[Makerspace-keymembers] Sewing day thoughts?

[Emily Knox]

We should get ceiling extension cords in our next space
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On Thu, Apr 16, 2015 at 4:37 PM, Gergana Slavova <
gergana.s.slavova at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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?
>>>>>>
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