Caring for the Space

General Responsibilities

All members are responsible for taking care of Fat Cat Fab Lab's physical space. Everyone must chip in to keep the place clean and organized for others. This includes putting tools and materials back where they belong, making sure power tool batteries get recharged, emptying waste baskets, cutting down scrap material for garbage, sweeping, cleaning off tables, making sure AC's, lights, and equipment are turned off when not in use, taking care of the fridge and kitchenette, etc.

Garbage and Recycling

Bags go out Monday's & Thursday's (except Federal holidays) after 5 PM, directly in front of Cellar Dog (75 Christoper St).

Please be sure to apply an orange Action sticker to each bag/bundle!

Put out up to:

• 2 black bags of garbage.
• 1 blue/clear recycling bag of glass/plastic/metal.
• 1 blue/clear recycling bag of paper.
• 1 bundle of cardboard. Cardboard should be broken down and taped up into packs.

If it's after 11 PM, look to make sure there are still bags there, otherwise it's too late. Packs go inside the metal fence around the tree in front of 75 Christoper (the garbage people are very specific).

Laser Maintenance

• Talk to Joe Stilin if you are interested in caring for the laser. Here is a list of maintenance tasks that need doing at different intervals.
  • Lens cleaning
  • Mirror cleaning (there are 3, two of which are easy to access)
  • Air filter cleaning/replacement.
  • Beam alignment (this is rarely done, usually after tube replacement)
  • Bed leveling (also rarely needed)

CNC Router Maintenance

• Talk to the Board if you are interested in caring for the CNC. Maintenance tasks are:
  • Resurfacing the spoilboard (every 4-6 weeks depending on usage).
  • Greasing the Z ballscrew and Z linear bearings.
  • Greasing X and Y linear bearings.
  • Laser alignment.