Meeting #578 Agenda for June 7, 2022

* Jeff calls meeting to order at 7 p.m.

• JP: made tillers for the Milwaukee Community Sailing Center
• Mike: made name tags with his 3D printer. Put a magnet in the middle of the badge. He also made a whistle (118 decibels)
• Ryan: made his first cutting board
• Carl S: full size flutag is out by the woodshop.
• Marcus: worked on an impact driver
• Jessie made an oreary at Carl's class

• Bob R and Rick P for their work on continually improving the woodshop
• Sarah/Hapto and Ellen F for helping Cathy L with her project.
• Bob R cut of two metal posts in our north yard to make lawn mowing easier.
• Carl S for always saying yes to everything.
• Those that have funded the Flutag cause
• All those that worked at the Bay View Gallery night. Awesome members. (the list was over 40 people). THANK YOU Volunteers.
  • Over 150 people visited our wonderful space on June 3rd.
  • This is the best list of folks that helped (thank you Sarah/Hapto)
    • Hapto, Mariah and Karen for setting up and running BV gallery night
    • Bryan W: putting up the sign arrows
    • Carl and Monica: guided tours and did ceramics demo
    • Tim, , Faith, Kathy H, Linda and Karen for setting up the craft lab and helping show off the displays
    • Jessye and Ye: foods and volunteer room set up
    • Mike T: tour guide
    • Karen: setting up historical display
    • Mariah: vendor coordinator
    • D: post card design
    • Elizabeth and Pete P: postcard editing
    • Kyle: sign board construction
    • Matt: fluid painting demo
    • Kathy: four feric demo
    • John H: bringing out the Daleks
    • Tom : 3D printing demo
    • Mark R: sand table and lights
    • Jules: 3D printing demo
    • Tim C: 3D printer area guide
    • Anderson and Linda for embroidery demo
    • D, BUN, Karen and Mariah: shirt printing
    • Elenor: manning the gate and corralling tours
    • Brown Dog Gadgets for postcard printing donation
    • Dan J: forge demo and sign maker
    • Michael H: Laser demo
    • Callie: tour guide
    • Jeff M: sharing his amazing pottery
    • Vendors: Karen P, Tiffiny M, Raymond C, Doug L and Istar.
    • Next BVGTN is September 30th.

• Jeff: President
• Colin: Treasurer
• Hapto: laser lab champion
• Dan J: blacksmith, manages the Norwich building, Asst Treasurer
• Mike T: BOD, Facilities Director and ham radio area champion
• Bill W: metal shop
• Bill R: BOD, woodshop training
• Charlie: glass fusion champion
• Marcus: BOD, Area champion for Electronics, Machine shop, 100 watt laser cutter,
• Faith: Cosplay champion and Craft co-champion
• Carl: BOD and Ceramics co-champion

7 total guests 1 second-timers

• Events for 2022

• Fusion 360: in person at Norwich on Mondays at 7 PM led by Carl S. Also streamed on line and saved for future viewing on YouTube
• Ceramics and Cerveza: Wednesdays, 5ish, led by Jeff M
• Forge Friday: Friday 6 p.m., led by Dan J.
• Arduino class: Watch for new class starting in June. Led by Jon D
• “Leap of Faith” Flugtag: Wed., 7 p.m. at Norwich, led by Carl S.
  • Check out flugtag.carrd.co
  • Join us on build night every Wednesday or share the link with your friends and family and help us raise money for materials
  • Stop by and see their progress next to the woodshop.
• Thursdays at Lenox Initial Woodshop Training 6 to 8 pm led by Bob R & Bill R, will be initial wood shop training, and Tuesdays, at 7:45pm Norwich differences led by Rick.
• Board meeting scheduled for Thursday, June 16th at LENOX
• Board game night second Friday of month, 6:30 to 9:30 (Kathy L.) Next game is Friday June 10th.
• Space Improvement Day scheduled for June 26th from 1 to 4 PM.
• Milwaukee MakerFaire: October 21st to 23rd

• Don't wear jewelry while using equipment
  • No one wants to untangle you from a machine, the paperwork alone is headache-inducing

• Less-serious safety note: Check the structural integrity of the chair you're about to sit down into before throwing all your weight down onto it. The Space got a heck of a deal on these chairs.

• This week's helpful hint comes from the 50th Anniversary issue of MAKE magazine
  • When you make a mistake on a project, take the time to figure out how to fix or hide your mistake.
  • It is so much easier than starting over and more rewarding than just walking away from a project.
  • Remember: you are a MAKER

• Before you operate any power tool in the LENOX woodshop, turn on the dust collection system for that tool. Not sure which dust collection to use….ASK.
• Jeff Mann (President and Ceramics Area Champion) says DUST is the #1 hazard in the woodshop/all of MakerSpace.

• Woodshop training this Thursday at LENOX from 6 to 8 PM.
• Mike T: St Frances Police are putting on a bike rodeo this Sunday, June 12th; please volunteer if you can between 8:30 and 11. Reach out to Mike T.
• Fire Marshall requested less use of extension cords.

• Any interested new members, see a Board Member to discuss the sign-up process.
• One On One Introductions of Members to Guests
• Begin Tour by Bill R