Callouts === | === Awesome Callouts === | ||
* Lyn for running 501c3 party | |||
* Shelly and Gerald for helping clean the kitchen | |||
* Shelly for making awesome cake for the party | |||
* Jennie for helping clean the safe | |||
* Andrew for general tool cleanup in the shop & adding dampening to the dust collector | |||
* Ray for a big group laser authorization | |||
=== What have you been hacking === | === What have you been hacking === | ||
* Patrick - fixing up the powerwheel for the power racing series. Race coming up in SF in three weeks. | |||
** Currently tops out around 20 mph | |||
* Shelly did the cover art and art for a game - RAID: Random Adventures In Dungeons - a traveling dungeon game | |||
* Jay is working on a wind power generator | |||
* Brian is making a cosplay nixie tube device based on Stein's Gate | |||
** If anybody needs taller nixie tubes, Brian has a good source in Ukraine | |||
=== Announcements === | === Announcements === | ||
* Northside Mini-Maker's Faire | |||
** This Saturday, 10 - 4 (but show up earlier to help volunteer) | |||
** We need volunteers to help teach folks to make noise-makers | |||
** And bring projects you want to show off at the maker faire | |||
** Simon, Will, Shelly and other folks will be there too | |||
** Email Justin to let him know you'll be volunteering | |||
* 300 Seconds of Fame is next Tuesday after the member meeting | |||
**[[300_Seconds_of_fame]] - sign up here to talk or email Justing or Lyn | |||
* Analog Game Night is Saturday from 5 pm until late | |||
* Lockpicking - 8pm Wednesday in the lounge | |||
** Beginners welcome! | |||
* Python Office Hours - Wednesday at 7 pm in electronics - open to newbies and experts alike | |||
* May the 4th (plus 10) be with you is on MAY 14 for Star Wars | |||
* Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi - Monday May 9, 7 pm in electronics | |||
** Dr. Elliot Roos from Neurobionics lab will talk about mechanical and biomedical engineering & prosthetics and control systems | |||
* Pumping Station One band - come play instruments, well or poorly, tomorrow, Wednesday at 7 in the loading dock | |||
* There is an upcoming vote about subsidizing member attendees for ally skills workshop at PS1 | |||
** Workshop will take place June 10 at 6 pm, regardless. | |||
** Vote is to sponsor fees for a up to 25 people. | |||
* Existentialism discussion group is this Friday from 7-9 | |||
=== Questions === | === Questions === | ||
* How do you get authorized on all the equipment? | |||
** Best way to find out is to look at the wiki page for the equipment; that should have details about how to get authorized | |||
** Also check calendar and mailing | |||
* Do the tools get calibrated? | |||
** Generally yes, though not on a set schedule. Depends somewhat on the tool. | |||
**If there's something you think needs to get calibrated, you can do it or organize to get it done. | |||
* What kind of equipment do we have? | |||
** Electronics, arts and crafts, wood shop, machine shop, hot metals, CNC tools, kitchen, jewelry-making | |||
** No longer have the Electron Microscope; it was donated to our friends at the Analytics Lounge | |||
** [http://www.analyticslounge.org/ Analytics Lounge] | |||
* How is the organization supported? | |||
** Entirely by membership dues | |||
** [https://pumpingstationone.org/becoming-a-member/ Become a member] | |||
* Do we have manuals for equipment? | |||
** Usually we have manuals and information on the wiki | |||
** We're all volunteers; nobody is paid to update things. But you can fix things if they need fixing. | |||
* Is there a cleaning service? | |||
** Yes, periodically, but mostly all cleaning is done by members cleaning up after themselves | |||
* Does anybody have any other questions? | |||
** No | |||
* Do we get to sing our song? | |||
** Yes! | |||
=== Votes === | === Votes === | ||
None | |||
=== Tour === | === Tour === | ||
Who wants to give a tour? | Who wants to give a tour? | ||
* Ron - thank you Ron for giving the tour! | |||
