|
|
| Line 1: |
Line 1: |
| − | == Basic Info ==
| + | |
| | {{Template:Mainpage}} | | {{Template:Mainpage}} |
| | + | |
| | + | '''[[What_is_Pumping_Station:_One | Pumping Station: One]]''' is Chicago's Oldest Maker/Hackerspace (est. 2009). It is located in Avodale at 3519 N. Elston Ave, Chicago, IL 60618-5617. It is a volunteer-run, community-based organization that is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year for members and [https://wiki.pumpingstationone.org/Guest_Building_Access guests] to make and hack. There are a variety of resources and tools maintained by the community toward these ends. |
| | + | |
| | + | <b>Facilities & Equipment</b><br> |
| | + | The organization has evolved throughout it's history, first starting in a [https://archive.is/20120707085325/http://columbiachronicle.com/hacking-chicago coffee shop] and now occupying a ## square foot workshop with 2 floors that have have a variety of tools and equipment for machining, metalworking, woodworking, 3D printing, laser cutting, sewing, paper crafts, electronics to name a few. While having the equipment and facilities of a tool shop, Pumping Station: One is a community organization. This distinguishes it from a tool shop in a few key ways: Pumping Station: One does not sell it's services or the services of it's members. Members are welcome to use the space for their own entrepreneurial endeavors, but PS1 does not provide the infrastructure for this. Pumping Station: One does not rent tools for similar reasons. And as everything is run by members in their free time, processes tend to occur slowly with some inconsistency, though the organization is continually improving in this regard. |
| | + | |
| | + | <b>Community Philosophy</b><br> |
| | + | We have 2 primary rules: Be excellent to each other, and JFDI, which stands for "Just Fucking Do It." Being a member-run space, we are all responsible for what PS1 ultimately is as an organization. The general rule of thumb is, a member can do anything they want to the space without asking provided it can be undone within 4 hours if it turns of there an issue with that action. For example, there is plenty of art drawn on the walls and doors around PS1 that no one needed to ask permission to do. For larger decisions or decisions that involve spending money, we vote as an organization to decide on what to do. As of January 2019, every member has the right to vote. There is a member-elected Board of Directors that also assists with the oversight of Pumping Station: One as a legally recognized non-profit organization. In many ways, PS1 is an experiment in controlled chaos and so the best way to understand it is to learn about how each member interacts with PS1 differently. |
| | + | |
| | + | {| style="width:100%; margin-bottom:2px;" cellpadding="5" |
| | + | !width="49%"| |
| | + | !width="49%"| |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |valign="top"| |
| | | | |
| | === Joining PS1 === | | === Joining PS1 === |
| Line 42: |
Line 56: |
| | | | |
| | == About Pumping Station: One == | | == About Pumping Station: One == |
| − |
| |
| − | '''[[What_is_Pumping_Station:_One | Pumping Station: One]]''' is Chicago's Oldest Maker/Hackerspace (est. 2009). It is located in Avodale at 3519 N. Elston Ave, Chicago, IL 60618-5617. It is a volunteer-run, community-based organization that is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year for members and [https://wiki.pumpingstationone.org/Guest_Building_Access guests] to make and hack. There are a variety of resources and tools maintained by the community toward these ends.
| |
| − |
| |
| − | ===Facilities & Equipment===
| |
| − | The organization has evolved throughout it's history, first starting in a [https://archive.is/20120707085325/http://columbiachronicle.com/hacking-chicago coffee shop] and now occupying a ## square foot workshop with 2 floors that have have a variety of tools and equipment for machining, metalworking, woodworking, 3D printing, laser cutting, sewing, paper crafts, electronics to name a few. While having the equipment and facilities of a tool shop, Pumping Station: One is a community organization. This distinguishes it from a tool shop in a few key ways: Pumping Station: One does not sell it's services or the services of it's members. Members are welcome to use the space for their own entrepreneurial endeavors, but PS1 does not provide the infrastructure for this. Pumping Station: One does not rent tools for similar reasons. And as everything is run by members in their free time, processes tend to occur slowly with some inconsistency, though the organization is continually improving in this regard.
| |
| − |
| |
| − | ===Community Philosophy===
| |
| − | We have 2 primary rules: Be excellent to each other, and JFDI, which stands for "Just Fucking Do It." Being a member-run space, we are all responsible for what PS1 ultimately is as an organization. The general rule of thumb is, a member can do anything they want to the space without asking provided it can be undone within 4 hours if it turns of there an issue with that action. For example, there is plenty of art drawn on the walls and doors around PS1 that no one needed to ask permission to do. For larger decisions or decisions that involve spending money, we vote as an organization to decide on what to do. As of January 2019, every member has the right to vote. There is a member-elected Board of Directors that also assists with the oversight of Pumping Station: One as a legally recognized non-profit organization. In many ways, PS1 is an experiment in controlled chaos and so the best way to understand it is to learn about how each member interacts with PS1 differently.
| |
| − |
| |
| − | {| style="width:100%; margin-bottom:2px;" cellpadding="5"
| |
| − | !width="49%"|
| |
| − | !width="49%"|
| |
| − | |-
| |
| − | |valign="top"|
| |
| − |
| |
| − |
| |
| − | == Member Information ==
| |
| − |
| |
| − | ====New Members Start Here!====
| |
| − |
| |
| − | * [[New Member Orientation]]
| |
| − | * [https://membership.pumpingstationone.org New Member Site]
| |
| − | ** New Membership website (if you have registered on the new site, you can manage your profile, payment and membership level here)
| |
| − | * [https://members.pumpingstationone.org Old Member Site]
| |
| − | ** Legacy Member website (activate your [[username]] for use on PS1 computers, and [[wiki]] editing. A new system will replace this one sometime in 2019. See [[username]] or [[login]] for more information.)]
| |
| − | * [[Member Manual]]
| |
| − | * [[Guest Building Access]]
| |
| − | * [[Administration|How do things get done around here?]]
| |
| − | * [[How Do I Get Authorized?|How do I get authorized?]]
| |
| − |
| |
| − | ====Want to help?====
| |
| − | * [[How can I help]]
| |
| − |
| |
| − | ====Need help?====
| |
| − | * [[Do you need help]]
| |
| − |
| |
| − | ====What are we working on?====
| |
| − | * [[:Category:Projects|Member Projects]]
| |
| − | * [[:Category:Tutorials|Member Tutorials]]
| |
| − |
| |
| − | == Community ==
| |
| − |
| |
| − | Who are the members of PS:One? How do they communicate? What do they know about this whole social interwebs thing?
| |
| − |
| |
| − | ====[[Administration]]====
| |
| − |
| |
| − | * [[The Board|Board of Directors]] - The points of contact for day-to-day corporate operations, but not for most tools, equipment and space utilization.
| |
| − | * [[:Category:Hosted Areas|Area Hosts]] - The main points of contact for the (currently 9) different areas of the space.
| |
| − | * [[Volunteer Positions|Volunteer Authorizers]] - contact info for the Volunteer Positions established by the Board.
| |
| − | * [https://members.pumpingstationone.org/ The Membership] - Here PS1 members can see the complete PS1 membership list.
| |
| − |
| |
| − | ==== Communication ====
| |
| − |
| |
| − | * [[:Category:Meetings| Member Meetings]]
| |
| − | * [[Contact Points#Email Lists|Email Lists]]
| |
| − | * [[Contact Points#Social Networks|Social Networking]]
| |
| − | * [[Contact Points#Links|Other PS:One sites and online spaces]]
| |
| − | * [[Systems#Request Tracker|Request Tracker]] - A support tracker that we use to track membership issues.
| |
| − | * [[Votes|Member Votes]] - How we do/buy/decide big things
| |
| − | * [[:Category:Policy|Policies]]
| |
| − | * Canvas LMS -> http://canvas.pumpingstationone.org/accounts/1/users
| |
| − |
| |
| − | == [[Events]] ==
| |
| − |
| |
| − | * [http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=hhlp4gcgvdmifq5lcbk7e27om4%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/Chicago PS:One Google Calendar]
| |
| − | * [http://www.meetup.com/Pumping-Station-One/ PS:One Meetup Group]
| |
| − | * [[:Category:Classes|Classes]]
| |
| − | * [[New events|How do I create an event?]]
| |
| − |
| |
| − | ==== Area Calendars ====
| |
| − | * [http://www.google.com/calendar/[email protected]&ctz=America/Chicago PS:One Electronics Lab Reservation Calendar] | |
| − | * [http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=tomjudge.com_cl3vcokea3rl5gfflp5d9putlo%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/Chicago PS:One Hot Metals Calendar]
| |
| − |
| |
| − | |valign="top"|
| |
| − |
| |
| − | == Things We Have ==
| |
| − |
| |
| − | How to do things, where to get things, what's in the area, and other general reference stuff you feel like sharing.
| |
| − |
| |
| − | ==== Hardware ====
| |
| − |
| |
| − | * [[Facilities]]: A list of what has been made available, and what should soon be made available to members.
| |
| − | * [[:Category:Equipment|Tools and Equipment]] : All PS:One equipment, tools, authorization, safety, and repair information goes here.
| |
| − | * [[Sources]]: Where to get stuff: from Depots to dumpsters.
| |
| − | * [[:Category:Facilities|Building Facilities]]: How our building works.
| |
| − |
| |
| − | ==== Other ====
| |
| − |
| |
| − | * [[Resources]]
| |
| − | * [[Administration#Important Documents|Important Documents and Files]]
| |
| − | * [[IT Infrastructure]]
| |
| − | * [[Supplies]] and other things purchased for day-to-day space needs
| |
| − | * [[Member Storage Registry]] tracks locker/shelf use
| |
| − |
| |
| − | == What We Do ==
| |
| − | PS:One is a [[Do-ocracy]]. Here is some of what we do:
| |
| − |
| |
| − | ==== Current Projects ====
| |
| − | * Fixing and mapping the building's [[Electrical]] systems...
| |
| − | * [[Gathering Materials]]
| |
| − | * [[:Category:Wishlist|Wishlists]]
| |
| − |
| |
| − | ==== Interest Groups ====
| |
| − | * [[NERP]] (Not Exclusively Raspberry Pi): Embedded Systems (biweekly)
| |
| − | * [[Beer Church]] (and Brewing Station: One): Beer appreciation and home brewing
| |
| − | * [[CNC Build Club]]: A monthly meeting for building CNC machines
| |
| − | * [[TOOOL Chicago]]: A monthly meetup about locks and lockpicking
| |
| − | * [[Python Office Hours]]: A biweekly meetup about python programming
| |
| − | * [[Systems Group]]
| |
| − | * [[Knitting Machines]]: A page for participants in the Knitting Machine Workshops
| |
| − | * [[Applied Sciences]]: A page for persons interested in applications of science
| |
| − | * [[Electronics Office Hours]]: For all your basic (and not-so-basic) electronics questions
| |
| − | * [[SIGBOT]]: A monthly meetup for building and talking about robots.
| |
| − | * [[Pumping Station:Yum]]: Cooking and Hacking food
| |
| − | * [[ELMER Monthly]]: Ham Radio Office Hours for licensed Ops and those working toward their licenses. All are welcome.
| |
| − | * [[Wiki Maintenance]]: Maintaining the wiki and teach people how to help.
| |
| − |
| |
| − | ==== Space Automation ====
| |
| − |
| |
| − | [[IRC]] integration:
| |
| − |
| |
| − | * [[Spacemon]] - what rooms are busy, and are the lights on?
| |
| − | * [[Peoplemon]] - who is at the space?
| |
| − | * [[Schedmon]] - who will be at the space?
| |
| − | * [[Chillmon]] - what's the temperature in the shop?
| |
| − |
| |
| − | Network services:
| |
| − | * [[Printers]]
| |
Pumping Station: One is Chicago's Oldest Maker/Hackerspace (est. 2009). It is located in Avodale at 3519 N. Elston Ave, Chicago, IL 60618-5617. It is a volunteer-run, community-based organization that is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year for members and guests to make and hack. There are a variety of resources and tools maintained by the community toward these ends.
Facilities & Equipment
The organization has evolved throughout it's history, first starting in a coffee shop and now occupying a ## square foot workshop with 2 floors that have have a variety of tools and equipment for machining, metalworking, woodworking, 3D printing, laser cutting, sewing, paper crafts, electronics to name a few. While having the equipment and facilities of a tool shop, Pumping Station: One is a community organization. This distinguishes it from a tool shop in a few key ways: Pumping Station: One does not sell it's services or the services of it's members. Members are welcome to use the space for their own entrepreneurial endeavors, but PS1 does not provide the infrastructure for this. Pumping Station: One does not rent tools for similar reasons. And as everything is run by members in their free time, processes tend to occur slowly with some inconsistency, though the organization is continually improving in this regard.
Community Philosophy
We have 2 primary rules: Be excellent to each other, and JFDI, which stands for "Just Fucking Do It." Being a member-run space, we are all responsible for what PS1 ultimately is as an organization. The general rule of thumb is, a member can do anything they want to the space without asking provided it can be undone within 4 hours if it turns of there an issue with that action. For example, there is plenty of art drawn on the walls and doors around PS1 that no one needed to ask permission to do. For larger decisions or decisions that involve spending money, we vote as an organization to decide on what to do. As of January 2019, every member has the right to vote. There is a member-elected Board of Directors that also assists with the oversight of Pumping Station: One as a legally recognized non-profit organization. In many ways, PS1 is an experiment in controlled chaos and so the best way to understand it is to learn about how each member interacts with PS1 differently.
|
|
|
Joining PS1
a. (Optional) Attend Open House
1. Sign-up via Wild Apricot (and pay membership fee)
2. ID Check
3. Receive Door Code
You are now ready for authorization.
Equipment Areas
Our tools are categorized into 8 different areas of our facility. These areas are managed by volunteers titled "Area Hosts." In the case of CNC, machines are distributed around the facility based on it primary material usage.
1st Floor
1. General Area(s)
2. CNC Area
3. Small Metals
4. Cold Metals
5. Hot Metals
6. Wood Shop
2nd Floor
7. Electronics
8. Graphic Arts & Textiles
Using Equipment: Authorization
The process to be able to use equipment at PS1. Some tools require extensive authorization, others don't require any. It depends on the type of tool/equipment.
Communication
There are many ways to keep in contact at PS1. Probably too many. (We are working on it.)
We are sorry to see you go. We understand if PS1 wasn't what you were expecting or isn't a good fit right now, but if there is something we can do to help make PS1 work for you, please let us know before deciding to go!
About Pumping Station: One
|
