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== 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 how to be safe

=== 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? ===

'''Tools Requiring requiring a Certification:''' *3D printers:** Type-A 3D PrinterMachines Series 1 Pro**Prusa I3 MK3S (4x)* 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)''' *Hand tools*Basic soldering stations*Hot wire foam cutter ===What kinds of materials are available to me?===DaBL is stocked with:

'''Other equipment *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 (No Certification Requiredtape, epoxy, glues, et al.)'''* Hand ToolsBalsa wood blocks

You ===How much do materials cost?===For the time being, the DaBL is covering the cost of all consumable materials. (See [[FAQs#What kinds of materials are available to me?|What kinds of materials are available to me?]] above.) This means as long as you have an active AU ID, you can always come design and ask build at DaBL for help 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 [[List of workshops|workshops]] and seeking guidance from one of [[Creative and Technical Specialist|student specialists]] your imagination is the specialists limit in the this space. We can help you use the equipment.

== Project Questions ===== What prior knowledge do if I need don't know how to start use a projectparticular tool? ===Nothing, all we require is enthusiasm You can always ask for help from one of the [[Creative and Technical Specialist|Creative and a willingness to learn. By attending [http://designandbuildlab.com/?page_id=445 workshopsTechincal Specialists] and seeking guidance from [http://designandbuildlab.com/wiki/index.php/Creative_and_Technical_Specialist student specialists] your imagination is in the limit in this space. We can help you use the equipment.

=== How much do consumables costCan I borrow equipment from DaBL to use somewhere else? ===For the time being, the Nope! All equipment stays in DaBL is covering the cost of all consumables (3D printer filament, resistors, button-cell batteries, vinyl, etc.) This means as long as you ; we do not have an active AU ID you can design and build at the 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 materialsloaning system.

=== But what if- ===Nope!===Can I submit a design and have someone build it for me?===Nope! the Design and Build Lab is an educational space: it is our goal to teach you the skills necessary to design and build, as well as provide a helping hand, rather than build for you.== Other Frequently Asked Questions ===== When are workshops and tutorialsCan I run my business out of DaBL? ===All workshops No. You are scheduled encouraged to work on [http://designandbuildlab.com/?page_id=445 our calendarprototypes within the space; however, using the space for personal for-profit gains and mass production is not what the space is for.]

=== 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]!