2023-05-08 Meeting Minutes

Meeting Opened: 7:30
Meeting Closed: 8:30
Author: Ben Jackson

Team Members

  • Ben Jackson
  • Phil Juric
  • Eris Ryan

Proxies

Non-team Members

  • Would like to invite Ryan (Solaar) and Adam into the team.
  • Need to get more feedback from members on what they want to use/do.
  • Opportunities to do this in casual chats and in inductions.
  • Discussed ways to get more social engagement.
  • Sell old TIG and Transmig.
    • Prefer to sell these and eventually replace the MIG with a new one that has the same capacity.
  • New proposal to get/build a work area for the TIG – Phil.

Shopping List

  • Ben: Grease for the mill
  • Ben: Grease gun
  • Ben: Rubber for way protection for HILDI
  • Eris: Linear Rails for YAG
  • Eris: Standoff Rings for Plasma
  • Eris: Mig wire
  • Ben: Sand Blaster Screen Protectors
  • Eris: 40 Grit sanding belts for the Linshers

Magnabend

  • Glued up new jig and wound some test turns and test fit.
  • Nicks in the wire are being repaired.
  • Need to get the electrical controller together.

Welding Gas Monitoring System

  • No update.

Blue Lathe

  • All good.

Green Lathe

  • Maintenance – schedule for oil leaks.
  • Mill:
  • Phil to let Ben know what grease to get.
  • Need to buy a grease gun.
  • Large vice fixed.

Horizontal Bandsaw

  • Good operation.
  • Need to instruct people on how to change to the correct speed.

HILDI

  • Change oil lines
  • Replaced coolant fluid
  • New tool setter.
  • New rubbers. - Buy

YAG

  • Working reasonable well.
  • Has a new nozzle made by Solaar
  • Looking to cast new ones.
  • Need to buy 2 linear rails. For the shield.

Plasma

  • Great!
  • Can do with some or standoff rings. Eris to source these.

TIG

  • Ground wire is now covered in red tape.
  • The non-foot pedal cable (with a adjustment on the head) is being repaired.

Mig

  • Will need a new role of wire soon. Eris to source new wire.
  • Not fully functional.

Cold Cut Saw

  • It lives.
  • Fully repaired.

Sand Blaster

  • No Issues
  • Will need to get new screen protectors soon

Linishers

  • Working OK, but needs more 40 grit belts (eris).

Vertical Bandsaw

  • No Issues

- None

- None

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