meetingagenda:2023-06-06
Meeting #629 Agenda for June 6, 2023
Agenda
Member Project Updates
Carl made a set of pottery with a dumpster to hold it! He used the pottery wheel and vacuum former.
Hapto made a sculpture out of acrylic that has lights. She used laser cutting and bandsaw.
Anna 3D printed a PLA sculpture
Mike T did antenna maintenance on the roof and talked to another member about a new satellite project.
Member recognition for Awesomeness
Callie thanks everyone who helped with SID
Jon D thanks Bill Williams for helping clean the bandsaw
Jeff thanks Bill R and Rick P for helping train him to become a woodshop trainer
Carl thanks Bill Arnold and Jon D who wrote great blog posts for the makerspace
Karen thanks the person who brought in craft supplies.
Kathy thanks Faith and Hapto and everyone else who helped cleaned the craft lab.
Hapto thanks Bryan for the Arduino for her traffic cones
Jon D thanks Geoff, Callie, Kyle, Wally, Juliette for helping clean glass fusing area at SID
Board of Directors and Area Champion Introductions
Guest & New Member Introductions
Total guests: 18
Second-timers: 4
Events for 2023
Regularly-Scheduled Events
Every second Sunday, 3 p.m., Lenox, Guardians of the Good Scissors sewing collaborative.
Model Monday. Mondays at 7 pm, Norwich: Fusion 360 Computer Aided Design/CAM class with Carl S. Starting next month will alternate between beginning and advanced class.
Even Tuesdays at 7:45 pm, Lenox: Paint Room/Spray Gun training with John K. May move to once-a-month, Saturday's. See message board.
Most Tuesdays at 7:45 pm, Lenox: Stained glass training with Bill and Bobbie Coon.
Odd Tuesdays at 7:45 pm, Norwich: Woodshop Differences Training.
Wednesdays at 5pm-ish, Norwich: PAUSED UNTIL JEFF GETS BACK. Ceramics and Cerveza with Jeff M. Last Wed. of month, 6 p.m. the best Cerveza and advanced class.
Wednesdays at 5pm, Norwich: metal casting area setup. Iron is a month off.
Wednesdays from 6pm-8 pm Bytes & Beers Arduino class with Bryan F. This week: Hang out.
Thursdays: 6 p.m. Steel Tigerlillies women's led sculpture collective at Norwich.
2nd Thursday of Each Month at 7 pm, Lenox: 3D printer Basics Training. Bring a laptop with Prusa slicer.
Thursdays at 6:00 - 8pm, Lenox: Woodshop Orientation Training (please message the Google Groups to RSVP)
Second and Third Friday of Each Month at 6:00pm, Norwich: Board game night: with Kathy L.
Fridays at 6pm, Norwich: Open-Forge-Friday blacksmithing. Norwich. This week: Beginner class
Special Events
Jewelry: Alternating Saturdays starting this weekend at 12 noon
Jewelry: This Tues doing a casting class at 2pm - no need to RSVP just show up
Makersails: want to go sailing? Watch the member only board for dates and times.
Craft Lab: Quilting Event on June 18th - Talk to Anderson to RSVP
Craft Lab: Long Arm Training at the end of the month. Check the calendar and talk to Anderson to RSVP.
Safety Note
Helpful Hint
Rule and Regulation of the Week
Member Topics and Announcements
Upcoming vote to shell out $3000 on a new forklift battery
Glass Fusing area is currently up for grabs for Area Champions for next 3 days then open to all members
Karen would like to know what happened to a Singer sewing machine (looks like a desk) - keep your eyes peeled
Steel Tigerlillies were profiled on TMJ4 and you should check it out from the About page on the website
Wrap up
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