Operations

• Electronic Window Display
• Gremlins
• Events (Tabling, Fix-It, etc.)
• First Aid Supplies
• Teaching Classes

Electronic Window Display

The Makerspace has a window display unit which can display images in Portrait format. If you teach a class or have some other PSA image you would like it to display, please add it to this page.

Due to size restrictions, you may need to upload the full-res file to the Slack, or elsewhere on the internet and post a link here.

Current Needs: investigate and correct the Overscan issue. Marisa assisting.

• Problem description: the displayed image is too large for the TV screen, and the outer borders get cut off.
• RCA settings menu: press settings on remote, then quickly press 1147 to display full settings
• Need to research raspberry pi documentation and adjust /boot/config.txt (or equivalent) to troubleshoot overscan.

Things we've discovered:

• Besides the selected playlist, the player group will also display items on the playlist named "default".

Current Assets:

Open Source Logo

Albert Einstein Quote

Carl Sagan Quote

Gremlins

See also: the #gremlins channel in Slack

Currently Known Gremlins:

• Vacuum cleaners need maintenance, especially the "cyclone style" sawdust vacuum
• Laser extraction fan sometimes does not work -- faulty switch or dial? Avoid turning fan speed all the way down. Avoid touching dial in general.
• Creality Printers -- ??

 

Fixed Gremlins:

• Dual-nozzle Raise3D printer not working correctly - one nozzle jamming. Mostly fixed, thanks to Justin!
• One Creality Printer was fixed by ??? -- still needs a cutter (?) to work correctly.

Events (Tabling, Fix-It, etc.)

This page is a stub -- you can help by expanding it.

Event SOP:

• What items are needed
  • Table
  • Banner
  • etc.,
  • Need to make packing sheet
• How are they packed?
  • Plastic totes

What do we do at events?

• Fix-It Volunteering
  • Volunteers bring their own tools, or check out from tool library
  • Coordinator needed / triage. (Sending people to available volunteers with matching skills)
• Outreach / Tabling
  • Demonstrate Makerspace and Tool Library features
    • Indoors: 3D printing demonstration
    • Example tool library tools
  • Hand out free stickers and other promotions
  • Answer questions
  • Take down information to follow up with potential collaborators

Unpacking from events

First Aid Supplies

* Inventory

Teaching Classes

This page is a stub. You can help by expanding it.

• Currently looking for volunteers to sit on a committee for choosing what classes get taught
• For now, If you are interested in teaching classes, you can send a resume and description of the classes you want to teach to Evan.
• Be advised that you may need to be patient for the Makerspace to evaluate and plan class offerings, and there is no guaranty .