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-===== Project and Material Storage =====
+====== Storage ======
-The Project Storage Area in The Main Room is provided for the storage of stuff relating to your current projects. This is the only part of the Hackspace you should keep your personal stuff in. **Ad-hoc storage elsewhere makes Hackspace harder to use, less accessible, and more dangerous.**
+We have two storage systems at Hackspace. If you want to leave something at the space between visits, you can use one of these systems to do so. You *must not* leave anything at the space outside of these systems.
-In the Project Storage Area, there are a few storage options:
+==== Storage System 1: Storage Slots ====
-|**Where**|**What**|**Sticker to use**|
+Storage Slots are spaces on racking which you can book for a short time. They are intended for materials or assemblies related to your current active project, or as a place to lay up your work while the glue or paint dries.
-|Project Boxes|For smaller parts and materials|"Project Box"|
-|Sheet Material Rack|For plywood, acrylic, etc. Designed to take up to about A0 (laser bed size) or 1/3 sheet of ply |"Short Stay"|
-|Long Material Rack|For timber, metal stock, etc. We intend to build a rack here in the future. Watch for the lights when manoeuvring long materials!|"Short Stay"|
-|Short Stay Rack|For larger projects or assemblies that don't fit in a project box, and need to hang around for a few days until you can come finish them.|"Short Stay"|
-{{ :manual:project-storage.jpg?600}}
+Storage Slots come in a variety of shapes and sizes. You can find them in the Storage Room downstairs.
-==== Stickers ====
+You can book a slot for up to 4 weeks, and can only have 1 slot booked at a time.
-Stickers can be printed on-demand using the label printer by the door.
+During the last 10 days of a booking, you have the option of extending it once by another 2 weeks.
-**Project Box Stickers** - These should be used to protect project boxes only. These will expire in ~3 months (90 days).
+When you're done with the slot, you can release your booking so someone else can use the slot.
-Make sure you write your name on the sticker - it offers no protection otherwise.
+Once a booking expires or is released, there is a two week period where you can't book the same slot again. This is to prevent people hording a slot indefinitely, and to make sure slots remain available for everyone.
-**Short-Stay Stickers** - These should be used to protect stuff on the short stay rack, long material rack and sheet material rack. These will expire in ~1 month (30 days).
+Use the Membership Portal to see which slots are currently available to book, to book a slot, to extend your booking, or to release your booking.
-Write your name and the date you left the item on the sticker - it offers no protection otherwise.
+We will warn you by email when your slot booking is going to expire, and again when it expires. Stuff left in a slot after a booking has expired could be disposed of without further warning.
-==== Donating Materials ====
+==== Storage System 2: Project Boxes ====
-Please don't abandon materials you don't want anymore in the Project Storage Area. Instead [[manual:donating|donate]] it by putting it in the right place, [[manual:waste|dispose]] of it, or take it home.
+Project Boxes are small plastic tubs you can use for a longer period.
-==== Other Storage ====
+You can find Project Boxes on the box racking the Storage Room downstairs and in the Long Room upstairs.
-If you have a short-stay item that absolutely wont fit on the rack, and you have no choice but to leave it briefly somewhere else in the space, please ensure that you:
+You are only allowed to have 1 Project Box at a time. A box booking lasts for 90 days, but you can renew it as often as you want.
-  * Ask forgiveness on the forum, with the details of what, where, and how long.
-  * Do your best to put it somewhere where it will cause the minimum of inconvenience to others (eg: Try not to block a workspace).
-  * NEVER leave it in the Woodshop or Metalshop - The machines in here are simply too dangerous to share an environment with ah-hoc storage.
-  * Ensure it does not create a hazard (eg: by blocking the fire escape).
-  * Remove it as soon as possible.
-  * Place a 'Short Stay' sticker on it, giving the date it was left there, so others know that it's not just random junk.
-==== Fair Use of Storage ====
+To book a Project Box, you first need to find one with an expired sticker (or no sticker). If you find one, you can book it by using the Membership Portal to print a sticker to put onto the box. To extend your booking, print a new sticker.
-**Storage Space is at a premium in Hackspace, so please be thoughtful in what you store, and for how long. **
+The contents of your Project Box must fit inside with the lid fastened, and all Project Boxes must be kept on the box racking.
-If the directors feel you are taking up more than your fair share of our limited storage space, we may ask you to remove some stuff, or remove it for you.
+==== Fair Use of Storage: ===
-Everything left at Hackspace is done so entirely at your own risk.
+Storage space is at a premium in the Hackspace, so please be community-spirited when storing stuff, and bare in mind the following:
+  * Book the smallest slot that your stuff will fit in.
+  * Release your booking once you are finished with it.
+  * Empty the slot or box when you're done with it. Don't leave your junk for someone else to deal with.
+  * Only claim a Project Box if you actually need one.
+  * Only use the storage systems for their intended purpose.
+  * Never store your stuff anywhere else. Doing so is anti-social and potentially dangerous.
+There are some things you must never store in the space, even in a booked slot or a box. These include:
+  * Lithium batteries, unless they are undamaged and currently part of a consumer device (like a laptop or phone).
+  * Flammable liquids such as petrol or white spirit.
+Storing stuff outside of these systems could result in a formal complaint, and a risk your membership. It also risks your stuff being mistaken for abandoned rubbish and being disposed of without warning.
+**Hackspace accepts no liability whatsoever for anything stored on our premises. Do not store high value items at the space.**