2023-12-26 Meeting Minutes
Call to order: 9:04 PM by Kevin Y.
Attendees
Kevin Y.
Hong
Michael J.
Rosa
Open Project Night (6:30 PM, Fri Dec 22th)
Brandon hosted.
Open Project Night (6:30 PM, Fri Dec 29th)
Host TBD.
December Event (3:00PM - ???? Sat Dec 30th)
1.5 hrs to build?
Ideas
Gingerbread Destruction
ft. lithium battery fire resistance test
Bring all your spicy pillows.
ft. a yule goat getting set on fire.
Maybe Food
Gingerbread - Rosa on Saturday
Food
Drinks, chips, pizza, Christmas tunes, etc.
Little Caesar’s pizza - Brandon
Chips - Richard
Drinks - Rosa
Desert - Jeff F.
Pumpkin and apple pie.
Karaoke?
Advertising
Rosa to send Richard a picture and event description.
Rosa to post on Meetup.
Done
Touching Grass Pt. 3. (Sometime in January)
Interest
Kevin Y.
Richard L.
Brandon L.
Welding class part 2?
David still picking out a time. Probably August October. Not until next year
After the 4th of December? - David
David is back. Class before he’s gone?
Will know more on Friday…
To follow up with David.
BYOWelder?
A “How to basically use the mill or lathe” class?
Trent is busy… after Bantam Mill is done… after Wasteland Weekend… after readjustment to non-party life.
Richard available for super duper basically how to use the mill or lathe.
Please express interest to Richard or Trent on Discord.
Richard available for impromptu classes.
Make something as simple as a coin?
Complex as a d20?
Customizable totem (like from Inception)
BYO3Dmodel beforehand.
“👍” - Trent.
HI TRENT. WHAT’S UP?
Trent pls?
Trent u there?
How to use the new CNC mill class?
We can advertise that we have a “user friendly” CNC…
Please express interest to Richard or Trent on Discord.
Bantam mill needs tooling caddy
Bantam mill has a home
Would like 2 weeks or a month of notice to advertise.
Combine with the mill or lathe class?
Ovitt Family Community Library Maker Event (June 2024)
A change to show what makerspaces/MagLab is about.
Interested
Brandon L.
Kevin Y.
Richard
What are booth size, event specifics?
When? Where? What is it about?
Target age group.
Can we get lots of table space and power?
If it’s just handing out flyers, probably not interested.
Probably some sort of activity?
3D printing
Kind of slow.
5 printers would be quite a show, staffing permitting.
Arduino robot/rover
Pre-canned commands/movements.
Bring the Bantam?
Needs more than 3 people.
Hong is in contact with someone at the library.
Still in pre-planning.
Jun 2024 on a Sat.
Targeting all ages.
Outdoor venue.
Electrical provided.
2023-12-19: No further updates.
2023-12-26: No further updates.
Shared booth with UMakers?
No updates that aren't already in other relevant sections of the minutes.
The robot vacuum and mop that appeared.
The vacuum’s battery is shot.
David to reach out to the person who maybe dropped it off.
It was for Trent.
Kevin took the vacuum for a project.
Mop is still there though.
May be purged in a week.
Lincoln 140 machine
Still tabled.
“Gimme til Friday” - David.
David was not at the meeting to comment.
Out of medium-sized every-other-size gloves.
Kevin has ordered XL.
XL gloves arrived and stocked.
Bylaw amendment for Code of Conduct.
Special meeting ended with quorum 12 met.
Passes 11 to 1.
Special Meeting has its own minutes.
New bylaws are now active.
Still need to file with the state (usually done around tax time). Not time-critical.
Kevin to print out a physical signed copy and stuff it in the lockbox.
Sponsorship packet. (On hold because Richard is busy)
Expect a final draft to send out by the meeting of 11/21.
Richard has a final draft.
Now to find where to send these too.
Richard to CC Rosa on company list and outgoing emails.
Companies in consideration:
Monoprice
Hackaday / Supplyframe
Olympus Controls
Digikey?
Mcmaster Carr?
Send more suggestions…
Feedback is generally bad.
Cold calling is difficult.
Organizations with prior relationships are better.
Doesn’t have to be a big business.
Such a scrap materials from the woodworking neighbor?
Making event or class.
Combined fundraising/advertising.
Solicit sponsorships for an event/hackathon.
Donate materials or money.
Possibly a very big organized event.
Keep an eye out for events we can participate in.
Fundraising profit-sharing programs. (E.g. Krispy Kreme donuts or Pieology)
These tend to become us indirectly donating to ourselves.
Paid ads? - Michael
Talk to Rosa.
VoyageLA interview request.
Invite to a class? (mill/lathe/welding/laser/3D printer/etc.)
Rosa to respond back on 2023-12-20.
Received a questionnaire. They have several questions besides the questionnaire.
They want one good photo, plus 8 other photos.
Scour through past events.
Motion to end: Rosa, Hong
Meeting ended: 9:18 PM