http://www.bloominglabs.org/index.php?title=Special:NewPages&feed=atom&hideredirs=1&limit=50&offset=&namespace=0&username=&tagfilter=Bloominglabs - New pages [en]2024-03-28T19:23:40ZFrom BloominglabsMediaWiki 1.20.2http://www.bloominglabs.org/index.php/2024_March_Board_Meeting2024 March Board Meeting2024-03-06T05:09:06Z<p>Kinnimari: </p>
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<div>Start @ 1900<br />
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== I. Roll Call ==<br />
<br />
A. Present: <br />
* Calob (President)<br />
* Kyle (Secretary)<br />
* Apple (Officer at Large)<br />
* Kevin (Member)<br />
* Nathan (Officer at Large)<br />
* Jimmy (Treasurer)(online)<br />
<br />
== II. Old Business ==<br />
<br />
A. Continuing board meetings<br />
<br />
: 1. Tuesday at 1900 - Calob<br />
<br />
:: a. passes fully<br />
<br />
B. Installing new equipment<br />
<br />
: 1. Repairing the sandblasting cabinet<br />
<br />
:: a. obj - popularity may tax air compressor<br />
<br />
:: b. obj - bypass room captain<br />
<br />
: 2. Table router<br />
<br />
:: a. Which one<br />
<br />
:: b. run a test project to find out what is wrong with it<br />
<br />
: 3. Bike rack<br />
<br />
:: a. consensus positive<br />
<br />
:: b. Crossfit has a bike rack, approach and ask to use<br />
<br />
::: 1. contact info?<br />
<br />
::: 2. Jimmy is point<br />
<br />
== III. New Business ==<br />
<br />
A. Funds<br />
<br />
: 1. $200 limit? - Standing rule<br />
<br />
:: a. Check bylaws on funding rules<br />
<br />
:: b. ?Member funding first, Board vote for space funds next?<br />
<br />
B. Website<br />
<br />
: 1. Free hosting from digital ocean<br />
<br />
:: a. expires in ? months<br />
<br />
:: b. no email from there<br />
<br />
:: c. Makevention & wiki beta sites currently hosted there<br />
<br />
== IV. Open Floor ==<br />
<br />
A. Remove Ian from bank account<br />
<br />
: 1. Add Calob<br />
<br />
: 2. Kyle must witness<br />
<br />
: 3. Wednesday @ 1500<br />
<br />
B. Fund Tracking<br />
<br />
: 1. Area ledger<br />
<br />
:: a. bring up in future meetings<br />
<br />
:: b. double-entry accounting by area<br />
<br />
: 2. Passive Income<br />
<br />
:: a. Kroger<br />
<br />
:: b. Tax-exempt status (green binder?)<br />
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== V. Adjournment @ 1930 ==</div>Kinnimarihttp://www.bloominglabs.org/index.php/2024_Yearly_Meeting2024 Yearly Meeting2024-02-17T03:57:27Z<p>Jpt4: Add 2023 Annual Report link.</p>
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<div>== Bloominglabs 2024 Annual Meeting Minutes ==<br />
<br />
Date: Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024<br />
<br />
Secretary: James Torre<br />
<br />
The Annual Meeting officially commenced at 1:05 PM. Roll call was<br />
taken. 13 members were present (12 in person, 1 remote), 12 voting, 1<br />
non-voting. No members of the public were in attendance.<br />
<br />
Per our Bylaws, 25% of voting members are required for a quorum at an<br />
Annual Meeting. As of this date, 36 Bloominglabs members were recorded<br />
as full rate, voting members, for a quorum threshold of 9. A quorum<br />
was thus reached, and the meeting continued.<br />
<br />
The Agenda was as follows:<br />
<br />
1. Roll Call<br />
<br />
2. Old Business:<br />
<br />
a. Receive and review the 2023 Annual Report<br />
<br />
b. State of the space discussion<br />
<br />
3. New Business:<br />
<br />
a. Officer Election (President, Secretary, Treasurer, Officer-at-Large #1 and #2)<br />
<br />
b. 2024 prospective<br />
<br />
4. Open floor to the audience<br />
<br />
5. Adjournment<br />
<br />
Old Business:<br />
<br />
The 2023 Annual Report (composed by Treasurer Apple Muncy) was<br />
received and reviewed. <br />
<br />
See Report here: [[File:2023AnnualReport.pdf]]<br />
<br />
Section by section commentary follows:<br />
<br />
Corporate Information:<br />
<br />
TODO: Include Google Voice phone number in official business communication<br />
and advertisements.<br />
<br />
Financial Report:<br />
<br />
Income/Expenses:<br />
<br />
The Bright line item constitutes the majority of the decline in income<br />
for 2023 versus 2022.<br />
<br />
As of 2024, Amazon Smile is discontinued.<br />
<br />
TODO: sign up for kroger, walmart, target, etc. in replacement<br />
<br />
TODO: confirm Internet expenses for 2022<br />
<br />
TODO: make room-specific in/out flows more visible to members<br />
<br />
Cost of accounting was noted as ~150 USD/month, between Freshbooks and<br />
credit card payment processing fees.<br />
<br />
Total member count: 62 in 2023, up from 59 in 2022.<br />
<br />
50% more full time than hardship members; the former were lost due to<br />
moving, personal budget reasons, and lack of realized use of the<br />
space. Several members transitioned from full to partial memberships.<br />
<br />
TODO: Send member exit surveys.<br />
<br />
Makevention:<br />
Largely a praise report.<br />
Total attendance of 700 is comparable to 2022, up from 2021.<br />
<br />
TODO: Pavilion sound dampening<br />
<br />
TODO: Check Lotus Festival timing for 2024<br />
[DONE: Oct. 3 - 6, 2024, the weekend prior to Makevention.]<br />
<br />
External volunteers (Jeanette Lehr) led Makevention 2022/2023<br />
organizing committee.<br />
More Bloominglabs volunteers desirable, and/or reduce table count.<br />
<br />
TODO: correct t-shirts line item<br />
<br />
In Case of Emergency Press absent from 2023, hopefully will attend in 2024.<br />
<br />
TODO: Contact ABR Imagery regarding t-shirts, exchange for advertising, Ian G. as<br />
liaison.<br />
<br />
Hardware donations:<br />
<br />
2023 requires correction/verification, e.g. Grayson and vacuum equipment.<br />
<br />
Workshops/Outreach:<br />
<br />
Workshops large in number, small in attendance/diversity of topics.<br />
IU Woodworking represents plurality of Woodshop usage.<br />
<br />
TODO: capture cross-advertisement with IU Woodworking, more student<br />
members.<br />
<br />
Remember the Wiki!<br />
<br />
TODO: See if Discardia wants to resume mending days at Bloominglabs -<br />
Rebecca S. as liaison.<br />
<br />
4th of July Parade participation is anticipated.<br />
<br />
TODO: Confirm with Heath regarding 2023 plant barrel workshops.<br />
<br />
Kevin reports generic interest for workshops from the public.<br />
<br />
TODO: Determine support for Pumpkin' Chunkin' Competition<br />
participation.<br />
<br />
Salient property issues in 2023:<br />
<br />
Water ingress:<br />
<br />
Landlord has been informed; offer made by Mark to pay for materials<br />
for concrete resurfacing, if Bloominglabs organizes, pays for labor.<br />
<br />
TODO: Pete to run scope through north wall downspouts. [DONE]<br />
<br />
TODO: Get Rev. Smokey Joe access to the attic. [DONE]<br />
<br />
Space management:<br />
<br />
'Do Not Hack' stickers must include the year they were applied.<br />
<br />
The 2023 Annual Report was accepted following public review.<br />
<br />
New Business:<br />
<br />
Officer Elections:<br />
<br />
Nominations from the floor:<br />
<br />
From Ian G.: James T. for Treasurer<br />
<br />
From Ian G.: Kyle D. for Secretary<br />
<br />
From Ian G.: Calob H. for President<br />
<br />
From Ian G.: Nathan H. for Officer-at-Large #1<br />
<br />
From Ian G.: James (Apple) M. for Officer-at-Large #2<br />
<br />
Voting conducted as a slate.<br />
<br />
Unanimous assent, 1 abstention (James T.)<br />
<br />
2024 Prospective:<br />
<br />
Workshops:<br />
<br />
3D Printer - James T./Ian G./Rebecca S.<br />
<br />
Meta-workshop workshop - dosman<br />
<br />
Workshop registration workflow streamlining.<br />
<br />
Workshop proposals:<br />
<br />
1. Tye-dying<br />
<br />
2. Soldering<br />
<br />
3. Training for tools in the space - regularly occurring.<br />
<br />
4. Solar eclipse film lenses - dosman, March 23<br />
<br />
5. Spring Tool Preparation - fix and sharpen gardening, et al. tools.<br />
<br />
6. Fabric arts, vinyl arts, screen printing<br />
<br />
7. Laser workshops<br />
<br />
8. Plant barrels<br />
<br />
9. SolveSpace - Alex von Hoene<br />
<br />
Events:<br />
<br />
1. Parade<br />
<br />
2. Fix-it<br />
<br />
3. Punkin' Chunkin'<br />
<br />
4. Cub Scouts<br />
<br />
5. Repair/cleaning day at BLBS<br />
<br />
Fundraising Discussion:<br />
<br />
Corporate donations:<br />
<br />
Loronwood Builders - Rev. Smokey Joe<br />
<br />
Diane Henschel - Ian G.<br />
<br />
Adopt Propeller Accelerator (of Columbus, IN) model of accepting old<br />
tools, e.g. from Ivy Tech.<br />
<br />
Industrial sewing machine donation - Sailrite, Rebecca<br />
<br />
Grants - co-ordinate with the Board.<br />
<br />
Soliciting money from members for specific projects can be made use of<br />
more frequently.<br />
<br />
Sponsors for the space - Dewalt, Festool, Indiana Oxygen<br />
<br />
Member Value Survey (organized by Nathan H.):<br />
<br />
16 responses, reasonably representative of space usage.<br />
<br />
Of note for priority tool repair:<br />
<br />
Sandblaster<br />
<br />
Table router<br />
<br />
Sponsorship of the space or Makevention should be co-ordinated with<br />
the membership as a whole.<br />
<br />
Adjournment:<br />
<br />
Kevin R. motioned to adjourn, Rebecca S. seconded. Motion passed<br />
unanimously.<br />
<br />
Meeting adjourned at 3:55 PM.<br />
<br />
== Unofficial Minutes ==<br />
<br />
Agenda and notes for the 2024 Yearly Meeting. This meeting is scheduled for February 24th, 2024.<br />
<br />
==== Meeting Agenda ====<br />
* Establish Quorum<br />
** Quorum requires at least 25% of our voting membership. Total voting members TBD. <br />
* Present 2023 Annual Report - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HkYlIcYCGK602bxkjwyx-LHS_Wt54BtKRajHD1UeM5A<br />
** Treasurers report (contained in the 2023 annual report - link TBD)<br />
** Verify annual report activities section accounts for all workshops/activities that took place in 2023<br />
* Vote on board positions<br />
** Propose and establish next board meeting date for 2024, and meeting frequency<br />
* Makevention status<br />
** First Makevention committee meeting of the year still due to happen, previous one was canceled due to scheduling conflicts<br />
* Bloominglabs value survey results<br />
* Status of water infiltration from metal shop<br />
* Establish a future meeting date for a workshop planning session <br />
** Pick a date in mid-late March to hold a public eclipse viewing filter making workshop - we provide the filter film, and help people make custom filters for telephoto lenses, telescopes, and binoculars that the public brings in<br />
** Rest of details to be determined outside of this meeting<br />
* Kevin & Comcast<br />
<br />
==== Board ====<br />
*Current Board 2023:<br />
** President - Ian<br />
** Treasurer - Apple<br />
** Secretary - Jimmy<br />
** At-Large #1 - Pealer<br />
** At-Large #2 - Rebeca<br />
<br />
* New board voted in for 2024:<br />
** President - Calob<br />
** Treasurer - Jimmy<br />
** Secretary - Kyle<br />
** At-Large #1 - Nathan<br />
** At-Large #2 - Apple<br />
<br />
<br />
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[[Category:Meetings]]</div>Dosmanhttp://www.bloominglabs.org/index.php/Miller_Syncrowave_350Miller Syncrowave 3502024-01-20T09:25:12Z<p>Avh.on1: one sentence and link to the manual</p>
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<div>Powerful and multi-functional TIG welder.<br />
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[[:File:Miller-syncrowave-350.pdf|manual]]</div>Avh.on1http://www.bloominglabs.org/index.php/Ender-3_S1Ender-3 S12024-01-10T00:54:48Z<p>Dosman: </p>
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<div>The Ender-3 S1 was procured by a member faction interested in increasing project [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flux#Flux_as_flow_rate_per_unit_area flux] within the Digital Fabrication Lab at Bloominglabs. <br />
<br />
By upgrading our equipment (as measured according to the metric of Low Cognitive and Maintenance Overhead to Use, rather than performance ''simpliciter''), it is hoped that more investment of attention and resources will be drawn to this sector of the space.<br />
<br />
OEM product listing: https://www.creality.com/products/creality-ender-3-s1-3d-printer<br />
<br />
[[Image:Ender3_20240109_160554.jpg|none|thumb|300px|Ender 3-S1]]<br />
<br />
== Printer Features ==<br />
<br />
220x220x270 mm build volume<br />
<br />
Single nozzle extruder, 0.4 mm diameter, max temp 260 C<br />
<br />
Heated build platform, max temp 110 C, with removable magnetic surface sheet<br />
<br />
Filament sensor.<br />
<br />
See "Product Parameters" on the OEM page above for further information.<br />
<br />
Mechanical bed depth sensor: used by the printer to construct a map of variations in the build platform. <br />
<br />
Note that this printer does not auto-level: the z-offset, and build platform tensioning wheels, must be set manually. Full procedure available on the Creality FAQ page for the Ender-3 S1 (not Pro or Plus): https://www.creality.com/pages/faq<br />
<br />
== Usage Information ==<br />
<br />
Please note any changes in printer functionality or settings (z-offset, manual re-levelling, firmware modification, cleaning, repairs, mechanical/electrical/software failures, etc.) in the Log below.<br />
<br />
Please route all filament through the filament sensor, to avoid partial prints.<br />
<br />
Known good filament:<br />
1.75 mm diameter<br />
PLA, ABS, TPU, PETG<br />
<br />
== Log ==<br />
<br />
[Please include a status report at the top of all Log entries.]<br />
<br />
20240109: <br />
<br />
Status: Functional<br />
<br />
Printer assembled, bed leveled, z-offset set to -3.15 mm, first test print.<br />
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[[Category:3D Printers]] [[Category:Tools]]</div>Jpt4