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Revision as of 05:18, 10 June 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 |
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civicrm.fatcatfablab.org |
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.
Fab Lab Maker Residency Program
Please see Fab Lab Maker Residency to learn about this opportunity!
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
Caring for the Space
Website
The main website is on Squarespace, if you wish to contribute/edit anything, we can provide access as needed.
GitHub
We have a Github if you want to share or update code.
Socials
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!
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
- 04/21/2022 Board Meeting
- 04/14/2022 Board Meeting
- 01/11/2022 Town Hall Meeting
- 12/14/2021 Board Meeting
- 10/20/2021 Board Meeting
- 10/13/2021 Board Meeting
- 10/06/2021 Board Meeting
- 09/29/2021 Board Meeting
- 09/23/2021 Board Meeting
- 09/21/2021 Board Meeting
- 09/20/2021 Board Meeting
- Meeting Template!
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