2022/04/05 BOTLab Members' Meeting
Date/time and location: 7pm, Tuesday 5th April 2022 at the Hackspace (with online option).
Agenda
- Directors' report
- Incident review
- Complaints review
- Proposals review
- Ongoing projects
- Metal workshop proposal
- Post-COVID meeting schedule
Formalise move to quarterly meeting schedule going forward
Minutes
Attendees:
Directors - Alex R (chair), Caitlin ?, Nick G (minutes), Fraser H, Felix H, Sam C
Members - John D, Sam P, Vickki H, Emily G, Fernando F, Richard L, Chris C, Harry C, Russell D, Marsh, Jazmine B, Sam S, Harry N, Ryan T, Mark H, Drew B, Sam F, Javeid I, Adam A
Apologies:
Matt G
Directors report
Lots has gone on, see later agenda items
Incident review
Member reported another member acting unsafely, all dealt with
incident with drill press using metal banding, drill bit caught
Complaints review
See incident review
Proposals review
Metal shop proposal - Horizontal bandsaw clarified, permanency of installation clarified, space for table saw in woodshop clarified, purpose of vinyl curtain clarified, concerns about cheap grinders discussed, grinder removed from proposal to be a separate proposal, concerns about fan capacity raised fan removed from proposal to be a separate proposal, hot work time frame not considered yet
2 abstain, 23 in favour
Ongoing projects
Metal lathe - see Drew B's discourse forum post
Members meetings
Switch to quarterly meetings starting today
2 abstain, 25 in favour
AOB
Inductions - not enough inductors? Multiple members have volunteered for 3D printer and bandsaw inductoring, needs inductors to have free time to induct inductors, volunteers for laser cutters also available to be sorted out by cirrent inductors. Paper sign up sheets in hacksapce discussed. Bandsaw induction to be investigated to be moved online. Table saw more dangerous than bandsaw should we review online inductions to be discussed at next directors' meeting? List of inductors - not necessary as can reques tinductions on forum and multiple inductros do not want to be harrassed
Things not being put back where they belong
Running costs of hacksapce wrt increased energy costs - landlord bills us, will have to wait to see what his next bill is
Maintenance weekend - will be planned by Alex