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| - | ====== Blacksmithing Cause ====== | + | ====== Blacksmithing and Casting Cause ====== |
| - | Leader: Alex Wixted | + | <panel> |
| - | Members: | + | {{ : causes:forge.jpeg?direct&400|The forge area}} |
| - | * Matthew Costa @mattcosta18 | + | <WRAP> |
| - | * Brendan Halliday @nogthree | + | |**Location** | The Forge is in the Hardstand, immediately to your right after the first container. | |
| - | * Will Stobo @nezara | + | |**Cause Leader** | Alex (@wixted) | |
| - | * Changyi Yao @subzerofusion | + | |**Objective** | The main purpose of the blacksmithing area is to provide a self maintained and intuitive area to practise the arts of blacksmithing, metal forging and sand casting. | |
| - | * Colin houltham @firedrake | + | |**Members** | [[https://portal.hsbne.org/cause/list/|Portal Cause Membership]] | |
| + | |**Communications** | [[https://forum.hsbne.org/c/cause-effect/blacksmithing|Forum Category]] \\ [[https://chat.hsbne.org/|Discord Chat]] \\ [[https://trello.com/invite/b/tTIJx7YS/c528d5acd464469b4903db1a5881b4d3/forge|Trello Task Tracking]] | | ||
| + | |**Operating Policy** | [[causes:blacksmithing:operatingpolicy|Policy]] | | ||
| + | </WRAP> | ||
| + | </panel> | ||
| - | ---- | + | ===== Cause Area Expectations ===== |
| + | * Please leave the area as clean or cleaner than you found it. | ||
| + | * Please make sure to put money in the donation tin for consumables. | ||
| + | * Please return tools to their homes. | ||
| - | The main purpose of the blacksmithing area is to provide a self maintained and intuitive area to practise the art of blacksmithing, metal forging and sand casting. | + | ===== Cause Owned Equipment ===== |
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| - | To reach this goal we have to complete the following items: | + | ===== Member Owned Equipment on Loan ===== |
| - | - Protect the area/equipment from the weather. | ||
| - | - Establish a viewing zone for observers | ||
| - | - Clean and organise the area | ||
| - | - New hanging tool rack | ||
| - | - Set up a gas forge for aluminium smelting along with a larger crucible (preferably 2L+) | ||
| - | - Build fume extraction hood | ||
| - | To maintain a clean, safe and organised smithy, there will be some small tasks that members will have to complete: | + | ===== Ongoing Budgets ===== |
| + | Monthly Consumables Discretionary - $100. This is a discretionary budget for the Cause Leader | ||
| - | After each use, the user much: | + | ===== Current Goals ===== |
| - | - Ensure that all tools are put away in their designated areas after use. | ||
| - | - The anvil is covered to protect it from rain. | ||
| - | - Embers are either put out, or scuttled | ||
| - | - Clean up any mess caused by work | ||
| - | Weekly tasks will include: | ||
| - | - Tool stock take | + | ===== Proposed Classes ===== |
| - | - Extensive clean | + | |
| - | Monthly takes: | + | ===== Cleaning plan ===== |
| + | When finished using the cause area, members must: | ||
| - | - Space maintenance. | + | - Ensure that all tools/equipment is put away in their designated areas after use. |
| + | - The casting furnace is covered to protect it from rain. | ||
| + | - Clean up any mess caused by work | ||
| + | - Gas cylinders are removed and locked in cage | ||
| + | - donations for fuel/consumables use left in donations tin/ through spacebucks | ||
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| + | Weekly tasks will include: | ||
| - | As for requests for the space the forum will be checked on a daily basis and all purchases with an overall price of $50 will be decided in a vote. | + | - Sweeping the floor |
| + | - emptying bins (steel recycling/aluminium recycling/rubbish) | ||
| - | Meetings will have to be announced and will happen on Tuesdays when announced. | + | Monthly tasks: |
| + | - stocktake of fuel | ||
| + | - stocktake of tools | ||
| + | - identification of improvement areas | ||
| - | Appointment classes: Inductions on the blacksmithing and forging equipment. | ||
| - | Monthly classes: How to draw and round a steel rod How to make a rail-road spike into a fire stoke. How to cast sand moulds | + | Meetings will be announced with 7 days notice, and will happen on Tuesdays. |
| - | Inductions can be held by any inducted member of the smithy, but other classes for now will be hosted by Geoffrey Lean. | + | Inductions can be held by any member who has been inducted on the relevant equipment, in line with the cause operating policy. |
| - | Future prospectives: Shed: Install a gutter Casting: Casting box + trays Ramming tools Cutters and Risers High temperature forges such as: Induction furnace Oil forge Smithing Power hammer Horizontal gas forge Misc Increase tooling (tongs for smelting) | ||
| - | Ideally we would also like to move into building an oil forge or induction furnace. This would allow us to melt/recycle higher temperature metals such as bronze and steel. | ||
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