[Weekly Meeting] 2025-08-19

[Vice President of MAGLaboratory]

Hello all,

Thank you for being a valued member of our makerspace community.  We hold weekly meetings as part of our commitment to provide value to our membership and thank you for your feedback.  The meeting minutes this week can be found at this following link and below: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FXGlHL8cjqSDlq3HukHdhkhTMvxt3o2UTvaLEbeHd1M/

2025-08-19 Meeting Minutes

Call to order: 20:40

Attendees

• Brandon

• Kevin 

• Hong

Past Events

• Open Project Night (18:30, Fri 2025-08-15)

• yes.

• Car Maintenance Hangout (17:00, Sat 2025-08-16)

• Tires rotated.

• Oil changed.

• Valves clearanced

• Valve Cover Gasket Changed 

• No new visitors / very successful for current members

Upcoming Events

• Open Project Night (18:30, Fri 2025-08-22)

• Brandon is hosting

• OC Maker Faire 2025 (09/13 - 09/14)

• We are registered

• They called us out on Instagram + bluesky

• Logistics

• 10 x 10 booth

• Tables. 

• https://dl.makerfaireoc.com/infodeck.pdf

• Prusa XL

• Banner (used banner is a little worn)

• Business card, flyers, marketing materials, etc

• Portable Power

• Cables (USB-C, Power)

• Demo Projects

• Chairs

• Who (is going):

• Kevin (Sam)

• Brandon

• Hong (one day)

• What (to give away):

• 5 maglab website SS keychains

• 5 coasters (use the cheaper cork)

• 3d printing phon stands

• Annual meeting (later half of September)

• Need at least 30 days of notice (bylaws 6.5)

• (later half of August)

• Poll scheduling to be sent out

• Notice from G. Calendar + Discord + E-mail 

• ~1/6th of the membership has responded 

• Regular Actual Social Hangouts (like a Movie Night)

• Play Monopoly

• Eat a salad

• Play Twister

• Play a movie (winter thing)

• Play a TV series (Battlestar Galactica)

• Board Game Night

• Ontario Maker Event (2025-10-04 13:00 - 16:00)

• When: get there 1h early, leave 1h late

• What (are we presenting):  Line following robots

• Also need a way to transport a semi-large whiteboard

• 8’ x 4’

• Asked for a video…  

• Who (is going):

• Brandon

• Hong

• Kevin

Section Lead Updates

• Brandon L. (CTO)

• Turkey pot is polymerized + corroded

• New turkey pot is in level D storage

• Old turkey pot looks like it’s a dirty bucket now.

• Sterlite Dresser Replacement

• Will be final(?) sanding the tung oil coating

• CR-10S 

• no more heat creep issues.

• Installed direct drive upgrade

• Gantry tension off / leveling off (might not fix)

• Hong (Treasurer)

• No Updates Since Last meeting 

Discussion Items

• Marketing Kiosk

• Kiosk in kitchen - by corkboard

• “Takeable Item” for market (fidget toy, maglab logo with QR)

• Tray of candy

• Front Bay area on wall (the HAL wall)

• Brochure, Flyers, Takeable Item, Donation Jar

• BUSINESS CARDS!!!

• Flyer

• Pictures of past events, groups (lunar rover, repair cafe, etc), and projects

• Toolbox style portable marketing kiosk

• Tried to find one from offerup

• Print Queueing 

• Could implement remote printer monitoring.

• Kevin to implement camera for the XL.

• Harvest leather from couches. Richard will do a leather workshop if there is supplies.

• Digital Microscope

• Inside 3d printer

• Formalize day use

• Form for day use

• Formalize <18

• Signature form for <18

• Need guardian signing on-site 

• Requirements for day-use, day-use handoff policy

• Responsibility in terms of space belong to the keyed member

• Video 

• B-roll for future maglab videos

• Photos accepted too

• Meeting thumbnail

• Guy at desk should be using a tool too.

Motion to end: Brandon, Kevin

Meeting ended: 20:55 by Kevin (Sam)