The hackspace has a lot of people who do great work maintaining the
tools. You probably don't realise how often they fix stuff, or fetch
supplies and replacements.
But they can't do everything. You have to help.
To ensure absolutely everything's covered, from the 3-in-1 lathe/mill
to the roll of sellotape, I'm proposing an 'Adopt-a-spanner' scheme to
ask every member to take responsibility for something. More details
here :
That isn't a complete list, it's just to show the range. There's no
need to ask if something 'should' be on it - just add it yourself, or
refine a description that's there. If you don't know how to edit the
wiki, ask.
Please don't feel it's too difficult, or will take too much time, or
you haven't the skill. Anyone can help - just choose a suitable job.
In many cases, it's just a matter of regularly checking that the item
hasn't been lost, or damaged, or run out of widgets.
> The hackspace has a lot of people who do great work maintaining the
> tools. You probably don't realise how often they fix stuff, or fetch
> supplies and replacements.
> But they can't do everything. You have to help.
> To ensure absolutely everything's covered, from the 3-in-1 lathe/mill
> to the roll of sellotape, I'm proposing an 'Adopt-a-spanner' scheme to
> ask every member to take responsibility for something. More details
> here :
> That isn't a complete list, it's just to show the range. There's no
> need to ask if something 'should' be on it - just add it yourself, or
> refine a description that's there. If you don't know how to edit the
> wiki, ask.
> Please don't feel it's too difficult, or will take too much time, or
> you haven't the skill. Anyone can help - just choose a suitable job.
> In many cases, it's just a matter of regularly checking that the item
> hasn't been lost, or damaged, or run out of widgets.
> -adrian
Good initiative Adrian, thanks for setting it up.
I'm happy to take ownership of the soldering bench as it's what I use most often in the space. Also gonna help out Artag with the etch tank
On Monday, 29 October 2012 13:59:40 UTC, artg...@googlemail.com wrote:
> The hackspace has a lot of people who do great work maintaining the > tools. You probably don't realise how often they fix stuff, or fetch > supplies and replacements.
> But they can't do everything. You have to help.
> To ensure absolutely everything's covered, from the 3-in-1 lathe/mill > to the roll of sellotape, I'm proposing an 'Adopt-a-spanner' scheme to > ask every member to take responsibility for something. More details > here :
> That isn't a complete list, it's just to show the range. There's no > need to ask if something 'should' be on it - just add it yourself, or > refine a description that's there. If you don't know how to edit the > wiki, ask.
> Please don't feel it's too difficult, or will take too much time, or > you haven't the skill. Anyone can help - just choose a suitable job. > In many cases, it's just a matter of regularly checking that the item > hasn't been lost, or damaged, or run out of widgets.
> I've see you've pencilled me in for the 3in1 which I'm happy to do!
> On Monday, 29 October 2012 13:59:40 UTC, artg...@googlemail.com wrote:
> > The hackspace has a lot of people who do great work maintaining the
> > tools. You probably don't realise how often they fix stuff, or fetch
> > supplies and replacements.
> > But they can't do everything. You have to help.
> > To ensure absolutely everything's covered, from the 3-in-1 lathe/mill
> > to the roll of sellotape, I'm proposing an 'Adopt-a-spanner' scheme to
> > ask every member to take responsibility for something. More details
> > here :
> > That isn't a complete list, it's just to show the range. There's no
> > need to ask if something 'should' be on it - just add it yourself, or
> > refine a description that's there. If you don't know how to edit the
> > wiki, ask.
> > Please don't feel it's too difficult, or will take too much time, or
> > you haven't the skill. Anyone can help - just choose a suitable job.
> > In many cases, it's just a matter of regularly checking that the item
> > hasn't been lost, or damaged, or run out of widgets.
On Tuesday, 6 November 2012 09:06:49 UTC, Billy wrote:
> I've put myself down for maintaining the minilathe.
> When it's working, i'll also be happy to teach the basics, provided > any of the people i'm demonstrating the quirks to, will pull me up on > my mistakes.
> I'm mostly self-taught, so while i've got a good grounding in the > basics, my knowledge is a bit spotty with anything more than that.
> I'd love to get a proper run-through of using the 3-in-1.
> On 29 Oct, 16:13, Ian Henderson <i...@advancedforensics.com> wrote: > > Great idea Adrian
> > I've see you've pencilled me in for the 3in1 which I'm happy to do!
> > On Monday, 29 October 2012 13:59:40 UTC, artg...@googlemail.com wrote:
> > > The hackspace has a lot of people who do great work maintaining the > > > tools. You probably don't realise how often they fix stuff, or fetch > > > supplies and replacements.
> > > But they can't do everything. You have to help.
> > > To ensure absolutely everything's covered, from the 3-in-1 lathe/mill > > > to the roll of sellotape, I'm proposing an 'Adopt-a-spanner' scheme to > > > ask every member to take responsibility for something. More details > > > here :
> > > That isn't a complete list, it's just to show the range. There's no > > > need to ask if something 'should' be on it - just add it yourself, or > > > refine a description that's there. If you don't know how to edit the > > > wiki, ask.
> > > Please don't feel it's too difficult, or will take too much time, or > > > you haven't the skill. Anyone can help - just choose a suitable job. > > > In many cases, it's just a matter of regularly checking that the item > > > hasn't been lost, or damaged, or run out of widgets.
> > > -adrian
On Tuesday, 6 November 2012 09:06:49 UTC, Billy wrote:
> I've put myself down for maintaining the minilathe.
> When it's working, i'll also be happy to teach the basics, provided > any of the people i'm demonstrating the quirks to, will pull me up on > my mistakes.
> I'm mostly self-taught, so while i've got a good grounding in the > basics, my knowledge is a bit spotty with anything more than that.
> I'd love to get a proper run-through of using the 3-in-1.
> On 29 Oct, 16:13, Ian Henderson <i...@advancedforensics.com> wrote: > > Great idea Adrian
> > I've see you've pencilled me in for the 3in1 which I'm happy to do!
> > On Monday, 29 October 2012 13:59:40 UTC, artg...@googlemail.com wrote:
> > > The hackspace has a lot of people who do great work maintaining the > > > tools. You probably don't realise how often they fix stuff, or fetch > > > supplies and replacements.
> > > But they can't do everything. You have to help.
> > > To ensure absolutely everything's covered, from the 3-in-1 lathe/mill > > > to the roll of sellotape, I'm proposing an 'Adopt-a-spanner' scheme to > > > ask every member to take responsibility for something. More details > > > here :
> > > That isn't a complete list, it's just to show the range. There's no > > > need to ask if something 'should' be on it - just add it yourself, or > > > refine a description that's there. If you don't know how to edit the > > > wiki, ask.
> > > Please don't feel it's too difficult, or will take too much time, or > > > you haven't the skill. Anyone can help - just choose a suitable job. > > > In many cases, it's just a matter of regularly checking that the item > > > hasn't been lost, or damaged, or run out of widgets.
Awesome Billy,
I should hopefully get the control board sorted out soon. Hopefully will tune it today if I'm in. After that there is little need to recalibrate the control board so I'll leave you and Boyaa to maintain it as I've got the soldering station and co-own the etch tank
> I've put myself down for maintaining the minilathe.
> When it's working, i'll also be happy to teach the basics, provided
> any of the people i'm demonstrating the quirks to, will pull me up on
> my mistakes.
> I'm mostly self-taught, so while i've got a good grounding in the
> basics, my knowledge is a bit spotty with anything more than that.
> I'd love to get a proper run-through of using the 3-in-1.
> On 29 Oct, 16:13, Ian Henderson <i...@advancedforensics.com> wrote:
>> Great idea Adrian
>> I've see you've pencilled me in for the 3in1 which I'm happy to do!
>> On Monday, 29 October 2012 13:59:40 UTC, artg...@googlemail.com wrote:
>>> The hackspace has a lot of people who do great work maintaining the
>>> tools. You probably don't realise how often they fix stuff, or fetch
>>> supplies and replacements.
>>> But they can't do everything. You have to help.
>>> To ensure absolutely everything's covered, from the 3-in-1 lathe/mill
>>> to the roll of sellotape, I'm proposing an 'Adopt-a-spanner' scheme to
>>> ask every member to take responsibility for something. More details
>>> here :
>>> http://wiki.london.hackspace.org.uk/view/Maintenance/Adopt-a-Spanner >>> That isn't a complete list, it's just to show the range. There's no
>>> need to ask if something 'should' be on it - just add it yourself, or
>>> refine a description that's there. If you don't know how to edit the
>>> wiki, ask.
>>> Please don't feel it's too difficult, or will take too much time, or
>>> you haven't the skill. Anyone can help - just choose a suitable job.
>>> In many cases, it's just a matter of regularly checking that the item
>>> hasn't been lost, or damaged, or run out of widgets.
>>> -adrian
About twenty people have signed up to this effort and we're already
starting to see some tired equipment brought back into use. But there's
plenty more sad, unhugged spanners, drills, chairs and sellotape rolls in
need of your love.
If you're one of the 500-odd other members who haven't yet volunteered to
help keep the hackspace working, please take a look at
and see if there's something you can help with. Large commitment of time or
money is not required .. it might only need you to check a tool has been
put away correctly each time you visit. Or you might want to help with some
vital task that will bring you the adulation of thousands. It's your choice.
(I know there's actually quite a lot of people who already do great stuff
but aren't on that list. But I don't know who they are. If you're one of
them, please add your name and task to the list - it helps other people get
in touch when they need your advice).
I'd like to take on some jobs but I worry that it might not be worth it
when I can't get to the space for 2 months at a time while I'm at uni.
I'll help mentar (not sure who that is irl) with the soldering bench but
I'm not sure if I should take anything on by myself. Perhaps I could
take on a load of low-maintenance things which don't need to be checked
all the time? The soldering irons maybe? I suppose that involves
checking for worn bits, dead heaters, grotty sponges, used tip cleaners
etc.
On Sun, 2012-12-02 at 15:32 +0000, Adrian Godwin wrote:
> About twenty people have signed up to this effort and we're already
> starting to see some tired equipment brought back into use. But
> there's plenty more sad, unhugged spanners, drills, chairs and
> sellotape rolls in need of your love.
> If you're one of the 500-odd other members who haven't yet volunteered
> to help keep the hackspace working, please take a look at
> and see if there's something you can help with. Large commitment of
> time or money is not required .. it might only need you to check a
> tool has been put away correctly each time you visit. Or you might
> want to help with some vital task that will bring you the adulation of
> thousands. It's your choice.
> (I know there's actually quite a lot of people who already do great
> stuff but aren't on that list. But I don't know who they are. If
> you're one of them, please add your name and task to the list - it
> helps other people get in touch when they need your advice).
That's an excellent idea. Although we have a few soldering irons in
constant use, we also have a box of others that are used for workshops etc.
and bad ones tend to accumulate. Getting them in good working order ready
for the next use would be very helpful.
On Sun, Dec 2, 2012 at 3:49 PM, Alexander Wright <ale...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'd like to take on some jobs but I worry that it might not be worth it
> when I can't get to the space for 2 months at a time while I'm at uni.
> I'll help mentar (not sure who that is irl) with the soldering bench but
> I'm not sure if I should take anything on by myself. Perhaps I could
> take on a load of low-maintenance things which don't need to be checked
> all the time? The soldering irons maybe? I suppose that involves
> checking for worn bits, dead heaters, grotty sponges, used tip cleaners
> etc.
> -
> Alec
> On Sun, 2012-12-02 at 15:32 +0000, Adrian Godwin wrote:
> > About twenty people have signed up to this effort and we're already
> > starting to see some tired equipment brought back into use. But
> > there's plenty more sad, unhugged spanners, drills, chairs and
> > sellotape rolls in need of your love.
> > If you're one of the 500-odd other members who haven't yet volunteered
> > to help keep the hackspace working, please take a look at
> > and see if there's something you can help with. Large commitment of
> > time or money is not required .. it might only need you to check a
> > tool has been put away correctly each time you visit. Or you might
> > want to help with some vital task that will bring you the adulation of
> > thousands. It's your choice.
> > (I know there's actually quite a lot of people who already do great
> > stuff but aren't on that list. But I don't know who they are. If
> > you're one of them, please add your name and task to the list - it
> > helps other people get in touch when they need your advice).
It lists small one-off jobs that would benefit from someone with a few
minutes or hours to spare. For anyone that visits too infrequently to make
a regular commitment but wants to contribute, it's a good place to start
(and you can add your own ideas to the page, too).
On Sun, Dec 2, 2012 at 3:49 PM, Alexander Wright <ale...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'd like to take on some jobs but I worry that it might not be worth it
> when I can't get to the space for 2 months at a time while I'm at uni.
> I'll help mentar (not sure who that is irl) with the soldering bench but
> I'm not sure if I should take anything on by myself. Perhaps I could
> take on a load of low-maintenance things which don't need to be checked
> all the time? The soldering irons maybe? I suppose that involves
> checking for worn bits, dead heaters, grotty sponges, used tip cleaners
> etc.
> -
> Alec
> On Sun, 2012-12-02 at 15:32 +0000, Adrian Godwin wrote:
> > About twenty people have signed up to this effort and we're already
> > starting to see some tired equipment brought back into use. But
> > there's plenty more sad, unhugged spanners, drills, chairs and
> > sellotape rolls in need of your love.
> > If you're one of the 500-odd other members who haven't yet volunteered
> > to help keep the hackspace working, please take a look at
> > and see if there's something you can help with. Large commitment of
> > time or money is not required .. it might only need you to check a
> > tool has been put away correctly each time you visit. Or you might
> > want to help with some vital task that will bring you the adulation of
> > thousands. It's your choice.
> > (I know there's actually quite a lot of people who already do great
> > stuff but aren't on that list. But I don't know who they are. If
> > you're one of them, please add your name and task to the list - it
> > helps other people get in touch when they need your advice).
> It lists small one-off jobs that would benefit from someone with a few
> minutes or hours to spare. For anyone that visits too infrequently to make
> a regular commitment but wants to contribute, it's a good place to start
> (and you can add your own ideas to the page, too).
> -adrian
> On Sun, Dec 2, 2012 at 3:49 PM, Alexander Wright <ale...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I'd like to take on some jobs but I worry that it might not be worth it
> > when I can't get to the space for 2 months at a time while I'm at uni.
> > I'll help mentar (not sure who that is irl) with the soldering bench but
> > I'm not sure if I should take anything on by myself. Perhaps I could
> > take on a load of low-maintenance things which don't need to be checked
> > all the time? The soldering irons maybe? I suppose that involves
> > checking for worn bits, dead heaters, grotty sponges, used tip cleaners
> > etc.
> > -
> > Alec
> > On Sun, 2012-12-02 at 15:32 +0000, Adrian Godwin wrote:
> > > About twenty people have signed up to this effort and we're already
> > > starting to see some tired equipment brought back into use. But
> > > there's plenty more sad, unhugged spanners, drills, chairs and
> > > sellotape rolls in need of your love.
> > > If you're one of the 500-odd other members who haven't yet volunteered
> > > to help keep the hackspace working, please take a look at
> > > and see if there's something you can help with. Large commitment of
> > > time or money is not required .. it might only need you to check a
> > > tool has been put away correctly each time you visit. Or you might
> > > want to help with some vital task that will bring you the adulation of
> > > thousands. It's your choice.
> > > (I know there's actually quite a lot of people who already do great
> > > stuff but aren't on that list. But I don't know who they are. If
> > > you're one of them, please add your name and task to the list - it
> > > helps other people get in touch when they need your advice).
Help with soldering bench would be greatly appreciated! There's quite a lot on there and it tends to get messy really fast as a lot of people don't put stuff back. Apart from the things you mention multi-meters need to be checked for battery health, de-soldering pumps cleaned.
I was thinking of consolidating the component bins but I think it makes sense to do that when we move anyway.
On the topic of the new place I'm thinking it may be a good idea to introduce colour zoning. e.g.
Blue zone: soldering irons, de-soldering pumps, oscilloscopes and analysis tools.
Orange Zone: Components, wires, sensors, small motors.
Green zone: Should be left clear for people to work on.
This is quite easy to segregate with colour tape or a border of paint, can look quite Tron-esque too :P
Can work well for the workshop too!
> I'd like to take on some jobs but I worry that it might not be worth it
> when I can't get to the space for 2 months at a time while I'm at uni.
> I'll help mentar (not sure who that is irl) with the soldering bench but
> I'm not sure if I should take anything on by myself. Perhaps I could
> take on a load of low-maintenance things which don't need to be checked
> all the time? The soldering irons maybe? I suppose that involves
> checking for worn bits, dead heaters, grotty sponges, used tip cleaners
> etc.
> -
> Alec
> On Sun, 2012-12-02 at 15:32 +0000, Adrian Godwin wrote:
>> About twenty people have signed up to this effort and we're already
>> starting to see some tired equipment brought back into use. But
>> there's plenty more sad, unhugged spanners, drills, chairs and
>> sellotape rolls in need of your love.
>> If you're one of the 500-odd other members who haven't yet volunteered
>> to help keep the hackspace working, please take a look at
>> and see if there's something you can help with. Large commitment of
>> time or money is not required .. it might only need you to check a
>> tool has been put away correctly each time you visit. Or you might
>> want to help with some vital task that will bring you the adulation of
>> thousands. It's your choice.
>> (I know there's actually quite a lot of people who already do great
>> stuff but aren't on that list. But I don't know who they are. If
>> you're one of them, please add your name and task to the list - it
>> helps other people get in touch when they need your advice).
