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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) |
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| + | * Laurel | Welder, likes to make things with metal, lamps, functional things, mixing metals, steel, copper, aluminum, etc. | learned about from Keon, who works at the Recyclery |
| + | * Sarah | works with metal, making art type things | Laurel's daughter |
| + | * Drew | Architecture background, knitting, woodworking, metal, newer to metal and wood, wants to make a coffee table | found out about us through Will G. at the Maker's Lab at the library |
| + | * Veronica | in Chicago for the summer, doing an internship with Radio Flyer | runs maker space at Georgia Tech | wants to be a toy designer | making a walking music box, made an R/C viking ship | googled "Chicago Maker Space" |
| + | * Tyler | found us through Meetup | with an startup working on UAV and robotics for humanitarian purposes |
| + | * Regan | interested in woodworking | found us online |
| + | * Adam | interested in woodworking, has worked with raspberry pi, 3D printers, etc. | googled maker space in Chicago |
| + | * Erin | builds things that don't exist that don't yet exist |
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| ==== Two Random Members ==== | | ==== Two Random Members ==== |
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| + | * Ava | graphics programmer, used to do 3D printer stuff | returning member |
| + | * Ken | interested in anything mechanical and/or electrical | a friend in Madison referred us |
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| ==== Board and Area Hosts ==== | | ==== Board and Area Hosts ==== |
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− | | + | * Lyn - Director at Purple |
− | === Things that need doing around the space ===
| + | * Jennie - Vice President |
| + | * Simon - Secretary |
| + | * Ron - Hot Metals Area Host |
| + | * Andrew - CNC Area Host |
| + | * Shae - Tool Cage Area Host |
| + | * Anna - Electronics Area Host |
| + | * Arturo - Kitchen Area Host |
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| === Awesome Callouts === | | === Awesome Callouts === |
| + | * Jonny for cleaning up the woodshop. He even cleaned underneath |
| + | * Ken and everybody else who helped with the compressor. One hose away from compressor being installed! |
| + | * Gerald and Shelly for Buccaneer's Galley, delicious biscuits, and cleaning the kitchen |
| + | * Andrew, Matt, Matt, and Ken for realigning the shopbot |
| + | * Matt for conducting shopbot authorization and letting it be filmed |
| + | * Eric for fixing the bandsaw |
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| + | === Things that need doing around the space === |
| + | * Make sure that the dumpster can be closed. If it's too full, it won't be taken and we get fined $200. |
| + | * Clean the kitchen! Don't leave dishes in the sink. Run the dishwasher, unload it. |
| + | ** Clean the sink too! Also the bathroom sinks. |
| + | * Check both of the dust collector bins before working |
| + | ** Bins are the white 50 gallon drums |
| + | ** More info at [https://wiki.pumpingstationone.org/Dust_Collector] |
| + | * Make sure the bandsaw blade is not on upside down |
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| === What have you been hacking === | | === What have you been hacking === |
− | | + | * Will made a handheld coin operated pong machine |
| + | * Arturo went through ~10 kbluetooth eyboards to find one that would work with Raspberry Pi 3 |
| + | ** Kensington brand was the winner |
| + | * Aushra made a bronze cast piece of bark with a lost wax process |
| + | * Greg glued fish to his laptop. They're not sea creatures, instead they're copper plate, hand cut and inlaid with black termaline and mother of pearl. |
| + | * Lyn made a purple poncho / cloak |
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| === Announcements === | | === Announcements === |
− | | + | * Saturday is Lyn's birthday! |
| + | * Tabletop game night is Saturday too, 5 pm in the lounge. There will be cake! |
| + | * Extruder party & 3D printer extravaganza will be Saturday, 1 - 6 pm |
| + | ** Bring your printers, we'll be printing here in the space, there will be a competition |
| + | ** Free, with $10 recommended donation - fundraiser for the space. |
| + | * Tool cage improvements will happen weekly through the summer, new labels are on their way. |
| + | ** As labels appear, please use them. If you see things around the shop, put them away. |
| + | ** If you're interested in helping, contact Shae. Will need help with various projects, including deciding which tools go where in the new/old space |
| + | ** Tool cage limbo bucket tools will be removed, check it regu |
| + | * Please no tin cans in the aluminum recycling bin, and no aluminum food trays either |
| + | ** When we have a forge, we can melt our own aluminum cans |
| + | * Jewelry and small metals office hours happen this Saturday at 3 |
| + | ** Come check out the tools and discuss possible programming for the future |
| + | * A member has given us some tools |
| + | * Looking for an orange plastic deadblow hammer |
| + | ** Sounds like it might be in the shop |
| + | * Lockpicking - come pick locks and learn, tomorrow, 7 - 9 pm |
| + | * Python Office Hours, 7 -9 pm, come play with any programming language, bring a laptop and questions or answers to questions that others might have |
| + | * Weekly music night is tomorrow at 7 pm - CAJOO - cable access jam office hours. Bring an instrument, talent or experience not required |
| + | * It's a potluck tonight - as it is every fifth Tuesday of the month |
| + | ** Jennie is going to make death star waffles tonight, Arturo will make hot dogs, Will will restock the soda fridge |
| + | ** Thanks to those who brought potluck items tonight! |
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| === Questions === | | === Questions === |
− | | + | * Recommendations for polishing acrylic? |
− | | + | ** Jeremy will help |
| + | * How can I get authorized on the shopbot? |
| + | ** Talk to Andrew or check the wiki |
| + | * When do we vote on space choices? |
| + | ** There will be a survey first to choose a preferred option. |
| + | ** Then a budget will be prepared for the preferred option and it will be prepared as a vote. |
| + | * Can we walk through the new space? |
| + | ** We're waiting for the landlord to make |
| === Votes === | | === Votes === |
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| Who wants to give a tour? | | Who wants to give a tour? |
| + | * Thanks to Ron for giving the tour! |