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| - | ===== Stuff for Hacking ===== | + | ===== Donations and Stuff for Hacking ===== |
| - | Donated Stuff for Hacking is our evolving | + | Donated Stuff for Hacking is our ever-changing |
| This stuff is stored in the following places: | This stuff is stored in the following places: | ||
| - | * On the Hack Racks on your left as you enter Room 1. | + | * On the Big Hack Rack on your left as you enter the Main Room. |
| - | * On the materials | + | * On the Materials |
| * In the following places in the Electronics Area: | * In the following places in the Electronics Area: | ||
| * The component drawers. | * The component drawers. | ||
| * In boxes under the benches | * In boxes under the benches | ||
| * On the cable reel rack. | * On the cable reel rack. | ||
| - | * In the two 'Stuff for Hacking' | + | * On the screws and fixings rack in the Wood Shop. |
| - | ==== Donating Stuff for Hacking ==== | + | This stuff is one of the things that makes Hackspace special, so we encourage everyone to donate useful quality surplus stuff for others to hack. |
| - | Our stock of assorted useful stuff is one of the things | + | **Please remember: Donating |
| - | Please remember when donating - this is an opportunity to support other members’ projects by giving them cool and useful stuff. It is not an opportunity to get rid of your rubbish! | + | We encourage donations of: |
| - | + | * Sorted common | |
| - | Thus, we encourage donations of: | + | |
| - | * Common | + | |
| - | * Stuff which can be easily stripped for valuable parts. | + | |
| * Weird or interesting stuff. | * Weird or interesting stuff. | ||
| We don't want: | We don't want: | ||
| - | * Junk, household rubbish, scrap, etc. | + | * Junk, cheap consumer electronics, scrap materials, etc. |
| - | * Stuff with no valuable easily-strippable | + | * Tubs of unsorted |
| * Stuff we already have lots of. | * Stuff we already have lots of. | ||
| + | * Printers. Seriously, no printers. | ||
| When you donate something hackable, you should store it in one of the areas listed above. These areas are partly organised into labelled boxes, drawers, and bins, so try and put your donation in the right place, if that place exists. | When you donate something hackable, you should store it in one of the areas listed above. These areas are partly organised into labelled boxes, drawers, and bins, so try and put your donation in the right place, if that place exists. | ||
| - | If there is no room for your donation, or it doesn' | + | If there is no room for your donation, or it doesn' |
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| + | **Never leave donations anywhere else in the space, especially the Woodshop or Metalshop** | ||
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| + | ==== Tools and Equipment ==== | ||
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| + | Sometimes members wish to donate a tool to the hackspace for other members to use. Donating a tool for general use requires prior approval through our [[manual: | ||