The 35L Rule

What - The letter of the rule

ONLY members may store their "project" at the Hackspace
Each member may have 1x 35L Jelly type Box with lid
The box is provided by the Hackspace, members do not bring their own 35L box
The £5 joining fee is used to buy the members box
The box is the property of the Hackspace even if the member leaves the space
A member will be considered to have left the space 4 months after no longer paying a membership fee by Standing Order
Do Not go through another members box with out their express permission
Members who pay £20 or more in membership fees may (for now) buy additional boxes of the same type

Hackers are hoarders, by encouraging Hackers to use a limited amount of space Hackers can make wise decisions about what they really want to keep at the space
The number of Hackers who use the space is likely to grow exponentially with the size of the space itself so a limit must be imposed.
Hackers may increase their membership payments to increase their storage space by negotiation.
The Hackspace should not become overrun with parts for projects in progress and "DO NOT HACK" signs for projects that never get started

There are a couple of large grey boxes in the space, which serve to filter donations. One of these boxes is "active", and all donations should be placed into it.
Any member ([see rule 1]) may take anything from the box and hack it, or put it in their personal 35L box to hack later.
When the active box is full, it is closed and the empty box becomes active for new donations.
Members may still take stuff out of the closed box, but the contents will be disposed of one month after the close date.
The hackspace as a whole may also take things from the box system to be stored for later use
Useful items like magnates, motors etc will be filtered into the "Wall O' Boxes" where the Hackspace consumables are kept for later use by members