Hot Crafts Committee Meeting - February 7th, 2022

Hot Crafts Committee Meetings
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Time and Place

Hot Crafts Area 7:00 PM

Google Meet Video Call Link: https://meet.google.com/ogr-sysh-pvk Or dial: +1 413-561-0121 PIN: 115 990 372#

Agenda

To-Do List

• Develop Active Buildout/Improvement To-Do list
  • What needs to be one to finish things that have been started?
  • What needs to be done for health and safety and to make all activities functional?
  • Who will do or lead each thing?
• Breakdown by activity:
  • Jewelry & Metalsmithing
  • Stained Glass
  • Lampwork
  • Ceramics
  • General Use and Other Equipment

Status of Facilities

• Status of the various major activity areas and equipment
  • Jewelry & Metalsmithing
  • Stained Glass
  • Lampwork
  • Ceramics
  • General Use and Other Equipment

Wishlist

• Develop a list of Wants and desires for future improvement of the space
  • Jewelry & Metalsmithing
  • Stained Glass
  • Lampwork
  • Ceramics
  • General Use and Other Equipment

Activities and Events

• Classes and Certifications
• Demos
  • Thompson Enamel Tuesday Talk - time to reschedule?
  • Neusole Glassworks event? Others?

Minutes

• Time: 7:00-8:18
• Attendees: Kevin, Kayla, Lisa, Jax, Alexa, Ameera, Skyler, Mae

To-Do List

• Jewelry & Metalsmithing
  • Improved bench pin mount - welded on bar? full length of bench for adjustability
  • Improved soldering supply storage
  • Plier Storage - Jax taking action
• Stained Glass
  • tool storage - jax taking that one too
• Lampwork
  • soft glass stock - need better storage and to restock - kayla to take action
  • see vent hood section of general
• Ceramics
  • Kiln
    • Ventilation
      • Set hood as priority, down draft later
        • Kevin will sketch up and share plan, build frame
      • purple kiln can fire to cone 6 now, use it till big is ready
• General Use and Other Equipment
  • Vent hood
    • need to mount last blower
    • mount more lights, and plug in to ceiling sockets
  • Table - need to replace pulled out screws
  • Craft oven - need to get hooked up
    • best to move shelves down so oven is in corner by kiln
      • need to empty shelves, move them, run electric
      • schedule work day for this
• Kevin will schedule a weekend work day to work through

Wishlist

• Jewelry & Metalsmithing
  • Soldering torch at bench
  • dust collection/ventillation
  • under bench trays
  • proper jewelery bench
• Stained Glass
  • Nicer soldering iron/station
  • T-Square w/ 1/4" bead for strip cutting
  • hole/circle cutter
  • Ring Saw
  • band saw
  • firing paper
• Lampwork
  • Taller kiln
  • better glass storage
• Ceramics
  • down draft vent
  • Kiln Controller ( programmable, 3 zone for big kiln)
  • clay filter/trap/rinse area (not attached to sink)
  • Schedule system?
  • extruder
• General Use and Other Equipment

Activities and Events

• Classes and Certifications
  • Skyler volunteering to scheduel a clay play day
    • get a bunch of cone 6 fireable clay and
    • also going to get underglaze, clear glaze, and glaze resist
    • things to paint as well
  • Lisa open to stained glass certs at any time
• Demos

rando stuff

• Jax bought 5 lb of bronze to sell as people want