Steering Committee Meeting 2025-08-04

Steering Committee Meeting 2025-08-04

Monday, August 4, 2025 from 7:01pm to 7:54pm

Table of Contents
  1.  Present
  2.  Agenda
  3.  Minutes

Present

Don C, John N, Adrian B, Kato R, Harvey B, Steve W, Mark M, Nancy M, Patrick C, Bob F, Jeremy B, Bob D, Jessyca S

Agenda

  1. Bob F: Wood Shop floor update
  2. Kato R: 4x4 CNC Router maintenance
  3. Patrick C: The sand blasting cabinet and the air compressor downstairs
  4. Geoff B: More outlets in Wood Shop
  5. Harvey B: Regarding prorating, pausing or delaying membership for Xerocraft should take place during tonight’s steering committee meeting or just among leadership in the organization.
  6. Nancy M: Member responsibilities regarding answering the door bell 
  7. Don C: Red laser cutter update

Minutes

  • Jeremy will meet with Jessyca about volunteer tasks and scheduling them.
  1. Bob F: Wood Shop floor update
  2. David K is painting the plywood and storing it in the south bay basement. 
  3. Bob F wants to see more notice on the website.
  4. Jeremy created a calendar app for volunteers to announce their availability.
  5. We may spill into other shops as we go. Bob intends to tread lightly into other areas.
  6. Crafts has events scheduled during this time. 
  7. Jeremy will talk to David K about announcing the calendar to the volunteers.
  8. Kato R: 4x4 CNC Router maintenance:
  9. Repairing motor
  10. Leveling the bed which is off by 1/8 inch over 3 feet of travel (I think I have a simple solution for this.). The offset caused damage to his equipment. 
  11. Kato is interested in volunteering in CNC Dept. 
  12. Patrick C: The sand blasting cabinet, the air compressor downstairs, expanding the Welding/Blacksmith area
  13. It sounds like the 40gal Werther basement air compressor has the CFM to support the blasting cabinet, and the Plasma tables. Moving it out to the welding shop would allow us to save some money out there, and replace it downstairs with something smaller to allow the limited use required inside. The other option might be to move the blasting cabinet into the basement to use that compressor, and we could buy a new smaller unit for outside for the Plasma tables.
  14. The 40gal Werther is down for repair. It will cost about $1000 to repair it. 
  15. Jeremy will discuss it with Patrick offline.