07/09/2013

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 http://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 at http://wiki.lvl1.org

Equipment and Supplies Wanted

• (Muddy Tech) Computers P4 or higher and LCD Monitors
  • Posted 11/13/12
• (Tim) - 100 lb. Propane Tanks
  • posted 6/11/2013
• (Josh Wilcox)- Clothes dryer for giant cotton candy machine
  • posted 6/25/2013
• (Alexis) - Wii Remote
  • posted 6/25/2013
• (Justin) - Conductive copper tape for alien autopsy
  • posted 7/2/2013

Space Upgrades

• Stairs to the basement are now sturdier!
  • Thanks Frank and Crew!
• Makerbot Extruders are half-upgraded
  • Thanks Cherith and John!

Space Downgrades

• Laser Cutter power output is way too low
  • Jose and Tyler have volunteered to look after the meeting

Regular Meetups

• Sound Builders (fortnightly Mondays, next 7/22 8pm)
• LVL1 Open Meeting & Making every (Tuesday 8pm)
• Muddytech Computer training (upstairs Thurs 6pm) Looking for students
  • Muddytech SIG every 3rd Wednesday
• Game Dev Group (Sundays 12pm)
• MakerEd Educators MeetUp (1st Wed of the Month 8/7 @ 7pm)
• KYOSS Monthly Meeting (2nd Wed of the Month 7/10 6:30pm)
• Friday Irregular Movie and Open Build Night (Friday ~7pm)
• Java Workshop (Last Wed of the Month) - 7/31 7pm
• SWF Space Work Fun (Last Saturday of the Month next 7/27 1pm)
• Guinness World Record (Last Saturday of the month next 7/27 2pm pending op meeting.)
• Inventors SIG (Alternating Mondays of Sound Builders) 7/15

Upcoming Workshops and Events

• TV-B-Gone Workshop - July 15th, 7-9pm
  • No seats left, you missed out!
  • http://www.eventbrite.com/event/6748668449

• MuddyTech Open House
  • July 17th 5-7 pm

• Maker Faire Detroit - July 27th - 28th
  • Call for Makers is "closed"

• Hackathon! - Suicidal Robots
  • August 10th.

• Bernheim Connect
  • August 24th.

• Fort Wayne Regional Maker Faire
  • September 14th-15th

• Derbycon
  • September 27th-29th
  • LVL1 hosting Afterparty September 27th!
  • Need volunteers for LVL1 booth!

• Mini Maker Faire Louisville
  • Sept 28th
  • Call for Makers is open! http://makerfairelou.org/
  • Need volunteers for LVL1 booth!
  • Spread the Word!

• Cincinnati Mini Maker Faire
  • October 19th

5 Minute Maintenance and Cleaning

• List on the main whiteboard

Post Meeting Notes

• Attendance: 32
• Meeting Start: 8:10
• Meeting Stop: 8:42
• Tour Guide: Joseph
• Dinner: Ben H. made Chicken Marsalla?

Meeting Notes:

• Nathan A is replacing Aaron tonight. He'll probably fail at secretary duties.
• Brad says above all: be awesome to each other!
• No one needed a waiver tonight. At least one new person.

Equipment & Supplies Wanted:

• John coder no longer needs hover'round motors
• Possible conductive copper tape connection made between justin & joe P
• No new items added

Space Upgrades:

• Makerbot upgrades to be completed soonish. MBs partially functional.
• Stairs are not same height between steps as old rickety stairs so be careful when stepping.
• Permanent extension cords were removed from front door.
• Power spool replaced/fixed.

Space Downgrades:

• Nothing new to add.

Regular Meetups:

• KYOSS has no formal program. Possible topics: methods for syncing data online, bit torrent?, VSDI?, webserver run off laptop?
• Movie night: food was had. Soylent green was consumed. Roller coaster is happening Friday w/ KNEX roller coaster set!
• SWF: More electrical follow up to do.
• WORLD RECORDS YEAH!: Progress is slow & steady. Something about Utah spoken about.
• Inventor's SIG: 7/15 is cancelled. Next meeting to feature rep from Library.
• ADDED: Maker Ed, first Wed of each month

Workshops & Events

• Rumblings from the crowd indicate the need for more Arduino workshops
• Update: Third Wed (7/17) 5-7 pm open house for MuddyTech
• Derbycon: Retold story of plastic tokens used to buy drinks. Lolz were had

5 minute maintenance & cleaning

• EVERYONE SHOULD DO THIS! (Please...)

Project Roll Call!

• Joseph: Making something cool w/ 3D printers
• Matt: Third party battery unit not built to spec. Plastic shim made.
• Justin: Alien Autopsy coming along slowly. Playing field is mostly done. Looking for some help. Show up on Thursdays 7:30 - close please! Goal: get done by Louisville maker faire.
• Tim: Fire truck still needs to be painted & assembled. Needs to be done in 2 weeks. Need backers to finish it. Getting close to finishing.
• Gary: Making an extendable ladder prototype.
• Joseph: girl scouts maker space landed another $50G