Plenum/Meeting minutes/2019-04-10

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Idea/Overview: Plenum

Date/Time: 2019-4-10, 20:00
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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
• <please add your idea(s)!>

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)"?

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.

Next Meeting

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