Nview:3D Printer/Workshop::Accessibility Improvements

Technical Review

Frame 
* Time spent: 2hrs 
* Improvement: Epoxy frames need prepped 48 hours in advance

Axes

Heated Bed

Extruder 
* Use bolt cutter for cutting rods

Control Panel

Final Assembly

Keep the build phase concept. It works.
Keep quality control checks. It works.
Need an identification survey: what type of xp are they coming with?
Need an exit survey.
Reduce the number of questions on a per-build phase. Have this be a verbal check-in. And input it on their behalf.
Switch to having a more in-depth module-based survey.
Add an "Newbie Intervention" motivation convo. Folks paralyzed by "I don't know what I don't know" -- need to explicitly dispel this myth. If you can explain it, then you know it. There's not "more to it" ... those are different skills.
Attempt to go WITHOUT doing an in-person demo? to speed up the process. Let there be videos instead, and just a quick overview. People kinda hate reading. Try this just for the axis build and see how it goes.
Enforce opening up the manual at your workstation. Better setup workstations. folks had tendency to "just go for it" and not read at all or use reference material at all.
add Build Phases for the Extruder, especially QC to prevent issues like in this build.
add a "time it" component to the workflow

Deidre left fter 4 hours
- they were tired in the mornign to start
- tried to stay longer, waiting for a 2nd wind
- was super motivated, but couldn't go on.
- came from sacramento, pretty far away
had shifting interests... may buy other makery things first
came to investigate the 3d printer
still a little unclear about what people would want to do with a 3d printer

I have mixed feelings about Deirdre's xp. They could have had a better xp I believe.
I have good feelings about Matthew's xp. Probably close to as good as it gets given circumstances.