<div dir="auto">Oh yeah forgot to mention we use cardboard banker boxes for our member storage. This way its all a standard size storage for each person.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Jul 18, 2017 5:38 PM, "William Saturno" <<a href="mailto:wsaturno@gmail.com">wsaturno@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">More Good points!<div><br></div><div>I built a rolling rack to hold our stack-able chairs and it doubles as a rolling white board. Also laminated reminder signs are put in public areas as reminders.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>CT Hackerspace Sign:</div><div><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5lddN-kvihbb0VUTWxLMlZGdk5JYnJjQ0JGQjhxNjU1Y1NJ/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">https://drive.google.com/file/<wbr>d/0B5lddN-<wbr>kvihbb0VUTWxLMlZGdk5JYnJjQ0JGQ<wbr>jhxNjU1Y1NJ/view?usp=sharing</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>CT Hackerspace Whiteboard Chair Rack:</div><div><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5lddN-kvihbb3hVTk5DQjB3alU/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">https://drive.google.com/file/<wbr>d/0B5lddN-<wbr>kvihbb3hVTk5DQjB3alU/view?usp=<wbr>sharing</a><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 5:17 PM, Romedius Weiss <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:me@romediusweiss.com" target="_blank">me@romediusweiss.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi!<br>
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A few things that helped us:<br>
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# Standardized labeled boxes<br>
All member and big project boxes are IKEA - Expedit/Kallax sized.<br>
* member boxes are black<br>
* shared boxes are white<br>
* snack boxes are red<br>
All tools and supply part boxes are IKEA Samla boxes.<br>
Screws and electronic parts are in stackable sorting systems<br>
<br>
# Build your own shelfs<br>
... just to use the space as well as possible<br>
<br>
# get foldable tables<br>
We have foldable tables and benches for tuesday meetings and soldering<br>
workshops, so we can use our metal working workshop space for more people.<br>
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Pics:<br>
<a href="https://twitter.com/ItSyndikat/status/883704877695762436" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/ItSyndikat<wbr>/status/883704877695762436</a><br>
<a href="https://twitter.com/ItSyndikat/status/854736035263250433" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/ItSyndikat<wbr>/status/854736035263250433</a><br>
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We are not one of the cleanest spaces, but we manage to store a lot of<br>
donations, parts and equipment in a way that it gets found when needed<br>
<br>
Cheers, Romedius<br>
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On 2017-07-17 20:00, Arclight wrote:<br>
> The previous suggestions are good:<br>
><br>
> -Use Vertical space. Purchase shelving that fills the vertical height,<br>
> and order spare shelves to increase the total linear storage amount in<br>
> the same space. I outfitted a 40' container and found that using<br>
> 5-shelf units that were taller than the other model bought us a free<br>
> 35% more storage space.<br>
> -Put things on wheels. Buy quality casters rated for at least 2X the<br>
> expected weight. Get them used on eBay or swapmeets/industrial<br>
> salvage companies.<br>
> -Combine the two - make your stacking shelves or drawers rollable.<br>
> -Do not let the space get filled with "sacred cows." Everything has an<br>
> expiration date. Even expensive things that are "still good." Set up<br>
> a "purgatory" system where things get clearly and publicly scheduled<br>
> for giveaway or the dumpster if not taken home by the next<br>
> meeting/etc.<br>
><br>
> Also:<br>
> -Get folding tables and chairs. Make sure the chairs nest. Come up<br>
> with a way to store them that doesn't take up valuable space (i.e.<br>
> vertical stacking/roll-away, loft, etc).<br>
> -Keep workbenches clean. Fight the urge to populate horizontal<br>
> surfaces with non-moving toolboxes, heavy tools, etc. Put those on<br>
> stacking, rolling storage and keep the decks clear.<br>
> -If you use bolted-down tools like presses, ring benders, etc. then<br>
> you should install threaded inserts in the tables and only bolt them<br>
> down if in active use.<br>
><br>
><br>
> Arclight<br>
><br>
> On Mon, Jul 17, 2017 at 1:53 AM, Clement Quinson <<a href="mailto:clem@electrolab.fr" target="_blank">clem@electrolab.fr</a>> wrote:<br>
>> We have implemented a physical I/O buffer: a shelf, where things that were<br>
>> left on a table go, and every now and then, we flush it to recycling. It<br>
>> also is a free for all area.<br>
>> Also, nothing gets into the space without an explicit "why do we need that"<br>
>> statement. Or, if it's for potential parts, into the I/O buffer it is!<br>
>> Solved our CRT monitor overflow problem :)<br>
>><br>
>> On Sun, Jul 16, 2017 at 5:00 AM, Bob Bownes <<a href="mailto:bownes@gmail.com" target="_blank">bownes@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>> Putting everything possible on wheels helps quite a bit as well. Being<br>
>>> able to roll the tool you need into the workspace and back out lets you make<br>
>>> the most of the space.<br>
>>><br>
>>> On Jul 15, 2017, at 21:22, dosman <<a href="mailto:dosman@packetsniffers.org" target="_blank">dosman@packetsniffers.org</a>> wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>> Yes. I go out of my way to help people preserve their projects, but I’ve<br>
>>> stopped having any sorrow what-so-ever for people who are surprised their<br>
>>> project computer was cannibalized when they left it on the main hacking<br>
>>> table on a public night with nothing to indicate who it belongs to.<br>
>>><br>
>>> Also, our purgatory shelf has been a hit. The only problem is when stuff<br>
>>> doesn’t get “flushed” in a timely manner and it starts to over-flow, but<br>
>>> that’s easy enough to solve.<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> On Jul 15, 2017, at 4:44 PM, Matt Joyce <<a href="mailto:matt@nycresistor.com" target="_blank">matt@nycresistor.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>> We've tried 28 days later. 8 days later... In the end... You need to<br>
>>> accept that if you left something out and it got chucked it's your fault not<br>
>>> the person who chucked it<br>
>>><br>
>>> On Jul 15, 2017 3:45 PM, "William Saturno" <<a href="mailto:wsaturno@gmail.com" target="_blank">wsaturno@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> And really try to have a CRITICAL EYE. I now critique on "Is it<br>
>>>> essential?" Or "Is it going to be utilized in a realistic time frame" parts<br>
>>>> for a someday project is a sure bet that there's not enough interest to use<br>
>>>> it I try to keep the space dynamic as possible. The interest of the members<br>
>>>> 5 years ago isn't always the interest of the members today so move out of<br>
>>>> that pottery wheel that hasn't been used in 2 years.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> I'm also trying to figure out a way to use a "parking lot system" for<br>
>>>> things that don't get Everyday Use. ( welding equipment, metal casting<br>
>>>> equipment, wood bowl turning equipment) They go on to individual wheeled<br>
>>>> carts and get parked tightly together. It's still not working yet but it's<br>
>>>> an Idea in progress<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Bill Saturno<br>
>>>> CT Hackerspace<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> On Jul 15, 2017 2:56 PM, "dosman" <<a href="mailto:dosman@packetsniffers.org" target="_blank">dosman@packetsniffers.org</a>> wrote:<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> Yes, UP. Get rid of the stuff that’s not really being used. Those member<br>
>>>>> projects that haven’t been touched in a year - apply some pressure, announce<br>
>>>>> a big cleanup day. That robotic salsa bar that sounded like a great idea<br>
>>>>> last year but hasn’t been used for 8 months? Time to go.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> If your membership is growing or at least sustaining, it might also be<br>
>>>>> time to move.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> On Jul 15, 2017, at 2:29 PM, William Saturno <<a href="mailto:wsaturno@gmail.com" target="_blank">wsaturno@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> UP is your friend. Like NYC property, up in the way way to go to grow<br>
>>>>> space with a small footprint<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> On Jul 15, 2017 2:13 PM, "Big Smile" <<a href="mailto:big.smile@openmailbox.org" target="_blank">big.smile@openmailbox.org</a>> wrote:<br>
>>>>>><br>
>>>>>> Hello Worlds!<br>
>>>>>><br>
>>>>>> At our hackerspace, we lack space. We have got a little place in the<br>
>>>>>> basement.<br>
>>>>>><br>
>>>>>> Do you have some tips to optimize (or just organize) the space or some<br>
>>>>>> articles about it<br>
>>>>>> to share?<br>
>>>>>><br>
>>>>>> Cheers<br>
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