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How Tos

How to: Purchase Materials

Materials up for purchase:
  • Raw canvas (6’ wide)
  • Canvas stretchers (10’)
  • Reusable safety gloves (small, medium, large)
  • Locks
  • Safety glasses
  • Dust masks
  • Other (misc. materials)
How to purchase Materials:

For in person purchases: 

Simply visit the AHVA workshop where you can find a set of QR codes which direct you to the payments website as well as other important links to get you started in using the workshops resources such as:

  • WHIMIS training
  • AHVA workshop bookings (visit this link for a more detailed rundown on how to book a time slot)
  • AHVA payments

Note: the most popularly purchased materials are individually marked with a QR code at their respective locations around the workshop for your convenience.

For online purchases: 

If you prefer to pre-buy your materials online before your visit to the workshop, you may choose to purchase online instead. Once you have purchased your materials online, you can select the pickup location as the AHVA workshop and pickup whenever works best for you.

Visit this link to begin purchasing.

Note: All payments are made made contactless online which means we don’t take payments in the form of cash (sorry!).

Easy buying and no more crying!

 

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Tips & Tricks

An Artist’s Crate

WHAT IS A CRATE?

A crate for art purposes is typically a wooden structure made out of thin and relatively light materials (fig. 1,1.1) – an example being plywood sheets – with light lumber for a support frame around the edges. A well constructed crate should have: handles on both sides (fig. 2), feet on the bottom for easy trucking and movement of the crate (fig. 3), a large panel for the front cover that can be removed and replaced with multiple screws and/or nails (fig. 4), the inside should be lined with foam (usually multiple pieces) with one solid piece secured to the bottom while removable pieces are used to frame and secure the artwork within the crate for transport (fig. 5).

Fig. 1
Fig. 1.1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
FIg. 4
Fig. 5
Why you should invest in a crate as a practicing artist:
  1. Transportation – with a good enough quality crate, the artwork can be moved with stress free knowledge that it is protected along its journey. For weirdly shaped artworks, the crate provides a solid form that is easily moved and makes damage a lot less likely to the artwork in question.
  2. Protection – a finely crafted crate will provide an excellent barrier against the elements as well as long term storage factors such as dust, grime, and general wear and tear.
  3. Storage – a crate would be a good investment if you know you’re going to be holding onto a work for a longer period of time. It can provide reliable storage and makes for easy archival needs if you have multiple artworks stored in one area.

Go get yourself a crate! They’re great!

 

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Access

Preparing Your Visit to AHVA Workshop

Hello! This is a guide to get you prepared and ready to start using the AHVA Workshop for the coming school term

Booking a Time Slot

Before coming to the workshop in person you will first need to book online ahead of time.

Visit Workshop Bookings to view available dates & times for each of the workstations in the shop. You can log in and navigate the site using the daily view, weekly view, and monthly view to help you see the available dates and times. You can also choose between the different workstations and view their calendars separately.

This is a layout of the locations of the different workstations on the workshop you can choose to book from. Workstation D is located on the downdraft table while workstations A, B, and C are regular work tables. The metal workshop station is located in the metal shop along with its resources.

Once you find a date and time that works for you at the workstation you want and is also open on the schedule, continue by clicking on the time slot. This will bring up a form where you will fill out your information. You can choose to book the station for either 30 minutes or 1 hour in the drop-down menu. Depending on how certain your availability is, you can choose to book either a ‘tentative’ or ‘confirmed’ slot. This way, even if you are unsure about your booking, your time and station is still reserved for you.

If your desired date is far in the future, there is a dropdown calendar at the top left corner with the current date you are viewing. Click it and you will be able to choose the specific month and day you need. If your time overlaps with someone else’s, or a cleaning time, you will be prompted with a scheduling conflict page. You can then click to go back to the booking times and pick a new time of day or change the duration of your booking.

To cancel a booking you can contact Andrew via email: andrew.keech@ubc.ca

Preparation for Your Visit

Before your selected time slot in the workshop please make sure to be prepared with:

  • Any materials you may need for the project you are preparing to work on
  • Extra tools that cannot be provided by the workshop. Below is a list of tools available to you in the workshop:
    Power Tools

    • Staple guns
    • Saws (circular saws, jigsaw, table saw,
      chop saw, bandsaw, reciprocating saw)
    • Drills (corded/less)
    • Drill press
    • Dremels
    • Nail guns
    • Sanders (corded/less, orbital, palm, stationary)
    • Spray guns (airbrush and HVLP)
    • Soldering irons
    Hand Tools

    • Hot glue
    • Measuring tools
    • Clamps
    • Hand saws
    • Chisels & Files
    • Caulking gun
    • Wrenches
    • Assorted hand tools
  • Your PPE (Personal Protection Equipment) that are required
    • Face covering
    • Safety glasses (available for purchase, $3 ea.)
    • Earplugs (available for purchase, $2/6 pair)
    • Gloves (available for purchase, $2/4 pair)
    • Dust mask (if applicable)
    • Long pants and closed-toe shoes
Workshop Access and Safety

When you arrive at the workshop for your time slot please make sure to enter from the doorway in the alley on the east side of the building. Please make sure to be wearing a face-covering before entering the building and continue to wear it at all times during your visit. You must also have your PPE ready and with you before going to the workshop,

Take every precaution to ensure your own safety and that of others. If at any time you are unsure how to use any tool or piece of equipment, consult the technician or a workshop assistant.

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Access

Online Booking System Up and Running

Hello to everyone, happy September, hope you’ve been staying well over the summer.

Online Workshop Booking Service

For access to the shop this year, you will need to plan more than usual. Because we have to limit how many people can be in the shop at once, we need to have everyone schedule their time so we can be sure that we’ll keep the occupancy at a safe level. This means your time in the shop will be even more precious than usual, so please try to get moving on your projects as soon as you can. Get in touch with me (Andy) to talk about what you’d like to do so we can get through the consultative process ahead of your scheduled time in the workshop, so you can know you have the materials and tools and processes planned and organised before hand. Click the link above or navigate to http://ahvaworkshopbookings.arts.ubc.ca

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Access

Navigating the new Safety & Risk Services online training site

Hello all you AHVA people looking to use the workshop! One of the things that all students have to do when taking VISA courses is to complete the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information Systems training course, available online from UBC’s Safety & Risk Services website. There have been some recent changes to the system that is used to present that training, and a lot of people have come to me looking for help with navigating that page. So I’ve made a video to make getting to the test a little easier! Hopefully with this you’ll find getting to the training course and completing it, so you can access all the facilities UBC offers you.

 

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