April Membership Meeting Report

It was a busy Monday evening!

We started with a bit of practice cooking in preparation for our upcoming pancake breakfast events, where we tried a few new ideas. As you can see, it didn’t take long for our first tasters to show up. 

We tried some new sausage, new style of potatoes, added some grilled veggies to the mix and we made it easier to eat by turning it (for the willing participants) into a pancake sandwich. We even asked our judges if they wanted cheese with that!

Following our food event, we gathered upstairs for our actual April meeting. Following a brief update on the chapter status and upcoming projects presented by our chapter president, Dan Gutierrez, he handed over the controls to our guest speaker for the night.

Octavian picked up from where he left in October, showing us how to turn our design dreams into reality! We had a proper show and tell, with an actual 3D printer turning the demonstration design into reality as the presentation was going on. While this was happening, we learned about the process and knowledge required to create a part from a 3D model, discussed the pros and cons of different 3D printing materials and what are some of the practical applications of 3D printing for the experimental (and sometimes certified) aviation environment. While the conversation was going on, many 3D printed parts made their way around the meeting room, each teaching the audience about another key aspect of 3D printing.
We wrapped up just in time to see the demo part finish printing – talk about a plan well executed! Plenty of questions and contributions from the public made the presentation even more interesting.

Thank you all for joining us. See you at our next meeting, scheduled for Monday, May 4th.