About the Ace Workshops
Ace has a large array of tools, large and small, to help you realize your grandest wood and metal-based projects. Our beloved workshops are made of two rooms and have many very good woodworking tools. But our workshops are not just used for woodworking. Dirty work of all kinds1 can be done in our workshops.
Getting started in the Ace Workshops
Woodworking in the Ace Community starts by completing your Shop Basics Certification.
This one hour class is a prerequisite for ALL shop users, and covers important information on how to navigate our shared space, policies, community oriented culture, and systems successfully.
We also recommend, but don’t require, that you attend a “New Member orientation.”
Tool Certification
Many of the tools in the workshop can hurt you if used improperly. Some tools are easily hurt by you. In both cases, the risks may not be inherently obvious. Please see the calendar for upcoming certification classes.
Shop tools that require certification
- Planer
- Joiner
- Table saw
- Bandsaw
- Lathe
- Portaband
- Track saw
- Drill Press
A note on safety
Woodworking and messy shop activities have inherent risks. Members are responsible for knowing and understanding the risks and are expected to work within the limits of their own, and the tools’, abilities. Eye protection is required, as is hearing protection for loud operations. Dust protection is strongly encouraged, and the dust collection systems and ambient filter must be used for all dust and chip producing operations. We have a fantastic safety record, let’s keep it — and our fingers!
- We cannot use heavy VOCs as the workshop doesn’t have a direct air intake and systems to support it.