Welcome to the Woodshop! Please read the Woodshop Rules before using the woodshop or the tools within.
While in the Kwartzlab Woodshop, there are a number of general safety rules which must be followed for all tools:
- No horseplay
- Do not use any tools while impaired by alcohol, drugs (prescription or otherwise) or illness
- Tie back long hair
- No loose clothing, especially loose sleeves
- Do not use a tool which has been tagged as out of order
- If you break a tool or find it broken but untagged, please tag it out of order and let the team know via the slack channel.
Our tools do get a lot of use, so they will break down from time to time. There’s no need to hesitate posting that something broke while you were using it for whatever reason. We’d much rather know right away so we can start making plans to fix it rather than sit broken for a few days only for someone to come in expecting it to work.
- Do not use a tool which requires training you have not yet completed and been authorized to use
- Always ask for help using tools which you are not comfortable with. If you had training and you still have questions/need help, just ask! If you were trained long ago, you can voluntarily be retrained if you think it would beneficial (additionally, trainers may require periodic retraining). If the tool doesn’t require training and you still need help, please do just ask!
- Close-toed shoes required at all times
- Use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) appropriately (and where applicable, as listed as mandatory during training for specific machines). Basic safety glasses and Ear Protection (ear muffs) are provided by the lab for general use in the woodshop, as well as full face shield for use on the lathe. If you prefer a different style or require specially PPE you will need to provide it yourself.
- The following tools in the woodshop require training:
Keeping the Woodshop clean and organized helps all members enjoy the space.
- Clean up after yourself by returning all tools to their designated location/home when you are finished
- Clean off machines you used, table surfaces around the tools used, and the floor around the tools you used. Work benches must be cleared off completely before leaving.
- All machines/tools should be returned to their default reset position with all safety guards in place.
- Member projects and materials are not to be stored in the woodshop at any time - they should be stored in your locker or the storage areas, labeled and following the storage area rules.
- Do not remove tools from this room - woodshop tools should stay in the woodshop. If you absolutely must, please remember to return it promptly and leave a note with your name in the place it is normally kept. Many tools from the woodshop are labeled with red and white striped tape to help remind everyone where the tool came from.
- We do not provide project materials. There is some scrap wood available to use in the woodshop and some nails and screws etc, however this is on a take-a-penny, leave-a-penny sort of a system; if you have useful leftovers from your project, consider leaving them behind for the next person, or if you just need a few of something feel free to use what you find in the woodshop scrap lumber area or fastener areas. Guidelines for leaving scrap lumber are posted in the scrap lumber area in the woodshop
- Do not block the marked walkway on the floor at any time
- Metal work is not permitted in the woodshop without prior approval. Metal filings must be completely cleaned up with a vacuum.
Try to leave the Kwartzlab Woodshop a little better than you found it.
¶ Maintenance
- What maintenance needs to be done every day (aside from picking up after yourself when you're done, that should be obvious but feel free to restate it here if people need a reminder)
- What maintenance needs to be done every week?
- What maintenance needs to be done every month?
- Is there any other maintenance that maybe only needs to happen periodically?
¶ Maintenance Manuals/Guides
- Are there any maintenance manuals or guides that exist. If so link to them here. They can be internal (stored on your teams google drive) or external (linked to the online manual)
The Woodshop has bins of materials that are free to use. Materials reserved for Woodshop build-out are marked as such, and should not be taken.
The woodshop does provide some consumables for use. A reminder if you are working on a large project and use more than an average member would use, please consider purchasing your own, or replacing what you used.
- Sand paper (a variety including for orbital sanders, belt sanders, handheld sanding, and more)
- There are a few nails and screws etc, (in a bin over by the wall facing the layup area) however this is on a take-a-penny, leave-a-penny sort of a system; if you have leftovers fasteners from your project, consider leaving them behind for the next person, or if you just need a few of something feel free to use what you find in the woodshop fastener areas.
- There is green tape, pencils, etc. in the top of the red tool chest
- For more information on consumables and their use visit: consumables policy page
- Anything else we missed that does fit about put here