[Makerspace-keymembers] Sewing day thoughts?

[Gergana Slavova]

You're thinking of screw anchors
<http://www.wikihow.com/Put-Anchor-Screws-in-a-Wall>.

~Gergana

On Thu, Apr 16, 2015 at 4:33 PM, Dena Strong <dena.strong at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm failing my theater tech memory check here, because I can't remember
> the name of the combination where you sink a metal something with threads
> into wood in order for the screws to go in and out of the metal receptacle.
> ("Socket" searches are producing a bunch of wrenches.)
>
> I'm going to be at Lowe's tonight and will take a look around in case I
> happen to find what it is I'm thinking of, for a possible wood-saving
> option?
>
> On Thu, Apr 16, 2015 at 3:47 PM, Gergana Slavova <
> gergana.s.slavova at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I'll have to double-check but I believe there are only 2 screws on each
>> side of outlet strip.  Should be easy enough to unscrew one and move the
>> strip out of the way.
>>
>> What I'm worried about is continual unscrewing and re-screwing into the
>> wooden table.  At some point, the grooves will wear out.
>>
>> I can look into it this Saturday during open hours.
>>
>> ~Gergana
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 16, 2015 at 3:43 PM, elizaBeth Simpson <elizacorps at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi friends,
>>>
>>> How hard is it to unscrew the outlets in the middle? Maybe it's better
>>> if they're mobile on at least one table for exactly this reason. I know I
>>> also had a hard time with that last time I was there.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Apr 15, 2015 at 8:52 PM, Gergana Slavova <
>>> gergana.s.slavova at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Dena,
>>>>
>>>> If the SCA needs more space in order to sew, you're welcome to meet at
>>>> Becky's house instead.
>>>>
>>>> Can anyone on this list open the space for sewing night on Monday,
>>>> April 20, 6-8pm?  If not, we'll skip sewing this month.
>>>>
>>>> ~Gergana
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Apr 15, 2015 at 12:48 PM, Dena Strong <dena.strong at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> What are the thoughts on Makerspace sewing day this month?
>>>>>
>>>>> Is next Monday (aka the third Monday of the month) still a good night
>>>>> to have it?
>>>>>
>>>>> I checked with the SCA at their business meeting last night and some
>>>>> of them would like to have sewing days at a place with a bigger cutting
>>>>> surface. (The power outlets running down the middle of the tables makes it
>>>>> hard to lay out skirts and coats, for example, and laying fabric on the
>>>>> floor is a recipe for dirty fabric.) One of the members wants to hold a
>>>>> sewing day at her house next Monday because she has large tables without
>>>>> the power outlets
>>>>>
>>>>> So either I could show up at the Makerspace as
>>>>> keyholder-and-machine-wrangler and the rest of the SCA group would be at
>>>>> Becky's house, or I could ask Becky if she's OK extending an invite to
>>>>> Makerspace folks, or we could shuffle nights, or something else?
>>>>>
>>>>> What does the collective think?
>>>>>
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>> Makerspace-keymembers mailing list
>>>>> Makerspace-keymembers at lists.chambana.net
>>>>> https://lists.chambana.net/mailman/listinfo/makerspace-keymembers
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> Makerspace-keymembers mailing list
>>>> Makerspace-keymembers at lists.chambana.net
>>>> https://lists.chambana.net/mailman/listinfo/makerspace-keymembers
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> elizaBeth
>>>
>>> 217-979-2820 cell
>>>
>>> The bad news is you're falling through the air, nothing to hang on to,
>>> no parachute. The good news is, there's no ground. - Chogyam Trungpa
>>> Rinpoche
>>>
>>> learn about my latest creative initiative:
>>> Art from the Streets!
>>> www.ucpeopleshistory.org
>>>
>>>
>>
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.chambana.net/pipermail/makerspace-keymembers/attachments/20150416/fd77eda7/attachment.html>