July 2016 - Member Meeting

State of the Space

• Still have glasses for sale from last week's art show event

• We have about 9k cash on hand, we are operating in the black each month

• Metal lathe now works

• Need to fence off the garage

  • We have the pieces just need to make it happen

• Recurring Space Work Day

• Long term goal is to own our own building

• Run a crowdfunding campaign?

• Raise 20-25k from community to go to large donors asking for grants

• Make stuff for advertising

  • Half page fliers available to everyone to take and distribute

  • Also are fliers for company/business memberships

Maker Faire

• Don is in charge of preparations

Tool Training Charges

• Proposed model is annual training

• different charges for first time vs renewal?

• Training fee price ideas:

  • Laser is $15 or 20

  • CNC is $15 or 20

  • 3D Printer is $10 or 15

  • Woodshop is $5

• Laser needs new $200 tube about every 2 years

• Right now new items come from people willing to do the work

• Pop Fund is currently consumables fund

  • At present consumables fund is $155

• Nabil will take the lead on making a system to track who has been trained on what, what day

Let's update computers to Windows 10

• Have some extra work stations in back, if one doesn't work in front can swap with those

We need to put up more Area 515 signage!