Meeting #300 Agenda for May 24, 2016

• Put “meeting tonight” sandwich boards outside doors 1 and 3
• Ask guests to sign the guestbook
• Project Updates (Show & Tell!) from Members
• Member Recognition for Awesomeness
• Guest & New Member introductions

• “The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.” – Albert Einstein

• Events for 2016
• Safety Note: …

One bad day at the grinder could ruin your whole life

• Tuesday night is trash and housekeeping night.
• PSA: Hancock Fabrics is closing, a liquidation sale is ongoing at the S. 27th Street store
• CNC Money collection
• Meeting Adjourns
• Felicia is training on the lathe after the meeting
• Call for Makers is open for Maker Faire
• Maker Faire planning meeting immediately after the meeting
• Zoom Milwaukee is this weekend - room for one more volunteer
• Grillers Night Out on June 1 - Wolfgang is bringing pizza makings again

• Space Tour starts immediately following meeting, meet in front lobby.
• Any interested new members, see a Board Member to discuss the sign-up process.
• One On One Introductions of Members to Guests

• Guest Introductions
  • Steven and Adam (the machinist) are interested in lots of areas
  • Kevin found the space because he is interested in Tormach, and found us at the Madison faire
  • Gary and Jackie heard of us through the woodworkers guild
  • Derrick's second meeting, heard about us from a coworker
  • Jim read about us in the newspaper
  • Ron saw pictures from the Madison Maker Faire

• Member Project Updates
  • Kathy made a Stitch mixed media artwork for her niece
  • Faith is making a table with Wolfgang's help. This is Faith's last meeting as a member
  • We saw a lamp made from a carburetor
  • Royce has been working on a lighting control system and the prototype is next to Tom's desk. You can turn on and off lights from the website via QR code. Play with it! Try it out!
  • A request from Nancy to help with fixing a battery pack
  • Bill reported the Groton mill now has a 3“ face, and we have new chuck keys

• Recognition for Awesomeness
  • Keith recognized Marc for help with welding the standoff bed for the 50 watt laser cutter
  • Jon contributed a heat press for screenprinting
  • Tom Gr helped Pete out with an electronics issue
  • Steve thanks Alex for help with cleaning and organizing the wood shop
  • Rick would like to thank the Makerspace for buying baked goods a few weeks ago - surgery was a success!
  • Tom thanks Bill for all the help in the machine shop
  • Steve thanks Tom Kline for producing videos on machine shop training