— Time and Location —

• Tuesday, October 8, 2019 7pm
• Location: Saskatoon TechWorks, 412 44th St E
• Previous meeting 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