[Makerspace-keymembers] Sewing day thoughts?

Mon Apr 20 12:16:44 EDT 2015

I'll be there as fast as I can after work - I get out around 5 (meetings
pending) and will need to grab food somewhere on the way.

On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 11:14 AM, Gergana Slavova <
gergana.s.slavova at gmail.com> wrote:

> The sewing night is happening tonight.  I don't think any cleaning up
> happened on Saturday but I can come in around 5:30pm and help clear the
> tables.  I won't be able to stay for the sewing night itself.
>
> Anyone else can come and help for 20min?
>
> ~Gergana
>
> On Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 11:34 AM, Gergana Slavova <
> gergana.s.slavova at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks, Dena!  Can you create it from the Makerspace page?  That way it's
>> listed in our events automatically.
>>
>> ~Gergana
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 11:13 AM, Dena Strong <dena.strong at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I hope so! :D We're also talking about the possibility of doing
>>> Makerspace sewing night on third Mondays and someone's-house sewing night
>>> on first Mondays. I'll be there next Monday anyway. I'll set up a group
>>> event for it.
>>>
>>> On Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 10:30 AM, Jeffrey Putney <quaker at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Yeah flush under the table would be awesome :-D (I would help)
>>>>
>>>> But for now, Dena, if we move the outlets and clean the tables off do
>>>> you think the SCA group would come use the space? I can't be there monday
>>>> but I would be happy to help clean up this weekend if you think it would
>>>> help bring your friends to the space.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks!
>>>>   Jeff
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Apr 16, 2015 at 11:38 PM, Gergana Slavova <
>>>> gergana.s.slavova at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Not really.  This orientation gives us the most usable space if we
>>>>> want to plug something in (and usually we do - e.g. soldering irons).
>>>>>
>>>>> Since we do sewing nights only once a month, we can to change the
>>>>> outlets temporarily.
>>>>>
>>>>> What we really should do is cut a section in the middle of the table
>>>>> (lengthwise) and put the outlets underneath (maybe with a cover).  That way
>>>>> they're still accessible but can also use the full surface area of the
>>>>> table.
>>>>>
>>>>> ~Gergana
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Apr 16, 2015 at 8:30 PM, elizaBeth Simpson <
>>>>> elizacorps at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Odd question, maybe... can the outlets go on the ends of the tables?
>>>>>> or the underside edge? I'm brainstorming here...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Apr 16, 2015 at 4:48 PM, Gergana Slavova <
>>>>>> gergana.s.slavova at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Oooh.  Less outlets on each but will certainly keep the tables clear.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ~Gergana
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Thu, Apr 16, 2015 at 4:44 PM, Emily Knox <emilyknox at gmail.com>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> We should get ceiling extension cords in our next space
>>>>>>>> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000256R9G/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_1?pf_rd_p=1944687462&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B008N015YO&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0353HQQZK7R9TNV5AME1
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 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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>>>>>>>>>>>> --
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>>>>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>> 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
>>>>>>
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