October 15, 2013

Meetings
Previous Meeting: October 8, 2013	Meeting Procedure	Next Meeting: October 22, 2013

Time: 7:30 PM

Space: Anchor Building, 2929 Spring Grove Ave.

Agenda

Old Business

• Voting on hiring electrician
• Shaddox--welcome packet update
• John S--Woodshop reorganization
• Maker Faire!

New Business

• Hive13 surveillance cameras
• Oscilloscopes up for grabs
• Code for Hive13 door changing oct 31.
• This thursday/friday: power tool drag racer building sessions

Attendees

• Jim
• Mary--new--wants to learn arduinos and get back into robots
• Koi--went to natural bridge
• Franklin--power tool christmas tree (thank you!)
• Bill Steele
• Tye (m)
• Brent (m)--putting up maker faire flyers
• Tyler--will put up flyers at UC!
• Brandon AKA Shaddoxx--put out music demo, drafted welcome packet
• David--new visitor--looking for somewhere to work on projects!
• Chris Hodapp--research engineer
• Elly(m)--working furiously on etsy store
• Paul--brought pizza
• Jon--helped with "christmas tree" for power tool racing
• Dave B (m)--helped put in HVAC system
• Ian-el Presidente. fixing RFID controller
• Jason--trying to get Pineapple working on router
• Jim D--financial guy, power tool drag racing!
• Ryan--brought in some programmable LED strips. starting to host microcontroller mondays at 6:00
• Dave--migrated the wiki, working on bringing back all features
• Jason--M--went to columbus maker faire!
• Jess(m)
• Nancy(m)--went to convention, taking apart a nerf gun
• Jordan(m)-
• Marcus--finished the treasure hunt puzzle. Passing it around if people want to solve it. ALSO working on badge project
• Chris AKA Trailer--former member, glad to be back
• simone--first time here, interested in DIY book scanner
• Tiffany(m)--working on hot tub
• Ian(m)--been busy! working on kegerator

Minutes

Shaddox gave update on the welcome packet.

• 1st draft is done!
• Ryan will be editing, then it will go out for general suggestions

Vote on hiring electrician for upgrading welder circuit, putting in new light switches, etc.

• $850 plus materials
• Vote passes

Maker Faire! Discussion led by Jim D.

• Went around the room with a "roll call" of projects that will be displayed by Hive members.
  • Dave--DIY book scanner. Dave can be there 12 till 4. Can someone could take over after that?
  • Jason--showing off playsurface multi-touch table
  • Marcus--has badges for the learn to solder station(they look awesome). Planning to make some posters/displays for the station
  • Jim--elctronic analog wack-a-mole game
  • Bill--3d printers of hive13
  • Multiple members involved with power tool drage racing!
• Jim is a (semi)official organizer--main organizer is Jason Langdon
• Hive13 is the only hackerspace there
• Ian--is there a generic hive13 booth? can recruit a graphic designer for this.
• Jim--not currently, can try to lobby for it or we can show up with a tent and claim some space.
  • Tent(s) would need to to show before 12
  • Ian 2.0 has a nice 12x12 canopy
• Power tool drag racing--many updates
  • Columbus race just happened Sunday
  • Multiple HIVE13 members have been helpful in creating and transporting the "Christmas Tree" race lights.
  • Columbus Maker Faire was at CoSI. Hackerspace was idea foundry
  • 6 serious racers, less than in the past but still a good #
  • Christmas tree light stand was working, still working on timeing/scoring stuff
  • Devil Ducky of Doom racer--had a cmaera mounted, video is on youtube. video was shwon.
  • 4 prize packages donated by Bosh. there is still time to enter. GO FOR IT.
  • There will be a workshop on Thursday and Friday this week for people who want to build racers!!
  • Ian--age limitation? Jim--over 18 officially
  • there is a $25 entry fee
  • Setup stars at 9AM. 2:00 PM bracket race starts. there will also be exhibition races, match races, etc before and after.
• Ian--we should have someone take pictures too! Hodapp volunteered
• Dave B--kid friendly? Jim--Yes
• There will also be food trucks and beer.
• PLEASE VOLUNTEER! sign up on the maker faire website. Multiple hive13 booths could use some help.

Ian--Door code into hive is changing on oct 31. You will need your RFID card

• Outer door of achor building will not be changing.

There was a building break-in over weekend. HIVE was not hit, but..

• Do we want a DVR system to catch sneaky guys on video?
• Cameras would be on street and entrances--not on HIVE13 interior.
• Ian proposed putting a system like he has at into place at hive.
  • $550 for everything, would suit our purposes.
  • this will be put out to the mailing list, and then there wil be a vote.
  • Everyone can access it via phone.

Hodapp--what's the story on teh 2 oscilloscopes "over there?"

• They are up for grabs. both old but power up. one is very out of callibration.