Saskatoon Techworks Meeting

— Time and Location —

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
meeting/october_08_2019.txt · Last modified: 2019/11/13 01:28 by andrew
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