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Meeting #648. Agenda for Oct. 24, 2023
Agenda
- Meeting called to order by Dan J
Member Project Updates
- Mike T 3D printed a 3D pumpkin; he learned how to sketch the pumpkin at the Fusion 360 class.
- Cherie made jewelry from plants in her garden and covering them im silver. She also made a leather tool kit
- Tiffany: got her motorcycle running
- Nathan resin printed a bunch of D&D figures
- Tigre Lilies made and installed a sculpture at Norwich called “What the Flock”
- Tim E made a block at Mariah's print block class.
- Tim C made Tee Shirts for the Maker Faire volunteers. Mariah made the silk screen.
Member Recognition for Awesomeness
- Sarah D and Anna K: officiating the BOD elections
- Kathy A, Kathy L, and Colleen for heading up the Auction to benefit the woodshop.
- Chris and Tim E for running electric where needed.
- Marcus for lighting in
- Tiny W restarted our servers.
- Amber, Karen and Kyle for work on the leather working
- Hapto and TigerLillies for sculture at Norwich
- Link and Sean for making blanks for nerdy derby
- Raymond for making blanks on the lasers
- Tony W and Geoff L fixed the google groups issue. We are back on line with an excellent work around.
- Members@milwaukeemakerspace.org
Board of Directors and Area Champion Introductions
- Goeff L: BOD
- Anna K: BOD
- Dan J: BOD
- Sarah D: BOD
- Bill R: BOD
- Tim C: 3D printers champion
- Jon H: Daleks and Jewelry champion
- Cathy H: craft lab champion
- Mike T: ham champion
- Tim: stain glass champion
- Cherie: Leather working champion
- Brian: electronics champion
- Steve P: wood CNC champion
- Tiffany: metal finishing champion
- Bill2: machine shop champion
- Steffan B: bike repair and metal finishing champion
Guest & New Member Introductions
- Total guests: 16
- Second-timers: 11
Events for 2023
Regularly-Scheduled Events. SEE ALSO CALENDAR, WHICH TAKES PRECIDENCE.
- 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.
- Most Tuesdays: Maker Faire planning meetings, 6 p.m., same building as regular Tuesday meeting.
- Most Tuesdays at 7:45 pm, Lenox: Stained glass training with Bill Coon.
- Odd Tuesdays at 7:45 pm, Norwich: Woodshop Differences Training.
- Wednesdays at 5pm-ish, Norwich: Ceramics and Cerveza with Jeff M. Last Wed. of month, 6 p.m. M Check website. Sign up for a month of classes.
- Wednesdays at 5pm, Norwich: metal casting area.
- Wednesdays 6 pm., Norwich: Bytes and Beers: Arduino/electronics class. On hold pending Bryan's wedding.
- Thursdays 6 pm. Steel Tigerlillies women's led sculpture collective at Norwich. Come make small project.
- Thursdays at 6:00 - 8pm, Lenox: Woodshop Orientation Training (please respond to the message on the Members Only Google Group to reserve a spot—there are 4 spots per week).
- Fridays at 6pm, Norwich: Open-Forge-Friday blacksmithing. Norwich.
- Second and third Friday: Board game night. On for this Friday!
Special Events
- Woodshop fundraiser Auction: Electronic auction went live on Oct. 5; ends Oct 25th. All donations were on display at the meeting.
- Maker Faire Nov. 4 and 5: Anna leads meetings before our Tuesday meetings at 6 p.m. to plan. BE involved.
- Volunteer signup accessible via QR shown at meeting.
- Space Improvement day: Saturday, October 28th from 1 to 4 PM at BOTH Buildings.
- 2 new Prusas on order: a 2 head and a 4 head. Should arrive and be set up by next month.
- A fundraiser has been launched to help pay for them.
- Supplemental Board meeting on Thursday, October 26th at 6 PM at LENOX building.
- Tim C is screen printing t Shirts on Thursday evening at Lenox at 6 PM.
- Space Improvement Day is Saturday, October 28th from 1 PM to 4 PM.
- November 10th is the Halloween party and Makerfaire wrap party 7PM and Norwich
Tours
- Guests dismissed for tour by Brian F and Dan L.
Board of Directors Elections
- Member at Large election results: Stefan Bacon
Safety Note
- Just because you saw it on Tik Tok does not mean you should do it on the space tools! Check with an area champion first!
Helpful Hint
- Sweeping up an area is always appreciated! And when you use a tool, clean up the mess you made plus more than 10% extra
Rule and Regulation of the Week
- Make sure you pin code is UNIQUE! Commonly guessed or silly mnemonics can cause confusion - If you ever see a name that is not yours when you use your doe - its time to change your pin. Go here to check your pin: members@milwaukeemakerspace.org
Member project in-depth
- HISTORY OF MMS by Dan J
- Some of the history is also on the WIKI
- Tom Gs garage in 2009 » Chase Avenue » Lenox » Norwich
Wrap up
- Members, Please hang around and talk to new and prospective members.
- Sign-ups: Dan J and Bill R
- Wrap-up.
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