Storage in the Dyson Centre

See below for information about the crates and cupboards students and societies can use to store their projects.

After doing practical work in the Dyson Centre, students must

• Return the tools you've been using to their container
• Sweep the desk of debris
• Put away or take home your project & materials

Anything left on the workbenches overnight will be disposed of or taken into general storage.

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Crates

There are 64 really useful boxes for undergraduates and societies to use for up to a year. They are specifically for storing ongoing project work being carried out in the Dyson Centre. 

The internal dimensions are 

380mm x 320mm x 285mm

They are in high demand, but email dyson-helpdesk@eng.cam.ac.uk to see if any are available, or ask at the desk.

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Cupboards

We have 60 large cupboards for use by societies and in special cases, individual students. Many are in long term use. Contact the Dyson Centre Helpdesk on dyson-helpdesk@eng.cam.ac.uk for cupboard related enquiries.

Cupboard maintenance

With the turnover of students and society committees, cupboards can easily fill up with redundant items and scrap materials from previous years. If you no longer need something, for example a half used sheet of laser ply, we suggest asking a Dyson technician to put it in then general storage so it can be used.

Cupboards must be closable and not have things cascading out on to the floor.

Every new committee must sort through their storage before the start of the academic year to check there are no hazardous materials in the cupboard. These must be stored in our chemicals cabinets or a battery safe box.

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Batteries and Chemicals

Hazardous materials like batteries and chemicals cannot be stored in crates or cupboards.

See our safety page for what to do with them

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