<div dir="ltr">We setup an email address called <a href="mailto:broken@lvl1.org">broken@lvl1.org</a> that goes out to a list of volunteers who have asked to help fix things.<div><br></div><div>We're fortunate in that we've been able to grow a decent savings up to handle unforeseen events.</div><div><br></div><div>Blenster</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jun 3, 2015 at 4:05 PM, Joshua Pritt <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ramgarden@gmail.com" target="_blank">ramgarden@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">We just now recently have enough members to cover the rent and bills so we have a little bit extra each month to save.<div>We just also very recently had to use all of that little bit of savings to buy a new power supply for our laser cutter.</div><div>Then we had to wait several weeks for the one or two members that know their way around the laser cutter enough to take it apart and replace the power supply in a safe manner.</div><div><br></div><div>We also rattle the donation box in front of anyone that uses the more expensive equipment to toss in an extra buck or four to help cover these kinds of repair costs.</div><div>We charge 10 cents per gram for 3D printed things and have a little scale next to the printer for people to weigh then toss the money in the nearby "piggy bank" that just goes for filament and 3D printer repair.</div><div><br></div><div>The volunteering is the hard part because it relies on people's schedules for their day jobs and travel and other stuff that happens in "real life".</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="h5">On Wed, Jun 3, 2015 at 3:57 PM, michael howard <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mik.howard@gmail.com" target="_blank">mik.howard@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="h5"><div dir="ltr"><div>Many members are getting frustrated, complaining too much is broken down, missing parts, etc. Some mention losing interest in participating. </div><div><br></div>How do most hackerspaces manage the cost and labor of maintenance to equipment, and the supplies? In particular expensive and/or dangerous equipment? <div><br></div><div>It takes a lot of work. Few are capable and/or have time. <div><br></div><div>3D printers, laser cutters, multimeters, even hand tools are easy to mess up. </div><div><br></div><div>We do allow many people to just come in and use things, not demanding anything in return, or refusing access to anyone.<br></div><div><br></div><div>How do you keep some minimum proportion contributions/volunteering, at a level sufficient to keep things mostly working? </div><div><br></div><div>Thanks for everyone's hard work and experiences!</div><div><br></div></div></div>
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