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

• John finished plumbing up the paint shaker at Lenox paint room
• Member had student work on national programming program.
• Mike T made a parametrically modeled funnel. He then 3D printed it for watering his plants
• Carl S made a bunch of pots from marbled clay. His goal is to make a complete set of pots.

• Dan J: Marshal fixed the TIG welder
  • Preston built a foot pedal to open the door
  • Mike T and Collin I and all board members
• Carl for taking time before Fusion 360 class to get a member up to speed with switching from SolidWorks
• Thanks to Tom K for his work on the paint room plumbing project.

• Jeff: President & Ceramics Area Champion
• Bill R: BOD
• Carl: BOD/Communications & ceramics co-champion
• Mike T: Facilities Director and HAM Radio
• Dan J: Asst Treasurer, Forge area champion, manages the Norwich building
• Alden H: BOD
• Tim C: 3D printer champion
• Sarah and/or Hapto: Laser co-champion
• John: paint area champion and 3D printing co-champion
• Faith: Craft lab co-champion and Cosplay champion
• Bill C: Stain glass champion
• Bill W: Metal shop champion

• Total guests: 19
• Second-timers: 7

Tours will be done by Carl S and Bill R

• 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. This week is a intermediate class and they will make picture frames. Next week will be a beginner class.
• Thursdays at Lenox Initial Woodshop Orientation 6 to 8 pm led by Bob R & Bill R, and Tuesdays, at 7:45pm Norwich differences led by Rick.
• Board game night: second Friday of month, 6:30 to 9:30 at NORWICH (Kathy L.) Next game night is Friday, September 9th
• Milwaukee MakerFaire: October 22nd and 23rd, at Discovery World.
  • Call for Makers is OPEN.
• Sunday, August 28th is Space Improvement Day from 1 to 4 PM; food provided after clean up. No making from 12 noon to 5 PM.
• Starting Thursday, July 28th Mike T is holding HAM Radio class for your Technician license. Class will be held at NORIWCH every Thursday at 7 PM.
• Next Board of Directors meeting is August 18th at 7 PM at our Lenox facility in the Craft Lab Area. This meeting is open for to all members to participate.
• Stained glass class 7:30 every Tuesday after the member meeting. Stained glass class will be held at Lenox.
• 2nd Thursday of the every month will be 3D printing training at LENOX meeting room at 7 PM. Next class is September 8th. Co-champions are Tim C and John.

• If you are not in a mental state to safely operate a motor vehicle, you are not in a safe mental state to be in the Maker Space.

• A 4' x 8' sheet of plywood is sometimes difficult to handle by yourself.
• There are 2 “easier ways” to safely cut a large sheet:
  • Use the panel saw in the CNC room at Lenox
  • Use the sliding table saw in Norwich
• The folks in the woodshop can help you if you need it.

• Helpful hint #2 helps the Space
  • When you pay $0.50 for a soda via PayPal, PayPal may keep the $0.50 via fees.
  • Please consider paying $5 to $10 via PayPal and work down your balance as you enjoy your beverages.

• Pay your membership fee by the first day of each month.

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• Any interested new members, see Board Members Collin I and Jeff M to discuss the sign-up process.
• Begin Tour with Carl and Bill R