[Not2B]

Here's a few ideas from past years...

- Lots of storage and organization, with labels
- Tables in the middle of the room to allow access to all sides
- Non-slip anti-fatigue mats near the big machine tools
- Dry erase boards all over the place
- Places to hang paper everywhere else
- I always like having the safety glass area, and the non-safety glass area.
- Computers on carts to move them around - with wireless if possible
- Keep your 3 biggest use tools far enough apart so you don't bump into each other while working, but keep the path between them clear so you arn't dodging stuff while walking between them.

I'm sure you'll get lots of tool advice. I'll just put my plug in for a nice lathe. Of course, I'm in the lathe-is-more-useful-than-a-mill camp, so take that with a grain of salt.

Me and another mentor helped our team's teacher come up with a list of stuff for a robotics lab for a bond issue for a tech center. It didn't pass, but it was alot of fun developing the list. Good luck!!