2016-4-05

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Contents

April 5th, 2016

Agenda

  1. Approve draft minutes of the last meeting
  2. Consent Agenda
  3. Officer Reports
    1. President
    2. Vice-President
    3. Treasurer
    4. Secretary
    5. Public Relations
    6. At-Large
  4. New Business
  • Safety
    • Use of protective gear
    • Understanding the use of tools before use
  1. Old Business
  2. Member Reports
  3. Adjournment

Minutes

Initialization

Welcome by Shaw. Hello to new members.

Last minutes approved.

Member Attendance

Consent Agenda

Should use of tools be limited to "Members Only" or to non-members with CLOSE member supervision and after signing the waiver?

  • Close supervision means teh member is working with the non-member on the device
    • We'll need the waiver separate from the Membership Agreement
    • This will need to be posted.

Discussion:

Explanation of waiver by Shaw.

Final wording: To use the Splatspace equipment, we require that a non-member have signed the waiver with 2 co-signers and are closely supervised by a Splatspace member during their use of the equipment.

No objections; PASSED.


  • Is SplatSpace participating in DIYfest 2016?
    • April 16, 11am - 5pm at Lakewood Plaza
    • put on by Scrap Exchange
    • need to fill in application
    • $25 registration fee: As "Makers" and not a commercial business, there is no fee (no sales at the table).
    • What do we want to showcase?
      • 3D-Printing ?
      • Learn-to-Solder ?
      • FPV Quad-copter ?
      • Woodworking project ?
      • etc.

due to no money being needed, no vote was taken. Jeff C has sent in the application and has been welcomed by the Scrap crew.



  • Is SplatSpace participating in Burlington Mini Maker Faire 2016?
    • When: April 23, 10am - 5pm at Holly Hill Mall
    • put on by Alamance Makers Guild
    • exhibit space is free, but travel is an issue
    • application deadline is past due, but a spot is being tentatively held for us pending our vote tonight
    • What do we want to showcase?
      • 3D-Printing ?
      • Learn-to-Solder ?
      • Rasp-Pi midi-controlled vintage synthesizer ?
      • Interactive projects ...
      • Woodworking project ?
      • etc.''

The above was withdrawn as an agenda item.


  • Do we need to order some more soldering supplies (solder & tips)?
    • Scott would like us to order these supplies:
    • .015" (26ga) 1/2 lbs fine 60/40 easy wet solder (MCM #21-1106, $20)
    • .028" (22ga) 1 lbs medium 60/40 easy wet solder (MCM #21-2280, $32)
    • or .031" (20ga) 1 lbs medium 63/37 low residue low fume solder (MCM #21-2270, $35.50)
    • soldering iron replacement tip Weller ST7 micro-conical (MCM #96-1567, $4.40 - need 3)
    • CR2032 coin-cell battery (- need 3)

       --> about $70 to $75 worth

$75 ceiling set, vote taken.

No objections, PASSED to buy these items.


  • Treasurer Moves to Discontinue Ordering of Velleman Products until we establish clear bookkeeping procedures
    • We do not have/have not had accurate and transparent bookkeeping for Velleman products and other new supplies
    • We need an accurate inventory of products and supplies before we order more
    • Move to give the Treasurer access to all Velleman/distributor accounts for more accurate bookkeeping

Vote taken, PASSED to suspend Velleman orders for now.

  • On Business Meeting for November 1st, 2011, we established a $250 fixed stock level of Velleman products
    • At that meeting, it was agreed upon that there would be a monthly inventory report, as of today, there hasn't been.
    • Scott is working on a clear audit of what we have bought, what has gone out, etc.
  • The supplies are not severely needed.

Treasurer wants a clear accounting of what we have in as supplies. Treasurer will make the order.

Officer Reports

President

{Shaw}

Vent is ready for the laser to be hooked up.

RARSfest went well, large attendance. Stickers got people in to talk to us, we made a small profit.

Vice-President

{Carl}

Treasurer

{Sarah}


Treasurer Report for Transactions March 2016 - April 2016

  • Account balances:
    • BB&T balance as of 04/05: $2990.40 available (this reflects that our April rent just cleared today)
    • WePay balance as of 04/05: $0
    • Square balance as of 04/05: $0
    • Total balance as of 04/05: $2990.40


  • This month's income:
    • WePay - $1697.11
    • Square - $63.21
    • BB&T Deposits - $150
    • Total: $1910.32


  • This month's expenses:
    • UDI Rent - $1592.07
    • Linode.com - $20
    • Total: -$1612.07


  • Income - expenses = $298.25
  • Maintenance and tool fund suspended and set back to $0 until we are over our agreed upon 3 month rent reserve
  • Our 3 month rent reserve = $4776.21


Though our April rent cleared today(yay!), it will be included on the expenses for Treasurer Report for the following business meeting for transactions in April to May.

We have 44 members total now.

Secretary

{Jeff}

Jeff has made one new laminated safety sheet for the band saw.

He is also working on a set of sharpening guides for the wood lathe chisels.

Public Relations

{Daniel}

Daniel is working on a camera solution for events.

The problem is often that we forget to take the pictures. The Flickr account is still up. An email with photo attachment will automatically upload to our account. Jeff will pull out the PirateBox and see if it still works.

At-Large

{Scott}

  • Great day at RARSfest this last Saturday
    • got word out about SplatSpace
    • raised enough in stickers, solder kits and donations to reimburse cost of stickers & kits and pay for tables
    • effective Learn-to-Solder pit


{Pete}

There were several orgs sharing the space at RARS. This helped with visibility.

We will be at Creekside on Thursday for Science Night.

New Business

Old Business

Member Reports

Adjournment