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* An interesting concept: [https://www.maker-works.com/great-recipes Standard Operating Procedures] | |||
* A great [http://www.ehs.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/lines-of-services/workplace-safety/machineguardingprogram.pdf safety guide from Berkeley] | * A great [http://www.ehs.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/lines-of-services/workplace-safety/machineguardingprogram.pdf safety guide from Berkeley] | ||
* [http://www.powertoolinstitute.com/ Safety training from Power Tool Institute] | * [http://www.powertoolinstitute.com/ Safety training from Power Tool Institute] | ||
Revision as of 16:39, 24 September 2018
Resources for Creating A New Space
Great Examples
- Walkthrough the Urban Workshop space. A very inspiring tour.
- Why do we need makerspaces?
Organizing
- Nation of Makers US non-profit helping maker spaces.
- How-to guide from Nation of Makers, an excellent document.
- How to set your membership price
- A presentation on the process of organizing, help guiding the conversation with your initial group of friends.
- Non-profit real estate development
- APROE, a company the specializes in machine shop set-up
- Open Works Baltimore, blog on how they started
- A guide from FormLabs: Incentives and Ingredients for Building a Makerspace
- Makerspace organizing experiences
- Tax Exempt Status
- Getting City Help in Opening a Makerspace
Infrastucture
- Access Control Systems - For doors and machines
- Machine Maintenance Tracking
- Managing Your Membership List
- Scheduling Software - To make reservations
- Asset Tracking
- Maker Network is creating free software for makerspaces
- Online class repository
Suites
These solutions cover several functions you might need.
Tools
- An interesting concept: Standard Operating Procedures
- A great safety guide from Berkeley
- Safety training from Power Tool Institute
- Safety Training
