How to Help
There are lots of ways to help, here are a few: jump in on one of our current projects to improve the space for everyone, teach a class, help out with "behind the scenes" administration, donate money or supplies.
Contribute To This Wiki
Current Projects
Routine Laser Cutter maintenance (contact Bryan Lee, #laser_engraver slack channel)
- Ongoing procedure development
Clear out donation / storage area (contact Peter Harshberger or #donations channel in slack),
- Set up date tagging system & display area for items members are free to take
- Dispose of unusable items and excess "hackable bits"
- Organize items to be kept
Other Ways to Help
- Join #volunteer slack channel.
- Pitch in on routine upkeep tasks: clean up after yourself, clear off tables, throw away trash, refill TP / paper towels, put tools away, clean bathrooms, restock fridge beverages, sweep floors, take garbage out to dumpster, ...
- Volunteer at an upcoming event, especially Kids' Open Make days (contact Tracey Birch, #kids slack channel)
- Teach a class
- Help fundraise. Ever wrote a grant application before?
- Update this wiki with information useful to our members - see the Style Guides for example pages - copy & paste from the edit box to save yourself some typing! (join #wiki on Slack)
Donations needed
Cash is nice but we're happy to get donations of materials,
The hackerspace can always use the following:
- Air conditioning filters (prefer MERV 9 or higher)
- 12.30x1 (4931)
- 20x24x1 (4933)
- 20x20x1 (4935)
- 3d printer filament, see 3D Printing
- Paper towels
- Toilet paper
- Garbage bags (55-65 gallon general use, 95 gallon for planer/drum sander)
- Batteries (9-volt, AA, AAA, and coin cell / 2032)
For Kids' Open Make projects:
- Cigar boxes and any interesting, sturdy project-sized boxes
- White glue
- Wooden craft ("popsicle") sticks
- Arts & Crafts kits (if pieces are missing, PLEASE let us know!)
- Polymer clay
- Yarn and embroidery floss
- Felt and fabric remnants
- Card stock, drawing/watercolor paper, scrapbooking paper
- Rubber bands, paper clips, binder clips, paper fasteners
- Electronic components: LEDs, resistors, switches & buttons, wire
- Paint smocks / shirts (or other cover-ups, for messy projects)
- Hot glue guns and sticks