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'''Frequently Asked Questions'''Got a question? Hopefully it will be answered here!
== Getting Started ===== Who can access the space? ===Anyone with a currently active AU ID can utilize the DaBL!
=== How do I become a member? ===Becoming a member is easy. There are only three two steps:# Allow a Creative and Technical Specialist to put you in our database# Complete and submit a '''Safety Waiver'''# Take a short tour to learn what you can (and cannot) do!
=== When is # Attend an in-person [[Welcome to the Lab]] session, where you will go over the lab open? ===[[Safety in DaBL]].[http://designandbuildlab# Complete and submit a '''Safety Waiver'''. Everyone (faculty, staff, and students alike) staying in DaBL for more than a tour ''must'' sign a Safety Waiver; you will be given one during the Welcome to the Lab session.com/?page_id=445 Check out our calendar]
===When is the lab open?===[http://designandbuildlab.com/?page_id=445 Check out our calendar]!===When are workshops?===All workshops are scheduled on [http://designandbuildlab.com/?page_id=445 our calendar]. == Opportunities == === What equipment is available to me? ===
Some tools and equipment require a certification to use, others require no such certification.
'''Tools Requiring requiring a Certification:''' *3D printers:** Type-A 3D PrinterMachines Series 1 Pro**Stratasys uPrint SE Plus* Bantam Tools PCB Milling Machine* Sewing Machine* Advanced Soldering StationsStation* GCC Jaguar VLX Vinyl Cutter* Vinyl Heat Press* ULS PLS4.75 Laser Cutter  '''Other equipment (coming soon!no Certification required)'''
'''Other equipment (No Certification Required)'''*Hand tools* Hand ToolsBasic soldering stations*Hot wire foam cutter
You can always come and ask for help from one === What kinds of the specialists in the space. We can help you use the equipment.materials are available to me? ===DaBL is stocked with:
* PLA 3D printer filament* Small electronics parts (wires, resistors, capacitors, transistors, microcontrollers, solder, et al.)* Heat-transfer and adhesive-back vinyl* FR1 printed circuit board material* Acetyl blocks* Extruded polystyrene and foam sheets* 18"x24" Cast acrylic sheets* White muslin fabric and thread* Adhesives (tape, epoxy, glues, et al.)* Balsa wood blocks ===How much do materials cost?===For the time being, the DaBL is covering the cost of all consumable materials. (See '''What kinds of materials are available to me?''' above.) This means as long as you have an active AU ID, you can design and build at DaBL for no cost! However, if you are working on a custom project requiring parts that aren't in the lab, you are responsible for those materials.== Project Questions ===== What prior knowledge do I need to start a project? ===
Nothing, all we require is enthusiasm and a willingness to learn. By attending [http://designandbuildlab.com/?page_id=445 workshops] and seeking guidance from [http://designandbuildlab.com/wiki/index.php/Creative_and_Technical_Specialist student specialists] your imagination is the limit in this space.
=== How much do consumables costWhat if I don't know how to use a particular tool? ===For You can always ask for help from one of the time being, [[Creative and Technical Specialist|student specialists]] in the DaBL is covering space. We can help you use the cost of all consumables (3D printer filament, resistors, button-cell batteries, vinyl, etcequipment.) This means as long as you ==Other Frequently Asked Questions=====Can I submit a design and have someone 3D print it for me?===Nope! the Design and Build Lab is an active AU ID educational space: it is our goal to teach you can the skills necessary to design and build at the DaBL for no cost! However, if you are working on as well as provide a custom project requiring parts that aren't in the labhelping hand, rather than build for you are responsible for those materials
== Other Frequently Asked Questions ===== When are workshops and tutorialsCan I run my business out of DaBL? ===All workshops Yes and no. You are scheduled on [http://designandbuildlab.com/?page_id=445 our calendar.]welcome to
=== Can I submit have another question that isn't answered here. How do I get a design and have someone 3D print it for mehold of you to ask? ===No, the Design and Build Lab is [mailto:dabl@american.edu Send us an educational space. Therefore, we find it more valuable to teach you the skills necessary and provide a helping hand rather than build products for you.email]!

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