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=== Intro to PS1 === | === Intro to PS1 === | ||
We're in the new lounge for our first member meeting! | |||
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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) | ||
* Jim | CNC business for 30+ years | interested in tig welding and making art | found us on the internet | |||
* Sidney | makes products for people with disabilities | found us on Google | |||
* Chris | brought by Andy L | looking to learn welding | |||
* Jeff | looking for an electronics hobby club, got table-making, used to build radio shack kits | searched for electronics club | |||
* Sam | woodworking & metal fabrication | learned about through Gene | |||
* Andrew | electrical work, electrical engineering | interested in woodworking and furniture | learned about us from an uber trip | |||
* Max | has been doing CNC work at Harold Washington | works at Museum of Science and Industry, found us through there and library | |||
* Ed | bikes and stuff | friend of afriend | |||
* Chris | electronics, cnc, 3D printing | learned about from Drew | |||
==== Two Random Members ==== | ==== Two Random Members ==== | ||
* Drew - normally here for embedded systems meetup | |||
* Eugene - brewer | |||
==== Board and Area Hosts ==== | ==== Board and Area Hosts ==== | ||
* Justin - President | |||
* Lyn - Director at Purple and Wild Events | |||
* Simon - Secretary | |||
* Andrew - CNC Area Host | |||
* Ron - Hot Metals Area Host | |||
* Shellie - Art & Crafts Area Host | |||
* Shelly - Kitchen Area Host by proxy | |||
* Anna - Electronics Area Host | |||
=== Things that need doing around the space === | === Things that need doing around the space === | ||
* Tables in the dock need to get built and distributed throughout the space | |||
** Make all the tables and replace the plastic tables with metals (we've got legs for ~12 and tops for about ~20) | |||
* Ducting for the new woodshop dust collection - take down the ducting from the boiler room area | |||
* PVC pipe armature paint booth type thing near metals should get disassembled | |||
* Andy L brought a fan to build a spray area - just needs some plywood enclosure to help seal it off | |||
** There a number of spray booth projects in the thinking stage | |||
** Once hot metals gets moved, spray booth can happen | |||
* Check and empty the dust collection often | |||
* Emergency light systems need finishing | |||
* Bar and most of the stuff from lounge need to move to lounge 2.0 | |||
** Anything that's not for the new CNC area should move | |||
* An has a dart board that needs a backboard. How can he mount it onto the wall | |||
* Clean up after yourself | |||
* The fridge needs cleaning - something spilled | |||
* Rinse out cans and bottles before recycling | |||
* Space DNS or something needs fixin' | |||
=== Awesome Callouts === | === Awesome Callouts === | ||
* Andrew and the whole crew who finished the floor in lounge 2.0 | |||
* Ken for doing electrical work | |||
* Burton for laser classes | |||
* Brian for helping Shellie with a sewing | |||
* People who set up the new lounge tables (Jeff, Kevin, Will, and An and Justin and Lyn) | |||
* Adriana for taking notes last week | |||
* An for running the BBQ last week - and everybody who helped out | |||
=== What have you been hacking === | === What have you been hacking === | ||
* Dubey - split flap display | |||
* Justin made a Celtic know mat out of climbing robe | |||
* Shellie - made a stuffed rabbit plush | |||
* Lyn - turned two laptop batteries into a power bank | |||
=== Announcements === | === Announcements === | ||
* Kitchen Office Hours - Friday at 6 | |||
* No woodshop auth on Monday | |||
* Hot Metals Office Hours happen tonight | |||
** All cloth welding jackets getting washed | |||
* Jam Band - CAJOO - tomorrow! Come jam! | |||
* Bioguy is looking for an Ionic Breeze purifier, trying to turn one into a turbocharger for the racing car | |||
* Bike night - tomorrow night, 8 pm | |||
* CNC build club - Thursday | |||
* IMTS - Internation Manufacturing Technology Show is in September | |||
** Does anybody know if there's anybody giving away comp badges? | |||
* Knitting Machine Passap Demo - Friday at 5 pm | |||
* Sunday 1-4 pm -Market Sunday - barter or give away your things, don't leave them here! | |||
* Dubi has phone headsets for you to work with | |||
=== Questions === | === Questions === | ||
* Looking for a flat bed printer | |||
** Check across the street | |||
* Any experience making french cleats out of acrylic hanging acrylic on walls? | |||
* Does anybody know how to compute the maximum surge current of an industrial control panel? | |||
** Ken does! | |||
* Is there a bike club at PS1 for bike riding? | |||
** The chainlink has a schedule of group rides | |||
** [http://www.thechainlink.org/] | |||
* Where is the speeds and feeds chart for the bridgeport? | |||
** It was on the door/wall... Word is that it is no longer there. | |||
* What is this thing? | |||
** We're a hackerspace, ~400 members, all volunteers, no staff, | |||
* Ray, do you want to present your adventure to DC? | |||
** Yes, yes he does. | |||
=== Votes === | === Votes === | ||
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Who wants to give a tour? | Who wants to give a tour? | ||
* Shellie will give the tour! | |||
