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Welcome

Welcome to The Bodgery Makerspace! This Member Handbook contains some important and basic information that will help you at the space. If you find yourself wishing something useful to members was on the page, log in and add it! (ps - this page was lifted in great parts from the Milwaukee Makerspace version, with permission and encouragement. Feel free to do the same!)

The Board of Directors currently consists of these founding and initial members. To contact the board email board@thebodgery.org.

Director: Karen Corbeill
Director: John Eich
Director: JT Smith
Director: James Pittman
Director: Timm Murray

Once the makerspace has 25 members, we will hold elections for a full board slate, with officers and Directors at Large.

The makerspace has Area Champions/Red Shirts who oversee the activities in each of our many areas.

Chief of Inventory: James Pittman
Wood Shop: TBD
Metal Shop: TBD
Electronics: TBD
Craft Meadow: TBD

Official Documents

Members must review the member agreement form, member release form, and Standing Rules. The member agreement form and member release form must be signed and returned to one of the makerspace board members.

New Maker Checklist

For Guests

Visit the space during Open Shop Hours (Fridays 7-10 pm)
Attend public meetings and events (see website for calendar)
Visit and use tools anytime a member can host/sponsor you
SIGN A WAIVER

To Become a Member

Visit the space twice before joining. Get to know us!
Complete the 'Member Agreement Form'
Complete the 'Member Release Form'
Meet with a Board Member to complete the sign-up process
Verify that you have been added to public and members-only mailing list, and send a “Hi I'm __” message to the members list telling us about yourself.

For the Board Member

Sign the Member Agreement and Member Release Forms
Accept payment (check to The Bodgery, cash, or online payment)
1. If they are not paying at sign-up, ask to postpone the sign-up process until they are ready to pay
Do not give out any key fobs for the doors without receiving payment first!
1. First month's payment may be prorated. Calculation:($50/days of current month*days left in month)
Collect a $5 key despot
After payment, create a new door key fob and give to the new maker
Enter the new maker's information into the Membership CRM on Google Docs
Direct add the new maker to the Public and Members-only Google Groups
Offer to have a wiki account created for them.
Send 'Welcome' email to the new member!
1. If they are Twitter users, tell them about The Bodgery account
2. If they are Facebook users, tell them about 'The Bodgery' page on Facebook
3. If they are Google+ users, tell them about 'The Bodgery' page on Google+

Glossary

Confused by all the words people are throwing around? Take a peek at our Glossary of Terms to help decipher any unfamiliar verbiage.

Guests

Any guest that enters the space must be sponsored by a member present at the space. All guests must sign a waiver upon their first visit. Every time a guest visits the space, their sponsoring member should sign them in on the Guest Sign In Sheet. Any single member may host up to 10 guests. Any two members may host as many guests as fire codes allow. Guests are permitted to use most tools. Check the Tools and Equipment page for a current list of member only tools. Guests may not leave projects or materials in the space, unless they have received specific permission from a Board Member.

Events

We post all our events, recurring or one-off, on the Events Page of our Website and our MeetUp group.

Any member may host a class, meetup, workshop, party, etc. as long as they follow the Event Checklist.

Events are often posted to the Meetup Page. It is highly recommended for members to create a Meetup.com account if they do not already have one, and join this meetup group.

Project Storage

One of the membership perks is a unit of storage for your personal tools, projects and materials, etc. Anything located within this space is not available to other members or guests.

Currently, storage space is located at the back of the loft area, and is one shelf (horizontal surface, between vertical struts) per member. In future, larger workshop spaces, we intend to create larger member storage areas.

Items belonging to a former member should be removed from the space before the first of the month after they become a member in suspension or terminate their membership. After that date, any items belonging to a former member may be disposed of at the discretion of the Board.

Parking Your Project

If a member has a personal project that won't fit in their storage area, but is difficult to transport back and forth from home, they may ask the Board for a “Parking Permit”. If approved, they can store their project in a public area (ideally in a corner of the floor space, not on public tables or workbenches) for up to 14 days.

The stored project should have a completed “Parking Permit” attached visibly to it. This indicates who owns the project, their contact phone/email, and the date the permit expires. When the Parking Permit expires, the member must either apply for a new one or immediately remove the property from The Bodgery.

Abandoned Property

Member property that is not stored completely in their storage space, or does not have a parking permit attached will be considered abandoned. Abandoned items will be moved to the Abandoned Property Area for 2 weeks, after which they will be repurposed, recycled or thrown out.

Dues Payment

Membership is currently $50/month, and includes a key for 24/7 access to the space, storage space for your projects/materials/personal tools, ability to host guests and events, access to the knowledge and experience of the membership, and voting rights on community decisions. Plus, you're helping support this effort to provide making experiences to anyone interested in the Madison area.

Note that all payment transaction fees are paid by the member making the payment. We currently accept PayPal which has a 3% fee.

Cash or check deposited in the Drop Box or given to our Treasurer in person
- Checks should be made out to “The Bodgery”
Bank transfer. The Bodgery banks at UW Credit Union. For more details, contact acting treasurer, John Eich.

Payments are due the 1st of each month.

If dues are not paid by the end of the day on the 1st, key fobs/door codes will automatically be disabled.
If dues are still not paid by the end of the day on the 7th, memberships will be suspended.
Suspended members must reapply for membership by completing a new application form.

Maintenance

The Bodgery has no staff and has no cleaning service. Each member is responsible for cleaning up after themselves and helping in maintaining the space. Cleaning supplies and trash bags can be found in the metal cabinet in the Lounge. Trash and Recycling dumpsters are located at the back of the parking lot.

Every member is responsible for taking out the trash and recycling.

The sink in the shop drains out of the building by being pumped upwards.

Do not put any solids down this drain.
There is a trap located under the covered shop sink with a filter that should be washed weekly to prevent water from backing up and flooding.

Web Presence

We have two Google Group mailing lists, and you should have been added to both upon becoming a member. One is a public list (MadCity Makers) and the other is members-only (The Bodgery). You can adjust your settings for the frequency that you receive emails (daily digest, etc), but please stay on the members-only list for important announcements.

Get an account for the Bodgery wiki. Email contact@thebodgery.org to get an account.

Keep track of makerspace events on our Events Page on our website, or by following our Google Apps calendar using XML, ICAL, or HTML.