Saskatoon Techworks Meeting
— Time and Location —
Tuesday, October 8, 2019 7pm
Location: Saskatoon TechWorks, 412 44th St E
Previous meeting minutes
Minutes
Attendance: 7 (Non-Quorum)
Regular Items
Equipment, Safety and the Space
Check fire extinguishers
Quick Clean
Equipment check
Previous meeting minutes
September 10, 2019
Exiting Members
Michael Jack
Finances
Gross profit: $3,500.64
Includes $40.00 of donations
Ordinary expenses: $2842.16
Net income: $658.46
Liabilities: $1027.55
Could we cover our liabilities? Yes
Are our accounts being taken care of promptly? Yes
We are in the black!
56 full and 2 associate members
Social events / group projects
Small talk / Show and Tell
October 22 - Mena on plastic recycling
Future Workshops / events
October 10 - Basic Lathe training, available in store $50
October 17 - Advanced Lathe training
OMIO training is in the store
Purchase and then contact Scott to set up a time
Newsletter sign up - talk to Mena
workshops
events
projects
upcoming info
Old Business
Utilizing existing space
Taylor working on reorganizing dirty room
general layout made need to move equipment around
More info to follow
Equipment repairs
Laser
laser tube power level not up to
spec
(about what old tube was)
pursuing options for warranty
Torban is disputing it and has another tube coming on a seacan that he may be willing to sell to techworks
Expanding into front (Michelle's) area
negotiations still ongoing
may need to buy supplies for room divider
build shelves with a cover
To Do List
remove from list
Add to list
2-step stool
assign from list
if a problem is found with the facilities please contact the board
thespace@sktechworks.ca
New business
Planer assembled but not tuned
please do not use yet
Reminder not to leave tools out
if you leave tools out that you have brought from home they may end up going through purgatory
Open Floor
James needs help bringing the new table saw to the space. Contact him.
Taylor priced out a stick welder
$650 including a extension cord to run it out back
Revisit in the spring
If anyone has any ideas on a new tool for the space or have a tool they would like to donate, contact Taylor
~10sq ft of space available
wood planer has been suggested
Acknowledgements
Members giving tours to visitors (Taylor, Kevin, Scott)
Scott for dealing the front space
John for helping Bun-Bun pull cable
Bun-Bun for helping John pull cable
Scott mounting camera in the store
Bun-Bun for hooking up the camera in the store
Next Meeting - November 12, 2019
Purgatory box