Machine shop committee meeting 20220326

Machine Shop Committee Meeting 03/26/2022
5:00 PM

ATTENDANCE

In-Person:

• Tim Bene
• Jay Phelps
• Bob Karnaugh
• Max Holthaus
• Paul Morely
• Art Givens
• Nick Silva
• Kevin Oliver
• Charlie Procter
• Mathew Baldwin
• Julio Sumarriva
• Chris Marlow
• Jacob Eggleston

On-Call Attendees:

• David Kessinger

Proxies:

Attendee / Proxy For: N/A

Action Items:

• Bridgeport core change Motor
• Hass parts ordered & working on solutions for chip catching
• Chair election next month
• Shop lights
  • Stocking issues on existing models we use
  • May be under warranty.
  • Tim was planning on calling the 1000bulbs.com salesperson however the costs of basic lights on their website is so low
• $450 donation to Machine Shop – not yet showing up on our books

Review Prior Action Items:

N/A

Upcoming class commitments (and needs/carry-overs):

• What classes exist today? What gaps?
  • Moodle – Bridgeport
  • Tormach is a month away
  • Plastics – Shapeoko 3 XXL
  • Plastics – Formlabs
  • Mastercam class
  • Kevin offered to create Lathe and Mill classes

Tool Issues:

1. Pasma Mill
   1. Making an odd noise at certain quill locations
   2. Possibly a drawbar issue
2. Colchester Lathe
   1. cooling pump may be not working or low coolant

For Purchase:

• $-136 Machine Shop balance (possible accounting issue)

Discussion:

• Possible use of the newly approved powered floor cleaner
• Ongoing use of the 3 mills – one does not have a powered drawbar
• Tim is trying to come up with an option to support “crowdfunding” for potential new tools
  • e.g. a 4 axis mill
  • this would not be based on commitments to fund, it would be actual funds already donated in a separate account of some kind vs a DMS earmark approach
  • Suggestion (David) – use a time limit (e.g. 18 months) and if exceeded funds are returned
  • This is a complex issue to work out
• 4 axis mill pro’s and con’s
• Master Cam – not yet installed – we need Infrastructure to order a new PC that will support it
• Possibly selling the Millsport mill
  • provides more funds for use
  • more floor space
• Discussed pros and cons of Moodle
  • Art went over the recent updates to Honorarium handling and limits
  • Copyright assignment is automatic when you create a new class
• Tim procured more safety glasses
• Open house next month is the same time as the Machine Shop meeting
  • Closed toe shows and safety glasses are required
  • We have plastic panels for people to stand outside safely

Votes:

• Proposal to spend up to $500 on 5000 kelvin lighting – passed (unanimous, no abstentions)

Meeting adjourned