[Makerspace-keymembers] Sewing day thoughts?

Mon Apr 20 18:17:40 EDT 2015

I think the important thing is table space.  If that's available, we should
be fine.  Dena, if you go there and find you need help, email back and I'll
drive over.

~Gergana

On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 4:42 PM, Jeffrey Putney <quaker at gmail.com> wrote:

> I stopped by and cleared of the tables, so there's at least a lot of table
> space. :-) The rest of the space is a bit messy.... But not bad, so your
> call!
>
> Thanks
>    Jeff
>
> Sent from an android.
> On Apr 20, 2015 4:18 PM, "Gergana Slavova" <gergana.s.slavova at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> What's the verdict?  Should I come and help clean at 5:30pm?
>>
>> ~Gergana
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 11:25 AM, Gergana Slavova <
>> gergana.s.slavova at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks, Jeff!  You really don't have to do it all yourself :) I also got
>>> some soda over the weekend and was thinking of dropping it off at the space
>>> tonight.  I guess let me know if you decide to wait until 5:30pm.
>>>
>>> ~Gergana
>>>
>>> On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 11:18 AM, Dena Strong <dena.strong at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Oh man, I missed pewter casting? Bummer! I'll have to ask for stories
>>>> later. :D
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 11:16 AM, Jeffrey Putney <quaker at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Yeah, we got a little excited with the pewter casting and things
>>>>> saturday ;-) But I was going to run by after a meeting at noon. So I can at
>>>>> least start on things if not get it done. I'll let you know how it goes.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>   Jeff
>>>>>
>>>>> 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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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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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>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>> 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:
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>>>>>>>>>>>
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