21WW11 Machine shop meeting notes 02/27/2021

21WW11 Machine shop meeting notes 02/27/2021

In-Person Attendees:
Tim Bene
Charlie Procter
Paul Morley
Bob Karnaugh Randy Lisbona Chris Marlow
Thomas Fagan Max Holthaus
Jason Hunt David Kessinger Christian Duessel
Brian Shoe

On-Call Attendees:
Chris Marlow Malcom Rich Myer

Action Items:
(Tim B, 03/05/2021) Shapeoko - Send the case drawing and vacuum design to Thomas

Discussions:
Is everyone getting what they need in the machine shop
○ The 'lil break and shear are they functional
§ It isn’t bolted down etc
§ Charlie stated that he has hardware
§ 24"
§ About 16ga capacity
○ Question about the Shark’s DRO accuracy
§ Put a dial gauge on the it and move it in and out

Machine shop was victim of an accounting error
	○ It accidentally took the stipend out instead of adding it in

Machine shop is getting an increase in the allowance from $500 to $550
	○ Charles is watching it and the board/accounting group is aware of the error

Notes on stipends for classes ETC
	○ If the money is collected on the calendar system it can't be credited directly to the Machine Shop
		§ If the money is collected for consumables etc in a box or via square etc it goes directly to the Machine shop
		§ Payment due in class VIA CASH is the best way
		§ Who buys material for classes?
			

WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING WITH THE PIG SIG
	○ Shapeoko need to be put in a case
		§ Tim has a drawing
		§ The expenditure was approved

CNC Sherline Lathe
	○ Max offered to teach a teach the teachers on the CNC Sherline Lathe
	○ Post processor reads in by inches/minute
	○ Max fixed the post processor to write the appropriate G-Code
	○ The tool itself is having issues with interpreting the G-Code the post process
	○ Question regarding the constant surface feed

Max has offered access to his heat treating oven
	○ Likely a max of 2000F, Brick is related to 2300F
	○ Size 
	○ It is has a PID controller now
	○ Indoor is restricted to water quenches…..Fire code and indoors stuff

Conversations about heat treating

Random work etc
	○ Thomas working on the HAAS
	○ Max is working on the CNC Sherline Lathe
	○ Things that were purchased
		§ More no-spill cups
		

We need to make signs/stickers for the no-spill cups
	○ Caps are different colors
	○ One for threading oil one for cutting fluid

We need to stabilize the evolution
	○ It needs floor tie-downs
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Thank you for taking the minutes.

Bud Farnham was also in attendance on the virtual meeting.

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EDIT: FWIW, I posted these minutes to the wiki.