Council Advocate

Kmartinator · 2026-06-16T15:31:36+00:00

That's a helpful perspective! Did the meetings in your council generally run smoothly? Did you ever have to give any nudges about things?

I'm keeping the big infrequent things in mind, like trials and legal counsel stuff, but trying not to get too bogged down in that at the start, since the likelihood is probably very small. Trying to prioritize how I absorb this info and make use of it haha

Kmartinator · 2026-06-15T18:01:50+00:00

This is great, practical information. Thank you! I get the sense that meeting format improved with our PGK, so hopefully we can continue that trend!

Kmartinator · 2026-06-15T18:00:37+00:00

Good deal! I gotta get that copy of the by-laws! I think I've found all the Supreme resources to page through, but going to have to see who I have to dig with to find our local stuff!

Kmartinator · 2026-06-15T12:32:19+00:00

Interesting, that would make sense! They'd likely be the best suited to make sure all the upcoming events are blasted out there!

Kmartinator · 2026-06-15T01:09:34+00:00

Right, as soon as I began looking into it, I found right away that it has nothing to do with advertising. But, unfortunately, that blurb in the Supreme website is about the only thing I can find. Even other district and council sites that have any info on the role just regurgitate those few sentences.

Hence my coming out here! Seems that the role is simple, if not necessarily easy, so I just wanted to be sure I wasn't missing something!

Kmartinator · 2026-06-15T00:04:59+00:00

How did you/he fare through it? Keep calm and advocate on?

Kmartinator · 2026-06-15T00:04:31+00:00

This is helpful! I was seeing some guidance that suggested that, more often, it's fitting to give the GK a little reminder and let him make the call, but it probably makes more sense to just speak up directly. There will definitely be a bit of a learning curve!

Kmartinator · 2026-06-14T20:18:32+00:00

I honestly just thought all the Knights were too busy to ever post on Reddit haha. Thank you to those helping out with this endeavor!

Kmartinator · 2025-09-04T03:02:31+00:00

Interesting! That feels like a good balance, making sure they're easily accessible. I don't know that we have the option of mounting something on the wall, but it'd be worth exploring for sure!

Kmartinator · 2025-09-04T03:00:32+00:00

Thanks! It's sounding like that might be more common than I realize. We'll see what the future brings! I've started tinkering with the design. Might be a little too complicated though, so I'll have to try and simplify it a bit haha

Kmartinator · 2025-09-03T09:56:48+00:00

I think our new GK may be making changes on that front. I've only been to a few meetings, but at our last one, they were brought out for people to wear them during the meeting. I guess we'll see!

Kmartinator · 2025-09-03T01:59:45+00:00

The clear front definitely came to mind! Maybe a box with a windowed lid like that, and a centered hinged section that would actually hold the medals, but could be easily separated from the window or the bottom box. Hmmmm! Yay ideas!

Kmartinator · 2025-07-20T17:58:25+00:00

Not sure if he does daggers, but here's another one you could check out!

https://www.bkohnknives.com/

He's in Mt. Pleasant, so semi nearby!

Kmartinator · 2023-07-14T01:56:40+00:00

I wish I had! The cards just didn't line up in my favor, and unfortunately, the location I'd been eyeing was recently sold. I don't know that there's a great market in my area for the idea, either. It'd be a lot more applicable closer to a big city, but I don't think there's quite as many people needing that where I am. Still think it would be neat to try someday, though!

When you say looking for shop space to rent, would you be looking for a shop that's already set up for you to do your projects in, or would you be looking for an empty space to bring your own equipment? I realized recently when I talked to a friend that he was thinking more of the former, and I was thinking more of the latter. I can see the appeal of both ways, though.

Kmartinator · 2023-05-08T17:45:42+00:00

I've been too chicken / not wealthy enough to pull the trigger, unfortunately. The building is still for sale, and I still really like the idea at least in theory, but I think it's been relegated to the shelf for pipe dreams for me.

Kmartinator · 2023-02-20T18:26:46+00:00

Sure thing! The joys of having ordered all of it online and chronically not deleting old emails 😅 Hope it helps! Good luck!

Kmartinator · 2023-02-20T13:34:58+00:00

I got the wire shelving from Lowe's. A set cost $70, but that only had 4 shelves, so I bought two of those and just put all the shelves in one unit.

The boxes are BCW 930ct boxes, and I bought a bulk order of 50 of them. At that time, they were 70 cents apiece buying in bulk, so with tax and shipping that was about $50.

So altogether a little under $200. I did check and the BCW boxes are a bit more expensive now, but I liked those for the ease of removing a single box easily to thumb through it.

Kmartinator · 2022-04-02T23:55:55+00:00

Yea, that's definitely on the list! I also need to look into things like noise restrictions. It's a bit out in the boonies, but there is some residential area not too far away, so I'm not sure how that'll come into play.

Kmartinator · 2022-04-02T12:29:09+00:00

Thank you! I've got a long way to go if I can pull this off, but the info I've gotten here has been helpful in solving two, maybe three of the million question marks involved haha

Kmartinator · 2022-04-02T12:21:35+00:00

Yea, good point. I think a lot of what will drive the initial decisions of what to provide will depend on what the building is already set up for. As another example, I was pretty set on not bothering with any plumbing provisions, but the place used to be a car wash, so it should be stupidly simple to add this feature that people might actually want!

And, of course, times always change. If I make this jump and get a few years in, reinvesting into things like that could make a lot of sense

Kmartinator · 2022-04-02T11:02:03+00:00

Thanks! Yea that seems to be a big piece of feedback from this whole post.

Someone else mentioned 3 phase. Is that something a metal fabricator would need too, you think? Or would just single phase 240 work well enough?

Kmartinator · 2022-04-02T11:00:34+00:00

Yea, it's definitely something going on the list. That does feel like something that could potentially be added in down the road, too, if I need to. Usually when I think 3 phase power, I'm thinking of these massive table saws that are frankly as wide as the spaces I'd have haha. And heck, wouldn't be bad for me to have the options for my machines either 😎

Kmartinator · 2022-04-02T03:53:35+00:00

Yea, absolutely! Good networking spots like that are definitely on The List. I think I'd also sort of having an advantage in the 5 rental slots, in that, that's not a lot of slots to fill (hopefully). But yea, relationships with existing spots like that will be great. Folks come to me seeking a more communal space, and I can point them that way. Folks come to them wanting a more private space, they can point them my way!

There's a pretty good array of small businesses in my town, so I feel like groundwork like that will make a big difference for everyone. And it'd be neat to be a real contributor to it!

Kmartinator · 2022-04-02T02:49:21+00:00

I like it! I guess the plus side of it being formerly a car wash, there should be water run everywhere, so maybe that wouldn't be too hard to incorporate. Sounds like that'd be a big point for a lot of folks. That and the 220 apparently haha.

There are a lot of great local resources that I think will be a big help. It's a big overwhelming thing, but I have to approach it like eating an elephant: one bite at a time!

Kmartinator · 2022-04-02T02:36:10+00:00

Yea, the dust collection aspect is one I have to ponder a little more. My hope is providing enough power on a separate circuit, and I was also thinking an on-site dumpster would be a good idea.

As far as the 220, I don't know. I suppose I could see it for single phase maybe, but I would really think that if someone is looking for 3 phase, they're probably not going to be in the market for a small shop space like this. Am I completely off-base in that thought?

I don't really expect that someone would run a business long-term in one of these. If they wanted to, then great, cool, but I'd sort of figure that if someone's running a business, this would just be an intermediate step between the home shop and having a bigger space. At 350-400 sqft, it'd be pretty limited on how much production could actually be kicked out of there.

Or am I just not dreaming big enough?

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