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meetingagenda:2024-08-06

Meeting #670. Agenda for August 6, 2024

Agenda

  • Anna K calls meeting to order by at Lenox 7:00 PM

Board of Directors and Area Champion Introductions

  • Anna K
  • Bill R
  • Bryan F
  • Tim E
  • Kathy L
  • Dan J

Awesome members

  • Anna K running the meeting
  • Anna K, Mike T, Sindie for helping to sign up new members
  • for trouble shooting the glass fusion area kilns
  • Wally and other folks for helping the Tiger Lillies
  • Hapto for work the google calendar
  • Brian for working on fob readers
  • Dan L and Tom G for helping with Maker Village Van
  • Many thanks to those working at SID (Andy, Nick and many more)
  • Cherie cleaned up a year's worth of fabric in the Craft Lab

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.
  • Most Tuesdays at 7:45 pm, Lenox: Stained glass training with Bill C and Tim E.
  • 1st and third Wednesdays of each month at 6-7 PM is NORWICH woodshop training. Must have completed Lenox training first.
  • Wednesdays at Norwich: Ceramics and Cerveza with Jeff M. Check website. Sign up for 3 weeks of classes. Limit 5 people.
  • The last Wed of the month is a fancy project night (for intermediate to advanced students)
  • Wednesdays at 5pm, Norwich: metal casting and mold building.
  • Wednesdays at 6 pm. Norwich: Ceramics and Cerveza.
  • Most Thursdays 6 pm. Steel Tigerlillies women's (she/her pronouns) led sculpture collective at Norwich. Making a disco light for Party/ Wood Powder Coating.
  • Thursdays at 6:00 - 8pm, Lenox: Woodshop Orientation Training (please respond to the message on the Members@ Email List to reserve a spot—there are 4 spots per week). See google groups.
  • 3rd Thursdays: Corel, Cocktails, and Charcuterie
  • Fridays at 6pm, Norwich: Open-Forge-Friday blacksmithing. Norwich. Beginner class this week.
  • Second and third Friday: Board game night.
  • Saturday's Kiss my Adz hand woodworking with Wolfgang at 1PM.
  • Jewelry open hang-out, Sunday April 14th, 11 a.m. and every second Sunday thereafter.

Member Project Updates

  • Sarah Hapto: made a pencil holders for burning man. Did pronting on lots of fabric: dress, shirt
  • Mike T: made shelf pins for kitchen cabinets and made food covers (both 3D printed)
  • Matt found a square glue that he made into a cutting board.

Cool Things

  • Hapto glass cat: will be in a South Shore Park tomorrow……se Hapto
  • Lampworking glass chain demo by Chris
  • Giant Settlers of Catan finished all 19 tiles
    • Meet Monday's at 6 pm at Norwich
    • Will be priming tiles next week

Guest & New Member Introductions

  • Total guests: 28
  • Second-timers: 10

Upcoming events

Tours

  • With Gary H and Jon D

Member Topics:

  • Membership committee: discussion on orientation process
  • Kathy L: glass fusion
    • 2 functioning kilns
    • Storage area completed for molds
    • 3 pack of lesson (1/week)
    • Progressive lessons after that
  • SID on Sunday, August 25th
  • Knitting group
    • Patricia: knitting
    • Cherie: crochet
  • Preston: polishing workshop
  • Stained glass on Saturday 8/11/24
    • One weekend day per month during the summer

Helpful Hint

  • From Bill Williams: Area champion of the Metal Shop
  • Like most things, drill chucks wear out with use. Specifically the SHANK (what holds the bit in place) can get worn down. The chuck will no longer hold smaller bits and will continue to “hollow out”.

If we know they need repair, a repair kit can be installed. Here is an example of a chuck needing repair

Here is one that was recently repaired

If you are young and flexible, check the chuck by looking at it. If you are older and inflexible, check it using a mirror. Post on the board the specific drill/chuck that requires repair.

To slow down the wear and tear of the shanks in the drill chuck:

  1. Always clean off the drill bit before you place it in the chuck, remove any dirt, grease, etc.
  2. If there are burrs on the drill bit, please file these off.

Safety Note

Rule and Regulation of the Week

  • We are a do-acracy
  • Work is done by those building our maker community.
  • Trying to find a good place to help/start to volunteer?
    • Mow the grass at Lenox.
      • Mower and battery are by the back door.
    • Empty 2 or 3 garbage cans when you visit.
    • ASK an area champion or board member for a project (there are plenty to go around)

Wrap up

  • Members, Please hang around and talk to new and prospective members.
  • New Member Sign-ups: Board members
  • Wrap-up 8:00 p.m.
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