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