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
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Chair: Rob
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Minutes, yours truly (edited)
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not the character from Snow Crash.
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A wild Michael Ersikne appears
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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.
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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
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AGM, Thu 24th Nov @ Antenna.
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7pm
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Info will go out over the next few weeks.
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Ian's running the cr@path0n this year. Sat Dec 3rd.
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announcement: Election in progress. Need to get nominations in by Sunday.
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need returning officer for this
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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?)
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announcement: pledge for rigon electronincs equipment. Sillyscopes and power supplies on shelf.
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We have also acquired some nice new wide screen monitors and CNC mill.
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New tools are in the process of being installed. No touch yet please. News in metal shop news soon.
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Actions and minutes of last meeting: nowt.
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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.
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details in link above
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Team updates:
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networking: busy configuring new server hardware "donated" to space
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possible disruptions due to migration to new hardware may happen over the coming weeks,
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will avoid open night
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off site server now paid for by the space (used to be paid by Matt Lloyd).
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metal working team: table saw is now operational, w00t
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some new members joined metel working. hopefully can help getting through induction backlog.
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inductions for new machines? TBD.
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Safety team: prescription safety glasses thing. Going ahead. Got enough people to do it. Froggy to drive it,
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Works like this: pay hackspace, hackspace sends voucher, voucher good at Boots.
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is discounted rate
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Status board is up... but manual at the moment. Michael E is looking at automation.
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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
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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.
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Need to order replacement filters?
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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.
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Snackspace: Just Rob doing it. Looking for more help. Trips to macro once a month. Volunteer in slack.
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Perk: you get to go to makro.
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Michael E is interested in helping. w00t
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Hackspace 2.5 update: recent activity: last of electrical trunking removed. Painting of exterior walls been worked on in G5.
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(CNC & blue room)
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Doors: Matt Lloyd working on it.
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Hackdays on Tuesdays. Need more volunteers to run them. (edited)
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Next up: more painting; build a wall;
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floor sanding?
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remove nails from floors
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final plans for floors not decided.
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There's uncertainty about what is left to do which is unskilled and not blocked by other things (door installation, electrics and so on).
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Ceiling painting can be done: need to get rollers and paint!
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long handled rollers
Adam Froggatt [8:40 PM]
We can just get more long-armed members
new messages
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.
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Sheet storage area to come under same storage rules as other areas. DNH labels from HMS, audits and such.
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Trustees will communicate this to membership.
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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
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*it too
Mouse [8:52 PM]
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