July 3rd, 2024
Makersmiths Monthly Member Meeting
Location: Meeting Link: meet.google.com/ubz-ykxr-kiu
Phone Number (US) +1 304-609-2532
PIN: 114 333 983#
Type: Virtual
Notice given: Standing Rules, Slack, email, website.
Time Started 7:30 PM EST
Officers present: |
| Yes | No |
Nedim Ogelman | President |
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| Jonathan White | Chairman | X |
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Mary Waldron | Treasurer | X |
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| Bo Wernick | Secretary | X |
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Meeting
- Fourth of July Parade
- The parade begins at 11am Thursday and will run along S. 20th St. to Route 7 which is Main Street and down Maple Avenue to A Street and will end at Blue Ridge Middle School.
- Makersmiths has several mini floats made by different groups within the organization! If you take any photos, the Newsletter Committee would love to see them. Melissa Kowalski is the person to send them to.
- Introduce New Members
- Education News (Diane Painter is busy getting floats ready)
- we have two spaces left in the family-friendly Tinkercad workshop at the end of July. Check the calendar for the workshops running July 29-Aug 1.
- Chris Cook will be teaching a workshop on how to make an electric guitar pedal. This is a great workshop for teens and adults who learn many different skills, look for that event on the August calendar Aug 5-8.
- Membership Report (Mark is busy getting floats ready)
- Finances (Mary Waldron)
| May 2024 | Year to Date | Year to date Over/Under |
Revenue | $17,348.91 | $91,508.23 | $13,965.23 |
Expenses | $15,785.53 | $66,271.92 | -$14,527.10 |
Net income/loss | $1,563.38 | $25,236.31 | $28,492.33 |
Board Report
June 2024 Board of Directors Meeting
Committees
Bylaws and Standing Rules | Jonathan White | - There’s a channel #rules-and-bylaws-review where people are welcome to contribute. They’ll need a Makersmiths email to access the documents and they can be setup with one pretty quickly. Just join the channel and let Jonathan White know. It won’t be an immediate response though. Figuring out how best to have a committee review that’s manageable and balanced with getting input from the members.
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Finance | John Dubelko | |
Information Technology | Scott Silvers | |
Leesburg Facility | Jessee Maloney | - The Room Switch-A-Roo is still happening and in full swing! We need as many hands on deck during odd times throughout July & August. Please contact Jessee if you would like to work on projects that include woodworking, building and the cnc!
- Things are finally settling in the main room! The new BN2-20 showed up last month and is already producing amazing stickers, labels, decals and more! Check the #bn2-20 channel for more info and when classes will start.
- A new pegboard went up and is full of all out basic tools again!
- Our next work day is Saturday July 13th starting at 9am
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Marketing | Jason Gilligan | - Marketing is always looking for more committee members.
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Membership | Mark Millsap | - See above for brief and attached for the full report.
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Newsletter | Melissa Kowalski | - Melissa is ALWAYS looking for stories and photos for the newsletter! It doesn't have to be perfect, she is totally fine editing it all to make it fit.
- She is also looking for volunteers to help hunt down stories and photos! More hands equals less work all around.
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Purcellville Facility | Dave Painter | - The Bridgeport that was moved from Leesburg to Purcellville is almost ready for use! Have you seen photos of it on SLACK?
- Looking for help mowing and trimming
- Looking for help finishing flooring and building cabinets in green room
- Sally Soles is looking for artwork that can hang on the walls in the Purcellville Town Hall. Fill out the google form found in the May Makersmiths Newsletter.
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Scheduling | Jennifer Chu | - Tim Cotter has been working on a new system to make sure members get the classes they need.
- Please DM Diane Painter on the Scheduling Committee if you are interested in taking the lead on a family- friendly workshop this summer. In the past we have had electronic and soldering, Tinkercad, Arduino workshops- just as a few examples.
- What kind of classes would everyone like to see? message Diane Painter with your ideas!
- If you sign up for a class and don't show up, there is no refund.
- Looking for members for a working group to build classes, brainstorm class ideas.
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Website | Maggie Gilligan | - website is always looking for help! contact Maggie G. or Scott Silvers if you are interested.
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Room/Machine | Steward(s) | Location(s) | Notes |
Purcellville Facility | Dave Painter | Purcellville | - Next workday is Saturday, July 6th starting at 9am
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Leesburg Facility | Jessee Maloney | Leesburg | - Next workday is Saturday, July 13th 9am-2pm (or later!)
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3D Printing | Scott Silvers | Leesburg & Purcellville | - New tables in 3D printing are almost done, just working on some finishing touches.
- Resin printers will be moved upstairs in the next few days.
- Things still to do:
- Walls: Remove/press in wall anchors, patch walls, repaint
- Hang Shelves
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Arts & Crafts Area in Purcellville | Ken Fuentecilla & Dawn Martin | Purcellville Lower Building | - Both stewards have been working on cleaning & setting up the new room, and it's looking fantastic!
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Arts, Crafts & Sewing Area in Leesburg | Jessee Maloney | Leesburg | The Leesburg Arts, Craft & Sewing area is looking for a co-steward or main steward!- Sewing classes taught by Amy Copley in mid June were a hit. keep an eye out for more.
- Amy has started holding sewing socials in Purcellville on different Wednesdays! Check the calendar for more info. I've heard it's been a packed house.
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Big Red CNC | Brass Hess & Jonathan White | Leesburg | |
Big Blue | Jonathan White | Purcellville | - Also behaving, and in Jim's words "all good!"
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Blacksmithing | Adam "Squirrl" McClintock & Jim Waldron | Purcellville Lower Building |
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Blast/Paint/ Powder Coating | Evin Grano | Purcellville | - Evin will be teaching regularly scheduled classes this month and next! If you ever wanted to learn about Sandblasting, powder Coating and more, now is the time.
- Leesburg classes will be coming soon?
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Ceramics | Bo Wernick | Purcellville Lower Building |
- The ceramics shop has completed several classes this month including a unique "spiral bowl" class taught by member and ceramics extraordinaire Kate Amstutz.
- Special thanks to Kate and Eleanor for fixing the kiln last month!
- Look for more wheel classes coming up in July and August on the calendar. We have a waitlist of people who will be contacted before the public announcement.
- We are also planning a "garden ceramics" class where we make watering spikes and plant signs like these https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Terracotta+Watering+Spike.
  - If you have some class ideas you would like to see, please post the suggestions to the #ceramics channel and we will try to get them on the calendar.
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Cosplay Area | Maggie & Jason Gilligan | Leesburg | - Have you seen the new room?? It's looking amazing! We will need help during the next workday hanging a mirror and some painting.
- We are also in need of instructors for cosplay! Are you interested? It can be as simple as a mask class, or how to finish a 3D Print for cosplay.
- Cosplay Night is every Thursday in Leesburg 6:30-8:30pm
- We will be hosting a props or miniature painting meetup every other month on Wednesdays! Just a time to hang out and paint together. The first meetup is this month on Weds the 17th.
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Electronics | Mark Millsap | Leesburg | - Electronics has been meeting during Electronics night (every other Thursday, the next one is tomorrow July 11th at 7pm) to plan out the new Electronics Room downstairs! Are you interested? Do you have ideas? If so, just show up and participate or join the #electronics channel
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Gardening | Mary Waldron & Jennifer Chu | Leesburg & Purcellville | - Contact the stewards if you are interested in assisting at either site!
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HP Plotter | Randy Holland | Purcellville |
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HVAC Filters | Dean Williamson | Leesburg | - Dean is always on top of this! Thank you Dean!!
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Laser Cutters | Jessee Maloney & John Carter | Leesburg & Purcellville | - We said goodbye to the Universal Laser last Month! It was part of a trade for the new BN2-20. Still sad to see it go.
- John Carter attached a new quieter compressor to the Nova 51 in Leesburg, and it's working beautifully now! It's the same as the one used in Purcellville on the Nova 24, and you can actually talk using a normal volume when it's running. It's a huge quality of life improvement for the Leesburg Main Room. Thank you John!
- Still additonal steward to fill a spot that may be empty soon. Are you interested?
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Metal Shop in Leesburg & Tormach | Brad Hess | Leesburg | - Do you know how to make jewelry? Do you like to do stamped jewelry? Would you like to teach?? If so, please let scheduling know!
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Metal Shop in Purcellville | Dave Painter
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Plasma Cutter | Jim Waldron | Purcellville |
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Printmaking | John Carter | Leesburg | - Printmaking classes are slowly showing up on the calendar! Keep an eye out because they look amazing.
- New Makersmiths Printmaking Studio to start being built out once the Electronincs Room moves downstairs.
- New equipment is being purchased and has started showing up as part of a proposal put forth to the board in March. We are very excited!
- The lego blockprinting workshop was a success and the kids made so much cool art! Thanks to everyone who came out.
- Would you like to teach a printmaking class? Let's us know.
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Purcellville Green Room | OPEN | Purcellville | |
Purcellville Lower Classroom | John Dubelko | Purcellville | |
Purcellville Woodshop | Dave Painter | Purcellville |
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Snack Area | J Wang | Leesburg | - what kind of snacks should we have?
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Stained Glass Tools | Ken Fuentecilla | Purcellville | - Ken was approved as the steward of the Stained Glass Red Tools at May's BOD meeting.
- The ring saw and grinders are now Red Tools and you will be required to have a sign off to use them
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Sublimation Printer | Diane Bollinger | Leesburg | - Classes have been happening consistently and everyone is loving the new machine and its capabilities. Have you signed up yet?
- A new Hat Heat Press was purchased and can be used for sublimating, heat transfer vinyl and just attaching patches to hats! It's also great for anything small and curved.
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Roland Flatbed UV Printer & BN2-20 Printer
| Diane Bollinger & Jessee Maloney
| Leesburg | - It will be sharing a computer with the BN2-20, though it shouldn't impact it's use. One thing to keep in mind: make sure you send to the correct printer! The LEF200 is the top queue and the BN2-20 is the bottom.
- We learned that the machine should be left on from now on, so please only turn off the filter and vacuum table, not the machine itself.
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Vacuum Formers | Jessee Maloney | Leesburg | |
Vinyl Cutter & Cricuts | OPEN | Leesburg & Purcellville | |
Welding | Jim Waldron & John Johnson | Purcellville | |
Woodshop in Leesburg | Mike Dewan | Leesburg | - Message from Mike Dewan: Please clean up the woodshop when you finish!!! Recent members have left with dust, wood chips, and tools over all surfaces. If the trash can is 2/3 or more full please empty it and place a new trash bag in the can. The woodshop steward does not have cleaning up after you as one of his responsibilities.
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Woodturning` | Ken Fuentecilla & Bryan Boston | Leesburg | - First woodturning bowl classes were a huge success! Keep an eye on the calendar for future classes and the #watchamaketoday channel for classes examples.
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Jonathan White and Squirrl McClintock are working to put together a weekend social activity around turning glass bottles into cups and other things. If you would like to help, please let them know.
- Facility, Shop and Tool Stewards
- Link to wiki page of Room, Shop and Tool Stewards
- New Stewardships:
- Open Stewardships:
- Purcellville Green Room
- Vinyl Cutter & Cricuts
- Laser Cutters
- Member Project Showcase - what did you make?
- Jonathan White shared some of his recent leatherworking projects, cut and engraved on the laser cutter.
- Diane Bollinger shared a variety of stickers and a t-shirt made using the new BN2-20 printer
Members present: 18
