Wood Shop Overview

General Familiarization and Rules of the Road

• No pressure treated wood (can be really wet and release nasty chemicals into the wood shop that we want to avoid)
• Bring your own router bits
• Use shops vacs liberally & clean up after yourself when done
• It's the responsibility of the members to empty the shop vac canisters if needed
• Empty the trash if it gets full
• No cutting metal in the wood shop
• Don't cut nail-embedded embedded wood with any of the large power tools
  • You can use hand tools like a reciprocating saw (Sawzall) with an appropriate blade for this if needed
• If you're new to woodworking, feel free to ask people, but also get on YouTube and investigate how to use these tools in more detail!

Allowed Materials

• Plastics are generally fine
• Any kind of wood is fine except pressure treated lumber

Safety

When using equipment in the Woodshop, members are required to wear safety glasses anytime any machine is in operation.  In addition, hearing protection and dust protection should be worn when any machine is running.  Hearing aids are expensive!

Equipment List