[Mike]

Got to thinking about it some more, and I started to realize that maybe having each member work on a personal project isn't the answer. What if each member pitched an idea, then the group decided which one we should work on. We'd build it and then either donate to a person who needed it, or if it was good enough, pitch the prototype to a company. The main problem I see with this whole idea though, is the use of machinery. Having mentors there solves this problem, but asking a mentor to be there during 6 weeks is a lot, never mind year round...