[Weekly Meeting] 2026-01-20
President of MAGLab
2026-02-03 Meeting Minutes
Call to order: 20:38
Attendees
Kevin Y. (Perry)
Kevn Y (Sam)
Ben C.
Richard L.
Hong
Brandon L.
Past Events
Bike Maintenance Day / Open Project Night (18:30, Fri 2026-01-30)
Brandon hosted.
One bike un-destoyed
West Fork Scenic Bike Ride (10:00, Sat, Sun 2026-02-01)
There was no fire or picnic.
Nobody died.
Upcoming Events
Open Project Night (18:30, Fri 2026-02-06)
Brandon Lu hosting
Horse Carving Day (Chinese Zodiac / Lunar New Year) (18:00, Sat 2026-02-07)
Ed to bring wood
Brandon can host
Promotional material may feature Charles the unicorn
Ben - Meetup
Perry - The Gram
Aggressively Single Day MAGLab Field Trip (16:00, Sat 2026-02-14)
Go to scenic places and help take photos of each other
Shabarum trail portion
Good chance to bring your nicer outfits and update your profile
Open House Party (18:00 Sun 2026-02-15)
A better time than Saturday
Kevin Yang hosting.
Section Lead Updates
Brandon (CTO, Curator)
PLA came today
RS232 didn’t work with the TV. So the new plan is just to turn it on and off with a relay.
The soldering iron ceramic heater has been replaced.
Hong (Treasurer)
Has not changed much.
Discussion Items
We have an opportunity to apply for the Walmart SparkGood grant
Next round of apps are in March
Likely to look at other grants
Lowes
Home Depot
Target?
Harbor Freight?
Ifixit?
Lowe’s Hometowns grant
We fit criteria fairly well. Fits better than any other one seen so far. Fit so nicely, we might try applying every year.
Applications opening soon.
Funds be used for shop improvements.
Designed for renovation, repairs, accessibility.
Manual mill table (knee) suspiciously hard to raise and lower.
First noticed a month ago.
Maybe it needs grease???
Maybe the screw is binding?
Maybe prop the knee up with a 2x4 and check the screw.
There is now a monitor in the bathroom, so you can watch the exterior security camera while pooping.
Don’t worry, it’s one-way.
Is this weird?
Keep
(nobody)
Trial Period (2 weeks)
Brandon L.
Remove
Kevin Yen
Ben C.
Hong
Abstain
Richard L.
Kevin Yang
Decision: No monitor in the bathroom.
“Is everyone cool with the hand tools area?” - No heard objections.
Motion to end: Kevin Yang, Hong
Meeting ended: 21:23