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meetingagenda:2024-08-20

Meeting #671. Agenda for August 20, 2024

Agenda

  • Dan J calls the meeting to order by at Norwich 7:00 PM

Board of Directors and Area Champion Introductions

  • Dan J
  • Tim E
  • Bill R
  • Stefan
  • Bryan F
  • Mike T
  • Anna K
  • Melissa
  • Matt
  • Bill2

Awesome members

  • Matt thanks Erika for hosting Champions meeting
  • Mike T thanks Traci for helping with storage space inventory
  • Tim E thanks Mike T for his work on space inventory
  • Dan J thanked Wally for emptying the garbage this weekend.

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

  • Dan J taught attendees how to make a marshmellow stick at last Friday's class
  • Anna K is making cozzies at Leather working area.
  • Mike T made a trilabite on a 3D printer.

Cool Things

  • Moving City Premier: Sarah Hapto Davitt made an art car/outreach vihicle for the City of Milwaukee. It is awesome!
  • Leather workshop by Zac.
  • Lampworking had a bead making class by Chris.
  • Giant Settlers of Catan group meets Monday at 6ish in the Norwich woodshop
  • Steel tigerlilly cat goes to the DNC in Chicago
  • Glass fusion update: Kilns are wired and functional
  • MakerFaire Milwaukee: November 3rd and 4th
  • Space Improvement Day: Saturday, August 25th

Guest & New Member Introductions

  • Total guests: 30
  • Second-timers: 15

Upcoming events

Tours

  • By Sindie and Maya

Member Topics:

  • Next Board Meeting will be moved to Monday, September 9th at 6 PM at Lenox.
  • Community Development Fund: form is on the WIKI to request funds for a Space project or gathering.
  • Need help with:
    • Tours at Public Meetings
    • Share a project
    • Kristie K is the new area champion of the Outreach Area.

Helpful Hint

  • * This week's helpful hint comes from Steve Hobley (stephenhobley.com) in MAKE magazine
    • Learn how to use a CAD program: I have solved so many problems within a CAD program that, when it comes time for the actual build, I can pretty much sail through it. If you draw everything to scale, you can estimate materials properly, move pieces around, link entities, and test the mechanics — all from the comfort of your armchair/bed/bath. Saves you so much time in the long run and “additional” trips to the hardware store.

Safety Note

  • This week's safety tip comes from member Jon D (the guy making the cool steam machine):
    • If you're drilling sheet metal, always clamp the work piece to the table of the drill press (or the surface, if you're using a hand drill.) Otherwise, at the moment the bit goes through it will grab the piece and spin it, and it will put a gash in your hand. Also, be neat like me and wipe up all the blood after you stanch the bleeding. (DOoh!)

Rule and Regulation of the Week

  • If it is a power tool or has a gas line, you need to be trained on it and be signed off before you can use it.
  • Please remember, many of the machines in our shops are owned by members and are on loan to the Space.
  • You may have used a table saw before, but there are differences. Please be trained before using someone else's tools.

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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