08/20/2013

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) - 5 x 100 lb. Propane Tanks
  • 3/4" High Pressure hose
  • 1/4" copper pipe + fittings
  • flexable white hose
  • lots of expensive things
  • posted 6/11/2013
• (Alexis) - Wii Remote
  • posted 6/25/2013
• (Paul F) Black Iron piping for decoration
  • posted 7/23/2013
• (Flugtag Team - Tim)
  • 2" Foam sheets
  • 2" PVC pipe 60 feet total
  • Donations to cover trip
  • posted 7/30/2013
• Old Macbooks (Josiah - jschaer1@gmail.com)
  • Posted 8/6
• Josh
  • Electric Oven
  • Giant mixing bowls
  • Posted 8/13

Space Upgrades

• Laser cutter belts fixed!

Space Downgrades

• Right Extruder on Johnny Five is no longer reading temperature.
• Laser cutter needs calibration!

• 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

• Sound Builders (fortnightly Mondays, next 9/2 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 9/4 @ 7pm)
• KYOSS Monthly Meeting (2nd Wed of the Month 9/11 6:30pm)
• Friday Irregular Movie and Open Build Night (Friday ~7pm)
• Java Workshop (Fourth Wed of the Month) - 8/28 7pm
• SWF Space Work Fun (Last Saturday of the Month next 8/31 1pm)
• Guinness World Record (Last Saturday of the month next 8/31 2pm pending SWF Space Work Funmeeting.)
• Flugtag (Every Monday, up to and including 9/16)

Upcoming Workshops and Events

• Makevention Bloomington - August 24

• Bernheim Connect
  • August 24th, 6:24pm-10:24pm Bernheim Forest
  • http://bernheim.org/programs/arts-in-nature-program/connect/
  • CONNECTGlow, competition for light sculpture with NO AC OR GENERATOR POWER
  • $1000 1st prize, $500 2nd prize, and other prizes
  • Maximum of 10 entry forms will be selected
  • Entry Form: http://bernheim.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Connectglo_Form13.pdf
    • Entries close on Aug 12th

• Makership Application Deadline 8/31 11:59pm
  • http://www.lvl1.org/makership/
  • 3 Months LVL1 Membership + $100 for project funds
  • One every month!

• Hardware Startup Meetup - 9/6 - 6:30 pm
  • http://www.meetup.com/LouisvilleHardwareStartups/events/133348322/
  • Interested in startups? Interested in building cool stuff?

• Ladder Logic Workshop - 9/8 - 6 pm to 8 pm
  • https://www.eventbrite.com/event/7831585483
  • $25 for non members
  • $15 for members

• Raspberry Pi Hackathon
  • September 14th - 9am to September 15th 6pm (With break for sleep, if desired)
  • http://eventbrite.com/event/7775949073?utm_source=eb_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=new_eventv2&utm_term=eventurl_text
  • Limited 10 teams
  • Cash Prizes!
  • Aaaaand it's gone. (Sold out!)

• 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
• TURN LIGHTS OFF WHEN YOU LEAVE A LOCATION
  • Metal Workshop
  • Wood Workshop
  • Big Room
  • Main Room

Post Meeting Notes

• Attendance: 35

• Meeting Start: 8:06 PM

• Meeting Stop: 8:40 PM

• Tour Guide: Jose

• Dinner: Ben with breaded porkchops! Yum!
• Notes:

• • Introduction
    • Nathan A. is playing secretary tonight; read if you dare...
    • Lots of new people here tonight! Welcome!
  • Equipment Wanted
    • EL Wire might be taken care of; Justin needs to confirm
    • Divinity does not need cardboard any more
    • Divinity needs a gas stove
    • Jason needs small lumber, 200 ft of rope; next 2 days only!
  • Space Upgrades
    • Space has been rearranged!!!
    • Laser cutter is now fixed! WOOOOOO!!!!!! YESSSS!!!!!!
    • Bucket added upstairs for vinyl scraps
    • CNC Machine is awesomer with new computer and control software! WOOOT!
  • Space Downgrades
    • Someone please calibrate the laser cutter!
    • Laser cutter temperature sensor is intermittent. Needs fixed!
  • Regular Meetups
    • Soundbuilders wants to shake the ground with a gigantic PA system
    • Last Friday movie was so bad (the Room) that it was stopped last time
    • This Friday movie: bring the worst movie you can find; Phantom of the Paradise circa 1970s suggested
    • SWF Meeting: All tools fixed reasonably well; WE NEED HELP TO CLEAN! Moving, swapping, dusting, etc.
    • Guinness World Record: if you have an idea for a record breaking attempt PLEASE say it! We'll help!
    • Flugtag: Need pushers to push the thing off the pier!
  • Upcoming Workshops & Events
    • August 24: Brainstorming Hometown Health Hackathon; Saturday 3 pm to 6 pm! There will be FREE food!
    • Makerships for the next 6 months! Please advertise this so we can make LVL1 and its community more awesome!
    • Raspberry Pi Hackathon is FULL! Come on down anyway for all the projects and fun! (SLEEP IS FOR THE WEAK!)
    • Brad needs volunteers for Derbycon!!!
    • Louisville Mini Maker Faire! Sharing a venue with NULUFEST! Power tools racing via roller coaster!!
  • Project Roll Call
    • Chris C is working on Raspberry Pi with 18 Gb Wikipedia archive and Kahn Academy Lite. Working on an educational stack!
    • Bob is working on a device to look at the condition of a hole in a part using a webcam.
    • Divinity made an awesome sign; working on "Glowdium" and applause sign. Divinity needs help with "explodium"
    • Jason is called out for his Bernhiem projector. Plays 2 second videos. Don't look at his flash light!
    • Kevin working on a device to learn a sound and send a text message for deaf folks. He needs help with sound recognition.