WHO CAN USE THE WOODSHOP AND WHAT ARE THE RULES?
HOW TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THE SVE WOODSHOP
- The SVE Woodshop is open to SVE Association Members only (includes renters). No guests are allowed to use these facilities, due to safety training and liability issues.
- Prior to your first use of the Woodshop, you must read the Woodshop Rules and Guidelines and then fill out and sign a Liability Release Form.
- You can download a copy of the Rules and Guidelines here, and a copy of the Liability Release Form here.
- Print out the Liability Release Form, fill it out and bring it with you on your first visit to the Woodshop. It will be reviewed and accepted by a Monitor, and you will be introduced to the Woodshop.
BASIC WOODSHOP PRINCIPLES
- Monitors have absolute control of your actions in the Woodshop. There will be no debate about this control. The working atmosphere in the Woodshop is very relaxed, and the monitors are un-intrusive except in cases where they are concerned about safety. When they ask you to do something a different way, it is not optional. It must be done the way they say, or not at all.
- Safety is paramount. Safety is every member's business. If you see something that you think is unsafe, report it to a Monitor immediately.
- If you are familiar with a particular power tool, you are free to use it. If you are not familiar with it, then do not use it until a Monitor has given you an overview of its operational and safety requirements. Monitors are always willing to help you with tasks you are unfamiliar with, and with tasks that take more than one person to accomplish.
- Cleanup of the mess you make is your responsibility. Monitors are in the Woodshop to assure safety and to train those who need it. They are not there to clean up after woodshop users. General cleanup at the end of a woodshop session is also a user responsibility.
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The SVE Homeowners Association provides the building, electricity, water, sewer, and trash collection for the Woodshop, and they also provide the massive dust collection system. This is the part of the Woodshop that your Association "dues" pay for. Nothing else. Through their volunteer efforts, the Woodshop Members provide the funding for all the woodshops power tools, hand tools, and supplies. This funding is raised through the annual Woodshop Spaghetti Dinner, aluminum can collection and recycling, special projects for the Association and residents, and donations. Volunteering is your dues for using the Woodshop.
If you just use the Woodshop for occassional small projects, then the donations box by the main entry is how you should pay for what you use. The donation box is an honor system; only you know if you paid for the supplies you used, or if you freeload. It is a self imposed character test -- we won't know if you are a person of integrity or not -- but you will.
Following are common-sense rules for working in a shared environment.
