Revision as of 09:40, 2 March 2022

Welcome to Fat Cat Fab Lab!

Fat Cat Fab Lab is a volunteer-run makerspace in the West Village neighborhood of New York City. This wiki contains information about the space, the FCFL community, and the equipment and tools that the lab provides. Become a Fat Cat Fab Lab member today!

Note: This wiki is public but only members may edit.

New Member?

New members should click go through some of our onboarding in New Member Orientation.

Member Portal

For creating accounts, registering for classes, machine reservations, or making payments, please login and use our member portal.

Fat Cat Fab Lab Member Portal
civicrm.fatcatfablab.org

Lab Areas

Explore these to learn about the tools and equipment available.

Basic Use & Safety Classes

BUS classes introduce you to safely and properly operating our equipment. Even if you have previous experience, there are many specifics to our machines you should know before using. Members may be held responsible for damage caused by improper usage. Laser and CNC Router classes are required for certification.

3D Printing 101 Class - Recommended.
CNC Class (Router) - Certification required.
Laser Class - Certification required.
Metalshop Orientation - Orientation required for stationary tools.
Woodshop Orientation

General Operations

IT

Website

The main website is on Squarespace, if you wish to contribute/edit anything, we can give you access as needed.

CiviCRM is self-hosted in the cloud. We are looking for volunteers to help maintain it or even migrate it to another system if it meets our needs

Socials

Cleaning

Caring for the Space

Useful Notes/Links

We have a Github if you want to share or update code

Rules and Policies

Rules & Policies for all members and guests
Member-Loaned Tools agreement & policy : for larger tools brought in by members to share
Member-Led Improvement Projects : Propose and lead a lab improvement project and FCFL will PAY FOR IT!
Member Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Fab Lab Artist Residency

Organization

Organizational Structure
FCFL is a Not-For-Profit and how that differs from a Non-Profit in New York State

Meeting Minutes and Notes

A full history of minutes of the Board of Directors and Town Halls since September 2021

Wiki Edit Access

We strongly encourage all members to help out with keeping the wiki up-to-date, comprehensive, and easy-to-read. To get edit access:

Click "Create account" in the upper right
Go into the #wiki channel on Slack and ping the Wiki Admins and let them know your username

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-[https://fatcatfablab.org/ Fat Cat Fab Lab] is a volunteer-run makerspace in the West Village neighborhood of New York City. This wiki contains information about the space, the FCFL community, and the equipment and tools that the lab provides.
+[https://fatcatfablab.org/ Fat Cat Fab Lab] is a volunteer-run makerspace in the West Village neighborhood of New York City. This wiki contains information about the space, the FCFL community, and the equipment and tools that the lab provides. Become a Fat Cat Fab Lab member today!
-NOTE: This wiki is public, but only members may edit. Become a Fat Cat Fab Lab member today!
+Note: This wiki is public but only members may edit.
+= New Member? =
+New members should click go through some of our onboarding in [[New Member Orientation]].
-== Member Portal ==
+= Member Portal =
 For creating accounts, registering for classes, machine reservations, or making payments, please login and use our member portal.
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+= Lab Areas =
-New members should click go through some of our onboarding
-[[New Member Orientation]]
-== Lab Spaces & Stations ==
 Explore these to learn about the tools and equipment available.
 * [[Woodshop]]
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 * [[Photography]]
-== Basic Use & Safety Classes ==
+= Basic Use & Safety Classes =
-BUS classes introduce you to safely and properly operating our equipment. Even if you have previous experience, there are many specifics to our machines you should know before using. Members may be held responsible for damage caused by improper usage.
+BUS classes introduce you to safely and properly operating our equipment. Even if you have previous experience, there are many specifics to our machines you should know before using. Members may be held responsible for damage caused by improper usage. Laser and CNC Router classes are required for certification.
-* [[3D Printing 101 Class]]
+* [[3D Printing 101 Class]] - Recommended.
-* [[Laser Class]] - Certification REQUIRED before use
+* [[CNC Class (Router)]] - Certification required.
-* [[CNC Class (Router)]] - Certification REQUIRED before use
+* [[Laser Class]] - Certification required.
+* [[Metalshop#Metalshop_Orientation_Class|Metalshop Orientation]] - Orientation required for stationary tools.
 * [[Woodshop Orientation]]
-* [[Metalshop]] Orientation - Certification REQUIRED for stationary tools
-== General Operations ==
+= General Operations =
-=== IT ===
+== IT ==
-==== Website ====
+=== Website ===
 The main website is on Squarespace, if you wish to contribute/edit anything, we can give you access as needed.
 CiviCRM is self-hosted in the cloud. We are looking for volunteers to help maintain it or even migrate it to another system if it meets our needs
-==== Social Media ====
+=== Socials ===
-[https://twitter.com/fatcatFABLAB Twitter]
+[https://www.meetup.com/fat-cat-fab-lab/ Meetup]
-Instagram
+[https://www.instagram.com/fatcatfablab/ Instagram]
-Facebook
+[https://www.facebook.com/fatcatFABLAB Facebook]
+[https://twitter.com/fatcatFABLAB Twitter]
-==== Cleaning ====
+=== Cleaning ===
+[[Caring_for_the_Space|Caring for the Space]]
-Garbage is taken out every Tuesday and Thursday between 5pm-11pm.
-==== Useful Notes/Links ====
+=== Useful Notes/Links ===
 We have a [https://github.com/orgs/fatcatfablab/dashboard Github] if you want to share or update code
-== Rules and Policies ==
+= Rules and Policies =
 * [[Rules & Policies]] for all members and guests
 * [[Member-Loaned Tools]] agreement & policy : for larger tools brought in by members to share
 * [[Member-Led Improvement Projects]] : Propose and lead a lab improvement project and FCFL will PAY FOR IT!
 * [[Member Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)]]
-* [[Artist / Maker Residency]]
+* [[Fab Lab Artist Residency]]
-== Organization ==
+= Organization =
 * [[Organizational Structure]]
 * [[FCFL is a Not-For-Profit]] and how that differs from a Non-Profit in New York State
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-=== Meeting Minutes and Notes ===
+== Meeting Minutes and Notes ==
 A full history of minutes of the Board of Directors and Town Halls since September 2021
 * [[01/11/2022 Town Hall Meeting‎]]
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 * [[09/20/2021 Board Meeting]]
-== Wiki Edit Access ==
+= Wiki Edit Access =
 We strongly encourage all members to help out with keeping the wiki up-to-date, comprehensive, and easy-to-read. To get edit access:
 # Click "Create account" in the upper right