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* (Brad) - Broken mini fridge
 
* (Brad) - Broken mini fridge
 
** Posted 5/06/2014
 
** Posted 5/06/2014
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* (Josh) Mill-type coffee grinders & metal filters for pyrotechnics
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* (Josh) Mill-type coffee grinders & metal filters for colored smoke bombs
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** Posted 5/06/2014
 
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* (Tim) Propane tanks & copper pipes for fire Guitar Hero
 
 
** Posted 5/06/2014
 
** Posted 5/06/2014
  
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= Space Downgrades =
 
= Space Downgrades =
 
* Laser Cutter is having trouble
 
* Laser Cutter is having trouble
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** Hopefully, new laser tube is on the way.
 
** Only 10 mA max power (Should be 15 mA)
 
** Only 10 mA max power (Should be 15 mA)
 
** Measuring Tool is missing
 
** Measuring Tool is missing
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* The quickest way to get something fixed is to let us know that it is broken! Send broken equipment reports to Broken@lvl1.org
 
* 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!
 
** This includes supplies like toilet paper and soap!
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* Return tools to their resting places!
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** If you don't know where a tool belongs, put it in the plastic bin on top of the red tool cabinet.
  
 
= Space Moving Update =
 
= Space Moving Update =
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** Remove nails from salvageable wood pieces
 
** Remove nails from salvageable wood pieces
 
** Tear down stage
 
** Tear down stage
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** Members: PLEASE MOVE YOUR STUFF OR IT WILL BE LEFT AT THE OLD BUILDING!!!! If you have problems with moving your stuff, please contact the directors.
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*** Items not removed or brought to Director's attention by June 1st are considered forfeit.
  
 
= Regular Meetups =
 
= Regular Meetups =
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= Upcoming Workshops and Events =
 
= Upcoming Workshops and Events =
 
* Patrick's Ongoing Welding Workshops
 
* Patrick's Ongoing Welding Workshops
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* Give Local Louisville - 5/6 - TODAY!
 
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** http://www.givelocallouisville.org/#npo/lvl1
 
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** LVL1 Can get matching funds for every donation! Help your hackerspace move, tell your friends and relatives!
 
 
* Sketchup Workshop 5/27 - 6pm
 
* Sketchup Workshop 5/27 - 6pm
 
** Pay-what-you-want, sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lvl1-sketchup-workshop-527-tickets-11565762507
 
** Pay-what-you-want, sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lvl1-sketchup-workshop-527-tickets-11565762507
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= Meeting Notes =  
 
= Meeting Notes =  
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* Attendance: ~40
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* Attendance: ~50
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* Meeting Start: Possum o'clock plus/minus 3 hairs
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* Meeting Start: 8:02 pm
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* Meeting Stop: 8:41 pm
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* Meeting Stop: 8:40 pm
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* Dinner: Ben H. is making Fancy Pants French Toast with Bacon
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* Dinner: Ben made one pot of turkey and chicken. Scratch biscuits. Stuffed bell peppers.
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* Tour Guide: Cody
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* Tour Guide: Brad
 
* Notes Taken by: Nathan A.
 
* Notes Taken by: Nathan A.
  
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* First Time Visitors
 
* First Time Visitors
 
* Equipment & Supplies Wanted
 
* Equipment & Supplies Wanted
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** Remove Justin's item wanted
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** Brad needs the insulating container part of it
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**
 
* Space Upgrades
 
* Space Upgrades
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** Thank you Aaron for updating the Lulzbot
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** Two new blades on the table saw and chop saw
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** Thank you Louisville Science Center Volunteers for cleaning the space!
 
 
* Space Downgrades
 
* Space Downgrades
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** LVL1 is missing a great number of hand tools. Please search your bags for LVL1 tools and bring them back. Put it in the "I don't know where this goes" bin on top of the tool cabinet on the first floor.
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** New laser tube ordered, on the way hopefully
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** Ruler has been replaced
 
* Space Moving Update
 
* Space Moving Update
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** Members: PLEASE MOVE YOUR STUFF OR IT WILL BE LEFT AT THE OLD BUILDING!!!! If you have problems with moving your stuff, please contact the directors.
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** Check public mailing list for daily updates
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** Large & expensive items are being tagged for the move.
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** Check whiteboard at the new space for things to do
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** Members: get your stuff out before June 1st
 
* Regular Meetups
 
* Regular Meetups
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** Game Dev Group meeting irregularly. See their website gamedevlou.org?
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** MuddyTech will not be hosting events until after the space move.
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** Fifth Element, Termors 2, Congo, and tons of other movies
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**
 
* Upcoming Workshops
 
* Upcoming Workshops
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** Nothing new added.
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** This Friday @ 7 PM: Speaker on DVD about smoke compositions (pyrotechnics)
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** Give Local Louisville happened last week... BAD SECRETARY BAD!
 
* Project Roll Call
 
* Project Roll Call
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** Justin is starting a group for organizing LVL1's involvement in local conferences. Contact him & look out for info on the list.
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** Josh is working on colored smoke compositions
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** Chris C. received his Parallela board. It's a raspberry pi form factored super computer of sorts (for its size). 16 cores on board.
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** Jason is making a contraption that moves and spins a bourbon bottle and a display to show things moving
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** Josh & Josh are working on colored smoke bombs
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** Amelia talks about FirstBuild; launching the website early to LVL1 to beta test (www.firstbuild.com)
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** Nathan shows off his reworked Printrbot Simple
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*** Full release on Thursday
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** Ben K. shows off his sweet bike speaker system
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** Randy is starting a potential meeting group for Star Citizen (Saturday May 24)
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** Tim M. is working on car mods
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*** Looking for a member host to open the space
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** Brian W. shows off his quadcopter bought through Kickstarter produced by Seeedstudio
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** Caleb is going on a summer hackerspace tour! Collecting data on 30 hackerspaces to figure out how they work.
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** Someone is working on a laser cutter mod for a 3D printer. Already built and ready to go.
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** Gary is moving technology BACKWARDS. Working on TSR80. Extracting data from cassette tapes recorded in 1978!!!!
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** Herman in the process of making a light concrete has found a gun to replace the pump for making the concrete foam.
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** Need a volunteer for cooking next week for Ben.
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** Daniel has been working on a Protein Shake Dispensing machine. He's pitching the idea in a contest tomorrow. Good luck Daniel!!!
 

Latest revision as of 19:35, 13 May 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
  • You can find all of our Meeting Minutes on our wiki: wiki.lvl1.org
  • Culture of Cleanliness

Equipment and Supplies Wanted

  • (Josh) - Red Bull Cans.
    • Posted 10/22/2013
    • Two Mylar weather balloons or giant white spheres
    • Bernheim Connect talking tree.
    • Posted 3/11/2014
  • (Justin) - Looking for a plug-n-play game system for handheld conversion.
    • Posted 2/25/2014
  • (Patrick) - Unpainted, non-galvanized scrap metal for welding workshops.
    • Posted 2/25/2014
  • (Brad) - Broken mini fridge
    • Posted 5/06/2014
  • (Josh) Mill-type coffee grinders & metal filters for colored smoke bombs
    • Posted 5/06/2014

Space Upgrades

Space Downgrades

  • Laser Cutter is having trouble
    • Hopefully, new laser tube is on the way.
    • Only 10 mA max power (Should be 15 mA)
    • Measuring Tool is missing
  • Missing numerous hand tools! Please check your tool bags for any LVL1 equipment and return.
  • 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!
  • Return tools to their resting places!
    • If you don't know where a tool belongs, put it in the plastic bin on top of the red tool cabinet.

Space Moving Update

  • Big thanks to all who help with demolition over the past few days
  • New space will be open from 6 PM to 10 PM each week night this week unless otherwise noted (Thanks Tyler!)
  • HOW YOU CAN HELP:
    • Moving trash pile to dumpster (waiting for current dumpster to be emptied)
    • Remove nails from salvageable wood pieces
    • Tear down stage
    • Members: PLEASE MOVE YOUR STUFF OR IT WILL BE LEFT AT THE OLD BUILDING!!!! If you have problems with moving your stuff, please contact the directors.
      • Items not removed or brought to Director's attention by June 1st are considered forfeit.

Regular Meetups

  • MONDAY
  • TUESDAY
    • LVL1 Open Meeting & Making (Tuesday 8pm)
  • WEDNESDAY
    • MakerEd Educators MeetUp (1st Wed of the Month 6/4 @ 7pm)
    • KYOSS Monthly Meeting (2nd Wed of the Month 5/14 @ 6:30pm) http://kyoss.org/
    • Muddytech SIG (3rd Wed of the Month 5/21)
    • JSLou Meetup (3rd Wed of the Month 5/21) http://jslou.org/
    • Java Workshop (4th Wed of the Month 5/28 @ 7pm)
  • THURSDAY
    • Muddytech Computer training (6pm upstairs)
      • Looking for students
    • Sewing Workshop (3rd Thurs. of the Month @ 7pm, 5/15)
      • Bring in an unfinished project, start something new, learn and sew it up!
    • Drone Meetup (4th Thurs. of the Month @ 8pm, 5/22)
      • QUACC tickle your interest in Multirotors, UAVs, RC, or any other type of drone? Show up on the 4th Thursday!
  • FRIDAY
  • SUNDAY
    • Game Dev Group
      • All game dev projects welcome! Collaborate with other teams or start your own!
      • Next meeting: 5/25
      • Now meeting irregularly. Check http://gamedevlou.org/ for meeting announcements!

Upcoming Workshops and Events

Project Roll Call

5 Minute Maintenance and Cleaning

Meeting Notes

  • Attendance: ~50
  • Meeting Start: 8:02 pm
  • Meeting Stop: 8:40 pm
  • Dinner: Ben made one pot of turkey and chicken. Scratch biscuits. Stuffed bell peppers.
  • Tour Guide: Brad
  • Notes Taken by: Nathan A.

Meeting Summary:

  • First Time Visitors
  • Equipment & Supplies Wanted
    • Remove Justin's item wanted
    • Brad needs the insulating container part of it
  • Space Upgrades
    • Two new blades on the table saw and chop saw
  • Space Downgrades
    • New laser tube ordered, on the way hopefully
    • Ruler has been replaced
  • Space Moving Update
    • Check public mailing list for daily updates
    • Check whiteboard at the new space for things to do
    • Members: get your stuff out before June 1st
  • Regular Meetups
    • MuddyTech will not be hosting events until after the space move.
    • Fifth Element, Termors 2, Congo, and tons of other movies
  • Upcoming Workshops
    • This Friday @ 7 PM: Speaker on DVD about smoke compositions (pyrotechnics)
    • Give Local Louisville happened last week... BAD SECRETARY BAD!
  • Project Roll Call
    • Josh is working on colored smoke compositions
    • Jason is making a contraption that moves and spins a bourbon bottle and a display to show things moving
    • Amelia talks about FirstBuild; launching the website early to LVL1 to beta test (www.firstbuild.com)
      • Full release on Thursday
    • Randy is starting a potential meeting group for Star Citizen (Saturday May 24)
      • Looking for a member host to open the space
    • Caleb is going on a summer hackerspace tour! Collecting data on 30 hackerspaces to figure out how they work.
    • Gary is moving technology BACKWARDS. Working on TSR80. Extracting data from cassette tapes recorded in 1978!!!!
    • Need a volunteer for cooking next week for Ben.
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