Meeting Notes 2017-05-23

Meeting Minutes
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Agenda

• Introduction
• New people go upstairs for an orientation and a tour
• Discussion continues downstairs

Minutes

Welcome

• Andrew shared a welcome to the group.
• Board members and area hosts raised their hands.
• New members went upstairs for a presentation about PS:One and a tour.

Updates and Discussion

Front Door Travails

• Front door lock died.
• Thanks to Erik, Andrew, Matt, Greg D., and Ron for the work replacing, and Ray for posting information on the group.
  • New keypad is in place, and RFID is in process.
  • Ron is working on transitioning people from the old RFID system to the new one.
  • How can we get our RFID tags added?
    • It's still a manual process.
  • If anybody has experience wuith RFID, talk to Ron.
    • Sam does! He'll help.

Tool Organizing

• Casey & Andrew organized tools for tool carts. Those are mostly organized now.
• Paul Clay made a caddy for tools in the woodshop.

Tidy Space

• Andrew will be proposing a vote for a rewritten Tidy Space.
• If you're interested in being a tidyspace deputy, contact an Area Host.

Electronics Office Hours

• We don't have an electronics office hours anymore.
  • Let's have one!
  • Anna supports anybody hosting an electronics office hour - they can get member points for doing so.
• How might we get a critical mass of people to hang out, solder, and work on projects?
  • Maybe ask Andrew Sowa to host?
  • Formalize a project for each event?
  • Have kits available for purchase, anybody who shows up could buy a kit and solder.
  • Aushra is signed up for an EdX course on electronics - maybe she could play the videos and folks could do the projects at electronics office hours.
    • Aushra will do this at the next office hours (that isn't Memorial Day) - June 12

Classes and interest groups

• Ella is interested in a solar panel class. Anybody want to teach it?
• Video game interest group is meeting on Sundays
• Sam wants someone to teach him to use the forge. Is anybody else interested in teaching or learning?
  • This will likely involve swords. Maybe Ron will teach.

&c

• How's the bitcoin group going?
  • It's not hosted by PS:One, they use our space (though we're welcome to attend)
  • Talk to Ray for more info or check the calendar and show up.
• Making composite parts (carbon fiber reinforced plastic) is cool.
• Tool Tuneup Thursday: this Thursday, we'll work on the SawStop. Come join!
  • Last few Thursdays have been full of cool tools

What to do if you see someone doing something unsafe in the shop?

• Say something, politely.
  • "Hey, do you need a hand?" "Can I show another way to do that?" - even "I learned a different way to do that. Can you tell me about that approach?" might open up the conversation.
• What if someone says they know what they're doing? (e.g. "I'm a professional carpenter."
  • Try appealing to their sense of community:
    • "You may feel comfortable doing that, but consider whether it looks dangerous, or someone who is a novice might emulate you and get hurt.:"
• Milwaukee makerspace's discussion of this topic: https://wiki.milwaukeemakerspace.org/faq#whoa_i_see_someone_doing_something_that_doesn_t_look_safe_what_do_i_do
  • "Hey, I am not sure that is the safest way to do that.”
• A script / example dialogue of how to talk to somebody would be helpful.
• A list of safety guidelines taped to the machine might help.
• If somebody dismisses your concerns, contact the area host and let them know.
• People frequently appreciate being shown better ways to do things.

Nonviolent Communication Discussion Group

• There's an incipient discussion club / book club about non-violent communication
• The book: "Non-violent Communication"
• Talk to Andrew / Simon if you want to join.

Extension Springs

• Come talk to Jesse! She's interested in making weak ones.

Wax casting classes begin 5/31

• Lost wax casting class - session one:
  • How to carve wax!
• Next Wednesday, May 31 - 7 pm
• Taught by Ella & Aushra
  • Forthcoming classes: moldmaking, casting

Call for t-shirt designs

• Collect designs for a poll and future designs.
• Produce them at a summer barbecue event or somesuch