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====Do I have to have an email address? | ====Do I have to have an email address? | ||
Short answer: Yes.\\ | Short answer: Yes.\\ | ||
- | Longer answer: An email address is needed for correspondence and invoices. | + | Longer answer: An email address is needed for correspondence and invoices. |
====How can I pay my dues?==== | ====How can I pay my dues?==== | ||
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We recommend first contacting the tool's owner. | We recommend first contacting the tool's owner. | ||
- | ==== I love you guys! | + | ==== How do I donate tools/ |
- | Milwaukee Makerspace is a non-stock corporation operating in the State of Wisconsin. | + | Milwaukee Makerspace is a 501(c )(3) non-profit educational charity. |
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====I want to bring some friends/ | ====I want to bring some friends/ | ||
- | Great! | + | Great! |
====Can my friend help me with my project, even if they' | ====Can my friend help me with my project, even if they' | ||
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====Do you have any events for kids?==== | ====Do you have any events for kids?==== | ||
We occasionally host or participate in events that are open to children. | We occasionally host or participate in events that are open to children. | ||
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====What if I want to bring in tools for my own use only?==== | ====What if I want to bring in tools for my own use only?==== | ||
- | That's fine too, but we'll ask that you mark your property with your name or initials and keep those tools separate from the rest of the group' | + | That's fine too, but we'll ask that you mark your property with your name or initials and keep those tools separate from the rest of the Makerspace/ |
====I have this tool I want to bring in! Who do I talk to?==== | ====I have this tool I want to bring in! Who do I talk to?==== | ||
- | First, speak with the Area Champion of the shop where the tool will be stored. For small items, their approval is sufficient. The Board of Directors will review any large equipment being proposed, if the Area Champion is in agreement. (i.e. anything that you need help to lift should be discussed before you bring it in) and decide if it's useful to the group. | + | First, speak with the Area Champion of the shop where the proposed |
====What is an "Area Champion"? | ====What is an "Area Champion"? | ||
- | The space has many different areas, welding, forging, an electronics lab, a laser cutter lab, etc. For each area we try to have someone who takes responsibility for taking care of the area and training people on how to use the area. We call these people Area Champions. Interested in learning how to use a 3D printer? Talk to one of the 3D Printing Area Champions. But remember, like everyone else, they volunteer their time, so be kind and respect their contribution and efforts. | + | The space has many different areas, welding, forging, an electronics lab, a laser cutter lab, etc. For each area we try to have someone who takes responsibility for taking care of the area and training people on how to use the area. We call these people Area Champions. Interested in learning how to use a 3D printer? Talk to one of the 3D Printing Area Champions. But remember, like everyone else, they volunteer their time, so be kind and respect their contribution, process |
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* We all want to avoid damaging equipment and ourselves. | * We all want to avoid damaging equipment and ourselves. | ||
* We're all here to learn, and if we can learn to be safer by watching out for each other, that's a good thing. | * We're all here to learn, and if we can learn to be safer by watching out for each other, that's a good thing. | ||
- | * If someone dismisses your concerns, please confer with another member or members in the space at the time. Also consider contacting the Board of Directors [[mailto:info@milwaukeemakerspace.org|info@milwaukeemakerspace.org]]. | + | * If someone dismisses your concerns, please confer with another member or members in the space at the time. Also consider contacting the Board of Directors [[mailto:bod@milwaukeemakerspace.org|bod@milwaukeemakerspace.org]]. |
* What sorts of things could be unsafe? | * What sorts of things could be unsafe? | ||
* Failure to wear proper safety gear (personal protective equipment: goggles, gloves, earplugs, etc.) | * Failure to wear proper safety gear (personal protective equipment: goggles, gloves, earplugs, etc.) |