# Check-off Requirements by Area

The rule of thumb is simple: **if it plugs in, you need training before you use it.** This page points you to the right place for each area.

To see which tools exist and whether a tool is marked as needing training, look it up in **Atlas** at https://atlas.waukeshamakers.com. To see whether you, or someone who could train you, are certified on it, check **Journeyman** at https://journeyman.waukeshamakers.com.

<p class="callout warning">To be confirmed: the list of tools in each area that need a check-off, and any tools that are self-serve. Area Champions are asked to fill in their area below.</p>

## Wood Shop

Saws, sanders, routers and dust collection. Every corded tool needs a check-off. See the **Wood Shop** book; the **Wood Shop: Radial Arm Saw** SOP is a good example of what a check-off covers.

## Metal Shop

Welders, grinders and plasma cutting. PPE is required. See the **Metal Shop** book and **Shop Safety: Fire Safety and Hot Work**.

## Digital Fabrication

3D printers, the laser cutter and CNC. 3D printing and laser cutting are self-serve **once you have been trained**. See the **Digital Fabrication** book, including **Digital Fabrication: Laser Cutter** and **Digital Fabrication: Laser-Safe and Prohibited Materials**.

## Electronics Lab

Soldering, components and microscopes. See the **Electronics Lab** book.

## Fiber Arts

Sewing and leatherworking machines and hand tools. See the **Fiber Arts** book.

## Flex Space

Vehicle and bike work, plus the paint and spray booth. See the **Flex Space** book.