Wood Shop

All SoAD Students may use the shop after they have completed the SoAD Fab Lab Orientation and In-Person Shop Training.

Reminders:

• You are expected to follow the below rules at all times, even after your orientation or you become comfortable with the tools.

Required Orientation / Training

• Students must complete the SoAD Fab Lab Canvas Orientation visting the lab space this semester.

• Students without a SoAD Lab Sticker must come into the lab to sign a waiver before gaining access to any NYIT SoAD Labs.

• Students must complete In-Person Wood Shop Training before using any shop tools / machinery

  • Wood Shop training can be scheduled by your professor in your first year. If you missed it, you can attend a make up session.

Shop Rules

1. SAFETY

• Dress Code:

  Closed toed shoes

  No loose clothing, hair, (we have hair ties) jewelry

  No headphones

  Safety glasses must be worn

• Additional PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) will be required for job-specific tasks

  Gloves

  Masks

  Hearing protection

• Use your senses!

  Touch/feel - is the material resisting going through the blade? Could be a sign something is wrong with your cut. Turn off the machine and assess.

  Hearing – is it making a strange sound? Could be a sign that something is off. Turn off the machine and assess.

  Smell – does it smell weird? Does it smell like it is burning? When did you notice this smell? When you turned the machine on or when you started to cut? All of this info is useful to us so we can help you troubleshoot and come up with a safe way to do what you want to do

  Vision – often, you won't be able to see much of what is going on when you're cutting/feeding material through a blade. It's tempting to keep your eyes locked on the blade/cutting tool as you're cutting, but using your vision to keep track of your fingers is often a better use of that sense. Use your vision to make sure the part is held tight to the fence/guide and to keep your fingers clear of the cutter at all times.

2. CLEAN UP after yourself

• Put tools you've used away. If you used a tool that someone else left out, but it back where it belongs, not just where you found it lying around. If you see tools left out and you know where it goes, help us out, put it away.

Sweep!

• Clean up and report any spills

• A job is not complete until your work area is clean.

3. If in doubt, ASK FOR HELP

Staff members and student workers are knowledgeable makers, they may have ideas about ways to do things that can make your cut easier and safer

Keep in mind: staff members and student workers have the right to reject cuts/operations if they are unsafe. Fear not! If one door closes, another opens.

4. RESPECT staff, student workers, space, tools, etc.

Students in the shop must respect all staff, student workers, each other, and the space/machines/tools

5. SHARED SPACE

Put your name / date / contact info on materials. Shop tools don't leave the shop

Other Policy

• Dust collectors should be ON when machines are in use

• Table saw is staff-only use

• Staff has the right to reject cuts if they are unsafe

• Talk to us before you get too deep to make sure what you're attempting is feasible. Even so, staff still has the right to stop work at any time if the making process becomes unsafe

• Kickback / spatial awareness

Only APPROVED MATERIAL may be cut in the shop

Wood 

Plywood 

XPS foam 

Acrylic 

HDU foam 

Styrofoam 

Cardboard 

Chipboard 

Other materials must be approved by staff first before use on shop tools 

SPRAY BOOTH

• Always use the vent hood

• Spray paint and other flammable liquids must be stored in the flammables cabinet

THE SHOP IS NOT A STORE. STUDENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING THEIR OWN CONSUMABLES/MATERIALS

This includes:

• Building material

• Scrap Bin Policy

*You are always welcome to check the scrap bin, but keep in mind that the shop staff reserves the right to clean out the scrap bin or other unclaimed material at any time throughout the semester. If you want to keep/use something, put your name on it, otherwise it's fair game for anyone, first come-first serve.

*All material left in the shop at the end of each semester will be added to the Scrap Bin and be subject to the Scrap Bin Policy

Tape 

Glues 

Fasteners (screws, nails, etc.) 

Paint/Patch/Primer 

Personal marking/cutting devices – pencil, pen, sharpie, knife (xacto, olfa, etc.) 

No plaster, resin, silicone, paint, glue, etc. Down the sink in the shop or in the bathrooms. To dispose of any of these materials, pour them in a container, let it harden, and then throw it away

Other banned materials... or things

No food or drink in the lab 

You must be alert and in good health to use the machines 

No drugs or alcohol 

If you're feeling faint/sick 

If you haven't slept and aren't thinking clearly, etc. 

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