Plenum/Meeting minutes/2019-04-10

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Idea/Overview: Plenum

Date/Time: 2019-4-10, 20:00
Attending Managers: Lukas, Patrick
Attending Members: Kim, Hendik, Luca, Sebastian, Johannes, Korbi, Luzian, Martin

Topics

Here's the list so far - please don't hesitate to add more! If you won't be able to attend, you can add your comments here or in the discussion to take part anyway :-)

Project Presentations

Let's take about 2 × 20 minutes before each plenum to show others what we're working on! If you are interested in talking about your projects, please announce it here and/or via the Mailing List:

• Lukas will talk a bit about Project:Navigation Galleries and our visit (with last-minute stand) to Makerfaire Darmstadt
• Patrick will show an electronic project to get some old Russian VFDs running VFD Watch

Recap of the last plenum

• Members Wall?
  • Lukas: should have a sign naming it "Members Wall" so that one could find the wiki page, and perhaps an "example" entry that invites everyone to add themselves
• news on Ciaran's "project focused event to collect showcase projects (e.g. for PR)"?

RNZ 2019-4-17

The newspaper will come to write about our Space next Wednesday! It would be great to have many motivated members there at 18:00 who don't mind to talk to the journalist or pose for the photographer ;-)

Thanks to one of our newest members, Birgitt, for hooking us up with her connections!

Bahnstadtfest

We had a good time at the Bahnstadtfest last year (and also on the way there), now it's coming up again: Saturday, July 20

It would be nice to organize a stand again, but we'll need volunteers! Who would like to help out with any or all of these tasks?

• preparation/planning of exhibits and activities in advance
  • yes: Martin
  • maybe:
• transportation/setting up the stand in the morning
  • yes:Martin
  • maybe:
• presentation/talking to visitors during the day and getting them excited about Making and our Space
  • yes:Martin
  • maybe:
• helping out with the overall event: two volunteers for the run in the afternoon and two for food stands in the afternoon/early evening
  • yes:
  • maybe:
• transportation/cleaning up in the evening
  • yes:Martin
  • maybe:

If we get enough interest, Lukas would confirm with the organizers and open an issue for detailed planning.

Laser Cutter

We will very soon be "between lasers" again - the loaned machine is leaving us, we should discuss the next options!

Please add to this list if you already know something, we will then go over it together:

• loan the "Wanderlaser" from cameo/Verbund offener Werkstätten
  • nearly identical to the last one, so we'd be quick to commission it
  • limited to just six weeks, costs something like 450 € plus transportation
• buy a machine of our own - will be much more expensive, but we'd have it "forever"
  • Mr. Beam
    • diode-powered (5 W) - not much cutting ability but nice for engraving
    • the current model II costs about 3000 € (plus 600 for the air filter)
    • we might be able to get a used one for less
  • FabCreator FabCore (40 W) or FabPro (100 W)
    • "coming soon summer 2019", no pricing published yet.
      Martin:On the make Munich they indicated the fabcore to cost around 3500€ (without tax iirc). There is a flyer in the office. It sounded like a really nice concept and an awesome company. I would definitely prefer this over the Mr Beam!
• more ideas very welcome!

New (and newly available) tools at the space

• Lukas donated a bunch of small pliers (combination, diagonal, needle-nose) so there is more redundancy in each workshop
• still several tools in commissioning that just need a very little bit of final effort before they're done!

=> also see "Wish List"

Collaboration possibilities

Who's not in our Mailing List or Telegram Group yet? Also check out!

Issues

closed issues since the last plenum
new issues since the last plenum

Do-something days

Any plans for a "do-something day" in the next few weeks?

Area Patron Update

Area	Patron	Update	Members Feedback
Electronics Bench	Johannes	any update?	any feedback/thanks?
3D Printer Farm	Luca	any update?	Question: Is there any update on Issue 93?

Who else would like to become an Area Patron (Eckpate)?

Seminar Ideas

In the January Plenum, we decided that we would like to have at least one seminar per month. This worked out in the first three months, but so far, nothing more has been organized.
We should plan the next months.

Ideas can be found on Seminar Ideas. But maybe the Plenum has other ideas or somebody in the Plenum wants to create an additional Seminar!

open discussion (general improvements, etc.)

What went wrong?

• The SD-Card Reader for the 3D Printers disappeared. Apparently, this was noticed during the weekend by Luca and Sbillaudelle during the weekend of March 23rd and 24th. However, no issue was opened and nothing was sent through the ML.

What went well?

• Johannes and Martin became volunteer supervisors and hosted some "making hours"! Who else would be interested? "Specialized" events are also welcome :-)

What should get done at the space (new issues)?

After the first six months, we have gotten 36.97 € through Amazon Smile. Not a lot, but also not too bad - there were probably just not too many participants yet! How about we spend this money on something symbolic that can be used to make more members aware of the option to "donate" through Smile? Something that's often used would be nice, we could then put "bought with Amazon Smile donations [QR-Code]" directly on it.

Suggestions:

• Lukas: another cordless drill
  • if we can't afford a good one, maybe the next round of Smile money makes it possible?
  • alternatively, there are often some greatly reduced demo tools available at Bauhaus if we think the batteries survived the demo period well enough
• Martin: A set of wood drill bits
• any other ideas?

Next Meeting

a Friday in May - 2019-5-3 or 2019-5-10?