# February 2026 - Board Meeting

**02/04/2026 - Area 515 Board Meeting**

**Attending:**

* **President: Dave**
* **Vice President: Jake**
* **Secretary: Brad**
* **Director: Matt**
* **Director: John**

**Absent:**

* **Treasurer: Meg**
* **Director: Chris**

### Approval of Minutes from Previous Meeting

> Vote to approve minutes of the January board meeting\
> Yes: 5
>
> No: 0
>
> Result: Passed

### Financials

* Meg will reach out if she needs help with tax stuff before May 15
* We realized we still need to pay Darren for the SawStop
* Considered asking Meg to give checks to John to fill out since we will need them by end of April. This will be fine since Brad is the only check signer.

### Membership Update: 78

### Space Updates

> Vote to make Brian B a CNC Steward
>
> Yes: 5
>
> Result: Passed

> Vote to make Brian B a Wood Shop Steward
>
> Yes: 5
>
> Result: Passed

### Space Updates

* Oh yeah, we already started this.
* Jeff started working on the leaking sink in the left bathroom. There's also something wrong with the drain. Unfortunately Jeff got sick so the repair may be awhile.
* We have a functional Prusa Core1 3D printer!

#### New Laser Update

* Brad is working on aligning the laser to try and maximize the power output. When a raster test is performed, the result isn't as good as the example raster test that came with the machine. Brad is trying to improve this.
* Although we have lasers, alas, we still lack friggin' sharks.
* Lia will take home the old working Full Spectrum laser.

### Vacuum Chamber & Air Compressors

* A member was asking about vacuum chambers. Brad discussed his experiences building and using one. It seemed best at making resin penetrate inside the wood. It would also get bubbles out of the resin, but not necessarily all of them.
* We can get a 5 gallon metal vacuum container (essentially a large pot) without the vacuum pump for about $90, and then use the vacuum pump connected to the plastic vacuum former.
* The relative merits of vacuum chambers vs pressure pots were then discussed.
* The discussion then turned to air compressors, and it was mentioned that there are now tiny bike tire inflators.
* Youtube videos were also viewed of people using fire to seat semi tires in their rims.
* Somewhere in the above discussion it was also mentioned that Vevor, a Chinese company, is opening its first US store. It will be something like a Home Depot.

### Meeting Adjourned

* "If you need a plumber, don't call the poop wizard. He's weird."