06/09/2015

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
  • https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/lvl1
• You can find all of our Meeting Minutes on our wiki: wiki.lvl1.org
• Culture of Cleanliness
• Minors must be attended by Parent/Guardian!

Equipment and Supplies Wanted

• Space - Outdoor seating & tables
• Josh - Go kart or similar framing for Redbull event, Locked shadow box / glass display case
• Charles - Looking for above ground portable pool (15 ft diameter and hold water, 1-2 ft tall)
  • - How to make circuit boards with the CNC router
• Terry - Hardwood boards: cherry, walnut, maple, oak, etc.
• Cody - Looking for garden hose plumbing hardware.

Space Upgrades

• New Planer Mount - Terry
• A large quantity of Acrylic has been donated to the space.
• additional bench power supply donated to the space - Joe
• Television display near waivers is run from a Github repository - David
• Additional Shelving is being constructed - Cody, Sean

Space Downgrades

• Two band saw blades were broken this week.
• THE fluorescent ballasts in the woodshop are going bad.
• 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 bitseses and soap!

Regular Meetups

• MONDAY
  • Sound Builders (fortnightly Mondays, next 6/22 8pm)
  • Mend It Monday (the other fortnightly Mondays, next 6/15 @ 7 PM)
    • Help LVL1 repair broken equipment & learn the equipment from the inside out
    • Contact Nathan for more details
• TUESDAY
  • LVL1 Open Meeting & Making (Tuesday 8pm)
• WEDNESDAY
  • MakerEd Educators MeetUp (1st Wed of the Month 7/6 @ 7pm)
• THURSDAY
  • Hacker House Meeting - Every other Thursday @ 7 PM, next 6/18
    • Help build a tiny house (on wheels) & figure out grant/donation opportunities
    • Contact Nathan
  • Sewing Night - 3rd Thursday - 6/18
    • Bring a project, learn to sew!
  • Drone Meetup - 4th Thursday - 6/25 @ 8 PM
    • Talk shop, fix your drone, and take flight!
• 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 placed at 7:30 pm (~$7/person)
• SUNDAY
  • Game Dev Group (???)
    • All game dev projects welcome! Collaborate with other teams or start your own!
    • Check http://gamedevlou.org/ for meeting announcements!

Upcoming Workshops and Events

• MakerPlace Kids Group (MakerPlace @ Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana)
  • http://www.gskentuckiana.org/Pathways/The-MakerPlace.aspx
  • For boys & girls ages ~3rd grade to 8th grade with adult supervision
  • June Events
    • Open Meeting & Making - 6/21
• National Maker Faire - 6/12 & 6/13, 11 AM - 7 PM each day
  • Join LVL1 in being the sole representative of Kentucky makers on a national level
  • Need projects and people for a tent to show off!
  • Contact Nathan or Danielle
• Skills USA Contest/Convention - 6/22 thru 6/26
  • Looking for volunteers to judge high school business ideas Shark Tank style
  • Contact Ben H.
• June Makership Application Deadline - 6/30 @ 11:59 PM
  • Apply for a 3 month membership and $100 stipend toward your project
  • See more information at http://www.lvl1.org/makership/
• Maker Faire Detroit - 7/25 & 7/26, 9:30 AM - 6:00 PM each day
  • A Detroit Maker Faire is not complete without LVL1's (in)famous presence!
  • Show off your wares and earn hacker street cred
• Cincinnati Mini Maker Faire - 8/29 & 8/30
  • Application deadline is June 12
• Louisville Mini Maker Faire - 9/19, 11 AM to 6 PM
• DerbyCon - 9/23 thru 9/27
  • Hacker & computer security conference
  • Contact Tim
• Autodesk fusion 360 workshop before next Tuesday meeting, June 16, 6:00 (free)
  • Contact Brad
• DEFCON is August 6-9 in Las Vegas.
  • Contact Charles to arrange LVL1 presence.
• Surface-mount TV-B-Gone workshops!
  • By appointment, with Charles, $25, 2 hour time commitment.
• LVL1's 5th Birthday party, July 11, 6pm
  • contact Jose
• LVL1 t-shirts available THIS WEEK ONLY online: http://buy.teespring.com/lvl1-t-shirts
• 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's telephone lamp lights up now.
• Danielle has cut a LVL1 stamp on the Laser.
• Charles is making a cheap board for relatively unsupported adafruit hardware.

Meeting Notes

• Attendance: ~30
• Meeting Start: 8:03
• Meeting Stop: ~9?
• Dinner: Ben; Ribs, Corn, Onions, Baked Beans, Apple Sauce.
• Tour Guide: Jared
• Notes Taken by: Jared