08/04/2015
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Contents
First Time Visitor Info
- Prime Directive: Be Excellent to Each Other
- 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
- You can find all of our Meeting Minutes on our wiki: wiki.lvl1.org
- Culture of Cleanliness
- Minors must be attended by Parent/Guardian!
Shout Outs
- Daniel & other contributors to SBA grant!
- Thanks Terry for video shoot
Equipment and Supplies Wanted
- The Space - Batch scanner
- Charles - Looking for above ground portable pool (15 ft diameter and hold water, 1-2 ft tall)
- Terry - Historic/Antique/Hand wood working tools
- Josh - Outdoor projector
- Space - Bushing for 5/8" to 1.25" grinder
- Patrick - "Electric drill motors or cordless drills with dead or no batteries for a horrible and probably dangerous idea"
Space Upgrades
- Bad idea robot has been upgraded! Can carry it around and leave it at different places.
- Terry has been working on the jointer
Space Downgrades
- Table Saw
- Please don't move parts
- Parts on order
- Mill parts are missing
- 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 drill bitses and soap!
Regular Meetups
- MONDAY
- Sound Builders (fortnightly Mondays, next 8/17 @ 8pm)
- TUESDAY
- Learn-a-Thing Workshops (Tuesday 6pm)
- Learn how to use a tool at LVL1 before the meeting (informal setting; great for first-timers!)
- This Week: No Attendees.
- LVL1 Open Meeting & Making (Tuesday 8pm)
- Learn-a-Thing Workshops (Tuesday 6pm)
- WEDNESDAY
- Mend It Wednesday @ 7 PM
- Help LVL1 repair broken equipment & learn the equipment from the inside out
- MakerEd Educators MeetUp (1st Wed of the Month 8/5 @ 7pm)
- Mend It Wednesday @ 7 PM
- THURSDAY
- Tiny House Meeting - Random Thursdays @ 7 PM, next 8/6
- Help build a tiny house and teach the community home improvement skills
- Sewing Night - 3rd Thursday - 8/20
- Bring a project, learn to sew!
- Drone Meetup - 4th Thursday - 8/27 @ 8 PM
- Talk shop, fix your drone, and take flight!
- Tiny House Meeting - Random Thursdays @ 7 PM, next 8/6
- FRIDAY
- Irregular Movie and Open Build Night (8pm)
- Watch a terrible movie and ignore your project! Or maybe work on your project and ignore a terrible movie... The choice is yours.
- Group Pizza order often placed at 7:30 pm (~$7/person)
- Irregular Movie and Open Build Night (8pm)
- SUNDAY
- Game Dev Group
- All game dev projects welcome! Collaborate with other teams or start your own!
- Check http://gamedevlou.org/ for meeting announcements!
- Game Dev Group
Upcoming Workshops and Events
- DEFCON - 8/6-8/9 @ Las Vegas.
- Contact Charles to arrange LVL1 presence.
- Angry Winter Battle! - 8/15 @ Noon
- Help LVL1 install insulation and work on a plan for winterization
- Tech Fest Louisville 8/21-22, http://www.techfestlou.com at Henry Clay- Speakers, Meals, Entertainment, Networking
- Opportunity for LVL1 folks to show off cool stuff or drones in tech gallery, to show off or discount code for tickets, contact divinityrose@gmail.com
- Cincinnati Mini Maker Faire - 8/29 & 8/30
- Make-vention in Bloomington, IN - 8/29
- Louisville Mini Maker Faire - 9/19, 11 AM to 6 PM
- Call for Makers is OPEN!
- http://makerfairelou.org
- DerbyCon - 9/23 thru 9/27
- Hacker & computer security conference
- Inventor Con 2015 - 10/6
- Hosted by Central Kentucky Inventors Council in Lexington
- Surface-mount TV-B-Gone workshops!
- By appointment, with Charles, $25, 2 hour time commitment.
- Stupid Sh!t No One Needs and Terrible Ideas Hackathon - 10/10 thru 10/11
- Show corporate how it's done by building useless things for fun!
- NEW Want to learn something new, get some equipment training, or host a workshop? Send email to learn@lvl1.org
- Any one can be added to receive requests, just send email to learn@lvl1.org
Project Roll Call
- Jared is making progress on Tom's Vending Machine
- Looking for input on what should be inside the machine (potentiometers or maybe snacks)
- Nathan plugs his new helping hands version
- MuddyTech is closing its doors. Best wishes to the team at MuddyTech!
- Brian is working on building a mesh network in the West End
- Weiz is showing off his new period table layout in 3D. Symmetry improves readability and enabled scientists to find more patterns in natural phenomenon.
- Lauren needs help with the Zoo's petting zoo. The goats need mental enrichment (e.g. removable obstacle course)
Meeting Notes
- Attendance: ~45
- Meeting Start: 8:02 PM
- Meeting Stop: 8:47 PM
- Dinner: Southern Indian soup & rice by Ben & James
- Tour Guide: Jared
- Notes Taken by: Nathan