This weeks meeting will be at the Makerspace (NYPENN Trade Center) at 7:30PM.

This weeks meeting will be at the Makerspace (NYPENN Trade Center) at 7:30PM.
As always the more the merrier, if you haven’t been to a meeting yet, why not drop by and check it out, and check out the space.

Meeting notes:

For incorporation lawyer has to review the incorporation paperwork before we submit

We are still looking for a treasurer.

Access control system overview, requires chip and PIN, showed cards and discussed how system will work.

The floor in the woodshop is still wet and we are waiting for it to dry. Kevin said he may have desiccant that we can use to help it dry.

We have DVR system that was donate to us by Rick. We are waiting for conduit to run the wires
for the DVR and the access control system

Database has been built for members and inventory, front end is in the works still.

Indiegogo video has been recorded and need to be finished. We need to be incorporated so we have a bank account to put the money into, we are looking $3000.

Being incorporated and getting insurance are our main barriers to accepting members.

Mike suggested getting a Broome County official to do the ribbon cutting, Eric is going to look into that

Drew actively pursuing getting us a WAN link.

Life Alert, system x10 check Walmart for system.

Reviewed how the access control system unlocks and locks the doors and how the RS458 interface can send identity info so we can use more than two PIN pads with it for securing additional doors.

Ben mentioned getting listed on center for community engagement website

We are going to list stuff we need in the indeo go go video so people can give us items instead of giving us money.

We want to have an open house event for Pi Day (03-14). Eric, Erik, and Drew had discusses fitting a electrically operated frosting gun on the CNC machine and having it write the digits of PI on a pie while being controlled by a Raspberry Pi

Other suggestions included:
Erik: hav a Raspberry Pi calculating the digits of Pi on a large screen.
Ben: There is a way to calculate the digits of Pi by throwing objects into a circular area, the idea being that we could throw or launch objects into a taped out circle on the gym floor from the bleachers
Eric: We could have”pay to throw pies at the President of TCMS (Drew)”

Questions:
Can we advertise and accept members now?
No because of insurance and incorporation. We also can accept donations and give tax credit retroactively once we file with the IRS.

Who should we be looking to in order ot get donations and funding?
BU
Intertech
Red Barn
BOCES
BCC
Lockheed Martin
BAE
United Way
JH Robotics
Sanmena
Radio Shack
Raymond
Sparkfun
Staples
Sawstop
Inventables
Instrucatbles
Chamber
Odyessy of the Mind
Tri county library
Photoncis
RPA
Binghamton pipe and plastic
Home Central

Why are we educational and not scientific for incorporation?
If was are classified as scientific we have to report to the IRS what projects we are working on what our research will help do, and justify why we aren’t pursuing other research projects.

Meetings closed

01-18-2013 Meeting Notice. This weeks meeting with be held at the makerspace location at NYPENN.

Here is a quick video walk-through of the space. For those of you that were at the last First Friday event, you may remember this video.

This weeks meeting 01-11-13 will be at the TC Makerspace. Located in the NYPENN Trade Center on 1st Street in Johnson City. Parking is in the area indicated by the red arrow in the picture. The meeting will start at 7:30 PM.

Well it’s finally happened, for anyone who hasn’t heard we have a space. First months rent, security deposit and we are in. There is a lot of work to do, but we are making progress. If anyone is interested in checking out the space please contact us and we’d be more than happy to set up a time.

TCMS will be at River Read books located at 5 Court Street in downtown Binghamton. Stop by and check us out! We will be doing some 3D printing, operating a CNC machine using a marker, and have some electronics projects!

Over the weekend the charter members will be at the space we have acquired in the back of the NYPENN trade center. Parking lot located on 1st st in Johnson City. If you would like to see the space please stop by from 3-5PM.