[hackerspaces] How to optimize the space

[Bob Bownes]

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. 

> On Jul 15, 2017, at 21:22, dosman <dosman at packetsniffers.org> wrote:
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> 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.
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> 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.
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>> On Jul 15, 2017, at 4:44 PM, Matt Joyce <matt at nycresistor.com> wrote:
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>> 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 
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>> On Jul 15, 2017 3:45 PM, "William Saturno" <wsaturno at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 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.
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>>> 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
>>> 
>>> Bill Saturno
>>> CT Hackerspace 
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>>>> On Jul 15, 2017 2:56 PM, "dosman" <dosman at packetsniffers.org> wrote:
>>>> 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.
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>>>> If your membership is growing or at least sustaining, it might also be time to move.
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>>>> 
>>>>> On Jul 15, 2017, at 2:29 PM, William Saturno <wsaturno at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>>> UP is your friend. Like NYC property, up in the way way to go to grow space with a small footprint
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Jul 15, 2017 2:13 PM, "Big Smile" <big.smile at openmailbox.org> wrote:
>>>>>> Hello Worlds!
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> At our hackerspace, we lack space. We have got a little place in the
>>>>>> basement.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Do you have some tips to optimize (or just organize) the space or some
>>>>>> articles about it
>>>>>> to share?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Cheers
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