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Sorry, no. Unfortunately we are '''not''' a job shop, fab lab or tool rental company. You're going to need some patience. We are 100% volunteer run. Likewise, no day passes, no corporate memberships shared between several people. Not a good fit for this kind of place. | Sorry, no. Unfortunately we are '''not''' a job shop, fab lab or tool rental company. You're going to need some patience. We are 100% volunteer run. Likewise, no day passes, no corporate memberships shared between several people. Not a good fit for this kind of place. | ||
* How do I get | * How do I get authorized to use the laser cutter? | ||
The laser cutter is our most popular tool. There may be an authorization session on the Events calendar, or one may be in the process of forming, usually based on a discussion on the Google Group mailing list. There are a few recommended authorizers for the laser | The laser cutter is our most popular tool. There may be an authorization session on the Events calendar, or one may be in the process of forming, usually based on a discussion on the Google Group mailing list. There are a few recommended authorizers for the laser. There are more volunteer authorizers for laser cutters than ever before; scheduling a time won’t be hard. | ||
== How | == How do I get authorized on tools? == | ||
It depends. Start by looking for a wiki page for that tool, see if that tells you how. You can find a thing's wiki page by searching for it on the wiki, or by looking for an [https://wiki.pumpingstationone.org/Template:EquipmentPage equipment label] on the thing that will tell you the URL to the thing's wiki page. | It depends. Start by looking for a wiki page for that tool, see if that tells you how. You can find a thing's wiki page by searching for it on the wiki, or by looking for an [https://wiki.pumpingstationone.org/Template:EquipmentPage equipment label] on the thing that will tell you the URL to the thing's wiki page. | ||
