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2019-10-27T02:22:14Z

Davidg123: /* Banned Individuals */

'''Hundreds of people visit Noisebridge every week, and nearly all of them are excellent to each other!'''

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== What is this page? ==

This page lists people who have fucked up, to the point where they are no longer welcome at Noisebridge.

If you have photos of banned individuals, please e-mail them to [[mailinglist|noisebridge-discuss]].

If you are listed on this page and would like to not be, either because you think you should be welcome at Noisebridge again or because you agree to not return, the best thing to do is probably to send an email to [https://lists.riseup.net/www/info/nb-mediation nb-mediation@lists.riseup.net] and state so. Do not use this email to explain what happened or what went wrong.

An example email to nb-mediation@lists.riseup.net:

<blockquote>
From: Jane Hacker <jane@hacker.systems> 
To: nb-mediation@lists.riseup.net 
Subject: My 86 page listing 
 
Hi, I would like to be taken off of the 86 page. Could someone please contact me?
</blockquote>

You will be contacted off-list, as this mailing list is not for discussion.

=== See also ===
* [[Conflict Resolution]]
* [[Community Standards]]
* [[AskedToLeave]]
* [[FERT]]

== Reciprocal Ban Agreements ==

Noisebridge has a reciprocal ban agreements with some other local hackerspaces. Anyone banned on these lists is banned from visiting Noisebridge.

=== Reciprocal Ban Lists ===
* [https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Asked_to_Leave Omni Commons: Asked to Leave]

== Banned Individuals ==



{|border="1" cellspacing="0"
!Name
!Picture(s), if present
!Description

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| Tom Nevin
| [[File:Tom_nevin_thief.jpeg |200px|thumb|left| Tom Nevin]]
| Money has continually been stolen from Noisebridge cash boxes. Tom has been seen taking money from a Noisebridge donation jar.

Tom comes in frequently early in the morning and very clearly tries to get people away from the cash boxes by trying to convince to go to other parts of the space or figuring out when they're planning on leaving. Tom still tries to get in. Do not let tom in.

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| Hat / Beer Guy (Gio / Geovana)
| [[File:Hatbeerguy.png |200px|thumb|left|Hat / Beer Guy being asked to leave]]
| Too often problematically drunk in the space (4 recorded incidents):

- joined a laser class but was too drunk to remember what was taught, asked to leave the class

- drunk in space on Mardi Gras, tried to give someone a mug that said 'codility' on it insisting that it was good stuff

- pretty intoxicated and gave attitude about having to leave when space was being shut down

- got wasted and then came to the hackatorium to announce that he was the King and "what can i get for you", asked to leave for repeated sexually harassing statements

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| Rigol
| [[File:Rigol_sleeping.jpg |200px|thumb|left|Rigol Sleeping on the couch in Fox Lounge]]
| Rigol has continually slept in the space despite being asked not to numerous times. He was asked to leave and not come back but has continued to return and continued to fall asleep. When asked to leave he is argumentative but will eventually leave if you keep asking.

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| Christopher Presley
| [[File:Chris-p.jpg |200px|thumb|left|Christopher Presley]]
| Chris handed an extremely threatening note to a person in the space. When asked to leave the first time, Chris did not, and was required to be asked again before leaving. He claims to be a CTO of a "Multi-musicality" platform.

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| George Mylonas
| [[File:GeorgeM.JPG |200px|thumb|left|George Mylonas]]
| George used several expensive machines in unsafe ways and ignored advice on how to use them correctly. Because of this, he ended up damaging them, but hid this fact. He demonstrated carelessness for how others would be affected by his actions. When confronted, he did not take responsibility for the damage or the carelessness. He is banned from ever returning

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| Nicolas H.
|
| Nick has been asked repeatedly to not drink in the space, and he continues to do so. His repeated lying about it, disregard for rules such like sleeping at the space, and causing hindrance to others makes him unwelcome until such a time that he can prove to the community he is able to function within it's bounds.

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| Alexander Lee
| [[File:Alexander_lee.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Alexander Lee]]
| Alex repeatedly physically threatened multiple members of the Noisebridge community. He is no longer welcome here.

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| Dan Gailey
| [[File:Dpg.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Dan]]
| Dan has been emotionally and physically abusive, to various degrees, towards multiple members of our community.

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| Karriem
| [[File:Karriem.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Karriem]]
| Karriem attends meetups claiming to be an angel investor, giving people the impression that he's of significance in tech and in particular in hacker spaces, including Noisebridge. He claims to be extremely knowledgeable about various things, but when he's engaged on them, he quickly departs the conversation. Additionally, he has been hostile toward members of the community trying to address issues with him. Still tries to come in occasionally as of July 2019 (usually when there is a crypto-currency related meetup happening).

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| Omar / Neon / Reynaldo / Ronaldi
| [[File:Omar.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Omar]]
| Omar has been asked to take a break several times for leaving messes, not cleaning up after themselves, and taking food / drinks without paying. Each time, they have returned with the same behavior. He has subsequently also tried to tackle someone who helped to ask him leave the space.

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| Andrew
| [[File:Andrew86_1.jpeg|200px|thumb|left|Andrew]] [[File:Andrew86_2.jpeg|200px|thumb|left|Andrew]]
| Andrew was behaving extremely erratically, with delusions and hallucinations about those around him. He accused one person of trying to reprogram him, made multiple racially charged comments towards others, would not leave people alone when asked, and often could not perceive their words when they were speaking to him because of his hallucinations about what they were saying to him. He also tore up the anti-harassment policy and was extremely difficult to remove from the space because of his inability to recognize what was being asked of him, and because of all the stuff he had accumulated around him physically.

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| Daniel Telburg
| [[File:Daniel_telburg.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Daniel]]
| Daniel Telburg: we have heard several reports from members of the community that he has raped young women. He is not welcome at Noisebridge.

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| Ryan
| [[File:Ryan2.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Ryan]]
| Sudoroom banned Ryan Martin for safe space reasons, stating prolonged intimidation and harassment. Due to reciprocal ban agreements for reasons of safety, he is automatically also banned from Noisebridge. It was noted that he is hard to recognize from this photo. He now has a bit longer hair (though still short) and is a bit bigger than in these photos -- one factor that might help identify him at other spaces is that he has been coming in with his girlfriend (who Sudoroom has no issue with) who has blue hair. November-2017
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| Rainbow
| [[File:Rainbow1.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Rainbow]]
| Rainbow was asked to take a break because of her erratic behavior and possible drug use in the space. After the break, the problematic behavior continued. Rainbow is no longer welcome at Noisebridge. September-2017
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| Zach
| [[File:Zach.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Zach]]
| After his manipulative behavior caused too much drama and discomfort, Zach is not welcome at noisebridge. August-2017
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| Jeff
| [[File:Jeff.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Jeff]]
| Jeff was asked to leave Noisebridge after many conversations. He kept bringing sketchy phones into Noisebridge, thought to be stolen. He was asked about a phone stolen in Noisebridge. He continued to change the OS's on computers after being told not to do so. In all of these occasions he behaved in ways that made people at Noisebridge very uncomfortable. Jeff is no longer welcome at Noisebridge. June-2017
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| Patrick (aka Jin)
| [[File:Patrick(Jin)1.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Patrick/Jin]]
[[File:Patrick(Jin)2.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Patrick/Jin]]
[[File:Patrick(Jin)3.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Patrick/Jin]]
| Patrick (aka Jin) was caught stealing a computer from Noisebridge. He is no longer welcome at Noisebridge. May-2017
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| Damian
| [[File:Damian.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Damian]]
| Damian was making people uncomfortable with his erratic interactions. He was probably high. Damian refused to leave when asked. Damian is not welcome at Noisebridge. Apr-2017
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| Tara
| [[File:Tara.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Tara]]
| Tara was asked not to have her dogs at Noisebridge when they were making people very uncomfortable. She responded quite poorly and lied about the circumstances. Mar-2017
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| Ben Woosley
| [[File:ben_woosley.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Ben Woosley]]
[[File:ben_woosley2.png|200px|thumb|left|Ben Woosley]]
| Ben Woosley engaged in non-consensual sex (aka rape) with someone who comes to Noisebridge. He acknowledges the sex was non-consensual but insists it isn't rape. He is not welcome at Noisebridge. Feb-2017
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| Daily Swa Laurel
| [[File:Daily_swa_laurel.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Daily Swa Laurel]]
| Banned from Counter Culture Labs and The Omni on 7-Feb-2017 for online threats of violence toward a member of Counter Culture Labs. Due to reciprocal ban agreements for reasons of safety, he is automatically also banned from Noisebridge.
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| Chris Altman
| [[File:Screen_Shot_2017-01-11_at_7.56.24_PM.png|200px|thumb|left|Chris Altman]]
| Continued to sleep at NB after many warnings. He was asked not to come back but waited a few months and lied his way about his good standing in the space, proving that he cannot be trusted. Chris Altman is not allowed to return to Noisebridge. Jan-2017
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| Nick
| [[File:Nick.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Nick]]
| On 10-December-2016 Nick was asked to leave Noisebridge and not to comeback. He verbally abused our downstairs neighbors at Oh Happy Day. Nick has been warned about his negative and abusive behaviors many times over the years and has not changed his behaviors. He is no longer welcome at Noisebridge.
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| (name unknown)
| [[File:unknown_name.jpg|200px|thumb|left|(name unknown)]]
| On 3-December-2016 an unidentified person climbed over the front gate, and when Torrie greeted this unidentified person at the stairs, they punched Torrie in the chest.
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| Kyle
| [[File:Kyle.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Kyle]]
| On 1-December-2016 Kyle was visibly intoxicated in the space while using a blowtorch for glass blowing. We asked him to stop using the blowtorch, he refused and was hostile and insulting. He had to be escorted out by a team of people. He is not welcome back.
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| Jason
| [[File:Jason.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Jason]]
| After being very helpful and friendly at Noisebridge for several months, others became very concerned and uncomfortable with his growing talk of conspiracies against him at Noisebridge, with hints of violence targeted at those he felt were part of the conspiracy. His erratic behavior and the above threats of violence resulted in Jason being asked to leave Noisebridge at the end of September, 2016.
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| Lance
| [[File:lance_combined.png|200px|thumb|left|Lance]]
| Lance was formally banned from Noisebridge in September 2016, although he has previously been asked repeatedly to leave and not come back. He refuses to leave the space peacefully and always requires significant effort to get him to to leave Noisebridge. He is a textbook tweaker, who while peaceful in his interactions with people, mutters threats under his breath.

*Note: He repeatedly tries to come back to the space, even when asked not to return (Once in April 2016, and twice in August/September 2016). He tried to enter again in October 2017. If asked to leave, he is not dangerous, although he is quite vocal.
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| Mark Janssen (Xer0Dynamite)
| [[File:Mark_janssen.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Mark Janssen]]
| Mark was banned from Noisebridge due to a history of internet hate speech and having been asked to leave Sudo Room. Noisebridge aims to be a space that is inclusive of people of all walks of life, which means we actively work to exclude those with views of intolerance and threats of violence.
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| Mischa Spiegelmock (wooster)
| [[File:Mischa_Spiegelmock.jpeg|200px|thumb|left|Mischa Spiegelmack]]
| Mischa was banned from Sudoroom in March 2015 for being "manipulative, dangerous, acts in bad faith and will knowingly exposes Sudoroom members to violent abuse". He's a known troll and has harassed and targeted individual members of their community. Given The reciprocal ban agreement with Sudoroom he is no longer welcome at Noisebridge
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|Diana
|[[File:Diana_ban_photo.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Diana in June-2016]]
|Diana was banned at Sudo Room in June-2016 for physical violence against a member. Since Diana was banned for safe space reasons, they are automatically also banned from Noisebridge. 
According to an email from Sudo Room: "This was an escalation of a dispute between two people who had an existing relationship and Diana lives very close to sudo room so you shouldn't worry overly about a problem at other hackerspaces." And from the Sudo Room "Asked to Leave" page, Diana "Additionally has been using the space as their living room (playing WoW all day) and caught sleeping at least twice."
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|David/Bunny
|[[File:David_Bunny2.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Bunny in March 2016]]
|Asked to take a break in March-2016 after some misunderstandings, but he came back asking at least one person in the space to not tell Mitch or Rubin that he was in the space, and was seen taking away an item of high value. He returned the item, but is no longer welcome at Noisebridge.
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|Adam
|[[File:Adam.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Adam in December 2015]]
|Asked to leave having been caught stealing from others in the space.

At several points misused the space in the creation of his "art", hiding large amounts of "art" around the space.

Was caught sleeping in the elevator overnight in late November 2015.

Was asked to take a break in late November 2015 after the sleeping incident and initially agreed to do so, but then returned repeatedly to the space claiming that nothing was wrong.

When confronted about his theft of another member's property he became irate and threatening to them.

Should not be allowed into the space under any circumstances.
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|Shawn Landden
|[[File:ShawnLandden.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Shawn Landden 2013]]
[[File:shawn_landden_beard_102915.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Shawn Landden 2015]]
|Banned by consensus. See [http://pastebin.com/82m0uhC4 here] and [https://www.noisebridge.net/pipermail/noisebridge-discuss/2013-March/034968.html here].

If Shawn returns, immediately call the police. State he's trespassing, and he has a violent history of assault against individuals and law enforcement.

Arrested in Feb 2014 for assault, breaking a restraining order, harassment and stalking.

Arrest on 4/9/2013 for Assaulting An Officer in Sausalito, Marin County California SEE: [http://pastebin.com/SXBFfaJH here]. [http://i.imgur.com/vxaV6Ms.jpg photo].

1st quarter, 2013

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|Darren "Crystals Guy"
|[[File:darren_crystals_1.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Darren in Feb 2016]]
|Was asked to leave after spreading his rocks over the hackatorium tables.
Hid salvaged electronics boards that were in the hack shelves onto the top of a high bookshelf, apparently for no reason.
Has a compost bin full of sandy rocks he considers crystals.
Became angry, yelling at multiple people.

Should never be allowed back into the space.

[[File:darren_crystals_2.gif|left|Darren in Feb 2016]]

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|Matt the tweaker
|[[File:mattthetweaker.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Matt the tweaker]]
|Matt carries a backpack full of shower rings twisted with tangle therapy tangles. He has converted his brain into a computer and is using it to solve the tangles with an algorithm. He is quiet and not aggressive, but very fixated on his tangles and can't form a completed thought, continuing on until you interrupt him.

Persistently tell Matt that "you have to leave now" and walk him out. He will go about 5 feet at a time but is not aggressive.

Kicked out September 2015 - Scotty & fineline

Kicked out October 2015, Twice - Trent & Evil Dan

October 2015

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|Clayton Hill
|[[File:Clayton_Hill.JPG|200px|thumb|right|Clayton Hill]]
[[File:Clayton_Hill_2.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Clayton Hill]]
|Asked to leave due to being wasted at the space (drugs? alcohol) and when asked to leave threatened violence against Torrie. Reappeared at the space 2 months later and again refused to leave when asked, again threatening violence. It took 7 people and the SFPD to get him to leave. Do not under any circumstances let into Noisebridge. He's to be considered violent and unpredictable

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|Pidgeon (aka Violet)
|[[File:Violet_aka_pidgein_face.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Pidgeon/Violet]]
|Banned from Sudo Room for safety reasons. Banned from Noisebridge for disrupting meetings, climbing over the gate, and other toxic behavior. Has threatened to "cut" people.

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|Vince
|[[File:vince.png|200px|thumb|right|Vince lunging at [[User:Tdfischer]] taking his picture]]
[[File:vince2.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Vince belligerently arguing with [[User:Maltman23]] as he was being ejected from Noisebridge on Monday, 5-July-2015]]
|Comes into the space, tweaked to hell and back. Once threatened to shoot Jake. Has no problem with employing violence against people kicking him out. Call the cops.

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|[[86/DonationBoxThieves|Donation Box Thieves]]
|[[File:donation_box_thief_2.png|200px|thumb|right|Cliff stealing $ from the donation box]]
|Some thieves were recorded breaking open and stealing right out of the donation box. One of them was Cliff. Super lame. Other names unknown.
Junior is the other donation box thief. He has also been 86'd for other reasons as well.

*[http://spaz.org/~jake/pix/20130201085252.avi Video_example_#1]
*[http://spaz.org/~jake/pix/20130204085649.avi Video_example_#2]
*[http://spaz.org/~jake/pix/20130219081710.avi Video_example_#3]

These scummy guys should be confronted and asked to leave on-sight.
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|Adam (Joseph Adam Moore)
|[[Image:Adam_profile.jpg|150px|thumb|left|J Adam Moore]]
|aka [https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/User:DieLaughing DieLaughing]

Banned [https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Meeting_Notes_2013_10_01#Proposals_from_last_week by consensus] 2013-10-01 for physical assaulting another Noisebridge user and concerning behavior.

See [https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Meeting_Notes_2013_09_24#Proposals_for_next_week notes] and [https://www.noisebridge.net/pipermail/noisebridge-discuss/2013-September/039479.html discuss]

Relevant:
[[Image:JAdamMooreProbation.png|80px]]
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|James Leonard, aka James the Advocate
|[[Image:JamesL.jpg|200px|thumb|left|James]]
|[https://www.noisebridge.net/pipermail/noisebridge-discuss/2013-June/037825.html asked to leave, responded with verbose legal threats].

2nd quarter, 2013
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|Rob 2.0
|[[File:rob20.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Rob 2.0]]
|Around 6 feet. Frequently wears a Giants / Bears baseball cap. Thin, scruffy. Eyes wander around frequently. Kinda looks like Scumbag Steve. Officially banned through consensus — the whole deal. Repeatedly shows up at the space anyway. Kick him out on sight.

date?

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|Thief
|[[file:IMG 0291.JPG|200px|thumb|left|Thief]]
[[file:IMG 0292.JPG|200px|thumb|left|Thief]]
[[file:IMG 0293.JPG|200px|thumb|left|Thief]]
|This guy went into the back classroom and took Rayc's wallet out of his backpack. Rayc saw him with the wallet in his hand and the guy tried to say it was his. He then started running towards the door and was tackled by Jake. We made him show us that nothing was in his pockets, and he kept avoiding the big pocket in the front of his jacket. This pocket turned out to have Sasha's smart phone. During the search his crack pipe fell onto the floor and broke into many pieces. We let him go and told him not to come back.

Photos indicate this occurred June 6th 2011
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|Purple
|(None)
|See the [[85]] page. Stole from the member's shelves and from me. -- Rayc
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|Nyle
|(None)
|Male, early 20's, Asian, black beard and hair, 5′ 8″. Please post photo if available.

For more information on Nyle, see [[85]]. Nyle has been spending a whole lot of time at the space recently - perhaps half his days. He never hacks anything and makes no secret of the fact that he never will. Jesse Z and Alan asked him to not come back repeatedly (February - March '12). If he does come back, please escort him out and tell him that he can explain himself at a Tuesday meeting if he would like to.

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|Jon(athan)
|[[file:Jon-1.png|200px|thumb|right|Jon]]
[[file:Jon-2.png|200px|thumb|right|Jon]]
|Jonathan was asked not to come back, due to allegations of organizing illegal activities from within Noisebridge and theft. A few days later, he had a proxy return to the space a few days later on his behalf to retrieve blankets, etc. that he'd apparently stashed in the darkroom. However, what his proxy took was apparently not the blankets that he wanted, and he shortly thereafter came upstairs and went into the darkroom, himself leaving with items that appeared to be bedsheets. The fabric his associate had taken was found in a heap at the bottom of the elevator and returned to the darkroom. Several days later, Jonathan returned to Noisebridge with his hand shoved in a gym bag, claiming he had a gun. He continued pushing past people to get into the main space, screaming constantly about killing everyone and then himself, and that everyone was to leave, or he would kill them all. He also claimed that the cops were hot on his trail and would arrive at Noisebridge at any moment, and that he intended to provoke a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_by_cop suicide-by-cop]. Not sure on whether or not he did have a gun, people were not taking a chance as they filed for the exit. However, Derek, Jedi, Rayc, Ben, stayed behind, calling him on his bullshit. Four people swarmed him as he made a b-line sprint for the fire escape. They wrestled him to the floor and removed his bags away from him. Jedi arm barred and escorted Jonathan down the stairs to the sidewalk, bringing him over to the quickly-amassing phalanx of squad cars. Immediate consensus was that he is not welcome in the space again.
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|Ilya
|[[file:Ilya.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Ilya]]
|This person named Ilya was behaving irrationally, and confused his own backpack with Patricks, causing suspicion that he was intending to steal things. He also put on Patricks' clothes and said he thought people were allowed to use whatever items were in the space. He had some small, and not particularly valuable, items that he had pocketed, and had stashed random, not valuable, items in the bathroom. He was unable to explain his behavior to Dr. J and was handed over to police, who did not take him into custody, and he was told not to return to Noisebridge.

He was with his brother Alex who did not do anything sketchy and should not be banned. -jake

Date?
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|Harvey Grossman
|[[Image:Harvey2.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Harvey]]
[[Image:Harvey.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Harvey]]
[[Image:Harvey-noisebridge.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Harvey]]
|Older guy with longish gray hair, who has often come to Noisebridge with bedding, and has used Noisebridge as a home from time to time. He has been asked to leave, and not come back. He has come back anyway. He has a gate key -- if you see him, demand that he give you the key.

Here is a link to the meeting where Harvey was banned: 
[[Meeting_Notes_2013_09_10#Proposals_discussed_this_week]] 
And here is the relevant quote: 
:"Harvey is no longer allowed in the space. Has admitted to stealing, was caught sleeping in the stairwell on many occassions, returned items that belonged to multiple residents of Noisebridge. Was seen and accounted for by multiple members of Noisebridge to be digging in other people's belongings. Many tools and properties of Noisebridge were found among Harvey's things."

On 24th September 2014 Harvey attacked Mitch while trying to interfere with the contents of the mailbox. "If you see Harvey ever again, call the police. He bit my thumb tonight to get back the piece of mail he was taking from our mailbox." If you call the SFPD in relation to Harvey cite the case number 140-810-381 in relation to his assaulting Mitch.

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|Sid Scott
|[[File:Sid_20140222.jpeg|200px|thumb|left|Sid]]
| Caught stealing things from Noisebridge member shelves and hoarding them in the basement. Stole over $1,200 of [[Circuit_Hacking_Monday]] gear alone. Was seen re-attempting to gain entry to Noisebridge on 12/10/14[https://www.noisebridge.net/pipermail/noisebridge-discuss/2014-December/date.html]

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|Corey Oberdorfer
|[[File:Corey.jpeg|200px|thumb|left|Cory]]
|Pathological liar. Told Noisebridge that he was on the board of Hayhackers, and told Hayhackers that he was secretary of Noisebridge

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|Jean-Jacques
|[[File:Jean-Jacques.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Jean-Jacques]]
[[File:Jean-Jacques2.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Jean-Jacques]]
| Older guy with white combed over hair. Around 5'10. Jean-Jacques was repeatedly caught hoarding large quantities of personal stuff in Noisebridge and subsequently lying about its removal from the space. This culminated in the discovery that JJ had filled approximately 60 boxes worth of stuff into the crawl space beneath the first floor in the basement, directly after having been given an ultimatum to remove all his personal stuff from the space be banned.

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|David
|[[File:David.jpg|200px|thumb|left|David]]
| Late twenties dude, 5'11. Asked to leave repeatedly by Torrie, Rayc, Rubin and Patrick. Refused to leave the space, made all sorts of claims about folks attempting to discredit their opinions about him. Refused to the point of having the police called. Is associated with Pidgeon and Pirate Mike. Not welcome back in the space.

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|Robert (aka Rayc)
|[[File:Rayc.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Rayc]]
[[File:Rayc2.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Rayc]]
| Was caught living on top of the building's elevator in February-2014, and was banned for 6 months as a warning. He was caught living in the space again in December-2014. It became difficult to trust him. He wore people out in endless discussions with the repeated claim there was some kind of class conspiracy going on within the community. As a result he used up a lot of bandwidth and became severely disruptive to the Noisebridge community. Rayc is no longer allowed in Noisebridge.

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|Robin Noel
|[[File:Robin.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Robin Noel]]
| Was proposed for banning due to use of racial slurs, deliberate intimidation, and harassment[https://noisebridge.net/pipermail/noisebridge-discuss/2014-February/042574.html]. Instead, Robin promised to not return to Noisebridge unless invited back by consensus[https://noisebridge.net/wiki/Meeting_Notes_2014_03_04#Ban_Robin]. His membership was subsequently suspended[https://noisebridge.net/wiki/Meeting_Notes_2014_03_11#Proposals_from_last_week]. Subsequently, he threatened Noisebridge with legal action[https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Meeting_Notes_2014_03_25]. Robin is not welcome back in the space.

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|Jeanine Otter
|[[File:Jeannine_Otter.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Jeanine]]
| Used Noisebridge's public computer and printer facilities to print at least 25 anti-gentrification flyers featuring the phrase “die techie scum”. Torrie asked Jeanine and two friends to leave and not ever return.

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| Egon (aka 86me)
|[[File:Egon.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Egon]]
|Very abusive to people in the space.
In late 2014, after being denied access to the space for being super drunk (with PirateMatt), rather than go away, he popped the top door hinges to gain access.
Though often very nice, and helpful, he was asked to stay away from Noisebridge for his abusive and erratic behaviors.
He was banned at Sudo Room for safe space reasons after being abusive there.
He's now reciprocally banned from Noisebridge for safe space reasons.

86

2019-10-27T02:16:12Z

Davidg123: /* Banned Individuals */

'''Hundreds of people visit Noisebridge every week, and nearly all of them are excellent to each other!'''

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== What is this page? ==

This page lists people who have fucked up, to the point where they are no longer welcome at Noisebridge.

If you have photos of banned individuals, please e-mail them to [[mailinglist|noisebridge-discuss]].

If you are listed on this page and would like to not be, either because you think you should be welcome at Noisebridge again or because you agree to not return, the best thing to do is probably to send an email to [https://lists.riseup.net/www/info/nb-mediation nb-mediation@lists.riseup.net] and state so. Do not use this email to explain what happened or what went wrong.

An example email to nb-mediation@lists.riseup.net:

<blockquote>
From: Jane Hacker <jane@hacker.systems> 
To: nb-mediation@lists.riseup.net 
Subject: My 86 page listing 
 
Hi, I would like to be taken off of the 86 page. Could someone please contact me?
</blockquote>

You will be contacted off-list, as this mailing list is not for discussion.

=== See also ===
* [[Conflict Resolution]]
* [[Community Standards]]
* [[AskedToLeave]]
* [[FERT]]

== Reciprocal Ban Agreements ==

Noisebridge has a reciprocal ban agreements with some other local hackerspaces. Anyone banned on these lists is banned from visiting Noisebridge.

=== Reciprocal Ban Lists ===
* [https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Asked_to_Leave Omni Commons: Asked to Leave]

== Banned Individuals ==



{|border="1" cellspacing="0"
!Name
!Picture(s), if present
!Description

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| Daniel
|

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| Tom Nevin
| [[File:Tom_nevin_thief.jpeg |200px|thumb|left| Tom Nevin]]
| Money has continually been stolen from Noisebridge cash boxes. Tom has been seen taking money from a Noisebridge donation jar.

Tom comes in frequently early in the morning and very clearly tries to get people away from the cash boxes by trying to convince to go to other parts of the space or figuring out when they're planning on leaving. Tom still tries to get in. Do not let tom in.

|-
| Hat / Beer Guy (Gio / Geovana)
| [[File:Hatbeerguy.png |200px|thumb|left|Hat / Beer Guy being asked to leave]]
| Too often problematically drunk in the space (4 recorded incidents):

- joined a laser class but was too drunk to remember what was taught, asked to leave the class

- drunk in space on Mardi Gras, tried to give someone a mug that said 'codility' on it insisting that it was good stuff

- pretty intoxicated and gave attitude about having to leave when space was being shut down

- got wasted and then came to the hackatorium to announce that he was the King and "what can i get for you", asked to leave for repeated sexually harassing statements

|-
| Rigol
| [[File:Rigol_sleeping.jpg |200px|thumb|left|Rigol Sleeping on the couch in Fox Lounge]]
| Rigol has continually slept in the space despite being asked not to numerous times. He was asked to leave and not come back but has continued to return and continued to fall asleep. When asked to leave he is argumentative but will eventually leave if you keep asking.

|-
| Christopher Presley
| [[File:Chris-p.jpg |200px|thumb|left|Christopher Presley]]
| Chris handed an extremely threatening note to a person in the space. When asked to leave the first time, Chris did not, and was required to be asked again before leaving. He claims to be a CTO of a "Multi-musicality" platform.

|-
| George Mylonas
| [[File:GeorgeM.JPG |200px|thumb|left|George Mylonas]]
| George used several expensive machines in unsafe ways and ignored advice on how to use them correctly. Because of this, he ended up damaging them, but hid this fact. He demonstrated carelessness for how others would be affected by his actions. When confronted, he did not take responsibility for the damage or the carelessness. He is banned from ever returning

|-
| Nicolas H.
|
| Nick has been asked repeatedly to not drink in the space, and he continues to do so. His repeated lying about it, disregard for rules such like sleeping at the space, and causing hindrance to others makes him unwelcome until such a time that he can prove to the community he is able to function within it's bounds.

|-
| Alexander Lee
| [[File:Alexander_lee.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Alexander Lee]]
| Alex repeatedly physically threatened multiple members of the Noisebridge community. He is no longer welcome here.

|-
| Dan Gailey
| [[File:Dpg.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Dan]]
| Dan has been emotionally and physically abusive, to various degrees, towards multiple members of our community.

|-
| Karriem
| [[File:Karriem.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Karriem]]
| Karriem attends meetups claiming to be an angel investor, giving people the impression that he's of significance in tech and in particular in hacker spaces, including Noisebridge. He claims to be extremely knowledgeable about various things, but when he's engaged on them, he quickly departs the conversation. Additionally, he has been hostile toward members of the community trying to address issues with him. Still tries to come in occasionally as of July 2019 (usually when there is a crypto-currency related meetup happening).

|-
| Omar / Neon / Reynaldo / Ronaldi
| [[File:Omar.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Omar]]
| Omar has been asked to take a break several times for leaving messes, not cleaning up after themselves, and taking food / drinks without paying. Each time, they have returned with the same behavior. He has subsequently also tried to tackle someone who helped to ask him leave the space.

|-
| Andrew
| [[File:Andrew86_1.jpeg|200px|thumb|left|Andrew]] [[File:Andrew86_2.jpeg|200px|thumb|left|Andrew]]
| Andrew was behaving extremely erratically, with delusions and hallucinations about those around him. He accused one person of trying to reprogram him, made multiple racially charged comments towards others, would not leave people alone when asked, and often could not perceive their words when they were speaking to him because of his hallucinations about what they were saying to him. He also tore up the anti-harassment policy and was extremely difficult to remove from the space because of his inability to recognize what was being asked of him, and because of all the stuff he had accumulated around him physically.

|-
| Daniel Telburg
| [[File:Daniel_telburg.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Daniel]]
| Daniel Telburg: we have heard several reports from members of the community that he has raped young women. He is not welcome at Noisebridge.

|-
| Ryan
| [[File:Ryan2.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Ryan]]
| Sudoroom banned Ryan Martin for safe space reasons, stating prolonged intimidation and harassment. Due to reciprocal ban agreements for reasons of safety, he is automatically also banned from Noisebridge. It was noted that he is hard to recognize from this photo. He now has a bit longer hair (though still short) and is a bit bigger than in these photos -- one factor that might help identify him at other spaces is that he has been coming in with his girlfriend (who Sudoroom has no issue with) who has blue hair. November-2017
|-
| Rainbow
| [[File:Rainbow1.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Rainbow]]
| Rainbow was asked to take a break because of her erratic behavior and possible drug use in the space. After the break, the problematic behavior continued. Rainbow is no longer welcome at Noisebridge. September-2017
|-
| Zach
| [[File:Zach.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Zach]]
| After his manipulative behavior caused too much drama and discomfort, Zach is not welcome at noisebridge. August-2017
|-
| Jeff
| [[File:Jeff.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Jeff]]
| Jeff was asked to leave Noisebridge after many conversations. He kept bringing sketchy phones into Noisebridge, thought to be stolen. He was asked about a phone stolen in Noisebridge. He continued to change the OS's on computers after being told not to do so. In all of these occasions he behaved in ways that made people at Noisebridge very uncomfortable. Jeff is no longer welcome at Noisebridge. June-2017
|-
| Patrick (aka Jin)
| [[File:Patrick(Jin)1.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Patrick/Jin]]
[[File:Patrick(Jin)2.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Patrick/Jin]]
[[File:Patrick(Jin)3.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Patrick/Jin]]
| Patrick (aka Jin) was caught stealing a computer from Noisebridge. He is no longer welcome at Noisebridge. May-2017
|-
| Damian
| [[File:Damian.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Damian]]
| Damian was making people uncomfortable with his erratic interactions. He was probably high. Damian refused to leave when asked. Damian is not welcome at Noisebridge. Apr-2017
|-
| Tara
| [[File:Tara.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Tara]]
| Tara was asked not to have her dogs at Noisebridge when they were making people very uncomfortable. She responded quite poorly and lied about the circumstances. Mar-2017
|-
| Ben Woosley
| [[File:ben_woosley.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Ben Woosley]]
[[File:ben_woosley2.png|200px|thumb|left|Ben Woosley]]
| Ben Woosley engaged in non-consensual sex (aka rape) with someone who comes to Noisebridge. He acknowledges the sex was non-consensual but insists it isn't rape. He is not welcome at Noisebridge. Feb-2017
|-
| Daily Swa Laurel
| [[File:Daily_swa_laurel.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Daily Swa Laurel]]
| Banned from Counter Culture Labs and The Omni on 7-Feb-2017 for online threats of violence toward a member of Counter Culture Labs. Due to reciprocal ban agreements for reasons of safety, he is automatically also banned from Noisebridge.
|-
| Chris Altman
| [[File:Screen_Shot_2017-01-11_at_7.56.24_PM.png|200px|thumb|left|Chris Altman]]
| Continued to sleep at NB after many warnings. He was asked not to come back but waited a few months and lied his way about his good standing in the space, proving that he cannot be trusted. Chris Altman is not allowed to return to Noisebridge. Jan-2017
|-
| Nick
| [[File:Nick.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Nick]]
| On 10-December-2016 Nick was asked to leave Noisebridge and not to comeback. He verbally abused our downstairs neighbors at Oh Happy Day. Nick has been warned about his negative and abusive behaviors many times over the years and has not changed his behaviors. He is no longer welcome at Noisebridge.
|-
| (name unknown)
| [[File:unknown_name.jpg|200px|thumb|left|(name unknown)]]
| On 3-December-2016 an unidentified person climbed over the front gate, and when Torrie greeted this unidentified person at the stairs, they punched Torrie in the chest.
|-
| Kyle
| [[File:Kyle.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Kyle]]
| On 1-December-2016 Kyle was visibly intoxicated in the space while using a blowtorch for glass blowing. We asked him to stop using the blowtorch, he refused and was hostile and insulting. He had to be escorted out by a team of people. He is not welcome back.
|-
| Jason
| [[File:Jason.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Jason]]
| After being very helpful and friendly at Noisebridge for several months, others became very concerned and uncomfortable with his growing talk of conspiracies against him at Noisebridge, with hints of violence targeted at those he felt were part of the conspiracy. His erratic behavior and the above threats of violence resulted in Jason being asked to leave Noisebridge at the end of September, 2016.
|-
| Lance
| [[File:lance_combined.png|200px|thumb|left|Lance]]
| Lance was formally banned from Noisebridge in September 2016, although he has previously been asked repeatedly to leave and not come back. He refuses to leave the space peacefully and always requires significant effort to get him to to leave Noisebridge. He is a textbook tweaker, who while peaceful in his interactions with people, mutters threats under his breath.

*Note: He repeatedly tries to come back to the space, even when asked not to return (Once in April 2016, and twice in August/September 2016). He tried to enter again in October 2017. If asked to leave, he is not dangerous, although he is quite vocal.
|-
| Mark Janssen (Xer0Dynamite)
| [[File:Mark_janssen.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Mark Janssen]]
| Mark was banned from Noisebridge due to a history of internet hate speech and having been asked to leave Sudo Room. Noisebridge aims to be a space that is inclusive of people of all walks of life, which means we actively work to exclude those with views of intolerance and threats of violence.
|-
| Mischa Spiegelmock (wooster)
| [[File:Mischa_Spiegelmock.jpeg|200px|thumb|left|Mischa Spiegelmack]]
| Mischa was banned from Sudoroom in March 2015 for being "manipulative, dangerous, acts in bad faith and will knowingly exposes Sudoroom members to violent abuse". He's a known troll and has harassed and targeted individual members of their community. Given The reciprocal ban agreement with Sudoroom he is no longer welcome at Noisebridge
|-
|Diana
|[[File:Diana_ban_photo.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Diana in June-2016]]
|Diana was banned at Sudo Room in June-2016 for physical violence against a member. Since Diana was banned for safe space reasons, they are automatically also banned from Noisebridge. 
According to an email from Sudo Room: "This was an escalation of a dispute between two people who had an existing relationship and Diana lives very close to sudo room so you shouldn't worry overly about a problem at other hackerspaces." And from the Sudo Room "Asked to Leave" page, Diana "Additionally has been using the space as their living room (playing WoW all day) and caught sleeping at least twice."
|-
|David/Bunny
|[[File:David_Bunny2.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Bunny in March 2016]]
|Asked to take a break in March-2016 after some misunderstandings, but he came back asking at least one person in the space to not tell Mitch or Rubin that he was in the space, and was seen taking away an item of high value. He returned the item, but is no longer welcome at Noisebridge.
|-
|Adam
|[[File:Adam.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Adam in December 2015]]
|Asked to leave having been caught stealing from others in the space.

At several points misused the space in the creation of his "art", hiding large amounts of "art" around the space.

Was caught sleeping in the elevator overnight in late November 2015.

Was asked to take a break in late November 2015 after the sleeping incident and initially agreed to do so, but then returned repeatedly to the space claiming that nothing was wrong.

When confronted about his theft of another member's property he became irate and threatening to them.

Should not be allowed into the space under any circumstances.
|-
|Shawn Landden
|[[File:ShawnLandden.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Shawn Landden 2013]]
[[File:shawn_landden_beard_102915.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Shawn Landden 2015]]
|Banned by consensus. See [http://pastebin.com/82m0uhC4 here] and [https://www.noisebridge.net/pipermail/noisebridge-discuss/2013-March/034968.html here].

If Shawn returns, immediately call the police. State he's trespassing, and he has a violent history of assault against individuals and law enforcement.

Arrested in Feb 2014 for assault, breaking a restraining order, harassment and stalking.

Arrest on 4/9/2013 for Assaulting An Officer in Sausalito, Marin County California SEE: [http://pastebin.com/SXBFfaJH here]. [http://i.imgur.com/vxaV6Ms.jpg photo].

1st quarter, 2013

|-
|Darren "Crystals Guy"
|[[File:darren_crystals_1.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Darren in Feb 2016]]
|Was asked to leave after spreading his rocks over the hackatorium tables.
Hid salvaged electronics boards that were in the hack shelves onto the top of a high bookshelf, apparently for no reason.
Has a compost bin full of sandy rocks he considers crystals.
Became angry, yelling at multiple people.

Should never be allowed back into the space.

[[File:darren_crystals_2.gif|left|Darren in Feb 2016]]

|-
|Matt the tweaker
|[[File:mattthetweaker.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Matt the tweaker]]
|Matt carries a backpack full of shower rings twisted with tangle therapy tangles. He has converted his brain into a computer and is using it to solve the tangles with an algorithm. He is quiet and not aggressive, but very fixated on his tangles and can't form a completed thought, continuing on until you interrupt him.

Persistently tell Matt that "you have to leave now" and walk him out. He will go about 5 feet at a time but is not aggressive.

Kicked out September 2015 - Scotty & fineline

Kicked out October 2015, Twice - Trent & Evil Dan

October 2015

|-
|Clayton Hill
|[[File:Clayton_Hill.JPG|200px|thumb|right|Clayton Hill]]
[[File:Clayton_Hill_2.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Clayton Hill]]
|Asked to leave due to being wasted at the space (drugs? alcohol) and when asked to leave threatened violence against Torrie. Reappeared at the space 2 months later and again refused to leave when asked, again threatening violence. It took 7 people and the SFPD to get him to leave. Do not under any circumstances let into Noisebridge. He's to be considered violent and unpredictable

|-
|Pidgeon (aka Violet)
|[[File:Violet_aka_pidgein_face.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Pidgeon/Violet]]
|Banned from Sudo Room for safety reasons. Banned from Noisebridge for disrupting meetings, climbing over the gate, and other toxic behavior. Has threatened to "cut" people.

|-
|Vince
|[[File:vince.png|200px|thumb|right|Vince lunging at [[User:Tdfischer]] taking his picture]]
[[File:vince2.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Vince belligerently arguing with [[User:Maltman23]] as he was being ejected from Noisebridge on Monday, 5-July-2015]]
|Comes into the space, tweaked to hell and back. Once threatened to shoot Jake. Has no problem with employing violence against people kicking him out. Call the cops.

|-
|[[86/DonationBoxThieves|Donation Box Thieves]]
|[[File:donation_box_thief_2.png|200px|thumb|right|Cliff stealing $ from the donation box]]
|Some thieves were recorded breaking open and stealing right out of the donation box. One of them was Cliff. Super lame. Other names unknown.
Junior is the other donation box thief. He has also been 86'd for other reasons as well.

*[http://spaz.org/~jake/pix/20130201085252.avi Video_example_#1]
*[http://spaz.org/~jake/pix/20130204085649.avi Video_example_#2]
*[http://spaz.org/~jake/pix/20130219081710.avi Video_example_#3]

These scummy guys should be confronted and asked to leave on-sight.
|-
|Adam (Joseph Adam Moore)
|[[Image:Adam_profile.jpg|150px|thumb|left|J Adam Moore]]
|aka [https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/User:DieLaughing DieLaughing]

Banned [https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Meeting_Notes_2013_10_01#Proposals_from_last_week by consensus] 2013-10-01 for physical assaulting another Noisebridge user and concerning behavior.

See [https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Meeting_Notes_2013_09_24#Proposals_for_next_week notes] and [https://www.noisebridge.net/pipermail/noisebridge-discuss/2013-September/039479.html discuss]

Relevant:
[[Image:JAdamMooreProbation.png|80px]]
|-
|James Leonard, aka James the Advocate
|[[Image:JamesL.jpg|200px|thumb|left|James]]
|[https://www.noisebridge.net/pipermail/noisebridge-discuss/2013-June/037825.html asked to leave, responded with verbose legal threats].

2nd quarter, 2013
|-
|Rob 2.0
|[[File:rob20.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Rob 2.0]]
|Around 6 feet. Frequently wears a Giants / Bears baseball cap. Thin, scruffy. Eyes wander around frequently. Kinda looks like Scumbag Steve. Officially banned through consensus — the whole deal. Repeatedly shows up at the space anyway. Kick him out on sight.

date?

|-
|Thief
|[[file:IMG 0291.JPG|200px|thumb|left|Thief]]
[[file:IMG 0292.JPG|200px|thumb|left|Thief]]
[[file:IMG 0293.JPG|200px|thumb|left|Thief]]
|This guy went into the back classroom and took Rayc's wallet out of his backpack. Rayc saw him with the wallet in his hand and the guy tried to say it was his. He then started running towards the door and was tackled by Jake. We made him show us that nothing was in his pockets, and he kept avoiding the big pocket in the front of his jacket. This pocket turned out to have Sasha's smart phone. During the search his crack pipe fell onto the floor and broke into many pieces. We let him go and told him not to come back.

Photos indicate this occurred June 6th 2011
|-
|Purple
|(None)
|See the [[85]] page. Stole from the member's shelves and from me. -- Rayc
|-
|Nyle
|(None)
|Male, early 20's, Asian, black beard and hair, 5′ 8″. Please post photo if available.

For more information on Nyle, see [[85]]. Nyle has been spending a whole lot of time at the space recently - perhaps half his days. He never hacks anything and makes no secret of the fact that he never will. Jesse Z and Alan asked him to not come back repeatedly (February - March '12). If he does come back, please escort him out and tell him that he can explain himself at a Tuesday meeting if he would like to.

|-
|Jon(athan)
|[[file:Jon-1.png|200px|thumb|right|Jon]]
[[file:Jon-2.png|200px|thumb|right|Jon]]
|Jonathan was asked not to come back, due to allegations of organizing illegal activities from within Noisebridge and theft. A few days later, he had a proxy return to the space a few days later on his behalf to retrieve blankets, etc. that he'd apparently stashed in the darkroom. However, what his proxy took was apparently not the blankets that he wanted, and he shortly thereafter came upstairs and went into the darkroom, himself leaving with items that appeared to be bedsheets. The fabric his associate had taken was found in a heap at the bottom of the elevator and returned to the darkroom. Several days later, Jonathan returned to Noisebridge with his hand shoved in a gym bag, claiming he had a gun. He continued pushing past people to get into the main space, screaming constantly about killing everyone and then himself, and that everyone was to leave, or he would kill them all. He also claimed that the cops were hot on his trail and would arrive at Noisebridge at any moment, and that he intended to provoke a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_by_cop suicide-by-cop]. Not sure on whether or not he did have a gun, people were not taking a chance as they filed for the exit. However, Derek, Jedi, Rayc, Ben, stayed behind, calling him on his bullshit. Four people swarmed him as he made a b-line sprint for the fire escape. They wrestled him to the floor and removed his bags away from him. Jedi arm barred and escorted Jonathan down the stairs to the sidewalk, bringing him over to the quickly-amassing phalanx of squad cars. Immediate consensus was that he is not welcome in the space again.
|-
|Ilya
|[[file:Ilya.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Ilya]]
|This person named Ilya was behaving irrationally, and confused his own backpack with Patricks, causing suspicion that he was intending to steal things. He also put on Patricks' clothes and said he thought people were allowed to use whatever items were in the space. He had some small, and not particularly valuable, items that he had pocketed, and had stashed random, not valuable, items in the bathroom. He was unable to explain his behavior to Dr. J and was handed over to police, who did not take him into custody, and he was told not to return to Noisebridge.

He was with his brother Alex who did not do anything sketchy and should not be banned. -jake

Date?
|-
|Harvey Grossman
|[[Image:Harvey2.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Harvey]]
[[Image:Harvey.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Harvey]]
[[Image:Harvey-noisebridge.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Harvey]]
|Older guy with longish gray hair, who has often come to Noisebridge with bedding, and has used Noisebridge as a home from time to time. He has been asked to leave, and not come back. He has come back anyway. He has a gate key -- if you see him, demand that he give you the key.

Here is a link to the meeting where Harvey was banned: 
[[Meeting_Notes_2013_09_10#Proposals_discussed_this_week]] 
And here is the relevant quote: 
:"Harvey is no longer allowed in the space. Has admitted to stealing, was caught sleeping in the stairwell on many occassions, returned items that belonged to multiple residents of Noisebridge. Was seen and accounted for by multiple members of Noisebridge to be digging in other people's belongings. Many tools and properties of Noisebridge were found among Harvey's things."

On 24th September 2014 Harvey attacked Mitch while trying to interfere with the contents of the mailbox. "If you see Harvey ever again, call the police. He bit my thumb tonight to get back the piece of mail he was taking from our mailbox." If you call the SFPD in relation to Harvey cite the case number 140-810-381 in relation to his assaulting Mitch.

|-
|Sid Scott
|[[File:Sid_20140222.jpeg|200px|thumb|left|Sid]]
| Caught stealing things from Noisebridge member shelves and hoarding them in the basement. Stole over $1,200 of [[Circuit_Hacking_Monday]] gear alone. Was seen re-attempting to gain entry to Noisebridge on 12/10/14[https://www.noisebridge.net/pipermail/noisebridge-discuss/2014-December/date.html]

|-
|Corey Oberdorfer
|[[File:Corey.jpeg|200px|thumb|left|Cory]]
|Pathological liar. Told Noisebridge that he was on the board of Hayhackers, and told Hayhackers that he was secretary of Noisebridge

|-
|Jean-Jacques
|[[File:Jean-Jacques.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Jean-Jacques]]
[[File:Jean-Jacques2.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Jean-Jacques]]
| Older guy with white combed over hair. Around 5'10. Jean-Jacques was repeatedly caught hoarding large quantities of personal stuff in Noisebridge and subsequently lying about its removal from the space. This culminated in the discovery that JJ had filled approximately 60 boxes worth of stuff into the crawl space beneath the first floor in the basement, directly after having been given an ultimatum to remove all his personal stuff from the space be banned.

|-
|David
|[[File:David.jpg|200px|thumb|left|David]]
| Late twenties dude, 5'11. Asked to leave repeatedly by Torrie, Rayc, Rubin and Patrick. Refused to leave the space, made all sorts of claims about folks attempting to discredit their opinions about him. Refused to the point of having the police called. Is associated with Pidgeon and Pirate Mike. Not welcome back in the space.

|-
|Robert (aka Rayc)
|[[File:Rayc.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Rayc]]
[[File:Rayc2.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Rayc]]
| Was caught living on top of the building's elevator in February-2014, and was banned for 6 months as a warning. He was caught living in the space again in December-2014. It became difficult to trust him. He wore people out in endless discussions with the repeated claim there was some kind of class conspiracy going on within the community. As a result he used up a lot of bandwidth and became severely disruptive to the Noisebridge community. Rayc is no longer allowed in Noisebridge.

|-
|Robin Noel
|[[File:Robin.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Robin Noel]]
| Was proposed for banning due to use of racial slurs, deliberate intimidation, and harassment[https://noisebridge.net/pipermail/noisebridge-discuss/2014-February/042574.html]. Instead, Robin promised to not return to Noisebridge unless invited back by consensus[https://noisebridge.net/wiki/Meeting_Notes_2014_03_04#Ban_Robin]. His membership was subsequently suspended[https://noisebridge.net/wiki/Meeting_Notes_2014_03_11#Proposals_from_last_week]. Subsequently, he threatened Noisebridge with legal action[https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Meeting_Notes_2014_03_25]. Robin is not welcome back in the space.

|-
|Jeanine Otter
|[[File:Jeannine_Otter.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Jeanine]]
| Used Noisebridge's public computer and printer facilities to print at least 25 anti-gentrification flyers featuring the phrase “die techie scum”. Torrie asked Jeanine and two friends to leave and not ever return.

|-
| Egon (aka 86me)
|[[File:Egon.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Egon]]
|Very abusive to people in the space.
In late 2014, after being denied access to the space for being super drunk (with PirateMatt), rather than go away, he popped the top door hinges to gain access.
Though often very nice, and helpful, he was asked to stay away from Noisebridge for his abusive and erratic behaviors.
He was banned at Sudo Room for safe space reasons after being abusive there.
He's now reciprocally banned from Noisebridge for safe space reasons.

Laser Manual

2019-05-18T02:12:51Z

Davidg123: /* BANNED MATERIALS (NEVER USE THESE) */ MSDS sheet - PETG flame decomposition gives off HCN

== Contact list ==

=== Trainers ===

* Scotty Allen (@scotty on slack)
* Beka (@beka on slack and freenode)
* Ruth Grace Wong (@ruthgrace on slack)
* Kyle (@kylesewing on slack)
* Trent (@robbintt on slack)
* Scott Albritton (@Scott on Slack)
* Manish (@manishearth on slack and everywhere)
* Dany Q (@danyq on slack)
* R (@r on slack)
* Lady Red (@mcscope on slack)
* Andy lemons (@signal on slack)

== Who can use the laser cutter ==

Only people who have been trained by an official trainer can use the laser cutter, in order to prevent unintended damage to the machine, operator, and Noisebridge.

Full list: [[Laser_Manual/Who_can_use_the_laser_cutter]]

== How to get trained to use the laser cutter ==

==== Route 1: DIY ====
# Read through the tutorial (currently unavailable)
# Ask a trainer if they will verify the content you learned in the tutorial
# Get your name on the list of users before the first time you use the machine

==== Route 2: Laser Safety Class! ====
# Laser safety training classes are posted on our [https://www.meetup.com/noisebridge Meetup]. Size is limited to 5 students, so that everyone can see how to operate the laser.
# Get trained
# Get your name on the list of users before the first time you use the machine

The laser training class is pay-what-you-can, and the recommended minimum donation is $20.

== Basic Safety ==
The laser cutter is generally a very safe machine to use. However, as with all industrial machines, you need to treat it with respect. The main safety concerns are creating fires, hurting your eyes or skin, getting crushed by the machine, and creating toxic fumes.

The basics:
* ALWAYS MONITOR THE LASER BEAM CUTTING YOUR WORK!
* DO NOT STARE DIRECTLY BECAUSE BURN-GENERATED VISIBLE LIGHT IS VERY BRIGHT!
* USE YOUR PERIPHERAL VISION!
* OPEN THE LID if you see a fire
* BLOW IT OUT if the fire keeps burning
* DON'T CUT UNAPPROVED MATERIALS!
* MAKE SURE THE WINDOWS BY THE BATHROOM ARE CLOSED SO YOU DON'T FUMIGATE NOISEBRIDGE

=== Fire ===

[[Image:Laser_water_estop.jpg|thumb|right|upright=3|alt=Laser cutter with water and estop| The water squirt bottle is sitting on top of the laser, and the estop is the round red button.]]

You can really hurt yourself or burn the building down with this machine. If you follow the safety rules, the chances of you causing this is close to zero. Some materials are very flammable on the laser cutter, and shouldn't be cut. Never cut an unapproved material, or a material you can't identify. A laser beam can also initiate a fire if the speed of the cut is too slow or the laser power is set too high.

Ways to not cause fires:
* ALWAYS MONITOR THE LASER CUTTER WHENEVER IT IS CUTTING AS FIRES CAN HAPPEN. The laser affects your material by heating it. Your job can change in seconds with the accumulation of heat in your material. Never leave the room while the laser is in operation. If you leave the laser unattended, your access to the laser cutter will be permanently revoked.
* Use reasonable speed/power settings. Start with the recommended speed/power settings for your material. Be patient - resist the temptation to crank the power and speed to rush through your job. This can cause fires.
** There will be some light when material is cut. This light at the point of lasing may be ok as long as it stays with the motion of the laser. If a flame appears while the laser is in operation, stop your job and try again with lower heat settings.
* Know where the fire extinguisher is in case of a fire. The ONLY fire extinguisher that should be used on the laser cutter is the halotron extinguisher right next to the laser cutter. Other fire extinguishers are corrosive and will ruin the machine.

How to put out a fire:
* Push the estop. (To turn the machine back on after the estop was hit, you need to switch the power switch on the right hand side of the machine off and on again).
* Open the lid.
* If it's small, try and blow it out.
* If it's smallish, try and squirt it out with the water squirt bottle sitting on the right hand side of the machine.
* If that doesn't work, use the halotron fire extinguisher to the right of the laser cutter. Aim it at the base of the flame.

=== Damage to eyes and skin ===
The laser beam can instantly and permanently blind you. It can also burn your skin.
* The lid's window will block the infrared laser beam, but it doesn't block the visible light produced by the burn. THE VISIBLE LIGHT CAN BE BRIGHT ENOUGH TO DAMAGE YOUR RETINA! DO NOT STARE DIRECTLY AT THE CUT! Use your peripheral vision.
* You don't ever want any part of your body in contact with the beam.
* As long as the door is closed, you're safe to look at the laser. There are interlocks on the door that help ensure the laser never operates with the doors open. Don't disable them.

=== Crushing danger ===

The laser cutter is a dumb machine. It doesn't care whether your hand is in the way when it's moving. The head can move when the door is open. Always make sure everyone's hands are out of the machine before moving the head.

Also be very careful not to crash the head into other parts of the machine. Be very careful when moving the z-axis to not crash the head into the bed, and to not move the z-axis if the focus length acrylic circle is under the lens.

If you need something to weigh down your material, use the magnetic balls or beanbags that are kept near the laser; nothing else. Do not let the laser head crash into these; if it does immediately stop the job.

Be *very* careful to not put the beanbags (or any other material) in such a situation where they may be dragged by the head. The head should never bump into anything, and *especially* never drag anything.

=== Fumes ===
The laser cutter burns the things it's cutting, which can create toxic fumes.
* ONLY CUT APPROVED MATERIALS. Cutting nonapproved materials can release really toxic gases, including chlorine and cyanide. These are really bad for humans, as well as being very damaging to the laser cutter.
* The ventilation fan should always be running if the laser cutter is on, even if it's not cutting. It's currently wired such that you can't turn on the laser cutter without the fan turning on, but please make sure it's running.

== Care of the machine ==

'''Please don't perform any maintenance on the machine (including cleaning lenses/mirrors or aligning mirrors) unless you've specifically trained on it.'''

The laser cutter is finely calibrated piece of machinery. Please close the lid gently, and do not push or jar the machine at any time. Do not lean or press on the tray - it's fragile, and needs to be perfectly flat for the laser cutter to cut properly. If you take the honeycomb bed or slats out, please be ULTRA CAREFUL with them - put them somewhere where they won't get damaged or warped.

== Paying for your laser time ==

The laser cutter has parts that wear out over time, which can be quite costly to replace, especially the laser tube. A new tube costs several thousand dollars. Thus, we require people to pay for the time on the laser they use, so we can pay for new parts. The cost for using the laser cutter is $5 per hour of cutting time.

To figure out how much time your job takes, press the File button, select your file, and then select Work Time from the menu. It will tell you in hours:minutes.seconds.

There is a laser cutter donation box on the wall of the Sparkle Forge room. Please pay for the cutting time you actually use, even if you end up running your job multiple times.

== Workflows ==

=== Overall Workflow ===

This is the overall structure of the workflow. Each part is elaborated below.

# Laser start up
# Material setup
# Convert file to DXF
# Load file onto the machine
# Dry run
# Cut/Engrave
# Laser shut down
# Cleanup

=== Laser start up ===

[[Image:Laser_chiller.jpg|thumb|right|upright=3|alt=Laser chiller| The laser chiller is the box on the bottom left of this photograph. If the laser doesn't beep when it turns on, you should turn on the chiller manually.]]

# Turn on power and ensure that the fan and chiller are running. If you do not hear beeps when the laser starts up, the chiller is not running and you must turn it on.
# Move the head as far forward and right as possible, close to the controls

=== Material setup ===

# Clean the bed of any scraps that may be on it
# Move the cut head as far forward and right as possible (near the controls)
# Raise the laser head as far up as possible
# Raise the bed to the desired height, watching the laser head to avoid crashes
# Move the laser head as far back and right as possible
# Place material on the bed
# Focus the laser (do at least for each distinct thickness, optimally do for each piece of material)

=== Focusing the laser ===

[[Image:Laser_shelf.jpg|thumb|right|upright=3|alt=Shelf by laser cutter | This is the shelf to the left of the laser cutter. The acrylic disks used for focusing the laser are in the toolbox with the yellow lid.]]

Noisebridge has acryllic disks cut to various thicknesses that can be used to accurately focus the laser. Specifically the laser head needs to be locked to 8mm above the surface of the material you're cutting.

# Place the material on the cut bed
# Move the cut head to the center of the area to cut, watching the laser head to avoid crashes w/ material
## Note that the honeycomb bed can move up and down (Z-axis) so if the material doesn't fit under, hit Z/U on the laser controls and navigate the menu until Z axis (or something similar) is selected. Then use the left and right arrows to move the bed up and down.
# Loosen the wing nut and raise the head all the way up
# Place the focusing discs on the material under the head
# Lower the head until it just touches the focusing disc (8mm above material)
# '''When you focus the laser, ALWAYS make sure the metal adaptor for the air hose is facing straight towards you'''
# Lock the head in place (tighten the wing nut)
# Remove the focusing discs

=== Convert an image in Inkscape to a DXF file ===

# Load the image into Inkscape
# Set the different cut paths to different colors (for controlling settings, etc.)
# Perform any debugging steps (by default you should perform all of them b/c of errors in the laser software)
# Save as a DXF. Be sure to make the units be millimeters so that importing later will correctly scale the image.

=== Debugging DXF Problems ===

Sometimes exporting to DXF introduces bizarre extra lines. There are two things to try to debug. The first is to convert objects to paths:

# Select all the problematic shapes
# Path > Object to Path

If this fails to resolve the issue, you can try a more radical solution which will eliminate all bezier paths entirely:

# Select all the problematic shapes
# Convert bezier paths to lines (Extensions > Modify Path > Flatten Bezier).

Flatness 0.5 is good to start with. Smaller = better approximation of the curves. A lower flatness number takes more time to compute, but also produces a better approximation to the curve. Be sure to ungroup (sometimes multiple times) before trying this, as grouped objects cannot be flattened as a group. This is especially important for text which is by default a group (each character being a separate object in Inkscape once you've turned it into a path).

Sometimes need to select the path's directly with the path tool (but not the points!).

Also see http://www.pstoedit.net/ for conversion from svg to dxf files.

=== Loading into the laser cutter software ===

# Import the file with File > Import
# Resize as needed, tho if the file was exported w/ millimeter units, the software should also import the image with the correct size.
# Set the cut order:
##* EITHER Set the cut order to inside-out (Handle > Cut optimize > Inside to outside)
##* OR Manually specify cut order with the Set cut property tool (Edit > Set cutting property). See below for more details.
# Set the speed and power for the layers as necessary, and the process mode for each layer to either cut (for continuous line cutting) or dot (for dashed line cutting) or scan (for engraving)
# Optionally, simulate the cutting/engraving process.
# Download to the machine (Laser Work panel on the bottom right).

=== Manually specifying cut order ===

In the Set cutting property window (Edit > Set cutting property), you can manually re-order the cut paths. In the window, you'll see an image of the workpiece, and to its right, two lists of paths. When you first open the window, all of the cut paths are in the left. If you select a path (either in the image or in the list) and click the button labeled ">>", this path will be transferred to the end of the right list of paths. If you click ">>>", all of the paths in the left list will be moved to the end of the right list (preserving order). Similarly, clicking "<<<" will move the right list to the end of the left list. If you select a cut path in the right list, the up and down arrow buttons will reorder that path in the chosen direction.

=== Loading speed and power settings from library ===

# In the top right panel, double click the layer of interest
# Click "Load parameters from library"
# Select the library item
# Click "Load"

=== Saving power and speed settings to library ===

# In the top right panel, double click the layer of interest
# Make sure the layer is set to the desired parameters
# Click "Load parameters from library"
# Click "Save as"
# Enter a name and optionally some notes
# Click "Ok"

=== Simulation ===

# Open the simulation window with either Edit > Preview or the toolbar button labelled with a monitor.
# Click the Simulation button in the right panel

=== Cutting ===

# Select the file to use using the File button
# Move the head to the initial guess origin with the arrow buttons
# Test the frame with the Frame button adjust origin as necessary
# Set the origin by pressing Origin
# Test the cut by turning the laser power off and pressing the Start/Pause button
# Turn the laser power on
# Cut by pressing the Start/Pause button
# It is generally a good idea to put the laser head into one of the top corners and resetting origin before opening the laser if you plan on adding new material to avoid collisions with a moving head.

=== Engraving ===

In the laser software, open the layers you wish to engrave in the layer parameters panel, and send the processing mode to "Scan". This will do a raster scan of the region bounded by the paths in that layer. An even-odd rule is used to assign regions to the "inside" vs "outside" of the engraving.

=== Cancel a cut/dry run ===

# Pause with the Start/Pause button
# Cancel and move back to the origin with the Esc button

=== Laser shut down ===

# Move the head as far forward and right as possible (near the controls)
# Raise the laser head as far up as possible
# Set origin with the origin button (this helps avoid the laser swinging across the bed later)
# Let the fan run for a little bit (~30 seconds)
# Turn the power off

=== Cleanup ===

[[Image:Laser_tray.jpg|thumb|right|upright=3|alt=Laser bottom tray| This is the bottom tray of the laser, which should be cleaned out after use.]]

# Remove pieces of material scrap left on the bed
# Open the tray door on the front bottom and empty the scraps left there

=== Calculating work time ===

On the computer:

* Open the simulation window (see above). Total work time and time of laser use are displayed in the top right. Donations should be calculated by laser use, not total work time.

On the machine:

* Whole file: File > Select file > Right Arrow > Work Time > Enter
* Current run: Pause the cut, then check time at the bottom right

== Fusion 360 ==
Fusion 360 is a free CAD (Computer Aided Design) program from Autodesk for designing 3D parts, and arguably the best one currently available. If you're designing something complex on the laser cutter, particularly with multiple parts that need to fit together, I highly recommend it over drawing programs like Inkscape. It also has CAM (Computer Aided Manufacturing) capabilities, which makes it very useful for CNC machining and laser cutting. There's a copy of the software on the laser cutter computer, and you can download it [http://www.autodesk.com/products/fusion-360/overview here]. It's free as long as you make less than $100k per year using it.

=== Workflow 1: The Quick and Dirty Way ===
This is the fastest way, and works a lot of the time
# Make sure your sketch only contains straight lines, arcs, and circles, and no spline curves. If your sketch has splines, go to [[#Workflow 3: The Long Way]]
# Make sure your part is designed using a single sketch, and that you want to cut all the lines in that sketch. If not, go to [[#Workflow 2: The Middle Ground]]
# Right click on your sketch and click Save As DXF
# Import the DXF in RDWorks, and continue with the standard workflow starting at [[#Loading into the laser cutter software]]

=== Workflow 2: The Middle Ground ===
If you're not sure, this is probably where you should start.
# Make sure your sketch only contains straight lines, arcs, and circles, and no spline curves. If your sketch has splines, go to [[#Workflow 3: The Long Way]]
# Right click on the top surface of the part you want to cut, and click Create Sketch
# Hit the P key to open the Project dialog box, then select the top surface of your part, and any other lines you want to cut
# Hit OK, then remove any lines you don't want cut
# Open the Sketches folder near the top of the tree, then right click your new sketch and click Save As DXF
# Import the DXF in RDWorks, and continue with the standard workflow starting at [[#Loading into the laser cutter software]]

=== Workflow 3: The Long Way ===
This allows more complicated things like exporting splines, which doesn't work with the above methods, kerf compensation, which makes your parts fit together snugly, but you can also use the above methods and then do it in RDWorks, or lead-ins and lead-outs, which can make for a cleaner cut, but I can't figure out how to get RDWorks to import correctly.
# Design a part to be laser cut by drawing a 2D sketch and extruding it
# Go to the CAM workspace by clicking the Model button in the top left, then selecting CAM
# Select the Waterjet operation (if you don't see this, turn it on under Preferences -> Preview)
## Set Type to Laser Cutting
## Select the Cutting Mode, either Through - Auto or Etch
## Look up the kerf of the material you're cutting in the [[#Known good materials]] section, and enter that in Kerf Width, or if your material's not listed, cut one a [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1166680 kerf gauge] and put the result in the wiki. The kerf changes depending on the thickness, speed and power. Setting a larger kerf width will make your parts fit tighter, and setting a smaller kerf will make them looser.
## Select the contours of your part that you want to cut
## Go to the Passes tab, and change Compensation Type to In Computer
## Hit OK to close the dialog box, and you can see a preview of your tool path. You can go back to edit it by double clicking the contour operation in the tree on the left
# To export to DXF, click the Post Process button, which says G1 G2. Make sure rdworkslaser is selected as your post processor, type a name for the export and hit Post. Then select the folder to put it in.
# Import the DXF in RDWorks, and continue with the standard workflow starting at [[#Loading into the laser cutter software]]
# Fusion automatically orders the cuts from inside out and in the fastest order, but RDWorks doesn't always respect that order, so you may need to optimize the cut order again

=== Advanced Options ===
# If you're using your own computer for the first time and not the laser cutter desktop, you have to enable the laser cutter support which is still in beta, by clicking on your name in the top right, then Preferences, Preview, and checking "CAM - Waterjet/Laser/Plasma cutter support". You will also need to download the custom post processor that we use for this laser.
# There's a simulate button to the left of the Post Process button, if you want to do it in Fusion
# If you want to disable or tweak the lead ins and lead outs, you can go to the Linking tab. Lead ins and lead outs can fix the bump you get on the side of your part where the laser started and stopped, but they also make extra cuts in your scrap material, which you may want to keep. In this tab you can also specify the Entry Position for each cut path.
# You can disable Kerf Compensation by settting Sideways Compensation to Center under the Passes tab, though this is not recommended

== Techniques ==

=== Kerf Compensation ===

For any given layer, you can compensate for the kerf (width of the cut) by opening it's settings and clicking the "Advance" button next to the "Seal" input box towards the middle-bottom. Enable sew compensation, and pick the direction and sew width (kerf size). The inward direction will make the actual cut move toward the inside of a closed cut path, outward will move it towards the outside.

In general, for cuts on the outside, you want to move outward, to move the actual cut edge be exactly where the path is in your design. For cuts on the inside, you want to use the inward direction.

=== Negative Space Engraving ===

You can engrave a vector shape with a hole in the middle of it, so that you get enclosed portions that are not engraved in the middle of fully engraved portions. To do this, when you construct the image in your editor of choice, simply perform subtraction between the relevant paths, to remove the inner part. In the RDWorks laser software, the two paths will show up, and be independently editable (making them look like just two distinct paths to engrave), but they will engrave correctly as a negative space. Obviously test this w/ your software; this technique is known to work using Inkscape.

=== Nest & Waste Less Material ===

As of 01/2018 you can use the industrial strength [http://deepnest.io/#quickstart Deepnest] installed on the [[Kaitian_CM1309|Laser Cutter computer]] + [[CollaborationStation|Collaboration Station]] in Hackitorium. We have an unlimited subscription available to laser users, which is compatible with both ''DXF'', ''Corel CDR'' and ''SVG'' formats. Please ask if you need login credentials. Also available from the same author for free is [http://svgnest.com/| SVGNest, which can be used by clicking here].

=== Text Cutting ===

In Inkscape, after converting the text object to a path, it's necessary to ungroup the text as well, to create separate paths, prior to flattening the bezier curves.

If you're using a cursive font and want everything to be one piece, convert the text object to a path, and use Path > Union. This tool in general is quite useful for merging paths that have been independently drawn but need to be merged into a single path. For example, if you made two overlapping circles, without this the cutter would just cut the two circles, which leads to a lemon-shaped piece in the center. If you union the paths, it will cut an outline as well. Path > Union will not make any holes in the figure go away, it only gets rid of cuts passing through area covered by another shape.

Engraved text requires no other special technique because no cuts are made, but text cutting is non-trivial. Because of loops, it's sometimes desirable to use a stencil font, especially at smaller scales where legibility is important. 1001 Fonts has a number of stencil fonts for free. At 10pt, some good fonts are Marsh, Spacedock, and Allerta.

== Troubleshooting ==

=== File doesn't appear in laser cutter after successful download ===
If the laser cutter has 99 files loaded into it, new files will not show up. To fix this, open up RDWorks8, and on the right side, select the Doc tab. Inside that tab, click Read to read all the files in the laser cutter, and then click Delete all.
[[Image:laser_cutter_read_files.png|thumb|right|upright=3|alt=read files | This is the button used to read stored files from the laser cutter.]] [[Image:laser_cutter_delete_all_files.png|thumb|right|upright=3|alt=delete all files | This is the button used to delete all stored files from the laser cutter to make room for new ones.]]

== Maintenance==

'''Please don't perform any maintenance on the machine (including cleaning lenses/mirrors or aligning mirrors) unless you've specifically trained on it.'''

* TEMP note: some check(s) may be included outside of maintenance so a user can trigger a maintenance notification
* DON'T - let someone who has been trained do it
* how to tell if the lens is dirty (or getting old?)
* how to tell if the mirrors are dirty
** Cleaning the mirrors
*** ethanol solution? isopropanol? - see manual.
*** fabric must be non scratch - see manual.
* Checking and performing mirror alignment
** Safety - remove gratings and any other reflective surfaces before any maintenance that requires disabling the door sensors.
** TEMP note: in restrospect the alignment was a very dangerous situation. mirror paths were not checked before powering on the laser with the door open with many people around. (or maybe nigel is just insanely good at configuring mirrors... still... reddit.com/r/OSHA)
** Tape test - mirrors 1,2,3 and their corresponding exits. Slightly propped laser tube.
** vertical/horizontal alignment by brass dial.
* Checking chiller tank water volume
** Chiller alarm - what does it mean
** Checking tank water volume
** Refilling tank water
* Cleaning the bed and waste drawer (this section probably should be moved to usage)

Signs:
* <strike>Don't open front/back passthrough doors (for now)</strike>
* <strike>Fire extinguishers - which to use for what fire</strike>
* Approved materials
* <strike>careful when raising bed, dont crash into laser head</strike>
* move laser head out of the way before opening the lid
* power off the laser before opening the lid ???
* <strike>watch the laser while it is cutting</strike>

Todos:
* <strike>Move the machine further away from the right wall so we can get to the power switch.</strike>
* <strike>label the water squirt bottle as for fires and not to remove</strike>
* acquire piece of copper for chlorine materials test
* acquire vinyl record for testing
* acquire propane bottle and nozzle

material notes
* material selection - approved materials list
** nothing that generates hazerdous fumes, particularly chlorine/formeldahyde
** no aluminum or other metals (?? ryan claims these can be safely engraved in this machine)
** nothing reflective
** size constraints
* laser configuration - power, speed
** table of recommmended settings for various materials

How to get a new/novel material approved
* consensus process
* chlorine test

== Chlorine material test ==

Before you cut any new material you *must* check that it is safe to cut; specifically that it will not produce chlorine gas when it is burned by the cutting laser. Chlorine is extremely dangerous in its gaseous form and so must be avoided at all costs.

To test a new material, you'll need a sample of the material, a small copper rod (about the thickness of a coat hanger), a pliars, and a handheld propane torch. We'll test for the presence of chlorine by burning a sample of the material in a high temperature propane flame and observe the visible emission spectra. Chrlorine produces a bright green light when burned, and so will be very obvious when you're testing your material.

First, turn on the ventilation on the Sparkle Forge. The switch for this is under the sign that says "For Non-Laser Fires Only", and above the non-laser fire extinguisher. Then, light the propane torch and set it to rest upright on a stable surface. Taking the pliar, hold the piece of copper in the blue part of the flame to heat it. As the copper begins to heat sufficiently it'll cause the flame to turn an orange color. A consistent orange color means that the copper has no residue material on its surface and so is clean enough to use as a test. If you observe non-orange flames when you burn the copper you may need to clean in further, either by waiting for the excess material to burn off, or by scrubbing the surface of the copper when it has cooled.

Once the copper is burning, take the hot copper and melt a sample of the new material onto it. For example if you were testing a new form of plastic you can roll the hot copper rod on the material, melting some of it onto the copper rod's surface.

With this done, place the copper rod back into the blue part of the flame. Observe the colors of the emission spectra from the new material burning. If you observe a bright green color, then the material contains chlorine and thus *must not* be burned further. Ventilate your surrounding area to avoid breathing it in. If you observe no green color as you burn your material sample, then the material is likely safe to use with the laser cutter.

Here is a video example by Zach in NYCResistor with a known good and known bad material: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0_4NLmeSTI

== BANNED MATERIALS (NEVER USE THESE) ==

These materials '''must not be used in the laser cutter'''.

{|border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
|-
! colspan="10" bgcolor="#ccc" | Bad materials
|-
! Material
! Notes
|-
| PVC || Contains chlorine. Will produce hydrogen chloride gas when used which is extremely toxic and also damages the laser optics.
|-
| Vinyl || Most contains chlorine. Will produce hydrogen chloride gas when used which is extremely toxic and also damages the laser optics.
|-
| PVC Foams || Most contains chlorine. Will produce hydrogen chloride gas when used which is extremely toxic and also damages the laser optics.
|-
| Foam Core || Usually made with PVC which is harmful as listed above.
|-
| Styrofoam || Can cause flash fires
|-
| Polycarbonate || Does not cut. TAP plastics sells both this and acrylic. '''Be sure to read your labels when purchasing material'''. Lexan is the trade name for Polycarbonate, while Plexiglass is the trade name for acrylic.
|-
| ABS or PETG || Gives off hydrogen cyanide which can kill you and also may damage the laser optics.
|-
| Fiberglass || Contains complex epoxies which will cause fires, chlorine, and cyanide. Also contains glass which will not cut.
|-
| Metals || Cannot be etched by this type of laser. Also is harmful as the reflective surface may cause the laser to be reflected back up to the head, damaging it. If someone claims to be etching metal using this type of laser then they are etching a metal with a plastic coating, anodized surface, or some other etchable surface on top.

|}

== Known good materials ==

These materials are known to be ok for use with the laser cutter. The speed and power of the laser cutter will need to be set appropriately for the material and thickness in use. Below is a table showing the suggested settings when cutting or etching them.

{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
|-
! colspan="10" bgcolor="#cccccc" | Good Materials
|-
! rowspan="2" style="width: 200px;" | Material
! colspan="2" | Engraving
! colspan="3" | Cutting
! colspan="2" | Scoring
! rowspan="1" style="width: 500px; | Notes
|-
! Speed (mm/s) !! Power !! Speed (mm/s) !! Power !! Kerf Width !! Speed !! Power ||
|-
|-

|-
| Acrylic (1mm) || 400 || 5 || 30 || 20 || 0.15mm || || || The plastic has a tendency to stick back onto itself a little after cutting because it's so thin, so you may have to pop your pieces out

|-
| Acrylic (2mm) || 400 || 5 || 30 || 20 || 0.15mm || || ||

|-
| Acrylic (3mm) || 400 || 5 || 20 || 55 || 0.15mm || || || Engraving: Power setting 4 and 5 have little visible difference except some minor lightening at the beginnings of cuts at power 4. Power 3.5 produces very light engraving, almost non-existent, with no engraving at the beginnings of cuts. Above power 5, little difference is visible, but powdery soot becomes more prevalent. Power 5 seems to be the best setting to produce frosted effects. If you are engraving with the paper still on, you may want to go higher (do a test)

|-
| Acrylic (4.76mm \ 3/16 inch) || 400 || 5 || 16 || 55 || || || ||

|-
| Acrylic (6.35mm) (1/4") || 400 || 5 || 8 || 55 || 0.15mm || || ||

|-
| Acrylic (12.5mm) || 400 || 5 || 3 || 55 || 0.15mm || || || Focal length is 4mm

|-
| Acrylic (18mm) || 400 || 5 || 2 || 98 || 0.15mm || || || Focal length is 4mm

|-
| Acrylic (19mm / 3/4 inch) || 400 || 5 || 2 || 98 || 0.5mm at surface of cut, 0.15mm at bottom of cut || || || Focal length is 4mm, one pass only. Peel off the top film of the acrylic. **The current settings does not guarantee a clean cut -- you may have to knock your pieces out because the bottom didn't quite go all the way through all the time. If you want to guarantee a clean cut and don't mind it being really slow you can use 1 speed 30 power, just keep an eye on it (slightly flamey)

|-
| Balsawood (3.2mm) || 400 || 5 || 50 || 10 || || || || Engraving balsa produces little differences in power above 5, and below 3.5 or so, there's no engraving at all.

|-
| Balsawood (1.6mm) || 400 || 5 || 50 || 7 || || || || Engraving balsa produces little differences in power above 5, and below 3.5 or so, there's no engraving at all.

|-
| Bamboo (3/32" nominal, 2.5mm actual) || 400 || 3-20 || 55 || 45 || || || || Engraving power 3% produces visible, but very light, marking w/ no depth, 20% produces darker marking but w/ significant depth

|-
| Basswood (1.5mm) || 400 || 5-20 || 50 || 15 || || || || Engraving above power 20 seems to produce no difference in color, only depth, see reference piece in toolbox.

|-
| Basswood (6.5mm) || 400 || 5-20 || 20 || 55 || || || || Engraving above power 20 seems to produce no difference in color, only depth, see reference piece in toolbox.

|-
| Birch (0.9mm) || 400 || 5-15 || 40 || 20 || || || || Engraving is very finicky; 4 is the absolute lowest the machine will engrave at, 15 is high enough to cause serious charring on birch. The 5-15 range is best. See the test engraving for what the 5, 10, and 15 settings produce.

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| Birch (4.8mm) || 400 || 5-15 || 35 || 55 || || || || Engraving is very finicky; 4 is the absolute lowest the machine will engrave at, 15 is high enough to cause serious charring on birch. The 5-15 range is best. See the test engraving for what the 5, 10, and 15 settings produce.

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| Birch (1/4 inch plywood from Discount Builders Supply) || || || 15 || 55 || || || || The actual thickness of this stuff varies a lot throughout the sheet, plus there are knots in the wood that are harder to cut through. These settings should work though.

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| Birch (1/2 in) || || || 5 || 55 || 0.2mm || || ||
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{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
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! colspan="10" bgcolor="#cccccc" | Good Materials (continued)
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! rowspan="2" style="width: 200px;" | Material
! colspan="2" | Engraving
! colspan="3" | Cutting
! colspan="2" | Scoring
! rowspan="1" style="width: 500px; | Notes
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! Speed (mm/s) !! Power !! Speed (mm/s) !! Power !! Kerf Width !! Speed !! Power ||
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| Cardboard (4mm) || || || 50 || 15 || || 50 || 5 || Minimum line separation at 50/15 ~ 1/2mm

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| Cardboard (6.5mm, double corrugated) || || || 50 || 40 || || || || [[Image:IMG 20161017 232022.jpg|thumb|center|upright|alt=Cardboard (6.5mm, double corrugated)|Cardboard (6.5mm, double corrugated)]]

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| Cardstock (white, 80lb) || || || 140 || 6 || || 140 || 4 || The higher speed reduces the amount of browning on the edges.

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| Cardstock (white, 138lb / 224GSM, Canson brand drawing paper) || || || 55 || 5 || || 140 || 3 || speed 140 power 3 for a lighter score, speed 200 power 4 for a heavier score.

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| Cardstock (Fabriano brand, 160 GSM, 40% cotton) || || || 100 || 5 || || 140 || 3 || The color tested for safety was Tiziano 02 Crema

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| Chipboard (~2mm) || || || 30 || 20 || || || ||

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| Chipboard (~6mm) || || || 30 || 25 || || || ||

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| Cork (nominal 1/4") || 400 || 2-3 || 30 || 40 || || || ||

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| Corrugated Plastic (white, 3.7mm) || || || 10 || 15 || || 50 || 5 ||

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| Corrugated Plastic (yellow, 4.1mm) || || || 10 || 15 || || 50 || 7 ||

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| Delrin (nominal 3/8", actual 9.6mm) || || || 5 || 50 || || || ||

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| Denim || 200 || 4 || 50 || 7 || || || || engraving numbers might produce very thin fabric, might fall apart in the wash
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| Douglas Fir (15mm) || 400 || 3-25 || 3 || 80 || || || || power differences are mostly differences in depth not color; engraving produces different depths over the growth rings due to wood density changes = rippled surface
|}

{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
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! colspan="10" bgcolor="#cccccc" | Good Materials (continued)
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! rowspan="2" style="width: 200px;" | Material
! colspan="2" | Engraving
! colspan="3" | Cutting
! colspan="2" | Scoring
! rowspan="1" style="width: 500px; | Notes
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! Speed (mm/s) !! Power !! Speed (mm/s) !! Power !! Kerf Width !! Speed !! Power ||
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| FR-2 resin PCB blank || || || 10 || 50 || || || ||

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| Fabric - 1000D Cordura Nylon || || || 100 || 20 || || || || crisp heat sealed edges

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| Fabric - Alpha Broder Style 88127 (7.4oz, 96% polyester, 4% spandex) || || || 100 || 15 || || || || https://www.alphabroder.com/cgi-bin/online/webshr/prod-labeldtl.w?sr=88127

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| Fabric - ~0.2mm polyester/cotton blend || || || 100 || 10 || || || || crisp heat sealed edges

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| Fabric - ~0.6mm cotton?/spandex blend || || || 200 || 20 || || || || better edges

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| Fabric - 100% poly burlap from Amazon || || || 100 || 7 || || || || ([https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IX2XZC2/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1])

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| Fabric - 100% poly gabardine from Fabric Outlet || || || 100 || 7 || || || || You do have to pull the cut fabric apart (it's not a clean cut), but it rips at the cut cleanly.

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| Fabric - 100% poly polar fleece from Fabric Outlet || || || 100 || 7 || || || || lovely clean cut

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| Fabric - 100% rayon crepe from Fabric Outlet || || || 100 || 7 || || || || You do have to pull the cut fabric apart (it's not a clean cut), but it rips at the cut cleanly. I think this is just a property of the fabric melting back together after being cut. I tried increasing the power and it didn't result in a cleaner cut.

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| Glassine (cellulose paper) || || || 55 || 5 || || 100 || 2 ||

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| Grip Tape || || || 50 || 20 || || || ||

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| HDPE (0.8mm, 1/32 inch sheet from TAP Plastics) || || || 20 || 30 || || || || creates a beveled edge and a slight under-hanging lip

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| Laser rubber (2-3mm, low odor) || 100 || 10 || 20 || 55 || || || || Low-odor laser rubber is typically grey, the normal kind is pink. Have not tested the latter yet
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| Leather (1.5 mil) || || || 30 || 50 || || || || Can be smelly. Open all windows, turn on fume hood, apologize to other h4ckers
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| Leather (2.5 mil) || || || 10 || 50 || || || || Can be smelly. Open all windows, turn on fume hood, apologize to other h4ckers

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| MDF (5/8") || 100 || 4-7 || 5 || 55-75 || || 400 || 5-15 || Cutting doesn't go all the way through necessarily, it gets spotty at this thickness. The power range was tested and produced similar results throughout, but YMMV. Etch speeds given for *scan* etching (i.e. when you do a filled area). You can tweak the speed and power to get different effects. Simple line engraving may have different settings.

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| Notebook from Muji: Recycled paper notebook beige A5 plain, orange spine || || || || || || 50 || 5-35 || 5 will just score through the cover 10-15 will cut through, and 35 will cut through a few pages. Any higher and there's a fire hazard. Be sure to tape or weigh the book down flat or else it's more flamey.

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| Paper (printer paper) || || || 55 || 5 || || || ||

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| Plywood w/ reddish tinge (2.6mm) || || || 35 || 30 || || || ||

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| Plywood (3mm) || 400 || 5-55 || 35 || 50 || || || || see reference in toolbox for engraving

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| Plywood (1/8 inch, square foot for $2.99 from Discount Builders Supply) || || || 50 || 55 || || || ||

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| Plywood (5.6mm) || 400 || 5-55 || 15 || 55 || || || || see reference in toolbox for engraving

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| Plywood (9.5mm) || 400 || 5-55 || 7 || 55 || || || || see reference in toolbox for engraving

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| Plywood (12mm) || 400 || 5-55 || 5 || 55 || || || || requires overcutting beginning/end; see reference in toolbox for engraving

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| Plywood (18mm, nominal 3/4") || 400 || 5-55 || 3 || 85 || || || || speed and power is imprecise (3/85 cuts through fine sometimes, while 2/85 doesn't always cut through fine)

|}
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
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! colspan="10" bgcolor="#cccccc" | Good Materials (continued)
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! rowspan="2" style="width: 200px;" | Material
! colspan="2" | Engraving
! colspan="3" | Cutting
! colspan="2" | Scoring
! rowspan="1" style="width: 500px; | Notes
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! Speed (mm/s) !! Power !! Speed (mm/s) !! Power !! Kerf Width !! Speed !! Power ||
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| Polyethylene Foam (1/2") || || || 55 || 35 || || || || Requires two passes, doesn't perfectly cut through but is easily separable

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| Polypropylene (0.5mm) || || || 50 || 10 || || || || Ruth has found that 50 speed 20 power gives a cleaner cut for the 24x45 inch sheets from TAP plastics.

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| Polypropylene (0.5mm) || || || 75 || 55 || || || || 55% max power, 40% min power, pieces don't stick to the sheet like they do at the settings above

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| Polypropylene (1/4in) || || || 4 || 55 || || || ||

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| Redwood (20mm) || 100-400 || 55 || 3 || 55 || || || || 5mm/s gets you almost there, so you could probably go over it a second time and it would work instead. Or if you sand it down a bit, that would probably work. I've only tried engraving on max power. You won't get a consistent depth, and it will vary depending on the grain of the wood. Looks col, but just be aware.

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| Red Oak (0.25 inch) || 400 || 23 || 12 || 55 || || || || Engraving power 23 gives a dark engrave on a .5-1 mm line thickness. 12-18 gave a lighter engrave. When cutting a knot in the wood, you'll have to use a lower speed, 9-10 will probably work. This wood was high quality scroll wood with almost no knots.

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| Scotchlite 8930 || || || 55 || 10 || || || || Scotchlite, Reflective Material, 8930 Silver Flame Resistant Fabric

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| Silicone Sheet, 0.024" thick, black || || || 80 || 50 || || || || 50% max power, 30% min power. Not all cuts fall free, but increasing power/decreasing speed doesn't help, just makes more white powder. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N5MB2JK/
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| Silicone Sheet, 0.040" thick, black || || || 50 || 55 || || || || 55% max power, 30% min power. Remove clear protective sheet before cutting. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06WCZD1LZ/
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| Silicone (HT 6135 elastomer, Marian Chicago) || || || 22 || 12 || || || ||
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| Sticker sheet (Avery 5975 Neon Assorted https://www.amazon.com/Avery-Labels-Rectangle-Assorted-Fluorescent/dp/B000093L5R) || || || 200 || 7 || || || ||
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| Transparency Sheets || || || 400 || 6 || || || || Only chlorine and speed/power tested a mystery brand from Switzerland that Henner bought; other brands may require tests again
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| Kapton Sheet 0.005" || 200 || 20 || || || || || || For solder paste stencils I scan at 200mm/s, 20% power, 0.05mm interval. 30% power and 0.1mm interval is faster, but slightly less clean results
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| Clear Polystyrene (1mm) (Mr Plastics) || || || 30 || 30 || || || ||

|}

The [[Laser Gallery]] contains some past projects and cutting tests.

== Sourcing Material ==

In general, you can get stuff from Amazon, but you have to wait for shipping.

For plastics: [http://www.google.com/maps/place/TAP+Plastics/@37.7711648,-122.4207603,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x808f7e27351bb079:0x7e3610d7dc178b10!8m2!3d37.7711648!4d-122.4185663 Tap Plastics] is nearby Noisebridge, but is expensive, [http://eplastics.com eplastics] is cheaper but you need to wait for shipping, and [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mr.+Plastics/@37.7091519,-122.1546962,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x808f8fe7938349a3:0xafcb2526326faccd!8m2!3d37.7091519!4d-122.1525022 Mr. Plastics] is cheapest but is in San Leandro.

For woods: [http://www.google.com/maps/place/Discount+Builders+Supply/@37.7704879,-122.4191311,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x3c0d6c6e25a89652?sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjV87WU-JzOAhUI6WMKHSPABOUQ_BIIeTAK Discount Builder Supply] is nearby.

== How do I send files to the Laser computer over the internet? ==

Send your files directly to the laser cutter through this URL [https://cloud.disroot.org/s/bFv70wtK9xQuyp3], which is kindly hosted for us by [https://disroot.org/en| Disroot.org] via [https://nextcloud.com/| Nextcloud].

All files are uploaded directly to ''\My Documents\PUT YOUR FILES HERE (IN YOUR OWN FOLDER)\Uploads for Noisebridge Lasercutter\''

Please move any files you upload to your own folder asap.

== Ok, I created a folder for my laser cutter files, but can I access them over the internet? ==
Yes, this is now possible as of 01/2018.

# Double check you made a folder inside ''\My Documents\PUT YOUR FILES HERE (IN YOUR OWN FOLDER)\''
# Ping @James on Slack with the name of your folder.
# Be sure to mention if you need a password added to your folder.
# Wait a day for the share link to be activated and sent to you.

== Troubleshooting ==

=== Help! All the menu options turned to gibberish! ===
The RDWorks software can be buggy. Go to the top menu, the right-most or or 2nd-right-most tab will have a Language option. Select English.
When that happens, the bed size settings might also have changed. Double check Config -> Document Settings (?). The proper settings are 1300mm × 900mm.
(TODO: need to double check the exact menu labels, doing this from memory at the moment)

=== SOLIDWORKS ===
Apparently DXFs exported from Solidworks (at least v 2017) break when directly imported into RDWorks. The workaround is to import the DXF into Inkscape and re-export it from there.