Forge Team Meeting 19/06/2022 Meeting opened: 11:11am Attendees:

• Alex Wixted
• Fraser Patterson
• Zach Forrester
• Zac Marcus

Jess Wessling gives her apologies for being unable to make today.

Volunteer Duties - All completed

Updates on Projects

• Swage block stand working on getting the rotating pin & block to fit nicely before final fit up
• Zac has begun documenting tools for the wiki, will move onto chemicals etc once mostly up to date.
• Power Hammer bottom pallet has had the appropriate taper machined into the dovetail, can now be fitted to the hammer. Next fix is to replace the power cable with a large cross section cable, reduce voltage drop to the motor.
• Fraser has begun work on the scrap metal stillage.

Maintenance Update

• Forge lining requires a small patch repair. Will complete during working bee today, should be ready for service Tuesday or Wednesday.

Voting items - none

Announcements

• Welcome to Zac joining the Forge team as a Volunteer
• Working bee immediately after meeting

General Business

• HSBNE has received a large donation of hardwood timber to the space - could potentially be a good opportunity to build the rear wall/doors for the forge area. Will assess feasibility.

Thank yous

• Thank you to Zach @Zac_Crow for keeping the Forge area swept
• Thank you to Fraser @Zanshin for maintaining the gas consumables
• Thank you to Ryan @Ryan1 for his help milling the the power hammer pallet

Meeting closed :11:30