04/08/2014

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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

  • (Tim) - 1/4" copper fittings
    • 5 x 100 lb. Propane Tanks
    • 1/4" copper tubing at least 2' long.
    • posted 6/11/2013
  • (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
  • (Divinity) - PVC end-caps (3 in)
    • Posted 3/11/2014
  • (Herman) - Cement mixer drill attachment or something small to mix concrete
    • Posted 04/01/2014
  • (Nathan A.) - Six identical stepper motors (or servos) for Stewart platform
    • Posted 04/08/2014
  • (Joseph) - Wireless PS2 Controller (any brand) for wheel chair project
    • Posted 04/08/2014

Space Upgrades

Space Downgrades

  • Wood shop air hose needs permanent fix / correct fitting barb
  • Black light over by the soldering station dead & buried
  • PLA Makerbot is down
    • What needs to be done?
  • 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!

Space Moving Update

  • Lease is executed, deposit submitted. Expect timeline updates later this week!

Regular Meetups

  • MONDAY
    • Sound Builders (fortnightly Mondays, next 4/14 8pm)
    • Rope Work and Vertical Caving (1st Monday of the Month next 5/5 @ 6pm)
    • Caving Special topics Meetup (3rd Monday of the Month next 4/21 @ 6pm)
  • TUESDAY
    • LVL1 Open Meeting & Making (Tuesday 8pm)
  • WEDNESDAY
    • MakerEd Educators MeetUp (1st Wed of the Month 5/7 @ 7pm)
    • KYOSS Monthly Meeting (2nd Wed of the Month 4/9 @ 6:30pm) http://kyoss.org/
    • Muddytech SIG (3rd Wed of the Month 4/16)
    • JSLou Meetup (3rd Wed of the Month 4/16) http://jslou.org/
    • Java Workshop (4th Wed of the Month 4/23 @ 7pm)
  • THURSDAY
    • Muddytech Computer training (6pm upstairs)
      • Looking for students
    • Sewing Workshop (3rd Thurs. of the Month @ 7pm, 4/17)
      • Bring in an unfinished project, start something new, learn and sew it up!
    • Drone Meetup (4th Thurs. of the Month @ 8pm, 4/24)
      • 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 (2pm)
      • All game dev projects welcome! Collaborate with other teams or start your own!

Upcoming Workshops and Events

  • Patrick's Ongoing Welding Workshops
  • April Makership Deadline - 4/30 at 11:59pm
  • Prusa i3 Buildoff - May 31st - June 1st
    • Email Sonny Mounicou <sonny@mounicou.com> to sign up!
    • 15 slots max
    • $300 for i2->i3 Upgrade
    • $950 for DIY i3
    • $1450 for turnkey i3
  • Maker Faire Detroit - July 26 - 27

Project Roll Call

  • Divinity and Cherith

Photo series

First finished one https://www.flickr.com/photos/14070237@N05/with/13726660915/

5 Minute Maintenance and Cleaning

Meeting Notes

  • Attendance: ~45
  • Meeting Start: 8:03 PM
  • Meeting Stop: 8:35 PM
  • Dinner: Ben is making pizza in cinnamon roll form of sorts
  • Tour Guide: Divinity
  • Notes Taken by: Nathan A.
  • Summary
  • First Time Visitors
    • Several new folks here tonight. Welcome all!
  • Equipment & Supplies Wanted
    • Herman no longer needs the mixer.
    • Nothing new added.
  • Space Upgrades
    • Nothing new added.
  • Space Downgrades
    • Nothing new added.
  • Space Moving Updates
    • Nothing new added.
  • Regular Meetups
    • Nothing new added.
  • Upcoming Workshops & Events
    • April 25-28: Game dev competition hosted by game dev group. Two tracks (serious & laid back)
    • Need 8 more folks to sign up for 3d printer workshop before April 14
  • Project Roll Call
    • Chris is soldering an ergonomic keyboard from massdrop
    • Gary recycled a power drill into a drill press
    • Charles made an annoy-a-tron for a server to detect when the server fails
    • Justin is fitting a raspberry pi motherboard adapter into an NES shell