Meeting Minutes 3/28/2023
Vice President of MAGLaboratory
2023-03-28 Meeting Minutes
Call to order: 8:40 PM by Richard L.
Attendees
Adrian
Kevin Y.
Richard L.
Shah
David H.
Hong
Brandon L.
Past Events
Open Project Night (6:30 PM, Mar 24th)
Ed hosted. First hosted event!
Went without any incident.
Upcoming Events
Open Project Night (6:30 PM, Mar 31th)
Shah hosting.
Group Beginner Bike RIde (9 AM to 2 PM, Sun. Apr 2nd)
Event info. (you can also just show up. Coordination on Discord)
Santa Ana River Trail 27 Mi. @ 10 MPH.
Tune up your old bike at Open Project Night.
April Open House Party (6:00 PM, Sat. April 8th)
Free tickets to Claremont Arcade Lost Levels (Date TBD)
Trent won 4 free tickets. No expiration date.
Must enter all at the same time.
Looking for a host to arrange a MagLab field trip.
Host responsible for social media (taking pictures, etc)
David H. and Tim T. interested.(two more tickets left!)
Ed is down.
1 ticket left.
Rosa + guest considering, most likely not.
We’ll just keep talking about it until we gather enough people.
Yup, still talking about it. But calling it soon™
People who are interested should probably just go.
April Event “Hop till you drop” (2:00 PM, Sat Apr 29th)
Tentatively 29th
Usually do Easter egg shoot, but the potato cannon is leaky
Water balloon drop (like egg drop, but no eggs because eggs are expensive)
Hard mode: Egg must bounce.
Construct at MagLab, but can bring your own materials?
Scored by:
Number of bounces.
Height of the initial bounce.
Structural test.
Survival height.
May be a drone involved.
We are using water balloons.
Bring your own materials and for sharing.
Such as generic craft stuff.
There may be food stuffs, like a BBQ.
Advertising
Welding class part 2?
In the works…
A “How to basically use the mill or lathe” class?
Richard to talk to Trent.
Section Lead Updates
David H. (QM)
Started mounting the new vice.
Keeping our belt sander because Tim’s doesn’t have little workpiece rest.
Kevin Y.
Need to post updated tools to Wiki Equipment page.
Brandon L. (CTO)
Nothing too wrong with the tech.
The fan should be working, but nobody has tried it.
Motion sensor test rig(?) workshop in-person or on Discord.
“PIR into the void”
Informal event.
Not anytime soon.
Build component list of electrolytics.
Discussion Items
Fire alarm testing.
A+ no problems.
Keyed membership
Should not get keyed membership until paid.
Can give disabled key in advance.
Need to get keyed membership orientation. Executive officers, webmaster, quartermasters.
Paper orientation checklist?
For the person who is giving the orientation.
May need a separate paper?
Richard to dig up the old checklist and staple it to the membership forms.
Future discussion items
Diorama
3 in play - Brandon’s, Betsy’s, and Tim’s.
Lockers are hidden and not publicly visible. Not useful for attracting members.
Dioramas are in prime locker space.
Discontinue?
Vote: 5/7
Passes
Please vacant lockers when able.
Attracting more members.
How to bring people in.
E-bike rides.
Use as mid-point charge stop to hold their batteries hostage for 3 hours during a long ride?
High-pressure sales tactics
Like beer.
Or bribes.
Social hangouts - with or without alcohol.
Go to other maker-type events to soft advertise (not necessarily a booth)
Paper towel dispenser for the kitchenette?
https://www.amazon.com/San-Jamar-T950TBK-Dispenser-Transparent/dp/B005KS6MJU/
Vote for a dispenser like ^ (up to $55)
Yes: 5/7
Passes
Bike station
Advertising material on Wiki
Richard and Brandon to post to social medias.
Tool rentals
Probably not ready for it. We don’t have enough dupes of tools.
Motion to end: David H., Brandon L.
Meeting ended: 9:52 PM