<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div></div><div>Putting everything possible on wheels helps quite a bit as well. Being able to roll the tool you need into the workspace and back out lets you make the most of the space. </div><div><br>On Jul 15, 2017, at 21:22, dosman <<a href="mailto:dosman@packetsniffers.org">dosman@packetsniffers.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8">Yes. I go out of my way to help people preserve their projects, but I’ve stopped having any sorrow what-so-ever for people who are surprised their project computer was cannibalized when they left it on the main hacking table on a public night with nothing to indicate who it belongs to.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Also, our purgatory shelf has been a hit. The only problem is when stuff doesn’t get “flushed” in a timely manner and it starts to over-flow, but that’s easy enough to solve.<br class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Jul 15, 2017, at 4:44 PM, Matt Joyce <<a href="mailto:matt@nycresistor.com" class="">matt@nycresistor.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="auto" class="">We've tried 28 days later. 8 days later... In the end... You need to accept that if you left something out and it got chucked it's your fault not the person who chucked it </div><div class="gmail_extra"><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote">On Jul 15, 2017 3:45 PM, "William Saturno" <<a href="mailto:wsaturno@gmail.com" class="">wsaturno@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution" class=""><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto" class="">And really try to have a CRITICAL EYE. I now critique on "Is it essential?" Or "Is it going to be utilized in a realistic time frame" parts for a someday project is a sure bet that there's not enough interest to use it I try to keep the space dynamic as possible. The interest of the members 5 years ago isn't always the interest of the members today so move out of that pottery wheel that hasn't been used in 2 years.<div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" class="">I'm also trying to figure out a way to use a "parking lot system" for things that don't get Everyday Use. ( welding equipment, metal casting equipment, wood bowl turning equipment) They go on to individual wheeled carts and get parked tightly together. It's still not working yet but it's an Idea in progress</div><div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" class="">Bill Saturno</div><div dir="auto" class="">CT Hackerspace </div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote">On Jul 15, 2017 2:56 PM, "dosman" <<a href="mailto:dosman@packetsniffers.org" target="_blank" class="">dosman@packetsniffers.org</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution" class=""><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word" class=""><div class="">Yes, UP. Get rid of the stuff that’s not really being used. Those member projects that haven’t been touched in a year - apply some pressure, announce a big cleanup day. That robotic salsa bar that sounded like a great idea last year but hasn’t been used for 8 months? Time to go.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">If your membership is growing or at least sustaining, it might also be time to move.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><br class=""><div class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Jul 15, 2017, at 2:29 PM, William Saturno <<a href="mailto:wsaturno@gmail.com" target="_blank" class="">wsaturno@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="m_5547719827580659003m_6786635434399991938Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="auto" class="">UP is your friend. Like NYC property, up in the way way to go to grow space with a small footprint</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote">On Jul 15, 2017 2:13 PM, "Big Smile" <<a href="mailto:big.smile@openmailbox.org" target="_blank" class="">big.smile@openmailbox.org</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution" class=""><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hello Worlds!<br class="">
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At our hackerspace, we lack space. We have got a little place in the<br class="">
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Do you have some tips to optimize (or just organize) the space or some<br class="">
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