Members' Nights

N.B. These events have not happened for a long time.

At the May 2018 AGM we agreed to hold some members' afternoons/nights where we would focus on the lab instead of personal projects.

• sessions will be on a regular published schedule so that everyone knows when they happen
• visitors allowed by invitation, to get involved and to get to know us
• personal guests allowed if they help out
• no personal projects, everyone is expected to be working to improve the lab

Optionally, at the start of the session we may have a meeting to make decisions that couldn't be reached on the mailing list:

• topics must be published in advance and discussed on the mailing list first
• members who can't attend the meeting may ask for their opinions to be passed along by proxy

Alternating between Thu 19:00 and Sat 15:00, three hours in length. Start slow with a session every two weeks, increase to weekly if we can sustain it.

• Major infrastructure projects
  • NFC-enabled Tool Lockers
  • Layout changes in G1 (main room)
  • New central workbench in G8 (workshop)

• Main Room
  • Regular task: Tidy all the surfaces
  • Regular task: Remove out of date food from the fridge
  • Regular task: Re-stock the shop
  • Semi-regular task: Organise the electronics storage
  • Semi-regular task: Organise “Tapes and Glues” drawer
  • Install CAT5 cables:
    • 4x CAT5e between G1 (above door) and G11 (rack)
    • 2x CAT5e from G1 (above door) to G1 Window patch points
  • Organise kitchen shelves:
    • reduce coffee/hot-chocolate to one 9L box
  • Radio Corner:
    • Tidy-up and reduce the footprint of the radio corner
    • Install decent RF earth? (pipework?)
    • Finish putting the Icom radio back together
    • Make a microphone cable for the Icom
    • Make a SignaLink cable for the Icom

• Workshop
  • Regular task: Tidy all the surfaces
  • Regular task: Empty the vacuum cleaners and dust extractor
  • Regular task: Train new users on power tools
  • Sort the junk pile underneath the CNC router
  • Organise the boxes of power tools (small and closed boxes instead of a single pile)
  • Make a rack for large timber stock
  • Safety training docs for table saw
  • Safety training docs for mitre saw
  • Safety training docs for Bantam lathe

• Laser Room
  • Regular task: Sort scrap materials
  • Regular task: Empty bins

• Store Room
  • Sort PC & computer stock
  • Sort AV equipment

• Collaborate on policy documentation
• SatNOGS antenna rotator
• Install a new antenna mounting frame on the roof

• Cleaning Party! (proposed themed session)
  • This is an idea proposed by alfie
  • The lab is a mess. Let's have a cleaning party to tidy it up.
  • Lab is closed to general use - any members who attend during the cleaning party must participate or go home
  • BIG tidy up
    • Every item on every surface should be picked up and put somewhere sensible
      • The sensible place for clutter is in the bin - ruthlessness is key.
    • Sort
    • Bribe some members with cars to take some clutter/e-waste to the dump (bribes to be decided)
  • Deep clean
    • hoover every flat surface
    • mop all the floors
    • bleach & scrub work surfaces
    • clean tables / food prep area
  • Lab buys pizza afterwards for everyone who contributed? maybe? there needs to be an incentive otherwise people just won't get involved

Look for more ideas at To-Do (How can I help?).