2016-10-05 Transcript

Rob Hunt [8:03 PM]  
5th October Members Meeting

Mouse [8:03 PM]  
joined #meetingminutes

Mouse [8:03 PM]  
Yo

Rob Hunt [8:03 PM]  
Roll Call

Mouse [8:03 PM]  
Who's here?  Mouse, Daniel S, Russell, Matt Little, Matt Lloyd, Boy Michelle, Jelly, Jack

[8:04]  
Chair: Rob

[8:04]  
Minutes, yours truly (edited)

[8:04]  
not the character from Snow Crash.

[8:05]  
A wild Michael Ersikne appears

[8:05]  
1st item: announcements & events.  Derby Mini Maker Faire 22 Oct.  Nobody from Nottinghack going, but if anyone wants to, get in contact with Dominic Morrow on team slack.

[8:06]  
Perhaps Dominic already put us down... if someone is interested, talk to him.

Sophie Wilkinson [8:06 PM]  
There's no Nottinghack official stall

Mouse [8:06 PM]  
Good to know

Sophie Wilkinson [8:06 PM]  
He put out a call in teams slack a while back but afaik nobody replied, so there's no official nottinghack presence

Mouse [8:07 PM]  
Arduino workshop 19th Nov coming up.  Please advertise

[8:07]  
AGM, Thu 24th Nov @ Antenna.

[8:07]  
7pm

[8:09]  
Info will go out over the next few weeks.

[8:09]  
Ian's running the cr@path0n this year.  Sat Dec 3rd.

[8:11]  
announcement: Election in progress.  Need to get nominations in by Sunday.

[8:11]  
need returning officer for this

[8:12]  
if we get nobody standing, we don't know what to do - we might need constitutional changes to handle this (to be voted on at AGM?)

[8:12]  
announcement: pledge for rigon electronincs equipment.  Sillyscopes and power supplies on shelf.

[8:13]  
We have also acquired some nice new wide screen monitors and CNC mill.

[8:14]  
New tools are in the process of being installed.  No touch yet please.  News in metal shop news soon.

[8:14]  
Actions and minutes of last meeting:  nowt.

[8:15]  
Financial update from Matt Lloyd.  "too-tee-too"

Matt Lloyd [8:15 PM]  
https://wiki.nottinghack.org.uk/wiki/Financials_September_2016

Mouse [8:16 PM]  
Assets: £41k ish.  £5k in and out over the month.  loss of £424 in last month.

[8:16]  
details in link above

[8:17]  
Team updates:

[8:17]  
networking: busy configuring new server hardware "donated" to space

[8:18]  
possible disruptions due to migration to new hardware may happen over the coming weeks,

[8:18]  
will avoid open night

[8:19]  
off site server now paid for by the space (used to be paid by Matt Lloyd).

[8:20]  
metal working team: table saw is now operational, w00t

[8:20]  
some new members joined metel working.  hopefully can help getting through induction backlog.

[8:20]  
inductions for new machines? TBD.

[8:21]  
Safety team: prescription safety glasses thing.  Going ahead.  Got enough people to do it.  Froggy to drive it,

[8:22]  
Works like this:  pay hackspace, hackspace sends voucher, voucher good at Boots.

[8:22]  
is discounted rate

[8:23]  
Status board is up...  but manual at the moment.  Michael E is looking at automation.

[8:24]  
Can also view on web page

Matt Lloyd [8:25 PM]  
jarivs.nottinghack.org.uk/statusboard

Mouse [8:25 PM]  
http://jarvis:9912/sb/1/ from within the space

[8:26]  
New air filtration re-circulation filter is now in dusty area - round thing on ceiling.  There's a switch on the adjacent beam.  This pulls dust out of the atmosphere.

[8:27]  
Need to order replacement filters?

[8:27]  
Software team: HMS2!  James and Rob looking at it.  Trying to arrange hack day to work on it.  For those interested, keep an eye on the #software  channel.

[8:29]  
Snackspace: Just Rob doing it.  Looking for more help. Trips to macro once a month. Volunteer in slack.

[8:29]  
Perk: you get to go to makro.

[8:29]  
Michael E is interested in helping.  w00t

[8:30]  
Hackspace 2.5 update: recent activity: last of electrical trunking removed.  Painting of exterior walls been worked on in G5.

[8:31]  
(CNC & blue room)

[8:31]  
Doors: Matt Lloyd working on it.

[8:32]  
Hackdays on Tuesdays.  Need more volunteers to run them. (edited)

[8:32]  
Next up: more painting; build a wall;

[8:32]  
floor sanding?

[8:33]  
remove nails from floors

[8:33]  
final plans for floors not decided.

[8:36]  
There's uncertainty about what is left to do which is unskilled and not blocked by other things (door installation, electrics and so on).

[8:38]  
Ceiling painting can be done:  need to get rollers and paint!

[8:38]  
long handled rollers

Adam Froggatt [8:40 PM]  
We can just get more long-armed members

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Mouse [8:43 PM]  
Talk page: Newcastle maker faire was kindof rescued last minute this year).  In order to be better prepared this year, space can part fund a larger project maybe.  Contact trustees.

[8:44]  
Sheet storage area to come under same storage rules as other areas.  DNH labels from HMS, audits and such.

[8:44]  
Trustees will communicate this to membership.

[8:46]  
Should be called "sheet storage for projects" maybe instead of just "sheet storage".

Adam Froggatt [8:47 PM]  
Big thanks to Matt Lloyd and Russell for gutting the area and sorting itoo

[8:47]  
*it too

Mouse [8:52 PM]  
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