Metalshop meeting minutes – 8/5/2023
Attendees:
• Ben Jackson
• Eris Ryan
• Phil Juric
Machine Roundup
Blue Lathe:
- All good
Green lathe:
- Maintenance – schedule for oil leaks.
Mill: - Phil to let Ben know what grease to get.
- Need to buy a grease gun.
- Large vice fixed.
Horizontal Bandsaw:
- Good operation.
- Need to instruct people on how to change to the correct speed.
HILDI:
- Change oil lines
- Replaced coolant fluid
- New tool setter.
- New rubbers. - Buy
Yag:
- Working reasonable well.
- Has a new nozzle made by Solaar
- Looking to cast new ones.
- Need to buy 2 linear rails. For the shield.
Plasma:
- Great!
- Can do with some or standoff rings. Eris to source these.
TIG:
- Ground wire is now covered in red tape.
- The non-foot pedal cable (with a adjustment on the head) is being repaired.
Mig:
- Will need a new role of wire soon. Eris to source new wire.
- Not fully functional.
Cold Saw:
- It lives.
- Fully repaired.
Magnabend:
- Glued up new jig and wound some test turns and test fit.
- Nicks in the wire are being repaired.
- Need to get the electrical controller together.
Welding Gas Monitoring System:
- No update.
Sand Blaster:
- No issues.
- Will need to get new screen protectors soon.
Vertical Bandsaw:
- No issues.
Linishers:
- Working OK, but needs more 40 grit belts (eris).
Proposals
- Sell old TIG and Transmig.
a. Prefer to sell these and eventually replace the MIG with a new one that has the same capacity. - New proposal to get/build a work area for the TIG – Phil.
General business
Would like to invite Ryan (Solaar) and Adam into the team.
Need to get more feedback from members on what they want to use/do. Opportunities to do this in casual chats and in inductions.
Discussed ways to get more social engagement.
Shopping List:
- Ben: Grease for the mill
- Ben: Grease gun
- Ben: Rubber for way protection for HILDI
- Eris: Linear Rails for YAG
- Eris: Standoff Rings for Plasma
- Eris: Mig wire
- Ben: Sand Blaster Screen Protectors
- Eris: 40 Grit sanding belts for the Linshers