09/23/2014

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/?fromgroups#!forum/lvl1
• You can find all of our Meeting Minutes on our wiki: wiki.lvl1.org
• Culture of Cleanliness

Equipment and Supplies Wanted

• (Wilcox) 7 inch Harmonic Balancer x4 for EAE trebuchet
• (Adam) Trailer 4' x 8', super cheap

Space Upgrades

• Let there be light!

Space Downgrades

• Continuing mess!
• 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!

Regular Meetups

• MONDAY
  • Sound Builders (fortnightly Mondays, next 9/29 8pm)
• TUESDAY
  • LVL1 Open Meeting & Making (Tuesday 8pm)
• WEDNESDAY
  • MakerEd Educators MeetUp (1st Wed of the Month 10/1 @ 7pm)
• THURSDAY
  • Sewing Night - 3rd Thursday - 10/16/2014
    • Bring a project, learn to sew!
• FRIDAY
  • Irregular Movie and Open Build Night (8pm)
    • Host: ???
    • Movie: ???
    • Group Pizza order placed at 7:30 pm ($7/person)
  • Louisville EAE (6pm)
    • Compete in Engineering, Arts, & Extreme Sports events & contests!
    • Host: Joshua M Wilcox
    • https://www.facebook.com/groups/LouEAE/

• SUNDAY
  • Game Dev Group (9/28)
    • All game dev projects welcome! Collaborate with other teams or start your own!
    • Now meeting irregularly. Check http://gamedevlou.org/ for meeting announcements!

Upcoming Workshops and Events

• DerbyCon - September 24 - 28
  • https://www.derbycon.com/
  • The event is sold out
  • Tickets have been emailed to those helping with the LVL1 table
  • Still looking for member projects to show off
• Louisville Mini Maker Faire - September 27, 10AM - 10PM
  • Applications for Exhibits: http://makerfairelou.org/makers/2014-maker-application/
• September Makership Deadline - 9/30 at 11:59pm
  • More info about the Makership program at http://www.lvl1.org/makership
• SumoBot Tournament and Halloween Party - 11/1/14 (Sat after Halloween) More info to come. Save the date. Start building your bot.
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  • Lots of Sumobot Information - Sumobots

Meeting Notes

• Attendance: ~50
• Meeting Start: 8:05 PM
• Meeting Stop: 8:45 PM
• Dinner: Ben made waffles
• Tour Guide: Cody
• Notes Taken by: Nathan A.

• First Time Visitor Info
  • Welcome all new folks!
• Equipment & Supplies Wanted
  • Remove Adam's request for trailer
  • Chris C. need 1.5" OD pipe. Needing to add a slip ring
  • Joseph needs a slip ring this week
  • Alexis needs an IR blaster or receiver to be controlled by Raspberry Pi home automation project
• Space Upgrades
  • Thank you Tyler and all for light installation! *insert applause here*
  • Cody destroyed stage pieces and threw away junk
  • Jared re purposed a prototyping phone switch
• Space Downgrades
  • Please continue cleaning up your messes!!!!
  • Soldering bench in the back needs to be cleaned. Tools and junk are left out!
  • Big laser cutter is down; waiting for filter and pre-filter to vent the laser outdoors
  • Tim is going to finish cleaning stuff that was not finished during the move
  • Jared noticed all our lights were left on. Please turn off lights using the light switched by the internal door on the left.
• Regular Meetups
  • Friday Night Movie: did not watch Howard the Duck; If everyone is over 18 then we'll watch Heavy Metal, otherwise Howard the Duck!!!!
  • Nothing new added.
• Upcoming Workshops & Events
  • Sumobots: Bring in your own robot, any robot!
  • Nothing new added.
• Project Roll Call
  • Charles is putting together the surface mount TV-B-Gone kits for DerbyCon
    • Will be printing enclosures for the circuit board
  • Need mentors for Manual High School robot program, meet Fridays & Saturdays (Arduino, etc.)
  • Jack Otte, leads engineering effort at Papa John's. Open position (beginner) engineering. Emphasis on robotics. R&D environment. Degree partially optional.
  • Madison with Blue Sky Foundation, built a Maker Mobile! Hackerspace on Wheels! Woot!
    • Making appearances at ReSurfaced, Mini Maker Faire, and Idea Festival!
  • Gary attached a track linear screw to the 1/3 horse power motor! Working to incorporate it into a large vacuum forming machine!
    • Worked on limit switches for his motor and track. Built it using light switches and stuff.
  • Gary also is working on automating a wheelchair by using a gimble on the joystick! Used infrared sensors to read the power bar on the chair.
  • Jared bought a coffee cup power inverter that doesn't fit in his cup holder.
  • Another win for LVL1 at Startup Weekend! Good job Nathan and Ryan!