Caring for the space

Garbage and recycling

• Bags can go out any weekday after 5pm in front of Fat Cat. (75 Christoper St.)
• If it's after 11pm, look to make sure there are still bags there, otherwise it's too late. 
• Cardboard should be broken down and taped up into packs.  Packs go inside the metal fence around the tree in front of 75 Christoper.  (apparently the garbage men are very specific.)

Laser Maintenance

• Talk to Peter if you are interested in caring for the laser.  Here a list of mantnance tasks that need doing at different intervals.
  •  Lens cleaning
  • Mirror cleaning (there are 3, two of which are not difficult to access.)
  • Air filter cleaning / replacement.  
    • The air filter has 5 different layers and usally the top fiberglass one needs cleaning about every 2 weeks, depending on usage. The 3 below that get replaced after 1000 hours. From top down, they are:
      • Screen
      • Fiberglass
      • Cartrige
      • 70lbs activated charcoal
      • fiberglass
  • Beam alignment ( this is rarely done, usually after tube replacemnt.)
  • Bed leveling  (also rarely needed)

CNC Maintenance

• Talk to Peter if you are interested in caring for the CNC. Manintenance taks are:
  • Resurfacing the spoilboard. ( every 4-6 weeks depending on usage )
  • Greasing the Z ballscrew and Z linear bearings.