The best place to store bolts is to re-tread them into the place they came out of (once the piece they were securing has been removed). This has the benefits of a physical check on the count (no empty holes or extra hardware), may help preserve any quirks int he set up (one bolt is longer than the others, maintain the clamping force profile the unit is used to, etc.), and makes reassembly easier to understand for someone whom did not dissemble the machine.

If re-homing the hardware isn't possible, put collections of hardware into zip-loc bags. (TODO: do we have a stash of zip-loc bags in the shop?). Label the bags! Put a piece of scrap paper in the bag with notes on where the hardware came from, how to put it back together, etc.

The black cable guide boxes can become filled with sawdust and make it difficult to actuate the brushes. Remove the small metal plate at the end of the boxes. Place a shop vac there and at the opposite end, apply compressed air to where the cables enter the boxes.

We can make hardware trays on the laser cutter to help with maintenance: build trays with labeled compartments to accept hardware at every step (and make it easier to re-assmeble).

This is a very rough draft to get us started.

1. Remove big hose clamp (any special considerations for storing the hose clamp?)
2. Remove bolts (rehome bolts if possible, use a zip-loc or maintenance tray
3. Support the Filter housing (it will drop without bolts; needs two people.)
4. Pull filters.
5. Clean filters from sawdust WITHOUT WATER FIRST (use a brush and light percussion: Brush insides of the filters while the sawdust is dry: get any surface sawdust is out. Make sure all the pleats are as clean and dust-free as possible.)
6. Rinse filters (we have a hose in maintenance, and an outdoor tap on the northwest corner of the building)
7. Let filters completely dry (24 hours)
8. replace filters in filter housings
9. Build housings to dust collectors
10. Reattach hose and hose clamp

Don’t let the drum fill up; that makes the filters work harder.

Put a tape line in the bin: make it easy to decide when to empty it?

Mark a crease on the outside to show when it’s full?

This is important