Machine Shop Committee Meeting 20210227

Per minutes posted to Talk. Minutes were recorded by Thomas Fagan

ATTENDANCE

In-Person:

• Tim Bene
• Charlie Procter
• Paul Morley
• Bob Karnaugh
• Randy Lisbona
• Thomas Fagan
• Max Holthaus
• Jason Hunt
• David Kessinger
• Christian Duessel
• Brian Shoe

On-Call Attendees:

• Chris Marlow
• Malcolm
• Bud Farnham
• Rich Meyer

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 brake 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 (previously) 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 (saw)

• It needs floor tie-downs