05/26/2015

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
• Herman - 1/2", 3/4" conduit pipes
• Terry - Hardwood boards: cherry, walnut, maple, oak, etc.
• Josh - Locked shadow box / glass display case
• Charles - Looking for above ground portable pool (15 ft diameter and hold water, 1-2 ft tall)
• Terry - 2" thick styrofoam sheet
• Herman - Cable Modem
• Charles - How to make circuit boards with the CNC router

Space Upgrades

• Cuddle Clones donates full color 3D printer
• New shop vac for woodshop
• Ben made the wood lathe more functional
• Ben also sharpened the kitchen knives

Space Downgrades

• Reel above table saw needs to be replaced
• Clamping knob on cut off saw needs to be more permanently fixed
• Ben broke a wood turning tools on the wood lathe
• 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 6/8 8pm)
  • Mend It Monday (the other fortnightly Mondays, next 6/1 @ 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 6/3 @ 7pm)
• THURSDAY
  • Hacker House Planning Meeting - Every Thursday 7 PM
    • Hopefully the next epic LVL1 project
    • 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 - 5/28 @ 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 placed at 7:30 pm (~$7/person)
  • Louisville EAE (6pm)
    • Compete in Engineering, Arts, & Extreme Sports events & contests!
    • Contact Josh for more info!
    • https://www.facebook.com/groups/LouEAE/
• SUNDAY
  • Game Dev Group (6/7)
    • 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
    • Let's Make a Thing Workshop - 6/6
    • Open Meeting & Making - 6/21
• May Makership Application Deadline - 5/31 @ 11:59 PM
  • Apply for a 3 month membership and $100 stipend toward your project
  • See more information at http://www.lvl1.org/makership/
• Vogt Awards - 5/31
  • Application window ending soon; sign up with your best tangible business idea!
• 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.
• 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
• 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 improved his phone with light up buttons
• Jared also donated his record player and the records he does not want
• Jared also sewed an eyeball onto his bag
• Someone is working on statistical math software / javascript webapp
  • "If you can't be a good example, be a horrible example" - James
• Someone is working on a nin-toaster
• Ben restored a 150 year old knife & is also restoring a grill
• Danielle is making stamps using laser-grade rubber
• Gary put his rotary dial project on hackaday.io and have improved it
• Gary made a jig for IUS Observatory to attach a guide scope to a full blown telescope with less fuss
• James finally got 2000 copies of his card game Quickie! Congrats!!!

Meeting Notes

• Attendance: ~40
• Meeting Start: 8:04 PM
• Meeting Stop: 8:49 PM
• Dinner: Ben made beanie weenies, goldfish & cheesy crackers
• Tour Guide: Raj
• Notes Taken by: Nathan