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= Shout Outs =
= Shout Outs =
* Thank you Terry for your continued work on the woodshop
* Thank you Tyler and crew for hanging new lights!
* Thank you Cody for cleaning around outside the new door and cleaning out the sand trap
* Thank you Ben & Terry for making the LVL1 vinyl sticker on the new door
* Thank you everyone involved with getting the door installed


= Equipment and Supplies Wanted =
= Equipment and Supplies Wanted =
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= Space Upgrades =
= Space Upgrades =
* New door!
* New lights!


= Space Downgrades =
= Space Downgrades =
* Laser Cutter
** Not plugged in. Awaiting landlord approval.
* Makerbot Replicators
* Makerbot Replicators
** New frame designed. Needs to be cut & reassembled. Everything else works.
** New frame designed. Needs to be cut & reassembled. Everything else works.
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= Regular Meetups =
= Regular Meetups =
* '''MONDAY'''
* '''MONDAY'''
** [[Louisville Soundbuilders|Sound Builders]] (fortnightly Mondays, next 1/4 @ 8pm)
** [[Louisville Soundbuilders|Sound Builders]] (fortnightly Mondays, next 1/18 @ 8pm)
** Night of The Hat (every other fortnightly Mondays, next 1/11 @ 8 PM)
** Night of The Hat (every other fortnightly Mondays, next 1/11 @ 8 PM)
*** Learn to solder, work on Inter-hackerspace Battleship, Kittens, and open making
*** Learn to solder, work on Inter-hackerspace Battleship, Kittens, and open making
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** LVL1 Open Meeting & Making (Tuesday 8pm)
** LVL1 Open Meeting & Making (Tuesday 8pm)
* '''WEDNESDAY'''
* '''WEDNESDAY'''
** Mednesday @ 7 PM - 12/30
** Mednesday @ 7 PM (CANCELLED THIS WEEK 1/6)
*** Learn LVL1's equipment from the inside out by helping repair and maintain tools
*** Learn LVL1's equipment from the inside out by helping repair and maintain tools
*** This week's focus: 3D printer repair
*** This week's focus: Laser cutter maintenance
** MakerEd Educators MeetUp (1st Wed of the Month 1/6 @ 7pm)
** MakerEd Educators MeetUp (1st Wed of the Month 1/6 @ 7pm)
* '''THURSDAY'''
* '''THURSDAY'''
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= Upcoming Workshops and Events =
= Upcoming Workshops and Events =
* December Makership Application Deadline - 12/31 @ 11:59 PM
** Submit your project for a chance to win 3 months of membership and $100 toward your project
** Apply at www.lvl1.org/makership
* Officers & Directors Election - 1/19
* Officers & Directors Election - 1/19
** Members: Voting starts 1/12, email your vote to secretary@lvl1.org
** Members: Voting starts 1/12, email your vote to secretary@lvl1.org
** Nominations end 1/11 at 8 PM
** Nominations end 1/11 at 8 PM
* January Makership Application Deadline - 1/31 @ 11:59 PM
** Submit your project for a chance to win 3 months of membership and $100 toward your project
** Apply at www.lvl1.org/makership
* Surface-mount TV-B-Gone workshops!
* Surface-mount TV-B-Gone workshops!
** By appointment, with Charles, $25, 2 hour time commitment.
** By appointment, with Charles, $25, 2 hour time commitment.
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= Project Roll Call =
= Project Roll Call =
* Jared is building a remote volume control for his record player
Jared - VCR see through top (see how a VCR operates), also working on venting machine still (looking for help to hook up Square device)
* Nathan shows off his resistor bank for loading electrical systems
 
Charles - built a USB 4x LED flashlight, also squid connector for multiple USB LED flashlights.
 
James - Building smart mirror.
 
Hunter -  American Village project for low income families and the homeless. Taking donations for house essentials. See lara.farinholt@gmail to get involved and/or needed items. (flyer located in hackerspace with additional information)
 
Divinity - Character, projection mapping project. See Divinity for event sign up to pay for a show Feb 28th @ Lexintgon Hackerspace.


= Meeting Notes =  
= Meeting Notes =  
* Attendance: ~30
* Attendance: ~35
* Meeting Start: 8:00 PM
* Meeting Start: 8:00 PM
* Meeting Stop: 8:30 PM
* Meeting Stop: 8:36 PM
* Tour Guide: Jared
* Tour Guide: Raj
* Notes Taken by: Nathan
* Notes Taken by: Mike

Latest revision as of 20:47, 5 January 2016

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

  • Thank you Tyler and crew for hanging new lights!

Equipment and Supplies Wanted

  • Jared - 3.5" floppy drives (needs 8+) for making music

Space Upgrades

  • New lights!

Space Downgrades

  • Laser Cutter
    • Not plugged in. Awaiting landlord approval.
  • Makerbot Replicators
    • New frame designed. Needs to be cut & reassembled. Everything else works.
  • 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 1/18 @ 8pm)
    • Night of The Hat (every other fortnightly Mondays, next 1/11 @ 8 PM)
      • Learn to solder, work on Inter-hackerspace Battleship, Kittens, and open making
  • TUESDAY
    • Learn-a-Thing Workshops (Tuesday 6pm)
      • Learn how to use a tool at LVL1 before the meeting (informal setting; great for first-timers!)
    • LVL1 Open Meeting & Making (Tuesday 8pm)
  • WEDNESDAY
    • Mednesday @ 7 PM (CANCELLED THIS WEEK 1/6)
      • Learn LVL1's equipment from the inside out by helping repair and maintain tools
      • This week's focus: Laser cutter maintenance
    • MakerEd Educators MeetUp (1st Wed of the Month 1/6 @ 7pm)
  • THURSDAY
    • Sewing Night - 3rd Thursday - 1/21
      • Bring a project, learn to sew!
    • Drone Meetup - 4th Thursday - (01/28) @ 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 often placed at 7:30 pm (~$7/person)
  • SUNDAY

Upcoming Workshops and Events

  • Officers & Directors Election - 1/19
    • Members: Voting starts 1/12, email your vote to secretary@lvl1.org
    • Nominations end 1/11 at 8 PM
  • January Makership Application Deadline - 1/31 @ 11:59 PM
    • Submit your project for a chance to win 3 months of membership and $100 toward your project
    • Apply at www.lvl1.org/makership
  • Surface-mount TV-B-Gone workshops!
    • By appointment, with Charles, $25, 2 hour time commitment.
  • Robotics Education and Competition - February & April 2016
    • 20,000 people from all over the world for youth robotics (vex) competition
    • Need 800 - 1000 volunteers
    • Do NOT have to know robotics and people as young as 10 can volunteer
    • People with more knowledge can receive training and be judges or referees.
    • Sign up / learn more at http://www.roboticseducation.org/volunteer
    • Contact: Divinity
  • 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 - VCR see through top (see how a VCR operates), also working on venting machine still (looking for help to hook up Square device)

Charles - built a USB 4x LED flashlight, also squid connector for multiple USB LED flashlights.

James - Building smart mirror.

Hunter - American Village project for low income families and the homeless. Taking donations for house essentials. See lara.farinholt@gmail to get involved and/or needed items. (flyer located in hackerspace with additional information)

Divinity - Character, projection mapping project. See Divinity for event sign up to pay for a show Feb 28th @ Lexintgon Hackerspace.

Meeting Notes

  • Attendance: ~35
  • Meeting Start: 8:00 PM
  • Meeting Stop: 8:36 PM
  • Tour Guide: Raj
  • Notes Taken by: Mike