Becca here again~!
So, my main project of the last few weeks has been starting work on a number of standard operating procedures for the Prep Lab-- I've been writing up short little manuals crammed with photos on how to do certain things in the lab, use certain pieces of equipment, and so on.
So far, there is an SOP for making thin acryloid, turning the air pump in the Maintenance Room on and off, and turning on the camera attached to the stereo microscope. There will be at least a few more on the micro pick and other air scribes, as well as (fingers crossed!) the air abrasive, before the summer's out!
These have been a surprisingly fun project-- while writing up the guides themselves is not hugely dynamic, I'm really enjoying having the chance to learn about various pieces of equipment in the lab in such detail. I have to go through everything to photograph it, so I feel like I really know what I'm doing with some of these procedures now. Which, I suppose, is the point of making these! They can serve as a reference for present and future lab-goers.
These will probably be printed out in the lab as well as posted on the server, but maybe (with luck) they can even be posted on the desktop computer in the lab for easy access. Who knows? The possibilities are sort of endless with this!
