04/16/2026

April 2026 Members’ meeting RCL NFP

Attendance: Jeep Johnson Chris Nelson Mike OVerholt Bill Keltner Heather Houze Kevin Ethridge Erin Taylor Alan Hennis Lynette Fernandes (guest) Charlie Ballowe Andrew Craig Willow Keltner Don Kalmes Brady Imel David Dunn

Financial Report: For March: 124 members, highest recorded. We are over by 1.8k this month.

Old Business: Removing CNC from Wishlist, Removing 4 head 3D printer from Wishlist. PLEASE provide feedback on Wishlist items so we know how to prioritize purchases. Please turn off acetylene torch when not in use. Thank you for replenishing resources. IGNITE: Coming up in Aug - set up on Friday evening, will be there all day Saturday. Consumables - propane is a consumable. PLEASE leave $$ to refill or get another tank. Boy Scout Rule= leave it cleaner than you found it. Metal shop recently in particular. Pitch bottles at this point - no one is taking recycling. UV Printer: MAKE SURE you pay attention in ink estimates, it gets expensive quick. We have both PayPal and a Jar. Please use datalog sheet for your job. You MUST take the class and be certified to use the UV printer. A formal class will also be made available soon. To print on glass, you will need a Glass adherent promoter.

New Business: 4 Head printer: it will save you time for multiple colors. PLEASE do not use for single colors, it will slow down/mess up. If you need help, please see Charlie or Jeep. Benefit: almost no poopPrinters have been rearranged, please take note. If you are having filament issues, you can dry it. The #1 issue is not taking filament off machines, it causes breakages and drying. Please use a bag with desiccant. If you start a print, please plan to be here for 30 minutes minimum to make sure it sticks to the board. New table: we are $200 short for the new table. Officers’ have voted to put it to the membership base to crowdfund the rest. It will be a Thursday night build project. Will need flattened afterwards. We are purchasing wood Saturday - please come help if you can - we will need help unloading and sorting. 10am Saturday meet at the space. UV Laser with Z axis: big item on Wishlist and would add interesting capability to the space. We have 5.1k remaining of 10k tool budget. We are $1400 short. X-Tool is NOT Lightburn compatible. Intern membership: 3 months $120, auto cancelling at the term date. We will be creating an intern-specific door code that gets changed 2x per year. Classes: Please give us ideas for what classes you’d like to see and take. Please post, we’d really like to up our class output. Would like to open classes to the public. Possibility for a member-only sewing class, as well as an outside only class. Pinewood Derby Build Night: June or July. Our vehicles are showing their age so they need to be replaced. PLEASE clean up after yourself and replace consumables like ink or filament.