===== 2017/07/11 BOTLab Members' Meeting =====

**Date/time and location:** 7pm, 11 July 2017 at the Hackspace
===== Agenda =====
  * Incident review
  * Laser cutter breakdown
  * Dust Extraction
  * Hardinge Lathe disposal
  * AOB


===== Attendees =====
Members: John D, Richard L, Tom G

Committee: Nick G (minutes), Ian A-S, Arthur A

Apologies: Toby S


===== Topics discussed =====
**Incidents**
  *NG: None reported apart from laser cutter


**Laser**
  *NG: Health and safety issue of radiation coming through air vents.
  *RL: Contact manufacturer
  *TG: Been discussed in the past, it should be addressed ASAP.
  *RL: When laser cutter is up and running, put a plate across vents, leaving air gap.


  *What failed?
  *IA-S: Wait for Russ C to check PSU tomorrow.
  *Reason?
  *IA-S: Don't know!
  *sourcing replacement parts UK or China?
  *IA-S: 1 year warranty on PSU from JAS.
  *NG: If it is PSU, get in touch with JAS.


**G10 Dust Extraction**
  *NG: Nic M has a proposal open. New or old?
  *JD & AA: New.
  *TG: What about maintenance? What's easiest to use if people don't empty?
  *IA-S: Fix current old air filtration, someone needs to get bits and fix it.
  *AA: Ask for volunteers.
  *IA-S: ACTION contact Nic M to make proposal clearer.


**Hardinge Lathe**
  *IA-S: Decided to sell in last committee meeting, but nothing was done. ACTION contact John W to find how much was spent and put up for sale.


**AOB**
  *RL: Bills for laser cutter?
  *AA: Will get around to it. How to accept payments?
  *IA-S: BACS, preferably, cash, cheques.
  *AA: Some users have a lot of debt.
  *IA-S: Give a month after asking for payment, then chase up.
  *AA: What threshold to chase up payment?
  *IA-S: £5.
  *AA: ACTION bring list of people owing money to next committee meeting

  *TG: Improve number of electrical sockets in certain areas of G11: electronics area
  *IA-S: Combine with getting more sockets in G10.