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Welcome to the public wiki for Artisan’s Asylum, Inc., a non-profit community workshop in Somerville, Massachusetts. Our mission is to support the teaching, learning and practice of fabrication. If you would like to support our mission to help people make what they imagine, please join the Friends of Artisan's


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Facilities and Equipment

Main Page: Shops Main Page: Tools

Facility access membership at Artisan's provides access to the following fabrication facilities:

• Facilities - Information on the Artisan's Asylum facility
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) you may need to work in certain shops
• Shop Safety and Etiquette
• Shop consumables that we do and don't provide
• Safety Map for locations of fire exits, fire extinguishers, first aid kits, fire alarm pull stations, and eyewashes

Tools & Materials

• A list of our Tools -- An evolving list of tools
• A list of the Tool Rubrics for tool testing
• Sign-up for shop-specific mailing lists
• Materials Information on how to obtain and work with various materials
  • Sources for materials
  • Materials Cutting Chart
• Consumables you might need to bring with you
• How to make an account on the Tool Reservation System
  • Reserve a Tool

Education

For Students

• Attending Classes FAQ covers all you need to know when attending classes
• Current Classes lists all of our available classes with links to sign up on our class registration page on Eventbrite
• Request a refund for a class

For Instructors

• See the Teach A Class page on our website for information for how to get started as a new instructor
• Instructor Handbook for information on enrollment paperwork
• How to post your class on Eventbrite
• Other information on classes in this wiki
• Shop Safety and Etiquette

Membership

• Our website lists our membership schedules and options and how to join
• All members must agree to our Membership Agreement & Policies and Procedures
• Services Addendum
• Member Benefits the perks of being an Artisan's Asylum member

Tool Testing

Tool Testing, also referred to as tool check-off or tool certification is required for independent facility use as a member or day pass user. These sessions require you to demonstrate safe and correct use of our tools in our shared community shops.

• See the Tool Testing page on the website for all the up to date details by shop area
  • Tool Testing Calendar for certain shops

Member Resources

• FAQs for Members / Renters / Day Pass Users
• New Member Guide - a great reference for new and existing members
  • Attend the next New Member Orientation session
• Tidy Space Policy
• Waste disposal Everyone helps a bit to make this place better and get things done.
• Events for Members and Friends of Artisans
• Safety Map
• Trash Map

Rental Space

• For general information see Studio Space and Storage
  • Rental Space Waitlist
  • Flex Space and Storage Rental Waitlist
  • Rental Space Rules
  • Construction Requirements for Freestanding Structures
  • Map of Pallet Storage Locations

Community

Main Page: Community

• Events
• Member Profiles
• Friends of Artisan's
• Volunteering
• Guidelines for Hosting/Proposing an Event
• Our History
• Town Hall & Community Meetings
• Mailing Lists: Which List For What
• Outreach
• Milk Row Creative Zone A map of organizations in our immediate vicinity
• Related Organizations

Resources

Main Page: Resources

• Graphics standards
• IT
• Mailing Lists Account Management
• Floorplan
• Activities for Young People Classes and programs in and near Somerville for people under 18.
• List of New England technology-related museums and historical sites
• Mass Destruction

Organization

• Management Team
• Managerial Policies
• Financial Records
• Governance Team
• Minutes of the Board of Directors
• Voting Records
• Articles of Organization
• Bylaws
  • History and discussion at Category_talk:Policies#Bylaws
• Governance Policies