03/04/2014

First time Visitor Info

• Prime Directive: Be Excellent to Each Other
• PARK ONLY IN THE ORI LOT OR ON THE STREET
  • If you park in our neighbors private lot, they will block you in for fun.
• Waivers of Liability - Please sign if you have not already
• Our website / calendar is www.lvl1.org
• Sign up for our Google Group discussion list
  • https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/lvl1
• You can find all of our Meeting Minutes on our wiki

Equipment and Supplies Wanted

• (Muddy Tech) - Computers P4 or higher and LCD Monitors
  • Posted 11/13/12
• (Tim) - 1/4" copper fittings
  • 5 x 100 lb. Propane Tanks
  • 1/4" copper tubing at least 2' long.
  • posted 6/11/2013
• (Josh) - Red Bull Cans.
  • Posted 10/22
    • project update: We have begun cutting out 300 butterflies for sculpture. Contact joshua.m.wilcox@gmail.com if interested in competing.
• (Divinity) - Pipes, gauges, spikes -items to be used for steampunk props for photoshoot for graphic novel - pre-made steampunk items for borrow also ok and appreciated + Lots of candles
• (Justin) - Looking for a plug-n-play game system for handheld conversion.
  • Posted 2/25/14
• (Patrick) - Unpainted, non-galvenized scrap metal for welding workshops.
  • Posted 2/25/14

Space Upgrades

• New wiki page: Tuesday Dinner

Space Downgrades

• Laser cutter power supply is down.
• The quickest way to get something fixed is to let us know that it is broken! Send broken equipment reports to Broken@lvl1.org
  • This includes supplies like toilet paper and soap!

Regular Meetups

• MONDAY
  • Sound Builders (fortnightly Mondays, next 3/17 8pm)
  • Rope Work and Vertical Caving (1st Monday of the Month next 4/7 @ 6pm)
  • Caving Special topics Meetup (3rd Monday of the Month next 3/17 @ 6pm)
• TUESDAY
  • LVL1 Open Meeting & Making (Tuesday 8pm)
• WEDNESDAY
  • MakerEd Educators MeetUp (1st Wed of the Month 3/5 @ 7pm)
  • KYOSS Monthly Meeting (2nd Wed of the Month 3/12 @ 6:30pm) http://kyoss.org/
  • Muddytech SIG (3rd Wed of the Month 3/19)
  • JSLou Meetup (3rd Wed of the Month 3/19) http://jslou.org/
  • Java Workshop (4th Wed of the Month 3/26 @ 7pm)
• THURSDAY
  • Muddytech Computer training (6pm upstairs)
    • Looking for students
  • Sewing Workshop (3rd Thurs. of the Month @ 7pm, 3/20)
    • Bring in an unfinished project, start something new, learn and sew it up!
  • Drone Meetup (4th Thurs. of the Month @ 8pm, 3/27)
    • QUACC tickle your interest in Multirotors, UAVs, RC, or any other type of drone? Show up on the 4th Thursday!
• FRIDAY
  • Irregular Movie and Open Build Night (8pm)
    • Host: TDA
    • Movie: TBA
• SUNDAY
  • Game Dev Group (12pm)
    • All game dev projects welcome! Collaborate with other teams or start your own!

Upcoming Workshops and Events

• Patrick's Ongoing Welding Workshops
• HW Startup #opencoffee - 3/10 - 8am, iHub
• Intro to Unity - 3/15, 1pm - 4 pm
  • Bring a laptop (PC or Mac) with Unity installed.
  • Contact Jason with questions.
• Hot and Spicy Fest - 3/21, 7pm - 11pm
  • Hate your face with this hot food pot luck, open to all.
• Suicidal Robots 24-hr Hackathon - 3/22, 12pm (Noon)
  • Presentations happening on 3/23 at Noon
  • http://www.eventbrite.com/e/suicidal-robot-hackathon-tickets-10716422107
• Hardware Startup March Meetup - 3/24 - 6:30pm at iHub
  • http://www.meetup.com/LouisvilleHardwareStartups/events/168851492/
  • Join the growing Louisville Hardware Startup Community, have a beer, network with folks!
• March Makership Deadline - 3/31 at 11:59pm
  • More info about the Makership program at http://www.lvl1.org/makership

Meeting Notes

• Attendance: ~40
• Meeting Start: 8:06 pm
• Meeting Stop: 8:41 pm
• Dinner: Charles made Ukranian dishes. Dessert is provided. There are tons of options tonight!
• Tour Guide: Ben H.
• Notes Taken by: Nathan A.

• Projector was not acting nice tonight. Do as we say and not as we do though. Only one person can take the project out ala Office Space style after all :)

• Equipment & Supplies Wanted
  • Looking for thin gauge steel. Taken care of on the spot!
  • No longer needing steam punk items.
  • Divinity looking for mirror hangers and looking to borrow a ladder (8ft tall).
  • Divinity is giving away moving boxes!
• Space Upgrades
  • Hookup wire has been replenished.
• Space Downgrades
  • Laser cutter still mostly down, not operating at full capacity.
  • Projector needs some work...
• Regular Meetups
  • KYOSS meeting in March. Error.
  • Drone meetup happening on March 27th (not February...)
  • Last week: Ghostbusters; This week: Ghost Rider and other superbly bad superhero movies
• Upcoming Workshops & Events
  • HW startup #opencoffee is happening at 8 AM. Lasts for one hour.
• Project Roll Call
  • Alexis is working on a game with Occulus Rift
  • Gary made a vacuum forming machine and donated to the space!
  • Frank is lending a NextEngine 3D Scanner.
  • Someone started a project: firing range including bows, trebuchets, combustion engine, etc to educate students
  • Nathan shows off the hackstation progress
  • Brad and John S. have been working on getting the injection molding machine working.
  • Someone is building and revamping a motorcycle (Makership recipient).