2/6/2024 Meeting Minutes
Vice President of MAGLaboratory
2024-02-06 Meeting Minutes
Call to order: 8:48 PM by Richard L.
Attendees
Kevin Y.
Richard L.
Hong
Brandon L.
Rosa C.
Michael J.
Past Events
Open Project Night (6:30 PM, Fri Feb 2nd)
Brandon L. hosted
Touching Grass Pt. 3. Mud Pt. 1 (8:00 AM, Sun Feb 4th)
2 people went
Pizza and Conduit Bending Event (Sat Feb 3rd)
2 people from Meetup.
~5 Maglab people
Upcoming Events
Open Project Night (6:30 PM, Fri Feb 9th)
Brandon hosting
Open House Party (6:00 PM, Sat Feb 10th)
Kevin hosting
+pre-part e-bike ride (2:30 PM)
Touching Grass Pt. 3. (TBD)
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?
BYOWelder?
TBD
David to have a date by Feb 6th.
Still thinking about it.
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.
Trent almost done putting together. Time and date TBD.
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?
February Cookie-Painting Event (3:00 PM, Sat Feb 24th)
Ideas
Cupid thing w/ drones “Darwin’s arrow of evolution”
Chocolate is messy. Would rather not.
Chocolate cookie painting.
Large diameter flat cookie?
Wood-burning event
We have 4 torches
Get cheap tips for the soldering irons.
Custom brands with the Shapeoko
Wood block print
Carve-your-own stamp
Regular painting
Valentine themed: Free cookies involved.
Event info
Title: Edible Easels: Paint your cookie and eat it too.
Description: TBD
Picture: TBD
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.
2023-01-09: No further updates.
Shared booth with UMakers?
Kicad/PCB Milling/Flatcam Class
Proposed by Brandon
Single-layer copper with holes.
Date TBD
Dry-run on Friday.
Section Lead Updates
Brandon L. (CTO)
The members-only section of the website is still down.
Shapeoko
Michael J. might be bringing a table to put the Shapeoko on?
Bringing on Friday.
It fits in the art area.
It only has a small amount of Z-travel.
Rosa C. (Public Relations)
We are published in Voyage LA.
Discussion Items
Lincoln 140 machine
Still tabled.
“Gimme til Friday” - David.
Unclear which Friday.
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.
“I voted” gift cards to be distributed.
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.
Let’s think of a big event for the first half of 2024 that we can use as a fundraising event.
An event that we would market more.
Post to local newsletters, like Walnuts or Pomonas.
Ideas
Mini film festival
Demo something low key like how to turn PVC into armor
Something that ties into our role as a makespace.
“How to make a sign” event
Sponsor gets a unique sign made by MagLab.
In-kind gift for in-kind donation (e.g. art supplies, food)
Tax/legal implications for getting things in return?
Really lean into the robot events?
Purpose
Giving back to the community.
Practice for fundraising, sponsorship, and running events.
Lower cost “day use”/”guest use”
Not a full membership
no storage
no voting rights
no large dangerous tools.
1 day is not enough to check for trust and competence.
What is the sweet spot?
$20/day?
For reference, bicycle kitchen is $8/hr.
Pose questions to guests and visitors to events and open project nights.
Other questions
What days?
What hours?
Nobody really shows up for David’s curator hours 1pm-5pm.
What tools?
Concerns
Is this in line with what we want community/culture wise.
Abuse of tools & materials.
Type of people this attracts.
Previous bad experiences with transient use.
Require vouching by existing member?
Space isn’t always open.
Dedicated hours? Need volunteers.
At open project night?
A way to get people in the door.
Will need a bylaws change.
Maybe not needed for experimental “fundraising days”.
Market Research
$20/day seems reasonable from the people we have asked.
Additional benefits
“Project kits”?
For people who don’t already have a project in mind.
Edge-lit acrylic sign
Cal Poly Pomona Robotics Team sponsorship request
Team dropped by on Jan 26th Open Project Night
Space seems generally useful to them. They have a shop, but not a mill or lathe.
MagLab is not in a position to financially sponsor.
Sponsor 1 general member and space for only the rover project?
Rolled over into keyed membership is they’re still interested in exchange for advertising.
Vote for Richard sponsoring 1 general member, rolling into keyed membership after a tryout period. Plus dedicated storage space for the rover project:
For: Unanimous
Richard to draft email to rover team.
One person from their team could be a member, and the rest “help” them work on their rover project.
Motion to end: Kevin Y., Rosa C.
Meeting ended: 10:12 PM