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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.
NOTE: This wiki is public, but only members may edit. Become a Fat Cat Fab Lab member today!
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 |
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civicrm.fatcatfablab.org |
Lab Spaces & Stations
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.
- 3D Printing 101 Class
- Laser Class - Certification REQUIRED before use
- CNC Class (Router) - Certification REQUIRED before use
- Woodshop Orientation
- Metalshop Orientation - Certification REQUIRED for stationary tools
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
Social Media
Twitter Instagram Facebook
Cleaning
Garbage is taken out every Tuesday and Thursday between 5pm-11pm.
Useful Notes/Links
We have a Github if you want to share or update code
Rules and Policies
- Rules & Policies for members and guests
- Member-Loaned Tools agreement & policy
- Member-Led Improvement Projects
- Member Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
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