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Line 60: − + − YOU NEED TO BE CERTIFIED BEFORE YOU CAN USE ANY POWERTOOLS! A list of certified members is listed by each power tool or on the item's [[Equipment]] page.+ − + − + − We understand that accidents happen, and you will not be called out or derided for a simple accident. You may have to be re-certified on the tool before you can use it again.+ − + − Most workshops and classes are done on a per-interest basis. Some of them are more regular than others, like Circuit Hacking Wednesdays.+ − :''read more: [[Main Page#Classes|Classes]]''+ − − − − Feel free to come by any of the advertised events on the calendar. Some workshops require you to be a member or to pay a parts fee. Read the fine print. If there's some class you'd like taught please ask around the membership to see if there are others interested and if anyone can teach the class or if we need to call in a professional. − − ==== Interested in Teaching? ==== + +
→Interested in leading?: added link to detailed advice on running an event
===Things to do===
===Things to do===
* Sign the [[:File:Liability-waiver.pdf|waiver]]
* Sign the [https://waiver.fr/p-DsXkQ waiver]
* Join the [[Contact Points|mailing lists]]
* Join the [[Contact Points|mailing lists]]
* Come to Member Meetings to see whats going on and meet other members
* Come to Member Meetings to see whats going on and meet other members
* Join a class and learn something new
* Join a class and learn something new
* Start a thing and inspire someone
* Start a thing and inspire someone
* Bring your friends/guests - [[Guest Building Access|some guidelines]]
* [[Wiki Editing|Edit the Wiki]]
* [[Wiki Editing|Edit the Wiki]]
* Ask if you don't know
* Ask if you don't know
The first time you attend a meeting, be sure to do a couple things:
The first time you attend a meeting, be sure to do a couple things:
* Sign a [http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8139855/liability-waiver.pdf waiver] - '''VERY IMPORTANT''' everyone who walks in the door must sign a waiver, including guests.
* Sign a [https://waiver.fr/p-DsXkQ waiver] - '''VERY IMPORTANT''' everyone who walks in the door must sign a waiver, including guests.
* Introduce yourself at the meeting.
* Introduce yourself at the meeting.
* Get a tour - an official tour leader should be announced during the meeting.
* Get a tour - an official tour leader should be announced during the meeting.
The people primarily responsible for the various shops in the hackerspace are the Area Hosts. They are volunteers who maintain their areas and frequently certify people on their area's tools.
The people primarily responsible for the various shops in the hackerspace are the Area Hosts. They are volunteers who maintain their areas and frequently certify people on their area's tools.
=== Power Tools ===
=== Tools ===
You must be authorized before you can use many tools. A list of authorized members is listed for each power tool on the item's [[Equipment]] page.
If you break a tool, the WORST thing you can do is to make it look like it's not broken and leave before anyone notices. Someone could literally be killed. What you should do, in order of preference, is:
If you break a tool, the WORST thing you can do is to make it look like it's not broken and leave before anyone notices. Someone could be killed. What you should do, in order of preference, is:
* fix it, if you are capable
* fix it, if you are capable
* put a "broken" sign on it if you can't fix it,
* put a "broken" sign on it if you can't fix it, with notes about who you are and what you found.
* tell the mailing list what is broken about the tool and figure out how to fix it.
* tell the mailing list what is broken about the tool and figure out how to fix it.
Accidents happen, and you will not be called out or derided for a simple accident.
=== Workshops/Classes ===
==== Interested in learning? ====
Come by any of the events on the calendar. A few things require you to be a member or to pay a parts fee. Read the fine print.
==== Interested in leading? ====
==== Interested in Learning? ====
# Pick a topic
# Pick a topic
# Gauge interest from the membership
# Gauge interest from the membership
# Pick a date
# Pick a date
# Talk to a Board member to get your event put on the calendar or email info @ pumpingstationone.org for help
# Talk to a Board member to get your event put on the calendar or email info @ pumpingstationone.org for help
For more extensive advice read [[New events]]
[[Category:Hosted Areas|Area Hosts]]
[[Category:Hosted Areas|Area Hosts]]
[[Category:Membership]]
[[Category:Membership]]
[[Category:New Members]]
[[Category:New Members]]