Milwaukee Makerspace Wiki

Meeting Time: 7:00pm Location: Lenox, Meeting Room

Treasurer's Report

• Action Item: Joe will talk to WE energies about our utility rates

• Previous Action Item: Joe and Dan to review Paypal, Square, etc accounts and what fees we can use now that we're a non profit

• Previous Action Item: Joe to signup a new PayPal account for the space as a commercial entity, so that we can used PayPal for physical card processing.
  • we're off of square and fully on paypal
  • we have an permanently deployed android phone ready for payment
  • Pay the CPA - All (7) vote yes

Wild Apricot testing

• Previous Action Item: DL will up update Wild Apricot splash page with wiki page,etc.
  • No chance yet
• Previous Action Item: DL is going to create do transition instructions
  • Halfway done
• Previous Action Item: Dan will work on setting up Wild Apricot under “members.milwaukeemakerspace.org”
  • Done
• Previous Action Item: Dan will update wild apricot site branding (CSS, etc.) to match milwaukeemakerspace.org
  • Halfway done

Building ownership/purchasing shares report progress

• Previous Action Item: Tom to present a building purchase options report
  • Tom will send over email
  • Commercial Bank will need 20% for downpayment
  • They will need 6 months operating reserve
  • Landmark doesn't do commercial loans
  • Lance suggests we should look at grants
  • We could talk to our Alderman
  • Felisha will talk to a resource she knows about possible grants

• Wiring
  • Jewelery Area has power drop
  • New pole in class room

• Proposed West Room Changes
  • Previous Action Item: DL will redraw West Room and send it to the board
  • DL presented plan
  • Joe inquired about Kuka computer wire length
  • Dan asked about Maker Faire Area
  • DL said space requirements for Maker Faire Area is fast approaching

• Electric Kiln Ventilation
  • Previous Action Item: Any progress on this since last meeting?
    • It is up and running
    • Frame and motor is running
    • Working on Hood now
    • Joe asked if we can side vent
    • DL and Brant looked up building code and we are compatible

• Previous Action Item Dan J. to purchase new camera system
• Camera system is in transit

• Deactivated Cell Phones around building for 911 use.
  • Shane is working on it and making good progress
  • Joe will offer more phones to Shane

• “Who to Call” sheets located around building need to be updated. (2) out of (4) people listed are no longer board members.
  • Previous Action Item: Dan will update the who to call sheets.
  • We couldn't find the template so we'll remake the sheets

• Previous Action Item Lance will put together a new questionnaire for equipment usage
• Wasn't done

• 4×8 CNC Plasma Cutter
  • Previous estimated date for completion: July 2015
  • Box has been mounted
  • Wiring within the box has been mounted
  • Sensors are wired up

• 4×8 CNC Router
  • Previous estimated date for completion: July, 2015
  • CNC Router is just waiting to be moved to the CNC room

• Kuka
  • Previous estimated date for completion: July, 2015
  • Matt carved a hole in the blocks. About to turn in around
  • Should be move wood shop dust collector to CNC Room
  • Felisha thinks the current wood shop collector needs new filters
  • We should ask dust collector owner before moving or modifying it
  • Propose to move it - All (7) say yes
  • Matt proposed a sign up process for the CNC room

• “Red Dragon” RA-1F Vertical Mill update
  • No updates
  • Lance has a model for milling

• Induction Furnace
  • Previous estimated date for completion: July 2015
  • Should be strapped to pallet bu next meeting
  • Pallet is 50“x48”

• Large format plotters
  • Previous Action Item Steve will try to sell grey printer, if it’s not sold in 30 days, it’ll be scrapped

• New Green Vaccuum Former'

• Vaccuum Former being built by Mykal
• Previous Action Item: DL is going to follow up with Mykal

• Previous Action Item: Joe mentioned holding a summer science fair
  • Action Item: Felisha - Annouce that we need champions

• Fixit Day
• Previous Action Item: Vishal will talk to Jason Haas

• Sunday, the 31st is the space improvement day

• Saturday, June 6th is the New Member Class