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Personal & Project 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 stuff in. The rest of Hackspace is strictly communal. Ad-hoc storage elsewhere makes harder to use, less accessible, and more dangerous.
In the Project Storage Area, there are a few storage options:
| Where | What | Sticker to use |
| Project Boxes | For smaller parts and materials | “Do Not Hack” |
| Sheet Material Rack | For plywood, acrylic, etc. Designed to take up to about A0 (laser bed size) or 1/3 sheet of ply | “Do Not Hack” |
| Long Material Rack | For timber, metalstock, etc. We intend to build a rack here in the future. Watch for the lights when manoeuvring long materials! | “Do Not Hack” |
| 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” |
Stickers
Stickers for your project materials can be found in the Sticker Holster, in the Project Storage Area.
Do Not Hack Stickers - These should be used to protect project boxes, sheet materials, and long materials, when stored in the correct place. They offer no protection on other items stored elsewhere!
They are printed with a date between 6 and 9 months in the future on them. Once the date on the sticker has expired, the item becomes fair game for hacking or disposal. You can extend the protection by updating the sticker with a new one.
Write your name on the sticker - it offers no protection otherwise.
Short-Stay Stickers - These should be used to protect stuff on the short-stay rack for a maximum of around a week.
Anything that has been hanging around on a 'short stay' for conspicuously long is fair game for hacking or disposal.
Write your name and the date you left the item on the sticker - it offers no protection otherwise.