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CNC Mill

2011-11-21T00:19:38Z

Redbeard: /* When you're done */ added bits about turning off power

=== Terms ===

* Computer Numerical Control (CNC) - The ability to control a machine using mathematical commands
* Computer Aided Design (CAD) - Software which generates a model which a machine can translate into tooling commands for manufacturing.
* Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) - The actual process of production from file to finished product.
* Tooling/tools - The bits used in a mill to actually
* Milling - The use of a spinning piece of metal to shape an object through calculated removal of a media, normally via an X / Y / Z axis.
* Manual Data Input (MDI) - A method for doing manual milling with precise control commands.
* Lathing - The use of a "static" piece of metal to shape an object through calculated removal of a media which is in (usually) a circular motion.
* [http://www.linuxcnc.org EMC2] - The software used to translate G Code into electrical pulses which can be used by a mill.
* [http://www.linuxcnc.org/docview/html/gui_axis.html Axis] - The most commonly used graphical user interface with the program EMC2

=== Getting Started ===

To initially get started with the CNC mill, it's helpful to have a basic grasp of G Code. How better to get started with this than to begin playing.

==== Turning on the Mill ====
When turning on the mill there are three primary "light switch" style switches which should be turned on. The first is on the back of the black box labeled "MicroProto Systems, MicroMill DSLS 3000". This switch is located on the back to the right side (imagine reaching around on the rear right). Flipping the switch "up" should turn this on.

Next, turn on the main control to the spindle. This is achieved via the light switch on the M3/M5 box. Turn this to the "on" position (flicking it towards the label M3/M5).

Finally, turn on the spindle on the actual mill. This is in a blue enameled box residing on the Z axis. Flip this switch "up". If the spindle immediately starts spinning, this is because someone didn't send the control command to stop it. This isn't a problem, but we will want to stop it sooner than later. We will cover this in the next section.

==== Starting EMC2 ====
To start, you'll want to fire up EMC2 with the proper configuration file. This can be done by using the icon on the desktop or by clicking the corresponding link on the quick launch bar on the top of the screen.

If the mill has been turned on and the right configuration file is used, you will hear the spindle briefly spin up.

Once in EMC2 you'll need to enable machine control of the mill. Begin by clicking the large red "X" button on the button toolbar within AXIS. After this button has been pressed, the power button directly beside it should become available to click. Upon pressing this "power" button, EMC2 / AXIS can be used to send commands to the mill.

==== Making our first motions ====

===== Beginning Manual Control =====
To start, we're going to use the "jog" functions to move the milling cutter around and get a feel for what is "positive" and "negative" on the X, Y, & Z axis.

Especially, when starting out, limit motion to the X and Y axis as this has the least potential for damaging our tooling (aka, breaking a bit). As you get a feel for what's positive and negative, we will start using larger motions.

To start, hit "F3" on the keyboard to enter fully manual control. This will present us with a radio button to choose the axis, followed by a "+" and "-" sign to show where our milling cutter will move.

To start, select the "X" axis and press the positive button. Next, select the "Y" axis and press the positive button. As you were moving the milling cutter around, you'll notice that the coordinates are displayed in the preview window. This is where you can quickly survey where your tooling is located. Using these tools, move the mill to the following positions (x,y) - (0,0), (0,1), (1,1).

Next, lets raise the tool a little bit to give ourselves more clearance to put in something to be milled. Select the Z axis and press the "+" button. Move the Z axis all the way to "1".

At this point, adding our Z axis, our tooling should be located at (1,1,1).

===== Advanced Manual Control - MDI (Manual Data Input) =====
In AXIS press "F5" and go to the MDI Section. Within this section we can type in actual G Code to move our tooling around. To start, we're going to use simple "go to" commands. This will rapidly move the tool to the position that we tell it to. Note, at any time, we can stop the execution of these commands by hitting the "esc" key on the keyboard. The first command we will use is "rapid go to" or "g0"

To make our first motion, let's move the X axis to position 0.5. To do this, enter the command:

g0 x0.5

The X axis should begin moving.

Additionally, we can give multiple coordinates at once. Now try the command:

g0 x0 y0

This should send our tool back to the starting position. This can make things go much, much faster for resetting back to the position that you started with the mill at.

To have more fine grained control we can use the command "g1". There is nothing that G0 does which G1 cannot. The only difference in syntax is that we specify the feed rate of the motion as the first option. By default the mill is set to operate in inches per minute. Thus, unless you change this (via g code) it should be assumed that this will be the unit of measure for your commands.

Lets slowly drop our Z axis back to zero:

g1 f2 z0

Note, since we were at a position approx 1 inch up and told the mill to return to zero at a rate of F2 or 2 inches per minute, it will take approximately 30 seconds for this command to complete. Slow movement of the tool (especially when 'plunging' the z axis is a good idea as it allows for time to hit the "esc" key if things start going horribly wrong).

Now, let's build on some of these together:

g1 f10 x1 y1 z1

Whoops, back to zero:

g1 f5 x0 y0 z0

When moving back to zero you will see that the mill is moving half of the original speed (5 inches per minute rather than 10 inches per minute).

Let's really open this thing up and see what it can do. While watching this command move notice the "vel: " or Velocity property in the preview window. This will allow you to see the actual speed of the tool.

g1 f50 x1 y1 z1

Hmm, apparently our steppers max out at ~10.39 inches per minute. Thus, no matter how much faster we tell them to go, they will never go faster than this.

Linear motion is great and all, but how about we dwell outside the euclidean space for a minute. The next commands that we are going to learn are G2/G3. G2 will make a clockwise arc while G3 will make a counterclockwise arc. The command syntax is as follows:

*G2 - Command
*Fx - Feedrate at X inches per minute
*Xv - Destination X coordinate (in this case end at v)
*Yw - Destination Y coordinate (in this case end at w)
*Ix - X axis center point offset
*Jy - Y axis center point offset
*Za - Interpolated Z axis coordinate (optional)

To start, lets make a circle:

g2 f5 x1 y0 i-0.5 j0

Annnnd we fail. This is because we've given junk data to the mill. Lets try that again making a circle. Of course, to make a circle, we will want our beginning (1,1,1) to be the same as our destination (1,1,1) only changing the X axis center point offset.

g2 f5 x1 y1 i-0.5 j0

Fun math bits... run that command again and note the "distance to go" or "DTG" in the preview area. Note the distance at the immediate start of plotting our 1 inch diameter circle (2 * 0.5 X offset). This should be a predictable [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi result]

=== When you're done ===
Be a dear and reset the mill back where you started. Go into MDI mode and run:

g0 x0y0z0

Finally, turn off all three power switches noted above.

Thanks

=== GCode Tips ===

Jogging the mill is a pain in the ass. One of the most helpful GCode commands you can use is "go to coordinate". To go to an X coordinate "zero" one would use "g0 x0", similarly to go to y0 one would use "g0 y0". This is especially helpful for moving the tooling out of the way to add a new piece to be milled or to make an adjustment. Subsequently, the tooling can be reset with "g0 x0" "g0 y0" "g0 z0"

=== Config File ===

Redbeard made some changes to the config file including resetting the initial home positions to "0 0 0 0" so that when the application starts up, it will leave the tool exactly where it is placed. While this isn't the behaviour we want long term, it's perfect for our current lack of limit switches. Additionally, the directive "no_force_homing=1" was added to get rid of pesky error messages (again, since we don't have limit switches for homing the device.)

CNC Mill

2011-11-21T00:15:14Z

Redbeard: lots and lots of content walking through the basics of g code

=== Terms ===

* Computer Numerical Control (CNC) - The ability to control a machine using mathematical commands
* Computer Aided Design (CAD) - Software which generates a model which a machine can translate into tooling commands for manufacturing.
* Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) - The actual process of production from file to finished product.
* Tooling/tools - The bits used in a mill to actually
* Milling - The use of a spinning piece of metal to shape an object through calculated removal of a media, normally via an X / Y / Z axis.
* Manual Data Input (MDI) - A method for doing manual milling with precise control commands.
* Lathing - The use of a "static" piece of metal to shape an object through calculated removal of a media which is in (usually) a circular motion.
* [http://www.linuxcnc.org EMC2] - The software used to translate G Code into electrical pulses which can be used by a mill.
* [http://www.linuxcnc.org/docview/html/gui_axis.html Axis] - The most commonly used graphical user interface with the program EMC2

=== Getting Started ===

To initially get started with the CNC mill, it's helpful to have a basic grasp of G Code. How better to get started with this than to begin playing.

==== Turning on the Mill ====
When turning on the mill there are three primary "light switch" style switches which should be turned on. The first is on the back of the black box labeled "MicroProto Systems, MicroMill DSLS 3000". This switch is located on the back to the right side (imagine reaching around on the rear right). Flipping the switch "up" should turn this on.

Next, turn on the main control to the spindle. This is achieved via the light switch on the M3/M5 box. Turn this to the "on" position (flicking it towards the label M3/M5).

Finally, turn on the spindle on the actual mill. This is in a blue enameled box residing on the Z axis. Flip this switch "up". If the spindle immediately starts spinning, this is because someone didn't send the control command to stop it. This isn't a problem, but we will want to stop it sooner than later. We will cover this in the next section.

==== Starting EMC2 ====
To start, you'll want to fire up EMC2 with the proper configuration file. This can be done by using the icon on the desktop or by clicking the corresponding link on the quick launch bar on the top of the screen.

If the mill has been turned on and the right configuration file is used, you will hear the spindle briefly spin up.

Once in EMC2 you'll need to enable machine control of the mill. Begin by clicking the large red "X" button on the button toolbar within AXIS. After this button has been pressed, the power button directly beside it should become available to click. Upon pressing this "power" button, EMC2 / AXIS can be used to send commands to the mill.

==== Making our first motions ====

===== Beginning Manual Control =====
To start, we're going to use the "jog" functions to move the milling cutter around and get a feel for what is "positive" and "negative" on the X, Y, & Z axis.

Especially, when starting out, limit motion to the X and Y axis as this has the least potential for damaging our tooling (aka, breaking a bit). As you get a feel for what's positive and negative, we will start using larger motions.

To start, hit "F3" on the keyboard to enter fully manual control. This will present us with a radio button to choose the axis, followed by a "+" and "-" sign to show where our milling cutter will move.

To start, select the "X" axis and press the positive button. Next, select the "Y" axis and press the positive button. As you were moving the milling cutter around, you'll notice that the coordinates are displayed in the preview window. This is where you can quickly survey where your tooling is located. Using these tools, move the mill to the following positions (x,y) - (0,0), (0,1), (1,1).

Next, lets raise the tool a little bit to give ourselves more clearance to put in something to be milled. Select the Z axis and press the "+" button. Move the Z axis all the way to "1".

At this point, adding our Z axis, our tooling should be located at (1,1,1).

===== Advanced Manual Control - MDI (Manual Data Input) =====
In AXIS press "F5" and go to the MDI Section. Within this section we can type in actual G Code to move our tooling around. To start, we're going to use simple "go to" commands. This will rapidly move the tool to the position that we tell it to. Note, at any time, we can stop the execution of these commands by hitting the "esc" key on the keyboard. The first command we will use is "rapid go to" or "g0"

To make our first motion, let's move the X axis to position 0.5. To do this, enter the command:

g0 x0.5

The X axis should begin moving.

Additionally, we can give multiple coordinates at once. Now try the command:

g0 x0 y0

This should send our tool back to the starting position. This can make things go much, much faster for resetting back to the position that you started with the mill at.

To have more fine grained control we can use the command "g1". There is nothing that G0 does which G1 cannot. The only difference in syntax is that we specify the feed rate of the motion as the first option. By default the mill is set to operate in inches per minute. Thus, unless you change this (via g code) it should be assumed that this will be the unit of measure for your commands.

Lets slowly drop our Z axis back to zero:

g1 f2 z0

Note, since we were at a position approx 1 inch up and told the mill to return to zero at a rate of F2 or 2 inches per minute, it will take approximately 30 seconds for this command to complete. Slow movement of the tool (especially when 'plunging' the z axis is a good idea as it allows for time to hit the "esc" key if things start going horribly wrong).

Now, let's build on some of these together:

g1 f10 x1 y1 z1

Whoops, back to zero:

g1 f5 x0 y0 z0

When moving back to zero you will see that the mill is moving half of the original speed (5 inches per minute rather than 10 inches per minute).

Let's really open this thing up and see what it can do. While watching this command move notice the "vel: " or Velocity property in the preview window. This will allow you to see the actual speed of the tool.

g1 f50 x1 y1 z1

Hmm, apparently our steppers max out at ~10.39 inches per minute. Thus, no matter how much faster we tell them to go, they will never go faster than this.

Linear motion is great and all, but how about we dwell outside the euclidean space for a minute. The next commands that we are going to learn are G2/G3. G2 will make a clockwise arc while G3 will make a counterclockwise arc. The command syntax is as follows:

*G2 - Command
*Fx - Feedrate at X inches per minute
*Xv - Destination X coordinate (in this case end at v)
*Yw - Destination Y coordinate (in this case end at w)
*Ix - X axis center point offset
*Jy - Y axis center point offset
*Za - Interpolated Z axis coordinate (optional)

To start, lets make a circle:

g2 f5 x1 y0 i-0.5 j0

Annnnd we fail. This is because we've given junk data to the mill. Lets try that again making a circle. Of course, to make a circle, we will want our beginning (1,1,1) to be the same as our destination (1,1,1) only changing the X axis center point offset.

g2 f5 x1 y1 i-0.5 j0

Fun math bits... run that command again and note the "distance to go" or "DTG" in the preview area. Note the distance at the immediate start of plotting our 1 inch diameter circle (2 * 0.5 X offset). This should be a predictable [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi result]

=== When you're done ===
Be a dear and reset the mill back where you started. Go into MDI mode and run:

g0 x0y0z0

Thanks

=== GCode Tips ===

Jogging the mill is a pain in the ass. One of the most helpful GCode commands you can use is "go to coordinate". To go to an X coordinate "zero" one would use "g0 x0", similarly to go to y0 one would use "g0 y0". This is especially helpful for moving the tooling out of the way to add a new piece to be milled or to make an adjustment. Subsequently, the tooling can be reset with "g0 x0" "g0 y0" "g0 z0"

=== Config File ===

Redbeard made some changes to the config file including resetting the initial home positions to "0 0 0 0" so that when the application starts up, it will leave the tool exactly where it is placed. While this isn't the behaviour we want long term, it's perfect for our current lack of limit switches. Additionally, the directive "no_force_homing=1" was added to get rid of pesky error messages (again, since we don't have limit switches for homing the device.)

CNC Mill

2011-11-20T23:35:44Z

Redbeard: /* Turning on the Mill */

CNC Mill

2011-11-20T23:16:43Z

Redbeard:

CNC Mill

2011-11-20T23:13:15Z

Redbeard: continued update to documentation. added glossary and beginning information on firing up EMC2

CNC Mill

2011-11-20T23:05:17Z

Redbeard: /* Getting Started */

=== Getting Started ===

To initially get started with the CNC mill, it's helpful to have a basic grasp of G Code. How better to get started with this than to begin playing.

To start, you'll want to fire up EMC2 with the proper configuration file. This can be done by using the icon on the desktop or by clicking the corresponding link on the quick launch bar on the top of the screen.

If the mill has been turned on and the right configuration file is used, you will hear the spindle briefly spin up.

Once in EMC2 you'll need to enable machine control of the mill. Begin by clicking the large red "X" button on the button toolbar within AXIS. After this button has been pressed, the power button directly beside it should become available to click. Upon pressing this "power" button, EMC2 / AXIS can be used to send commands to the mill.

=== Terms ===

=== GCode Tips ===

Jogging the mill is a pain in the ass. One of the most helpful GCode commands you can use is "go to coordinate". To go to an X coordinate "zero" one would use "g0 x0", similarly to go to y0 one would use "g0 y0". This is especially helpful for moving the tooling out of the way to add a new piece to be milled or to make an adjustment. Subsequently, the tooling can be reset with "g0 x0" "g0 y0" "g0 z0"

=== Config File ===

Redbeard made some changes to the config file including resetting the initial home positions to "0 0 0 0" so that when the application starts up, it will leave the tool exactly where it is placed. While this isn't the behaviour we want long term, it's perfect for our current lack of limit switches. Additionally, the directive "no_force_homing=1" was added to get rid of pesky error messages (again, since we don't have limit switches for homing the device.)

CNC Mill

2011-11-16T05:20:15Z

Redbeard: Created page with "=== Getting Started === === Terms === === GCode Tips === Jogging the mill is a pain in the ass. One of the most helpful GCode commands you can use is "go to coordinate". ..."

=== Getting Started ===

=== Terms ===

=== GCode Tips ===

Jogging the mill is a pain in the ass. One of the most helpful GCode commands you can use is "go to coordinate". To go to an X coordinate "zero" one would use "g0 x0", similarly to go to y0 one would use "g0 y0". This is especially helpful for moving the tooling out of the way to add a new piece to be milled or to make an adjustment. Subsequently, the tooling can be reset with "g0 x0" "g0 y0" "g0 z0"

=== Config File ===

Redbeard made some changes to the config file including resetting the initial home positions to "0 0 0 0" so that when the application starts up, it will leave the tool exactly where it is placed. While this isn't the behaviour we want long term, it's perfect for our current lack of limit switches. Additionally, the directive "no_force_homing=1" was added to get rid of pesky error messages (again, since we don't have limit switches for homing the device.)

Regular Member Meeting 2011 11 08

2011-11-09T01:48:41Z

Redbeard: /* Adjournment */

'''Note:''' This page serves as the 2011-11-08 Member Meeting's agenda (before the meeting) and minutes (after the meeting).

== Time and Location ==
November 8, 2011

Meeting called to order at 19:55 by: Redbeard

Members Present: Martin, Phil, Todd, Toast, Tim S., Adam, Brad, Dan Barlow, Daniel Watson, Maxwell, Jamie, Emily, Alex, Redbeard

Others Present: Mike, Nadir

[[Quorum]] met? yes

== Approval of Previous Meeting's Minutes ==
[[Regular Member Meeting 2011 10 11]]

== Director Reports ==

=== President's Report ===
End of the year, so that means we need to beg for money. Do it.

=== Vice President's Report ===

One big thing: Before Elliot left, we were in communications with Viz arts in Rockville (trying to make a makerspace for young ladies, 5th grade-ish). Viz arts have subsequently followed up and Brad will be teach classes there on the condition of co-branding and a cut of some grant money. He wants to show up to a Microcontroller Monday and record a Kickstarter video as a plea for money (Arduinos, gear, etc). Members interested in participating would be appreciated. Brad will be doing drop in Arduino sessions to teach about basic electronics and getting started. Will be 10 wk class to teach processing and hardware interaction. Current lab is 8 Mac Pros and some Macbook pros. They are set as far as a standardized lab, but are lacking in traditional "maker" gear (o-scopes, soldering irons, etc).

=== Treasurer's Report (Tim Slagle) ===

Here is the October 2011 financial summary: [[file:HacDC_Financials_Oct_2011.pdf]]

October was good to HacDC, we finished ahead more than $500 due to increased membership revenue, additional member donations, and a generous one-time donation from Stephen Beuttel (thanks!) We added three membership subscriptions in October: Maxwell Whitaker, Mike Chelen (who didn't yet get voted in as a member), and Nicholas Stoler. Jeremy Bruestle dropped because he moved out of the area, and we had one non-paying member.

I'd still like to add more members - 60 would be a good goal. Then our expenses would be met by member dues, people wouldn't need to keep contributing extra (unless they wanted to!), and any additional money that came in through class and event donations could go to funding some projects.

Our DC corporate status was restored once we recreated the paperwork and sent them proof of payment.

I called PayPal and got us activated with their non-profit program, so we are paying 2.2% instead of 2.9% (plus $0.30 per transaction). This will save us ~$20/mo in fees.

Our change of DC Registered Agent paperwork is filled out and can be submitted once signed by the appropriate directors.

=== Secretary's Report ===

DOA / N/A

=== Director-at-Large Reports ===

==== Toast ====

Not much to report… Went to Smithsonian and got awesome. Looking to swap out Mario cabinet in the space for a different cabinet which is being donated soon. Need help moving the cabinet.

==== Vacant (election today!) ====

== Member Reports ==

Jamie - Slacking on migrating the mailing list, will try to finish by thxgvng. FredHack (Fredricksburg, VA) has some metalworking gear (described as "big") and will let us use it. Owner of metalworking gear owns a large tract of land. He has invited us to come play with things requiring open space. Has extra hackerspace passports and is looking to unload them.

Brad - Back in the day we used to do lightning talks. Brad will spearhead them. December or New Year as a timeline. (Phil: Can we find a previous speakers list that Daniel P. kept?)

Tim S. - Went with Alberto to Fab Lab open house. Space is on North Capitol near NY Ave Metro. Have space but no/very little gear. Space is owned by Phyllis' (Executive Director's) husband. Open house runs through Thursday as a part of DC week (10:30 am - 3:00pm). Were there for hours but no one else showed up. They have a Prusa Mendel (3d printer). It's not a part of the Fab Lab cannon. Additionally, they have some chinese 3d printers.

Dan B. - The 4axis mill that Martin recovered has been set up with a laptop and were able to mill out a torus. If anyone can produce black & white photos to turn into pipefields / g-code we're ready for manufacturing. Dan suspects there is an SVG to G-Code filter. (Martin: Smithsonian is donating software for the mill, we will need to acquire dongle.) Mention the type of things you want to make on the blabber list. Engraving text, making machine front panels, creating 3d objects, all take different skill sets/coding jams. This is controlled via EMC.

Martin - Access control stuff is in it's death throes. We're almost done and soon to be paid/credited.

Toast - Quick note on the smithsonian - they have a huge facility out in landover. They have 3 gymnasiums worth of gear with no one to use it. By volunteering at the "Office of Exhibit Central", we can possibly gain access to it. (Phil is interested)

Jamie (2) - 757 Labs has a working Laser cutter

== Old Business ==

== New Business ==

Election for Director-At-Large position.

Candidates:
*Martin - Toast nominates, Dan seconds. (Martin wins unopposed)

Yearly Member meeting
* Yearly meeting is proposed as Wednesday Feb 15th (Tim S.), Maxwell Seconds. Monthly meeting will piggyback on this. Vote carries unanimously.

AND SPEAKING OF THE IRS.......

Tim S. was perusing the bylaws and supposedly we need two folks (not on the board) to audit our books. We should ensure that happens.

== New Members ==

Mike C. - Works as a web developer and data analyst with a background in science and sharing of data. Looking to expand sharing of datasets in similar fashion as open source software. Brad Nominates, Dan B. second. Vote passes unanimously.

Nadir - Originally from SF area. Been here since 2005. Worked as SE for Raytheon working on guidance systems and has been working in the field of financial analysis. Has been here a few times and liked it and kept coming back. Dan nominates, Brad seconds. Vote passes unanimously.

Alan - Would like to re-instate membership. Redbeard & Toast vouch for him. Todd nominates, Maxwell seconds. Vote passes unanimously.

== Adjournment ==

Adjourned at: 20:48

[[Category:Meeting_Agendas]]
[[Category:Meeting_Minutes]]

Regular Member Meeting 2011 11 08

2011-11-09T01:47:24Z

Redbeard: /* New Members */

'''Note:''' This page serves as the 2011-11-08 Member Meeting's agenda (before the meeting) and minutes (after the meeting).

== Time and Location ==
November 8, 2011

Meeting called to order at 19:55 by: Redbeard

Members Present: Martin, Phil, Todd, Toast, Tim S., Adam, Brad, Dan Barlow, Daniel Watson, Maxwell, Jamie, Emily, Alex, Redbeard

Others Present: Mike, Nadir

[[Quorum]] met? yes

== Approval of Previous Meeting's Minutes ==
[[Regular Member Meeting 2011 10 11]]

== Director Reports ==

=== President's Report ===
End of the year, so that means we need to beg for money. Do it.

=== Vice President's Report ===

One big thing: Before Elliot left, we were in communications with Viz arts in Rockville (trying to make a makerspace for young ladies, 5th grade-ish). Viz arts have subsequently followed up and Brad will be teach classes there on the condition of co-branding and a cut of some grant money. He wants to show up to a Microcontroller Monday and record a Kickstarter video as a plea for money (Arduinos, gear, etc). Members interested in participating would be appreciated. Brad will be doing drop in Arduino sessions to teach about basic electronics and getting started. Will be 10 wk class to teach processing and hardware interaction. Current lab is 8 Mac Pros and some Macbook pros. They are set as far as a standardized lab, but are lacking in traditional "maker" gear (o-scopes, soldering irons, etc).

=== Treasurer's Report (Tim Slagle) ===

Here is the October 2011 financial summary: [[file:HacDC_Financials_Oct_2011.pdf]]

October was good to HacDC, we finished ahead more than $500 due to increased membership revenue, additional member donations, and a generous one-time donation from Stephen Beuttel (thanks!) We added three membership subscriptions in October: Maxwell Whitaker, Mike Chelen (who didn't yet get voted in as a member), and Nicholas Stoler. Jeremy Bruestle dropped because he moved out of the area, and we had one non-paying member.

I'd still like to add more members - 60 would be a good goal. Then our expenses would be met by member dues, people wouldn't need to keep contributing extra (unless they wanted to!), and any additional money that came in through class and event donations could go to funding some projects.

Our DC corporate status was restored once we recreated the paperwork and sent them proof of payment.

I called PayPal and got us activated with their non-profit program, so we are paying 2.2% instead of 2.9% (plus $0.30 per transaction). This will save us ~$20/mo in fees.

Our change of DC Registered Agent paperwork is filled out and can be submitted once signed by the appropriate directors.

=== Secretary's Report ===

DOA / N/A

=== Director-at-Large Reports ===

==== Toast ====

Not much to report… Went to Smithsonian and got awesome. Looking to swap out Mario cabinet in the space for a different cabinet which is being donated soon. Need help moving the cabinet.

==== Vacant (election today!) ====

== Member Reports ==

Jamie - Slacking on migrating the mailing list, will try to finish by thxgvng. FredHack (Fredricksburg, VA) has some metalworking gear (described as "big") and will let us use it. Owner of metalworking gear owns a large tract of land. He has invited us to come play with things requiring open space. Has extra hackerspace passports and is looking to unload them.

Brad - Back in the day we used to do lightning talks. Brad will spearhead them. December or New Year as a timeline. (Phil: Can we find a previous speakers list that Daniel P. kept?)

Tim S. - Went with Alberto to Fab Lab open house. Space is on North Capitol near NY Ave Metro. Have space but no/very little gear. Space is owned by Phyllis' (Executive Director's) husband. Open house runs through Thursday as a part of DC week (10:30 am - 3:00pm). Were there for hours but no one else showed up. They have a Prusa Mendel (3d printer). It's not a part of the Fab Lab cannon. Additionally, they have some chinese 3d printers.

Dan B. - The 4axis mill that Martin recovered has been set up with a laptop and were able to mill out a torus. If anyone can produce black & white photos to turn into pipefields / g-code we're ready for manufacturing. Dan suspects there is an SVG to G-Code filter. (Martin: Smithsonian is donating software for the mill, we will need to acquire dongle.) Mention the type of things you want to make on the blabber list. Engraving text, making machine front panels, creating 3d objects, all take different skill sets/coding jams. This is controlled via EMC.

Martin - Access control stuff is in it's death throes. We're almost done and soon to be paid/credited.

Toast - Quick note on the smithsonian - they have a huge facility out in landover. They have 3 gymnasiums worth of gear with no one to use it. By volunteering at the "Office of Exhibit Central", we can possibly gain access to it. (Phil is interested)

Jamie (2) - 757 Labs has a working Laser cutter

== Old Business ==

== New Business ==

Election for Director-At-Large position.

Candidates:
*Martin - Toast nominates, Dan seconds. (Martin wins unopposed)

Yearly Member meeting
* Yearly meeting is proposed as Wednesday Feb 15th (Tim S.), Maxwell Seconds. Monthly meeting will piggyback on this. Vote carries unanimously.

AND SPEAKING OF THE IRS.......

Tim S. was perusing the bylaws and supposedly we need two folks (not on the board) to audit our books. We should ensure that happens.

== New Members ==

Mike C. - Works as a web developer and data analyst with a background in science and sharing of data. Looking to expand sharing of datasets in similar fashion as open source software. Brad Nominates, Dan B. second. Vote passes unanimously.

Nadir - Originally from SF area. Been here since 2005. Worked as SE for Raytheon working on guidance systems and has been working in the field of financial analysis. Has been here a few times and liked it and kept coming back. Dan nominates, Brad seconds. Vote passes unanimously.

Alan - Would like to re-instate membership. Redbeard & Toast vouch for him. Todd nominates, Maxwell seconds. Vote passes unanimously.

== Adjournment ==

Adjourned at: x:xx

[[Category:Meeting_Agendas]]
[[Category:Meeting_Minutes]]

Regular Member Meeting 2011 11 08

2011-11-09T01:41:57Z

Redbeard: /* New Business */

'''Note:''' This page serves as the 2011-11-08 Member Meeting's agenda (before the meeting) and minutes (after the meeting).

== Time and Location ==
November 8, 2011

Meeting called to order at 19:55 by: Redbeard

Members Present: Martin, Phil, Todd, Toast, Tim S., Adam, Brad, Dan Barlow, Daniel Watson, Maxwell, Jamie, Emily, Alex, Redbeard

Others Present: Mike, Nadir

[[Quorum]] met? yes

== Approval of Previous Meeting's Minutes ==
[[Regular Member Meeting 2011 10 11]]

== Director Reports ==

=== President's Report ===
End of the year, so that means we need to beg for money. Do it.

=== Vice President's Report ===

One big thing: Before Elliot left, we were in communications with Viz arts in Rockville (trying to make a makerspace for young ladies, 5th grade-ish). Viz arts have subsequently followed up and Brad will be teach classes there on the condition of co-branding and a cut of some grant money. He wants to show up to a Microcontroller Monday and record a Kickstarter video as a plea for money (Arduinos, gear, etc). Members interested in participating would be appreciated. Brad will be doing drop in Arduino sessions to teach about basic electronics and getting started. Will be 10 wk class to teach processing and hardware interaction. Current lab is 8 Mac Pros and some Macbook pros. They are set as far as a standardized lab, but are lacking in traditional "maker" gear (o-scopes, soldering irons, etc).

=== Treasurer's Report (Tim Slagle) ===

Here is the October 2011 financial summary: [[file:HacDC_Financials_Oct_2011.pdf]]

October was good to HacDC, we finished ahead more than $500 due to increased membership revenue, additional member donations, and a generous one-time donation from Stephen Beuttel (thanks!) We added three membership subscriptions in October: Maxwell Whitaker, Mike Chelen (who didn't yet get voted in as a member), and Nicholas Stoler. Jeremy Bruestle dropped because he moved out of the area, and we had one non-paying member.

I'd still like to add more members - 60 would be a good goal. Then our expenses would be met by member dues, people wouldn't need to keep contributing extra (unless they wanted to!), and any additional money that came in through class and event donations could go to funding some projects.

Our DC corporate status was restored once we recreated the paperwork and sent them proof of payment.

I called PayPal and got us activated with their non-profit program, so we are paying 2.2% instead of 2.9% (plus $0.30 per transaction). This will save us ~$20/mo in fees.

Our change of DC Registered Agent paperwork is filled out and can be submitted once signed by the appropriate directors.

=== Secretary's Report ===

DOA / N/A

=== Director-at-Large Reports ===

==== Toast ====

Not much to report… Went to Smithsonian and got awesome. Looking to swap out Mario cabinet in the space for a different cabinet which is being donated soon. Need help moving the cabinet.

==== Vacant (election today!) ====

== Member Reports ==

Jamie - Slacking on migrating the mailing list, will try to finish by thxgvng. FredHack (Fredricksburg, VA) has some metalworking gear (described as "big") and will let us use it. Owner of metalworking gear owns a large tract of land. He has invited us to come play with things requiring open space. Has extra hackerspace passports and is looking to unload them.

Brad - Back in the day we used to do lightning talks. Brad will spearhead them. December or New Year as a timeline. (Phil: Can we find a previous speakers list that Daniel P. kept?)

Tim S. - Went with Alberto to Fab Lab open house. Space is on North Capitol near NY Ave Metro. Have space but no/very little gear. Space is owned by Phyllis' (Executive Director's) husband. Open house runs through Thursday as a part of DC week (10:30 am - 3:00pm). Were there for hours but no one else showed up. They have a Prusa Mendel (3d printer). It's not a part of the Fab Lab cannon. Additionally, they have some chinese 3d printers.

Dan B. - The 4axis mill that Martin recovered has been set up with a laptop and were able to mill out a torus. If anyone can produce black & white photos to turn into pipefields / g-code we're ready for manufacturing. Dan suspects there is an SVG to G-Code filter. (Martin: Smithsonian is donating software for the mill, we will need to acquire dongle.) Mention the type of things you want to make on the blabber list. Engraving text, making machine front panels, creating 3d objects, all take different skill sets/coding jams. This is controlled via EMC.

Martin - Access control stuff is in it's death throes. We're almost done and soon to be paid/credited.

Toast - Quick note on the smithsonian - they have a huge facility out in landover. They have 3 gymnasiums worth of gear with no one to use it. By volunteering at the "Office of Exhibit Central", we can possibly gain access to it. (Phil is interested)

Jamie (2) - 757 Labs has a working Laser cutter

== Old Business ==

== New Business ==

Election for Director-At-Large position.

Candidates:
*Martin - Toast nominates, Dan seconds. (Martin wins unopposed)

Yearly Member meeting
* Yearly meeting is proposed as Wednesday Feb 15th (Tim S.), Maxwell Seconds. Monthly meeting will piggyback on this. Vote carries unanimously.

AND SPEAKING OF THE IRS.......

Tim S. was perusing the bylaws and supposedly we need two folks (not on the board) to audit our books. We should ensure that happens.

== New Members ==

== Adjournment ==

Adjourned at: x:xx

[[Category:Meeting_Agendas]]
[[Category:Meeting_Minutes]]

Regular Member Meeting 2011 11 08

2011-11-09T01:36:46Z

Redbeard: /* New Business */

'''Note:''' This page serves as the 2011-11-08 Member Meeting's agenda (before the meeting) and minutes (after the meeting).

== Time and Location ==
November 8, 2011

Meeting called to order at 19:55 by: Redbeard

Members Present: Martin, Phil, Todd, Toast, Tim S., Adam, Brad, Dan Barlow, Daniel Watson, Maxwell, Jamie, Emily, Alex, Redbeard

Others Present: Mike, Nadir

[[Quorum]] met? yes

== Approval of Previous Meeting's Minutes ==
[[Regular Member Meeting 2011 10 11]]

== Director Reports ==

=== President's Report ===
End of the year, so that means we need to beg for money. Do it.

=== Vice President's Report ===

One big thing: Before Elliot left, we were in communications with Viz arts in Rockville (trying to make a makerspace for young ladies, 5th grade-ish). Viz arts have subsequently followed up and Brad will be teach classes there on the condition of co-branding and a cut of some grant money. He wants to show up to a Microcontroller Monday and record a Kickstarter video as a plea for money (Arduinos, gear, etc). Members interested in participating would be appreciated. Brad will be doing drop in Arduino sessions to teach about basic electronics and getting started. Will be 10 wk class to teach processing and hardware interaction. Current lab is 8 Mac Pros and some Macbook pros. They are set as far as a standardized lab, but are lacking in traditional "maker" gear (o-scopes, soldering irons, etc).

=== Treasurer's Report (Tim Slagle) ===

Here is the October 2011 financial summary: [[file:HacDC_Financials_Oct_2011.pdf]]

October was good to HacDC, we finished ahead more than $500 due to increased membership revenue, additional member donations, and a generous one-time donation from Stephen Beuttel (thanks!) We added three membership subscriptions in October: Maxwell Whitaker, Mike Chelen (who didn't yet get voted in as a member), and Nicholas Stoler. Jeremy Bruestle dropped because he moved out of the area, and we had one non-paying member.

I'd still like to add more members - 60 would be a good goal. Then our expenses would be met by member dues, people wouldn't need to keep contributing extra (unless they wanted to!), and any additional money that came in through class and event donations could go to funding some projects.

Our DC corporate status was restored once we recreated the paperwork and sent them proof of payment.

I called PayPal and got us activated with their non-profit program, so we are paying 2.2% instead of 2.9% (plus $0.30 per transaction). This will save us ~$20/mo in fees.

Our change of DC Registered Agent paperwork is filled out and can be submitted once signed by the appropriate directors.

=== Secretary's Report ===

DOA / N/A

=== Director-at-Large Reports ===

==== Toast ====

Not much to report… Went to Smithsonian and got awesome. Looking to swap out Mario cabinet in the space for a different cabinet which is being donated soon. Need help moving the cabinet.

==== Vacant (election today!) ====

== Member Reports ==

Jamie - Slacking on migrating the mailing list, will try to finish by thxgvng. FredHack (Fredricksburg, VA) has some metalworking gear (described as "big") and will let us use it. Owner of metalworking gear owns a large tract of land. He has invited us to come play with things requiring open space. Has extra hackerspace passports and is looking to unload them.

Brad - Back in the day we used to do lightning talks. Brad will spearhead them. December or New Year as a timeline. (Phil: Can we find a previous speakers list that Daniel P. kept?)

Tim S. - Went with Alberto to Fab Lab open house. Space is on North Capitol near NY Ave Metro. Have space but no/very little gear. Space is owned by Phyllis' (Executive Director's) husband. Open house runs through Thursday as a part of DC week (10:30 am - 3:00pm). Were there for hours but no one else showed up. They have a Prusa Mendel (3d printer). It's not a part of the Fab Lab cannon. Additionally, they have some chinese 3d printers.

Dan B. - The 4axis mill that Martin recovered has been set up with a laptop and were able to mill out a torus. If anyone can produce black & white photos to turn into pipefields / g-code we're ready for manufacturing. Dan suspects there is an SVG to G-Code filter. (Martin: Smithsonian is donating software for the mill, we will need to acquire dongle.) Mention the type of things you want to make on the blabber list. Engraving text, making machine front panels, creating 3d objects, all take different skill sets/coding jams. This is controlled via EMC.

Martin - Access control stuff is in it's death throes. We're almost done and soon to be paid/credited.

Toast - Quick note on the smithsonian - they have a huge facility out in landover. They have 3 gymnasiums worth of gear with no one to use it. By volunteering at the "Office of Exhibit Central", we can possibly gain access to it. (Phil is interested)

Jamie (2) - 757 Labs has a working Laser cutter

== Old Business ==

== New Business ==

Election for Director-At-Large position.

Candidates:
*Martin - Toast nominates, Dan seconds. (Martin wins unopposed)

Yearly Member meeting

== New Members ==

== Adjournment ==

Adjourned at: x:xx

[[Category:Meeting_Agendas]]
[[Category:Meeting_Minutes]]

Regular Member Meeting 2011 11 08

2011-11-09T01:36:05Z

Redbeard: /* New Business */

'''Note:''' This page serves as the 2011-11-08 Member Meeting's agenda (before the meeting) and minutes (after the meeting).

== Time and Location ==
November 8, 2011

Meeting called to order at 19:55 by: Redbeard

Members Present: Martin, Phil, Todd, Toast, Tim S., Adam, Brad, Dan Barlow, Daniel Watson, Maxwell, Jamie, Emily, Alex, Redbeard

Others Present: Mike, Nadir

[[Quorum]] met? yes

== Approval of Previous Meeting's Minutes ==
[[Regular Member Meeting 2011 10 11]]

== Director Reports ==

=== President's Report ===
End of the year, so that means we need to beg for money. Do it.

=== Vice President's Report ===

One big thing: Before Elliot left, we were in communications with Viz arts in Rockville (trying to make a makerspace for young ladies, 5th grade-ish). Viz arts have subsequently followed up and Brad will be teach classes there on the condition of co-branding and a cut of some grant money. He wants to show up to a Microcontroller Monday and record a Kickstarter video as a plea for money (Arduinos, gear, etc). Members interested in participating would be appreciated. Brad will be doing drop in Arduino sessions to teach about basic electronics and getting started. Will be 10 wk class to teach processing and hardware interaction. Current lab is 8 Mac Pros and some Macbook pros. They are set as far as a standardized lab, but are lacking in traditional "maker" gear (o-scopes, soldering irons, etc).

=== Treasurer's Report (Tim Slagle) ===

Here is the October 2011 financial summary: [[file:HacDC_Financials_Oct_2011.pdf]]

October was good to HacDC, we finished ahead more than $500 due to increased membership revenue, additional member donations, and a generous one-time donation from Stephen Beuttel (thanks!) We added three membership subscriptions in October: Maxwell Whitaker, Mike Chelen (who didn't yet get voted in as a member), and Nicholas Stoler. Jeremy Bruestle dropped because he moved out of the area, and we had one non-paying member.

I'd still like to add more members - 60 would be a good goal. Then our expenses would be met by member dues, people wouldn't need to keep contributing extra (unless they wanted to!), and any additional money that came in through class and event donations could go to funding some projects.

Our DC corporate status was restored once we recreated the paperwork and sent them proof of payment.

I called PayPal and got us activated with their non-profit program, so we are paying 2.2% instead of 2.9% (plus $0.30 per transaction). This will save us ~$20/mo in fees.

Our change of DC Registered Agent paperwork is filled out and can be submitted once signed by the appropriate directors.

=== Secretary's Report ===

DOA / N/A

=== Director-at-Large Reports ===

==== Toast ====

Not much to report… Went to Smithsonian and got awesome. Looking to swap out Mario cabinet in the space for a different cabinet which is being donated soon. Need help moving the cabinet.

==== Vacant (election today!) ====

== Member Reports ==

Jamie - Slacking on migrating the mailing list, will try to finish by thxgvng. FredHack (Fredricksburg, VA) has some metalworking gear (described as "big") and will let us use it. Owner of metalworking gear owns a large tract of land. He has invited us to come play with things requiring open space. Has extra hackerspace passports and is looking to unload them.

Brad - Back in the day we used to do lightning talks. Brad will spearhead them. December or New Year as a timeline. (Phil: Can we find a previous speakers list that Daniel P. kept?)

Tim S. - Went with Alberto to Fab Lab open house. Space is on North Capitol near NY Ave Metro. Have space but no/very little gear. Space is owned by Phyllis' (Executive Director's) husband. Open house runs through Thursday as a part of DC week (10:30 am - 3:00pm). Were there for hours but no one else showed up. They have a Prusa Mendel (3d printer). It's not a part of the Fab Lab cannon. Additionally, they have some chinese 3d printers.

Dan B. - The 4axis mill that Martin recovered has been set up with a laptop and were able to mill out a torus. If anyone can produce black & white photos to turn into pipefields / g-code we're ready for manufacturing. Dan suspects there is an SVG to G-Code filter. (Martin: Smithsonian is donating software for the mill, we will need to acquire dongle.) Mention the type of things you want to make on the blabber list. Engraving text, making machine front panels, creating 3d objects, all take different skill sets/coding jams. This is controlled via EMC.

Martin - Access control stuff is in it's death throes. We're almost done and soon to be paid/credited.

Toast - Quick note on the smithsonian - they have a huge facility out in landover. They have 3 gymnasiums worth of gear with no one to use it. By volunteering at the "Office of Exhibit Central", we can possibly gain access to it. (Phil is interested)

Jamie (2) - 757 Labs has a working Laser cutter

== Old Business ==

== New Business ==

Election for Director-At-Large position.

Candidates:
Martin - Toast nominates, Dan seconds.

Yearly Member meeting

== New Members ==

== Adjournment ==

Adjourned at: x:xx

[[Category:Meeting_Agendas]]
[[Category:Meeting_Minutes]]

Regular Member Meeting 2011 11 08

2011-11-09T01:31:21Z

Redbeard: /* Member Reports */

'''Note:''' This page serves as the 2011-11-08 Member Meeting's agenda (before the meeting) and minutes (after the meeting).

== Time and Location ==
November 8, 2011

Meeting called to order at 19:55 by: Redbeard

Members Present: Martin, Phil, Todd, Toast, Tim S., Adam, Brad, Dan Barlow, Daniel Watson, Maxwell, Jamie, Emily, Alex, Redbeard

Others Present: Mike, Nadir

[[Quorum]] met? yes

== Approval of Previous Meeting's Minutes ==
[[Regular Member Meeting 2011 10 11]]

== Director Reports ==

=== President's Report ===
End of the year, so that means we need to beg for money. Do it.

=== Vice President's Report ===

One big thing: Before Elliot left, we were in communications with Viz arts in Rockville (trying to make a makerspace for young ladies, 5th grade-ish). Viz arts have subsequently followed up and Brad will be teach classes there on the condition of co-branding and a cut of some grant money. He wants to show up to a Microcontroller Monday and record a Kickstarter video as a plea for money (Arduinos, gear, etc). Members interested in participating would be appreciated. Brad will be doing drop in Arduino sessions to teach about basic electronics and getting started. Will be 10 wk class to teach processing and hardware interaction. Current lab is 8 Mac Pros and some Macbook pros. They are set as far as a standardized lab, but are lacking in traditional "maker" gear (o-scopes, soldering irons, etc).

=== Treasurer's Report (Tim Slagle) ===

Here is the October 2011 financial summary: [[file:HacDC_Financials_Oct_2011.pdf]]

October was good to HacDC, we finished ahead more than $500 due to increased membership revenue, additional member donations, and a generous one-time donation from Stephen Beuttel (thanks!) We added three membership subscriptions in October: Maxwell Whitaker, Mike Chelen (who didn't yet get voted in as a member), and Nicholas Stoler. Jeremy Bruestle dropped because he moved out of the area, and we had one non-paying member.

I'd still like to add more members - 60 would be a good goal. Then our expenses would be met by member dues, people wouldn't need to keep contributing extra (unless they wanted to!), and any additional money that came in through class and event donations could go to funding some projects.

Our DC corporate status was restored once we recreated the paperwork and sent them proof of payment.

I called PayPal and got us activated with their non-profit program, so we are paying 2.2% instead of 2.9% (plus $0.30 per transaction). This will save us ~$20/mo in fees.

Our change of DC Registered Agent paperwork is filled out and can be submitted once signed by the appropriate directors.

=== Secretary's Report ===

DOA / N/A

=== Director-at-Large Reports ===

==== Toast ====

Not much to report… Went to Smithsonian and got awesome. Looking to swap out Mario cabinet in the space for a different cabinet which is being donated soon. Need help moving the cabinet.

==== Vacant (election today!) ====

== Member Reports ==

Jamie - Slacking on migrating the mailing list, will try to finish by thxgvng. FredHack (Fredricksburg, VA) has some metalworking gear (described as "big") and will let us use it. Owner of metalworking gear owns a large tract of land. He has invited us to come play with things requiring open space. Has extra hackerspace passports and is looking to unload them.

Brad - Back in the day we used to do lightning talks. Brad will spearhead them. December or New Year as a timeline. (Phil: Can we find a previous speakers list that Daniel P. kept?)

Tim S. - Went with Alberto to Fab Lab open house. Space is on North Capitol near NY Ave Metro. Have space but no/very little gear. Space is owned by Phyllis' (Executive Director's) husband. Open house runs through Thursday as a part of DC week (10:30 am - 3:00pm). Were there for hours but no one else showed up. They have a Prusa Mendel (3d printer). It's not a part of the Fab Lab cannon. Additionally, they have some chinese 3d printers.

Dan B. - The 4axis mill that Martin recovered has been set up with a laptop and were able to mill out a torus. If anyone can produce black & white photos to turn into pipefields / g-code we're ready for manufacturing. Dan suspects there is an SVG to G-Code filter. (Martin: Smithsonian is donating software for the mill, we will need to acquire dongle.) Mention the type of things you want to make on the blabber list. Engraving text, making machine front panels, creating 3d objects, all take different skill sets/coding jams. This is controlled via EMC.

Martin - Access control stuff is in it's death throes. We're almost done and soon to be paid/credited.

Toast - Quick note on the smithsonian - they have a huge facility out in landover. They have 3 gymnasiums worth of gear with no one to use it. By volunteering at the "Office of Exhibit Central", we can possibly gain access to it. (Phil is interested)

Jamie (2) - 757 Labs has a working Laser cutter

== Old Business ==

== New Business ==

Election for Director-At-Large position.

Yearly Member meeting
== New Members ==

== Adjournment ==

Adjourned at: x:xx

[[Category:Meeting_Agendas]]
[[Category:Meeting_Minutes]]

Regular Member Meeting 2011 11 08

2011-11-09T01:28:34Z

Redbeard: /* Member Reports */

'''Note:''' This page serves as the 2011-11-08 Member Meeting's agenda (before the meeting) and minutes (after the meeting).

== Time and Location ==
November 8, 2011

Meeting called to order at 19:55 by: Redbeard

Members Present: Martin, Phil, Todd, Toast, Tim S., Adam, Brad, Dan Barlow, Daniel Watson, Maxwell, Jamie, Emily, Alex, Redbeard

Others Present: Mike, Nadir

[[Quorum]] met? yes

== Approval of Previous Meeting's Minutes ==
[[Regular Member Meeting 2011 10 11]]

== Director Reports ==

=== President's Report ===
End of the year, so that means we need to beg for money. Do it.

=== Vice President's Report ===

One big thing: Before Elliot left, we were in communications with Viz arts in Rockville (trying to make a makerspace for young ladies, 5th grade-ish). Viz arts have subsequently followed up and Brad will be teach classes there on the condition of co-branding and a cut of some grant money. He wants to show up to a Microcontroller Monday and record a Kickstarter video as a plea for money (Arduinos, gear, etc). Members interested in participating would be appreciated. Brad will be doing drop in Arduino sessions to teach about basic electronics and getting started. Will be 10 wk class to teach processing and hardware interaction. Current lab is 8 Mac Pros and some Macbook pros. They are set as far as a standardized lab, but are lacking in traditional "maker" gear (o-scopes, soldering irons, etc).

=== Treasurer's Report (Tim Slagle) ===

Here is the October 2011 financial summary: [[file:HacDC_Financials_Oct_2011.pdf]]

October was good to HacDC, we finished ahead more than $500 due to increased membership revenue, additional member donations, and a generous one-time donation from Stephen Beuttel (thanks!) We added three membership subscriptions in October: Maxwell Whitaker, Mike Chelen (who didn't yet get voted in as a member), and Nicholas Stoler. Jeremy Bruestle dropped because he moved out of the area, and we had one non-paying member.

I'd still like to add more members - 60 would be a good goal. Then our expenses would be met by member dues, people wouldn't need to keep contributing extra (unless they wanted to!), and any additional money that came in through class and event donations could go to funding some projects.

Our DC corporate status was restored once we recreated the paperwork and sent them proof of payment.

I called PayPal and got us activated with their non-profit program, so we are paying 2.2% instead of 2.9% (plus $0.30 per transaction). This will save us ~$20/mo in fees.

Our change of DC Registered Agent paperwork is filled out and can be submitted once signed by the appropriate directors.

=== Secretary's Report ===

DOA / N/A

=== Director-at-Large Reports ===

==== Toast ====

Not much to report… Went to Smithsonian and got awesome. Looking to swap out Mario cabinet in the space for a different cabinet which is being donated soon. Need help moving the cabinet.

==== Vacant (election today!) ====

== Member Reports ==

Jamie - Slacking on migrating the mailing list, will try to finish by thxgvng. FredHack (Fredricksburg, VA) has some metalworking gear (described as "big") and will let us use it. Owner of metalworking gear owns a large tract of land. He has invited us to come play with things requiring open space. Has extra hackerspace passports and is looking to unload them.

Brad - Back in the day we used to do lightning talks. Brad will spearhead them. December or New Year as a timeline. (Phil: Can we find a previous speakers list that Daniel P. kept?)

Tim S. - Went with Alberto to Fab Lab open house. Space is on North Capitol near NY Ave Metro. Have space but no/very little gear. Space is owned by Phyllis' (Executive Director's) husband. Open house runs through Thursday as a part of DC week (10:30 am - 3:00pm). Were there for hours but no one else showed up. They have a Prusa Mendel (3d printer). It's not a part of the Fab Lab cannon. Additionally, they have some chinese 3d printers.

Dan B. - The 4axis mill that Martin recovered has been set up with a laptop and were able to mill out a torus. If anyone can produce black & white photos to turn into pipefields / g-code we're ready for manufacturing. Dan suspects there is an SVG to G-Code filter. (Martin: Smithsonian is donating software for the mill, we will need to acquire dongle.) Mention the type of things you want to make on the blabber list. Engraving text, making machine front panels, creating 3d objects, all take different skill sets/coding jams. This is controlled via EMC.

== Old Business ==

== New Business ==

Election for Director-At-Large position.

Yearly Member meeting
== New Members ==

== Adjournment ==

Adjourned at: x:xx

[[Category:Meeting_Agendas]]
[[Category:Meeting_Minutes]]

Regular Member Meeting 2011 11 08

2011-11-09T01:25:02Z

Redbeard: /* Member Reports */

Regular Member Meeting 2011 11 08

2011-11-09T01:14:50Z

Redbeard: /* Toast */

Regular Member Meeting 2011 11 08

2011-11-09T01:10:48Z

Redbeard: /* Time and Location */

Regular Member Meeting 2011 11 08

2011-11-09T01:10:09Z

Redbeard: /* Secretary's Report */

Regular Member Meeting 2011 11 08

2011-11-09T01:09:48Z

Redbeard: /* Time and Location */

Regular Member Meeting 2011 11 08

2011-11-09T01:09:10Z

Redbeard:

Regular Member Meeting 2011 11 08

2011-11-09T01:07:37Z

Redbeard:

Regular Member Meeting 2011 11 08

2011-11-09T01:03:10Z

Redbeard:

Regular Member Meeting 2011 11 08

2011-11-09T00:58:19Z

Redbeard:

Regular Member Meeting 2011 05 10

2011-05-10T23:38:59Z

Redbeard:

'''Note:''' This page serves as the 2011-05-10 Member Meeting's agenda (before the meeting) and minutes (after the meeting).

== Time and Location ==
May 10, 2011

Meeting called to order at __ by __.

Members Present:

Others Present:

[[Quorum]] met?

== Approval of Previous Meeting's Minutes ==
[[Regular Member Meeting 2011 04 12]]

== Director Reports ==

=== President's Report ===

Upcoming events:
* Maker Faire
** SF
*** (Anyone going?)
** Detroit
*** (Anyone going?)
*** Scooter Race (Entries?)

Fundraising Opportunities:
* DCMAT
** ASCAP
** MetLife - Meet the artist
* Weather Station
* Contuning Edubuzzer
* "Photography Project Invites Proposals for Audience Engagement"
* Humanities and Social Sciences Data Challenge
* Ideas that Matter
* Programs Serving Children With Disabilities
* Chesapeake Bay Trust
* National Geographic
* Apps for Communities Challenge, which aims to help bring useful public data to traditionally underserved populations through Web, mobile, or text/SMS- based applications.

=== Vice President's Report ===
<pre>
Membership:

44 members payed via PayPal

Income:

Paypal 14 Friends subscriptions: $455 (Donations ranged from $0.25
to $100 /month!)
Paypal 41 members: $2050 (Many people doubled up)
Paypal unrestricted donations: $300 (Including very generous
donation from Japan and several local individuals)
Paypal echecks (inc. 3 members): $150
Cash donations deposited: $250
===========================
Total $2955

One time $900 donation earmarked for a specific project and therefore
not counted as income.
Two Make magazine subscriptions @ 34.95 (net 33.64). Is anyone
willing to take over the subscription task?

Expenses:

04/26/2011 Debit INTUIT *QB ONLINE 04-25 800-286-6800 CA 1703 BB&T
CHECK CARD RECURRING PYMT $10.55
04/18/2011 Debit SFPP STATE FARM RO 27 XXXXXXXXXXX4321 ACH DEBIT $68.58
04/14/2011 Check 1007 CHECK #1007 View $2,526.00
04/04/2011 POS 350 NICE INC. 04-02 415-8684457 CA 1703 BB&T CHECK
CARD PURCHASE $20.97
04/04/2011 POS LINODE.COM 04-02 609-593-7103 NJ 1703 BB&T CHECK
CARD PURCHASE $37.45
04/2011 paypal fees $108
==============================
Total expenses: $2771

Net income: $183.45

Our anonymous patrons deserve a huge thanks. Any thoughts on how we
can show our appreciation?
</pre>

=== Treasurer's Report ===

=== Secretary's Report ===

=== Director-at-Large Reports ===

==== Will G ====

==== Brad B ====

== Member Reports ==

== Old Business ==
Kickstarter?

== New Business ==

== New Members ==

== Space Discussion ==

== Adjournment ==

Adjourned at __

[[Category:Meeting_Agendas]]
[[Category:Meeting_Minutes]]

Great Global Hackerspace Challenge

2011-03-23T00:56:29Z

Redbeard:

= WELCOME =

Hello, and welcome to The Great Global Hackerspace Challenge, brought to you by the very excited folks over at element14!

You are one of thirty hackerspaces from across the globe who have been chosen to participate in this amazing event, which seeks to stretch your hackerspace-minded ingenuity to its very limit to create an electronics build that will make a real, and very positive difference in an educational establishment. And for you to have a whole lot of fun along the way!

Exactly what that build is, and what solution it provides is entirely down to you. The only stipulation is that your build must make use of a microcontroller and a portable power source. We encourage you to reach out to an educational institute in your area so that you can test your invention as it evolves, make sure you are answering a genuine educational need, and hopefully establish a home for your product once the challenge is over.

Within this pack, you'll find detailed information on the equipment element14 will provide you with to get your creative thoughts flowing, and your talented hands building, as well as the low down on how to share your Hackerspace's ongoing progress with the world.

We'd also ask you make sure to read our Great Global Hackerspace Challenge Pact section, on which we are asking for a virtual handshake from you. It's our way of establishing mutual ground rules and understanding before the storm of genius activity begins.

We thank you once again for being a part of this incredible challenge, wish you the very best of luck, and look forward with great anticipation to seeing your work as it develops. This is a challenge in which brilliant minds collaborate so that everybody wins. Onwards!

==CHALLENGE GUIDELINES==

Outlined below is a step-by-step guide with all the information you will need to help make your hackerspace challenge as successful as possible. There's a great deal to do in a very short space of time, and so we have created a calendar of key delivery dates which you'll find at the end of this pack to help you stay on track.

If you have any questions along the way that aren't answered here, please email hackerspace@element14.com and we'll be sure to get back to you.

==YOUR TOOL KIT==

element14 is providing you with a budget of $900 US to complete your build. You will be contacted directly to establish exactly how you would prefer to receive this money. Your microcontroller and portable power source should be procured using this money, and any additional electronic components you might need can be purchased from the element14 store. Simply go to the element14 website (www.element14.com), click on the 'store' tab and then select your items using your $900 stipend. Your components will then be sent directly to you.

We ask that you try not add to this budget, as one of the judging criteria is based on the total cost of the final build, but you are fully permitted to use any components or items that you might already have at your hackerspace within your build. We challenge you to be as creative as you like!

==DOCUMENTING YOUR BUILD==

Core to this challenge is to produce an electronics build that will ultimately help education, but you can also start to help people learn about hackerspaces and electronics building along the way by regularly sharing information on your design. This is also how the judging panel will be able to track your progress and pick the three semi-finalists, and a minimum of one weekly update is a mandatory element of the challenge.

Please feel free to share all your exciting moments as they happen, but as a guideline, content that would be useful for you to provide would be:

*Week 1
** Introduce your team (video would be a great way to do this), explain your hackerspace's philosophy, and provide a top level summary of your first week
*Week 2
** Provide a basic outline of the materials you will be using in your build and any key challenges you anticipate
*Week 3
** Provide an update on the status of your build and quick summary of obstacles encountered and how they are being addressed
*Week 4
** Is everything going to plan? Perhaps provide footage of a visit to an educational institution you're working with
*Week 5
** In your penultimate week provide a review of the challenge to date. Is the pressure on? What have you learned?
*Week 6
** This is the time to really showcase your build, why it works and what features make it stand out

==HOW TO SHARE==

You will be required to contribute to your profile page within the element14 community. This is where you can upload your videos and photos and keep everyone informed via a written blog. You will be able to personalize the page so that your hackerspace's own unique character shines through. To do this, go to element14.com, click on �Join Now� if you are not already registered, using your Hackerspace name, and we will create your page for you.

==BUILD CRITERIA==

Our esteemed panel of judges will include luminaries from the worlds of technology and science, education and hackerspacing.

Following the completion of the build period, they will be judging each one on the criteria below in order to select three semi-finalists to attend the California Maker Faire for the grand finale on May 22.

Semi-finalists will be notified personally by Mitch on May 6.

Criteria:
* How reproducible is the final project
* How easily can the parts be sourced in locations around the world
* How low cost is the final output
* How well are the plans documented
* How relevant is the project to helping education today
* How inventive and creative is the design and build of the project

==THE MAKER FAIRE GRAND FINALE==

The Great Global Hackerspace Challenge will culminate in a live demonstration of each of the three semi-finalists in front of the panel of judges at the San Mateo Maker Faire. One team member from the final three hackerspaces will be flown out to California to attend the Faire and present their build. Air fare, hotel accommodation and daily food costs will all be covered by element14 - we'll provide more detail on this if you are selected.

In the spirit of collaboration over competition, and to thank you for taking part, element14 will be sending you a set of soldering equipment, including a soldering station, for your hackerspace once you have completed the challenge.

Each of the semi-finalist hackerspaces will receive the following prizes:

* Fluke 233 DMM (worth US$300)
* Fluke 381 Clamp Meter (worth US$500)
* Tektronix PWS4205 Power Supply (worth US$865)
* Agilent HH DMM (specific model TBD)

Finally, the build chosen to have that extra sprinkling of hackerspace magic will receive a suitably rocking prize: a Tektronix MSO2024 oscilloscope (worth around US$5,600). Start clearing a space in the corner of your hackerspace now!

==THE GREAT GLOBAL HACKERSPACE CHALLENGE PACT==

You won't find any legal language here. We promise. The purpose of this section is to let you know that if, for any reason you are unable to finish your project you should let the organizers know as soon as possible. Particularly if you encounter circumstances beyond your control. We need to be able to manage expectations so we can accommodate the logistics of the event; judging, the Maker Faire event and the management of the content on the community.

This isn't a contract. You won't be signing your life away. We trust you. We simply want to have the best competition possible.

To quote the 1989 MGM classic 'Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure' we want everyone involved in this event to 'Be excellent to each other'. And that works full circle. We are investing funds into your builds and you are investing your valuable time and energy into our challenge. In the spirit of transparency and collaboration we want everyone to succeed and get as much as they can from this project however we reserve the right to withhold product and stipend if groups do not deliver on the requirements of the challenge. We will be in close communication throughout this project and, we can all work together to avoid any adverse situations.

==CHALLENGE KEY DATES CALENDAR==

* Week of 3/21 : Official Challenge Briefing / Q+A
* 3/25: Deadline to create your profile and submit your first blog update
* 4/1: Deadline for Hackerspace Challenge Blog Post 2
* 4/15: Deadline for Hackerspace Challenge Blog Post 3
* 4/30: End of build time
* 05/01- 05/05: Judging period
* 05/06: 3 semi-finalists will be announced
* Week Of 5/16: One team member from each of the three semi-finalist hackerspaces will travel to San Francisco Bay Area
* 5/21/22: Maker Faire
* 5/22: Maker Faire Great Global Hackerspace Challenge Grand Finale
* 5/23: Team members travel home

==Links==
[http://www.element-14.com/community/groups/the-great-global-hackerspace-challenge http://www.element-14.com/community/groups/the-great-global-hackerspace-challenge]

Great Global Hackerspace Challenge

2011-03-23T00:56:15Z

Redbeard:

Great Global Hackerspace Challenge

2011-03-23T00:49:45Z

Redbeard:

= WELCOME =

Hello, and welcome to The Great Global Hackerspace Challenge, brought to you by the very excited folks over at element14!

You are one of thirty hackerspaces from across the globe who have been chosen to participate in this amazing event, which seeks to stretch your hackerspace-minded ingenuity to its very limit to create an electronics build that will make a real, and very positive difference in an educational establishment. And for you to have a whole lot of fun along the way!

Exactly what that build is, and what solution it provides is entirely down to you. The only stipulation is that your build must make use of a microcontroller and a portable power source. We encourage you to reach out to an educational institute in your area so that you can test your invention as it evolves, make sure you are answering a genuine educational need, and hopefully establish a home for your product once the challenge is over.

Within this pack, you'll find detailed information on the equipment element14 will provide you with to get your creative thoughts flowing, and your talented hands building, as well as the low down on how to share your Hackerspace's ongoing progress with the world.

We'd also ask you make sure to read our Great Global Hackerspace Challenge Pact section, on which we are asking for a virtual handshake from you. It's our way of establishing mutual ground rules and understanding before the storm of genius activity begins.

We thank you once again for being a part of this incredible challenge, wish you the very best of luck, and look forward with great anticipation to seeing your work as it develops. This is a challenge in which brilliant minds collaborate so that everybody wins. Onwards!

==CHALLENGE GUIDELINES==

Outlined below is a step-by-step guide with all the information you will need to help make your hackerspace challenge as successful as possible. There's a great deal to do in a very short space of time, and so we have created a calendar of key delivery dates which you'll find at the end of this pack to help you stay on track.

If you have any questions along the way that aren't answered here, please email hackerspace@element14.com and we'll be sure to get back to you.

==YOUR TOOL KIT==

element14 is providing you with a budget of $900 US to complete your build. You will be contacted directly to establish exactly how you would prefer to receive this money. Your microcontroller and portable power source should be procured using this money, and any additional electronic components you might need can be purchased from the element14 store. Simply go to the element14 website (www.element14.com), click on the 'store' tab and then select your items using your $900 stipend. Your components will then be sent directly to you.

We ask that you try not add to this budget, as one of the judging criteria is based on the total cost of the final build, but you are fully permitted to use any components or items that you might already have at your hackerspace within your build. We challenge you to be as creative as you like!

==DOCUMENTING YOUR BUILD==

Core to this challenge is to produce an electronics build that will ultimately help education, but you can also start to help people learn about hackerspaces and electronics building along the way by regularly sharing information on your design. This is also how the judging panel will be able to track your progress and pick the three semi-finalists, and a minimum of one weekly update is a mandatory element of the challenge.

Please feel free to share all your exciting moments as they happen, but as a guideline, content that would be useful for you to provide would be:

*Week 1
** Introduce your team (video would be a great way to do this), explain your hackerspace's philosophy, and provide a top level summary of your first week
*Week 2
** Provide a basic outline of the materials you will be using in your build and any key challenges you anticipate
*Week 3
** Provide an update on the status of your build and quick summary of obstacles encountered and how they are being addressed
*Week 4
** Is everything going to plan? Perhaps provide footage of a visit to an educational institution you're working with
*Week 5
** In your penultimate week provide a review of the challenge to date. Is the pressure on? What have you learned?
*Week 6
** This is the time to really showcase your build, why it works and what features make it stand out

==HOW TO SHARE==

You will be required to contribute to your profile page within the element14 community. This is where you can upload your videos and photos and keep everyone informed via a written blog. You will be able to personalize the page so that your hackerspace's own unique character shines through. To do this, go to element14.com, click on �Join Now� if you are not already registered, using your Hackerspace name, and we will create your page for you.

==BUILD CRITERIA==

Our esteemed panel of judges will include luminaries from the worlds of technology and science, education and hackerspacing.

Following the completion of the build period, they will be judging each one on the criteria below in order to select three semi-finalists to attend the California Maker Faire for the grand finale on May 22.

Semi-finalists will be notified personally by Mitch on May 6.

Criteria:
* How reproducible is the final project
* How easily can the parts be sourced in locations around the world
* How low cost is the final output
* How well are the plans documented
* How relevant is the project to helping education today
* How inventive and creative is the design and build of the project

==THE MAKER FAIRE GRAND FINALE==

The Great Global Hackerspace Challenge will culminate in a live demonstration of each of the three semi-finalists in front of the panel of judges at the San Mateo Maker Faire. One team member from the final three hackerspaces will be flown out to California to attend the Faire and present their build. Air fare, hotel accommodation and daily food costs will all be covered by element14 - we'll provide more detail on this if you are selected.

In the spirit of collaboration over competition, and to thank you for taking part, element14 will be sending you a set of soldering equipment, including a soldering station, for your hackerspace once you have completed the challenge.

Each of the semi-finalist hackerspaces will receive the following prizes:

* Fluke 233 DMM (worth US$300)
* Fluke 381 Clamp Meter (worth US$500)
* Tektronix PWS4205 Power Supply (worth US$865)
* Agilent HH DMM (specific model TBD)

Finally, the build chosen to have that extra sprinkling of hackerspace magic will receive a suitably rocking prize: a Tektronix MSO2024 oscilloscope (worth around US$5,600). Start clearing a space in the corner of your hackerspace now!

==THE GREAT GLOBAL HACKERSPACE CHALLENGE PACT==

You won't find any legal language here. We promise. The purpose of this section is to let you know that if, for any reason you are unable to finish your project you should let the organizers know as soon as possible. Particularly if you encounter circumstances beyond your control. We need to be able to manage expectations so we can accommodate the logistics of the event; judging, the Maker Faire event and the management of the content on the community.

This isn't a contract. You won't be signing your life away. We trust you. We simply want to have the best competition possible.

To quote the 1989 MGM classic 'Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure' we want everyone involved in this event to 'Be excellent to each other'. And that works full circle. We are investing funds into your builds and you are investing your valuable time and energy into our challenge. In the spirit of transparency and collaboration we want everyone to succeed and get as much as they can from this project however we reserve the right to withhold product and stipend if groups do not deliver on the requirements of the challenge. We will be in close communication throughout this project and, we can all work together to avoid any adverse situations.

==CHALLENGE KEY DATES CALENDAR==

* Week of 3/21 : Official Challenge Briefing / Q+A
* 3/25: Deadline to create your profile and submit your first blog update
* 4/1: Deadline for Hackerspace Challenge Blog Post 2
* 4/15: Deadline for Hackerspace Challenge Blog Post 3
* 4/30: End of build time
* 05/01- 05/05: Judging period
* 05/06: 3 semi-finalists will be announced
* Week Of 5/16: One team member from each of the three semi-finalist hackerspaces will travel to San Francisco Bay Area
* 5/21/22: Maker Faire
* 5/22: Maker Faire Great Global Hackerspace Challenge Grand Finale
* 5/23: Team members travel home

==Links==
[[http://www.element-14.com/community/groups/the-great-global-hackerspace-challenge]]

Talk:Great Global Hackerspace Challenge

2011-03-22T01:45:57Z

Redbeard: Created page with "=Emails!= ==First Email - From Mark @ Agent Silverfox --~~~~== Hi there, I'm emailing you on behalf of Mitch Altman and the Great Global Hackerspace Challenge that you're parti..."

=Emails!=

==First Email - From Mark @ Agent Silverfox --[[User:Redbeard|Redbeard]] 01:45, 22 March 2011 (UTC)==
Hi there,

I'm emailing you on behalf of Mitch Altman and the Great Global Hackerspace Challenge that you're participating in. My name is Mark and I work for Silverfox. We're based in San Francisco, California. We're running this competition for our client element14.

(If this email has been received at a general mailbox for your Hackerspace and you're not familiar with this program please reply and I can let you know who at your space you can direct this to.)

Our team includes Claire, Sally and Ryan and we'll be available through out this project to help with scheduling, finances, travel and publishing. We want to get a group phone or Skype call set up to introduce ourselves and answer any questions you may have. Since we would like to have you set up on the element14.com community by Friday March 25th we'd like to get a call planned as soon as possible to provide as much assistance as we can.

Would you be free tomorrow Tuesday March 22nd or Wednesday March 23rd for 30-60 minutes? Here is a link to a free scheduling service where you can let us know which times are good for you.

http://www.doodle.com/z6m5sutkd6e3yex7

Click on as many of the suggested slots that you could attend and we'll pick a time that hopefully works for everyone.

If you're not available for voice calls we want to be flexible. Let us know how you'd like to communicate - Basecamp, email, IM. It's all good with us. We will also be communicating with you directly for private discussions.

We're looking forward to meeting you all!

Great Global Hackerspace Challenge

2011-03-22T00:16:15Z

Redbeard: Created page with "= WELCOME = Hello, and welcome to The Great Global Hackerspace Challenge, brought to you by the very excited folks over at element14! You are one of thirty hackerspaces from..."

Welcome to the HacDC Wiki

2011-03-22T00:06:35Z

Redbeard: added link fro great global hackerspace challenge

{{TOCright}}<span style="font-size:large; line-height:1.5em; color:#222">Welcome to HacDC. We are a hacker space located in Washington, DC. HacDC members improve the world by creatively rethinking technology. We break, build, and occasionally abuse technology in the pursuit of greater knowledge about how it works and repurposing it to build new things. Our shop is located in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_Heights%2C_Washington%2C_D.C. Columbia Heights] neighborhood of DC.</span>

If you're new here, you should start by looking at our public web site at [http://www.hacdc.org/ hacdc.org]. Our Wiki is mostly for internal organization, but you're welcome to look through to get a sense of what we work on (and consider joining yourself!). We invite you to subscribe to our [http://www.hacdc.org/mailman/listinfo/announce announcement] (weekly e-mail) and [http://www.hacdc.org/mailman/listinfo/blabber blabber] (high traffic) mailing lists.<hr>

<div style="float:left; width:48%;">
=== Cool Stuff Going On Right Now ===

* [[Byzantium]]
* [[AVR Microcontroller Class 2011]]
* [[Great Global Hackerspace Challenge]]
* [[Linux Class]]
* [[TECS | The Elements of Computing Systems: Building a Modern Computer from First Principles]]
* [[3D Printing]]
* [[Bike Maintenance Class]]
* [[HacDC Spaceblimp]]

=== Top Links ===
Themes and threads that span across the other categories in the Wiki. This is also where we keep things that don't easily fit in other categories:

* '''[[New Space]]'''
* [[TECS | The Elements of Computing Systems]]
* [[GettingHere]]
* [[:Category:Meeting Minutes | Meeting Minutes]] . Next: [[Regular Member Meeting 2011 04 12]]
* [[:Category:Meeting Agendas | Meeting Agendas]]
* [[:Category:Classes | Classes]]
* [[:Category:Hacker Travel | Hacker Travel]]

=== [[:Category:Projects]] ===
Where our projects collaborate and document their research and progress. They are generally classified as:
* [[:Category:Ongoing Projects | Ongoing Projects]]
* [[:Category:Proposed Projects | Proposed Projects]]
* [[:Category:Abandoned Projects | Abandoned Projects]]

=== [[:Category:In the Space | Records]] ===
Entries relating to the space including layout and events and classes we hold
* [[:SpaceSearch | Space Search: the search for a new space]]
* [[:Category:Space Configuration | Configuration]]
* [[:Category:Event Planning | Event Planning]]
* [[:Category:Classes | Classes]]
* [[Wishlist]]
* [[:Category:What_I_Stole | What I Stole]]
* [[Human_Resources | Workspace Access]]
* [[Central_Services | HacDC Leadership]]
* [[Inventory | Inventory]]
* [[Procurement | Procurement]]
* [[Suppliers | Suppliers]]

</div>

<div style="float:right; width:48%;"> 
== Events ==
<googlecalendar>?showTitle=0&showPrint=0&showCalendars=0&mode=AGENDA&height=250&wkst=1&bgcolor=%23FFFFFF&src=c0jnbtagjrjs0h1o00jqvauduflv24ca%40import.calendar.google.com&color=%2328754E&ctz=America%2FNew_York" style=" border-width:0 " width="500" height="250" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></googlecalendar>

A [http://hacdc.org/ics iCal feed] is also available, for enjoying our events from your favorite calendaring software.

=== [[:Category:Community]] ===
Pages on people in our community :
* [[:Category:Members | Member User Pages]]
* [[:Category:Friends | Friends of HacDC]]
* [[:Category:Heroes | Heroes and people who inspire us]]

=== [[:Category:Policy]] ===
Our Policy Manual is divided into the following subcategories:
* [[Articles_of_Incorporation|Articles of Incorporation]]
* [[Bylaws]]
* [[MIBS_Simplified_Rules_of_Coordinated_Consensus_through_Chaos | Meeting Rules]]
* [[Privacy_Policy | Privacy Policy]]
* [[Resource_Use_Policy | Resource Use Policy]]
* [[Resource_Disposal | Resource Disposal Policy]]
* [[:Category:Communications Policy | Communications Policy]]
* [[Licensing_Policy | Licensing Policy]]

</div>

Linux Class

2011-03-11T23:19:34Z

Redbeard:

Stuff for the HacDC Linux Curriculum. Contains information to make you a Linux Guru.

Initially, this will be filled with a lot of acronym soup. To make this easier, please feel free to link in pages from Wikipedia to help readers with terms they're not familiar with. In the end, the goal of this class/workshop/curriculum is to help students not only learn new things, but learn what they don't know as well.

Also see (and contribute to) [[Linux Lab]]

== Class ¼: Introduction and Setup (The Hardware)==
=== Types of systems ===

* Desktops
* Servers
** Servers (not services)

== Class ½: Introduction and Setup (Installation - Physical Media)==

== Class ¾: Introduction and Setup (Installation - Kickstart)==

Kickstart is a component of "Anaconda", the Red Hat installation system. Kickstart allows you to provide all of the answers to the questions prompted during the installation of a system. The result is that the installation can be completely automated. When combined with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preboot_Execution_Environment PXE] (the Preboot Execution Environment) the result is (almost) completely painless installation of new machines.

The setup of a network based PXE/Kickstart environment can be challenging for the inexperienced. A netboot enabled PXE environment will often include a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivial_File_Transfer_Protocol TFTP] server, a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_Host_Configuration_Protocol DHCP] server, and some method of serving the files to the client. In our case, we use [http://httpd.apache.org Apache], a piece of software designed to serve web pages to clients using the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertext_Transfer_Protocol HTTP] protocol. Though we're not using it for web pages per se, it still gets transferred to the clients in the same fashion.

== Class 1: SSH & Getting In ==

== Class 2: My Little VM ==

== Class 3: Service Time: DNS ==

[[Category:Linux]]
[[Category:Classes]]

Linux Class

2011-03-11T23:17:44Z

Redbeard: /* Class ¾: Introduction and Setup (Installation - Kickstart) */

Stuff for the HacDC Linux Curriculum. Contains information to make you a Linux Guru

Also see (and contribute to) [[Linux Lab]]

== Class ¼: Introduction and Setup (The Hardware)==
=== Types of systems ===

* Desktops
* Servers
** Servers (not services)

== Class ½: Introduction and Setup (Installation - Physical Media)==

== Class ¾: Introduction and Setup (Installation - Kickstart)==

Kickstart is a component of "Anaconda", the Red Hat installation system. Kickstart allows you to provide all of the answers to the questions prompted during the installation of a system. The result is that the installation can be completely automated. When combined with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preboot_Execution_Environment PXE] (the Preboot Execution Environment) the result is (almost) completely painless installation of new machines.

The setup of a network based PXE/Kickstart environment can be challenging for the inexperienced. A netboot enabled PXE environment will often include a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivial_File_Transfer_Protocol TFTP] server, a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_Host_Configuration_Protocol DHCP] server, and some method of serving the files to the client. In our case, we use [http://httpd.apache.org Apache], a piece of software designed to serve web pages to clients using the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertext_Transfer_Protocol HTTP] protocol. Though we're not using it for web pages per se, it still gets transferred to the clients in the same fashion.

== Class 1: SSH & Getting In ==

== Class 2: My Little VM ==

== Class 3: Service Time: DNS ==

[[Category:Linux]]
[[Category:Classes]]

Linux Class

2011-03-11T23:12:53Z

Redbeard:

Linux Class

2011-03-11T23:07:18Z

Redbeard: Created page with "Stuff for the HacDC Linux Curriculum. Contains information to make you a Linux Guru Also see (and contribute to) Linux Lab == Class ¼: Introduction and Setup (The Hardwa..."

Stuff for the HacDC Linux Curriculum. Contains information to make you a Linux Guru

Also see (and contribute to) [[Linux Lab]]

== Class ¼: Introduction and Setup (The Hardware)==

== Class ½: Introduction and Setup (Installation - Physical Media)==

== Class ¾: Introduction and Setup (Installation - Kickstart)==

== Class 1: SSH & Getting In ==

== Class 2: My Little VM ==

== Class 3: Service Time: DNS ==

[[Category:Linux]]
[[Category:Classes]]

Welcome to the HacDC Wiki

2011-03-11T23:03:29Z

Redbeard:

{{TOCright}}<span style="font-size:large; line-height:1.5em; color:#222">Welcome to HacDC. We are a hacker space located in Washington, DC. HacDC members improve the world by creatively rethinking technology. We break, build, and occasionally abuse technology in the pursuit of greater knowledge about how it works and repurposing it to build new things. Our shop is located in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_Heights%2C_Washington%2C_D.C. Columbia Heights] neighborhood of DC.</span>

If you're new here, you should start by looking at our public web site at [http://www.hacdc.org/ hacdc.org]. Our Wiki is mostly for internal organization, but you're welcome to look through to get a sense of what we work on (and consider joining yourself!). We invite you to subscribe to our [http://www.hacdc.org/mailman/listinfo/announce announcement] (weekly e-mail) and [http://www.hacdc.org/mailman/listinfo/blabber blabber] (high traffic) mailing lists.<hr>

<div style="float:left; width:48%;">
=== Cool Stuff Going On Right Now ===

* [[Byzantium]]
* [[AVR Microcontroller Class 2011]]
* [[Linux Class]]
* [[TECS | The Elements of Computing Systems: Building a Modern Computer from First Principles]]
* [[3D Printing]]
* [[Bike Maintenance Class]]

=== Top Links ===
Themes and threads that span across the other categories in the Wiki. This is also where we keep things that don't easily fit in other categories:

* '''[[New Space]]'''
* [[TECS | The Elements of Computing Systems]]
* [[GettingHere]]
* [[:Category:Meeting Minutes | Meeting Minutes]] . Next: [[Regular Member Meeting 2011 04 12]]
* [[:Category:Meeting Agendas | Meeting Agendas]]
* [[:Category:Classes | Classes]]
* [[:Category:Hacker Travel | Hacker Travel]]

=== [[:Category:Projects]] ===
Where our projects collaborate and document their research and progress. They are generally classified as:
* [[:Category:Ongoing Projects | Ongoing Projects]]
* [[:Category:Proposed Projects | Proposed Projects]]
* [[:Category:Abandoned Projects | Abandoned Projects]]

=== [[:Category:In the Space | Records]] ===
Entries relating to the space including layout and events and classes we hold
* [[:SpaceSearch | Space Search: the search for a new space]]
* [[:Category:Space Configuration | Configuration]]
* [[:Category:Event Planning | Event Planning]]
* [[:Category:Classes | Classes]]
* [[Wishlist]]
* [[:Category:What_I_Stole | What I Stole]]
* [[Human_Resources | Workspace Access]]
* [[Central_Services | HacDC Leadership]]
* [[Inventory | Inventory]]
* [[Procurement | Procurement]]
* [[Suppliers | Suppliers]]

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== HacDC's [[Live Status]] ==
We're working on providing [[Live Status]] information here; please bear with us.

See [http://twitter.com/hacdcdoorman the hacdoorman twitter feed].
Or get your status straight from the source: [http://hacdc.org/sites/default/files/last_occsensor.txt last_occsensor.txt].

== Events ==
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A [http://hacdc.org/ics iCal feed] is also available, for enjoying our events from your favorite calendaring software.

=== [[:Category:Community]] ===
Pages on people in our community :
* [[:Category:Members | Member User Pages]]
* [[:Category:Friends | Friends of HacDC]]
* [[:Category:Heroes | Heroes and people who inspire us]]

=== [[:Category:Policy]] ===
Our Policy Manual is divided into the following subcategories:
* [[Articles_of_Incorporation|Articles of Incorporation]]
* [[Bylaws]]
* [[MIBS_Simplified_Rules_of_Coordinated_Consensus_through_Chaos | Meeting Rules]]
* [[Privacy_Policy | Privacy Policy]]
* [[Resource_Use_Policy | Resource Use Policy]]
* [[Resource_Disposal | Resource Disposal Policy]]
* [[:Category:Communications Policy | Communications Policy]]
* [[Licensing_Policy | Licensing Policy]]

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AVR Class

2011-03-03T23:11:52Z

Redbeard: Redirected page to AVR Microcontroller Class

#REDIRECT [[AVR_Microcontroller_Class]]

Linux Lab

2011-03-03T04:44:30Z

Redbeard:

For the purpose of education amongst it's members, HacDC maintains a lab of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Machines. These are used for the purposes of learning linux administration, pentesting, and network security.

Linux Lab

2011-03-03T04:43:34Z

Redbeard: Created page with "Welcome to teh linux"

Welcome to teh linux

Annual Meeting 2011

2011-02-24T01:07:53Z

Redbeard: /* New Business */

'''Note:''' This page serves as the 2011 Annual Meeting's agenda (before the meeting) and minutes (after the meeting).

= Purpose =

From the HacDC Bylaws, Article III, Section 2:
:At the annual meeting, the voting members shall elect the Board of Directors, review and vote on the standing rules and policies of the corporation, receive reports on the activities of the corporation, approve the budget and determine the direction of corporation in the coming year.

= Time and Location =

Meeting called to order at ___ by ___

Members Present:

Others:

[[Quorum]] established?

= Officer Reports =

== President's Report ==

== Vice President's Report ==

== Treasurer's Report ==

ASSETS

Current Assets

Bank Accounts

BBT Checking 2,726.07

Total Bank Accounts $2,726.07

Other Current Assets

Paypal 3,733.28

Undeposited Funds 0.00

Total Other Current Assets $3,733.28

Total Current Assets $6,459.35

Other Assets

Rent Security Deposits 850.00

Total Other Assets $850.00

TOTAL ASSETS $7,309.35

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

Liabilities

Total Liabilities

Equity

Opening Balance Equity (April 2010, Beginning of Quickbooks) 9,023.84

Retained Earnings -1,304.64

Net Income -409.85

Total Equity $7,309.35

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY $7,309.35

BUDGET:

2526.00 RENT

$68.58 ST. FARM INSURANCE

$37.45 LINODE

$10.55 QUICKBOOKS

$2642.58

-~2000

=642.58 STRUCTURAL DEFICIT

== Secretary's Report ==

== At-Large Directors' Reports ==

= Member Reports =

= New Business =

* Remote meetings/telemeetings via GoToMeeting via TechSoup. $95/year for up to 1000 attendees. Voting allowed, but not secret ballot (if you want it secret, show up). Would also allow for remote attendees of classes.

== Board of Directors Elections ==

=== President ===

=== Vice-President ===

=== Treasurer ===

=== Secretary ===

=== At-Large Directors ===

=== Induction of New Members ===

= Finances =

= Adjournment =

Meeting adjourned at ___

[[Category:Meeting_Agendas]]
[[Category:Meeting_Minutes]]

Annual Meeting 2011

2011-02-24T01:00:11Z

Redbeard: added remote meetings

'''Note:''' This page serves as the 2011 Annual Meeting's agenda (before the meeting) and minutes (after the meeting).

= Purpose =

From the HacDC Bylaws, Article III, Section 2:
:At the annual meeting, the voting members shall elect the Board of Directors, review and vote on the standing rules and policies of the corporation, receive reports on the activities of the corporation, approve the budget and determine the direction of corporation in the coming year.

= Time and Location =

Meeting called to order at ___ by ___

Members Present:

Others:

[[Quorum]] established?

= Officer Reports =

== President's Report ==

== Vice President's Report ==

== Treasurer's Report ==

ASSETS

Current Assets

Bank Accounts

BBT Checking 2,726.07

Total Bank Accounts $2,726.07

Other Current Assets

Paypal 3,733.28

Undeposited Funds 0.00

Total Other Current Assets $3,733.28

Total Current Assets $6,459.35

Other Assets

Rent Security Deposits 850.00

Total Other Assets $850.00

TOTAL ASSETS $7,309.35

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

Liabilities

Total Liabilities

Equity

Opening Balance Equity (April 2010, Beginning of Quickbooks) 9,023.84

Retained Earnings -1,304.64

Net Income -409.85

Total Equity $7,309.35

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY $7,309.35

BUDGET:

2526.00 RENT

$68.58 ST. FARM INSURANCE

$37.45 LINODE

$10.55 QUICKBOOKS

$2642.58

-~2000

=642.58 STRUCTURAL DEFICIT

== Secretary's Report ==

== At-Large Directors' Reports ==

= Member Reports =

= New Business =

Remote meetings/telemeetings via GoToMeeting via TechSoup. $95/year for up to 1000 attendees. Voting allowed, but not secret ballot (if you want it secret, show up). Would also allow for remote attendees of classes.

== Board of Directors Elections ==

=== President ===

=== Vice-President ===

=== Treasurer ===

=== Secretary ===

=== At-Large Directors ===

=== Induction of New Members ===

= Finances =

= Adjournment =

Meeting adjourned at ___

[[Category:Meeting_Agendas]]
[[Category:Meeting_Minutes]]

Regular Member Meeting 2010 11 09

2010-11-09T14:22:33Z

Redbeard: /* New Members */

'''Note:''' This page serves as the 2010-11-09 Member Meeting's agenda (before the meeting) and minutes (after the meeting).

== Time and Location ==
November 9, 2010
Meeting called to order at ___ by ___.

Members Present:

Others Present:

[[Quorum]] met?

== Approval of Previous Meeting's Minutes ==

[[Regular Member Meeting 2010 10 12]]

== Director Reports ==

=== President's Report ===

=== Treasurer's Report ===

=== Vice President's Report ===

=== Secretary's Report ===

=== Director-at-Large Reports ===

==== William ====

==== Katie ====

Come to [http://hacdc.org/content/t2-return-tea-night T2: Return of Tea Night] on Sunday at 7 p.m.

Go [[HacDC Spaceblimp 3]]! (Launch planned for Saturday the 13th.)

== Member Reports ==

== Old Business ==

== New Business ==

=== New Members ===

Sunsh1ne (Beckie) - Formerly of Twin Cities maker now in the DC area. Has been paying dues, but unfortunately could not make it to the meeting tonight. Talk to Alberto, timball, or (possibly) Elliot for more information.

== Adjournment ==

Adjourned at ___.

[[Category:Meeting_Agendas]]
[[Category:Meeting_Minutes]]

Regular Member Meeting 2010 11 09

2010-11-09T14:20:40Z

Redbeard: /* New Members */

'''Note:''' This page serves as the 2010-11-09 Member Meeting's agenda (before the meeting) and minutes (after the meeting).

== Time and Location ==
November 9, 2010
Meeting called to order at ___ by ___.

Members Present:

Others Present:

[[Quorum]] met?

== Approval of Previous Meeting's Minutes ==

[[Regular Member Meeting 2010 10 12]]

== Director Reports ==

=== President's Report ===

=== Treasurer's Report ===

=== Vice President's Report ===

=== Secretary's Report ===

=== Director-at-Large Reports ===

==== William ====

==== Katie ====

Come to [http://hacdc.org/content/t2-return-tea-night T2: Return of Tea Night] on Sunday at 7 p.m.

Go [[HacDC Spaceblimp 3]]! (Launch planned for Saturday the 13th.)

== Member Reports ==

== Old Business ==

== New Business ==

=== New Members ===

Sunsh1ne - Formerly of Twin Cities maker now in the DC area. Has been paying dues, but unfortunately could not make it to the meeting tonight. Talk to Alberto, timball, or (possibly) Elliot for more information.

== Adjournment ==

Adjourned at ___.

[[Category:Meeting_Agendas]]
[[Category:Meeting_Minutes]]

Reflow Oven

2010-09-01T22:50:58Z

Redbeard: Initial revision

= Plans =
Arc and Redbeard are planning on producing a tutorial for an AVR based reflow oven. The goal of the project is to be an updated version of the sparkfun reflow oven with a better graphical display and improved user input system.

= Goals =
* Use AVR
* Provide visualization of temperature graph
* Produce board kit
* Be cost equivalent (or cheaper) than sparkfun
* Be programmable via keypad or serial port
* Provide real time output via serial
* All through hole (otherwise you're in chicken vs egg mode)

= Parts List =
* SPST Relay (at least 30 amps)
* AVR (At least ATMega168, possibly ATMega328
* Thermocouple
* LCD Display
* Keypad
* Fuse Holder?
* Thermocouple Amplifier

= Upgrades =
* Line inside of oven with Reflect-a-gold - [http://www.designengineering.com/category/catalog/design-engineering-inc/heat-sound-barrier/reflect-gold Manufacturer's Link] (Will improve cooling ramp down times)

= Links =
* [http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=81 Reflow Kit @ Sparkfun (the project to beat!)]
* [http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=710 LCD Screen @ Sparkfun]
* [http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=101 SPST 30A Relay @ Sparkfun]

File:Ssh lock.jpg

2010-08-04T17:47:31Z

Redbeard: Photo by SuperKuh (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sooperkuh/4241490395)

Photo by SuperKuh (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sooperkuh/4241490395)

File:Raffle.pdf

2010-06-01T18:43:52Z

Redbeard: Notes of raffles with DC Government.

Notes of raffles with DC Government.

User:Redbeard

2010-05-28T18:35:30Z

Redbeard: Created page with 'thumb =redbeard (is one sick dude)= ==about== I live in DC. I break things and sometimes even get around to fixing them. When I'm not wasting…'

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=redbeard (is one sick dude)=
==about==
I live in DC. I break things and sometimes even get around to fixing them. When I'm not wasting time with school I make it by the space pretty regular.

track me down on irc as "thebeardisred"

==current projects==
* audio manipulation
::building stomp boxes
::realtime audio bit-crushing
* making art (badly)
* figuring out what new tools to play with
* not being a developer

File:Redbeard.jpg

2010-05-28T18:27:13Z

Redbeard: No really. This is how i live.

No really. This is how i live.

File:Hedy lamar v3.png

2010-05-27T02:32:35Z

Redbeard: Proposed mural of Hedy Lamarr

Proposed mural of Hedy Lamarr

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2010-01-22T19:10:04Z

Redbeard:

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2010-01-22T19:08:19Z

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