What needs doing to the space? How can we make it work better? What
is a mess? Any ideas on how we can improve the space?
Most of my ideas centre around the workshop:
I’d like to get dust extraction for the workshop done. We now have an
extractor, and we have a pile of 2" ID tubing. We can 3D print some
manifolds / adaptors to allow us to hook the two together and be able
to run extraction for the band saw, chop saw, and belt sander.
I’d also like to get rid of everything under the central bench in the
workshop, put a ‘curtain’ around it to keep the dust out, and rotate
it 90 degrees. This would remove some of the wasted space in the
workshop area, and make it easier for multiple people to be in there
at once. The under-bench area would then be usable for storing large
tools and projects.
The area around the laser cutter is a mess. We should figure out
better storage for the sheet materials we have, including a method for
binning scraps.
I concur, the laser-cutter area is in need of work and a good hoover.
The wood-working area also looks like it hasn’t been cleaned in a while
so at-least all the items under the desks need taking out and the area
cleaning.
I hope to have replaced the two fluorescent fittings in the work area
over this coming weekend, so that should be out of the way. We will
need to borrow a better ladder to replace the two fittings above the
grey benches.
The lighting under the electronics bench has improved matters and
I think can be left for the moment.
It would be nice if we could find space for the two 3D printers to allow
2-3 people to work on the electronics bench at-once.On 2 January 2014 13:23, Bob Clough parag0n@ivixor.net wrote:
What needs doing to the space? How can we make it work better? What
is a mess? Any ideas on how we can improve the space?
Most of my ideas centre around the workshop:
I’d like to get dust extraction for the workshop done. We now have an
extractor, and we have a pile of 2" ID tubing. We can 3D print some
manifolds / adaptors to allow us to hook the two together and be able
to run extraction for the band saw, chop saw, and belt sander.
I’d also like to get rid of everything under the central bench in the
workshop, put a ‘curtain’ around it to keep the dust out, and rotate
it 90 degrees. This would remove some of the wasted space in the
workshop area, and make it easier for multiple people to be in there
at once. The under-bench area would then be usable for storing large
tools and projects.
The area around the laser cutter is a mess. We should figure out
better storage for the sheet materials we have, including a method for
binning scraps.
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My thoughts:
-
Pull down the members lounge to give us more space. It hardly gets used
and on Wednesdays most people congregate outside it anyway, at those times
it’s dead space while the rest of the space ic crowded.
-
We have a lot of vertical space, could we come up with some sort of
raising/lowering storage?
-
Ditch as much crap as possible, eg. we have 2/3 of a bike which does seem
like it might be useful someday for something but until it’s just in the
way. (See previous point for possible storage).
-
Paint the floor white. The more light reflected around in the space the
better.
-
What Bob said.
Will.On 2 January 2014 13:23, Bob Clough parag0n@ivixor.net wrote:
What needs doing to the space? How can we make it work better? What
is a mess? Any ideas on how we can improve the space?
Most of my ideas centre around the workshop:
I’d like to get dust extraction for the workshop done. We now have an
extractor, and we have a pile of 2" ID tubing. We can 3D print some
manifolds / adaptors to allow us to hook the two together and be able
to run extraction for the band saw, chop saw, and belt sander.
I’d also like to get rid of everything under the central bench in the
workshop, put a ‘curtain’ around it to keep the dust out, and rotate
it 90 degrees. This would remove some of the wasted space in the
workshop area, and make it easier for multiple people to be in there
at once. The under-bench area would then be usable for storing large
tools and projects.
The area around the laser cutter is a mess. We should figure out
better storage for the sheet materials we have, including a method for
binning scraps.
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I don’t think we really want to pull down the members area, it is the only
space we can reasonably heat at the moment.
I think painting the floor a lighter colour would be nice, just no idea how
much it would cost… also it would probably be
easier to do without people trying to tidy the rest of the space up. I
think floor paint is around 63p/sq-metre from quick
look around, so is not going to be cheap to do.
I don’t think we’re really having a light issue at the moment, and we will
be replacing the pair of fittings above the
grey benches soon as we have 4 new 6ft tube fittings turning up tomorrow
(hopefully).
Whoever left the bike really should dispose of it, it’s been hanging around
for too long.On 2 January 2014 14:45, Will Jessop will@willj.net wrote:
My thoughts:
-
Pull down the members lounge to give us more space. It hardly gets used
and on Wednesdays most people congregate outside it anyway, at those times
it’s dead space while the rest of the space ic crowded.
-
We have a lot of vertical space, could we come up with some sort of
raising/lowering storage?
-
Ditch as much crap as possible, eg. we have 2/3 of a bike which does
seem like it might be useful someday for something but until it’s just in
the way. (See previous point for possible storage).
-
Paint the floor white. The more light reflected around in the space the
better.
-
What Bob said.
Will.
On 2 January 2014 13:23, Bob Clough parag0n@ivixor.net wrote:
What needs doing to the space? How can we make it work better? What
is a mess? Any ideas on how we can improve the space?
Most of my ideas centre around the workshop:
I’d like to get dust extraction for the workshop done. We now have an
extractor, and we have a pile of 2" ID tubing. We can 3D print some
manifolds / adaptors to allow us to hook the two together and be able
to run extraction for the band saw, chop saw, and belt sander.
I’d also like to get rid of everything under the central bench in the
workshop, put a ‘curtain’ around it to keep the dust out, and rotate
it 90 degrees. This would remove some of the wasted space in the
workshop area, and make it easier for multiple people to be in there
at once. The under-bench area would then be usable for storing large
tools and projects.
The area around the laser cutter is a mess. We should figure out
better storage for the sheet materials we have, including a method for
binning scraps.
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I’m in favour of removing the member’s lounge.On 2 January 2014 14:53, Ben Dooks bjdooks@googlemail.com wrote:
I don’t think we really want to pull down the members area, it is the only
space we can reasonably heat at the moment.
But you said you couldn’t do any work in there. There doesn’t seem
much point to having a heated room that’s shut off from the rest of
the space and which can’t be used for anything other than watching TV
and light laptop use. If there were a couple of desks in there instead
of sofas, I’d see the point.
FWIW I was in the space on Sunday doing some soldering and the
temperature was fine for me. It may vary a lot during the day
depending on what’s going on on the ground floor.
Jim, to be fair it also needs an improvement on the lighting as well as some
sort of desk. It also is useful for keeping the dust off stuff from the
work areas
which is getting everywhere else.
On the temperature front, it depends on what is being soldered and how I am
feeling at the time. Sometimes I seem to really feel the cold, and other
times
it seems to be ok.On 2 January 2014 15:06, Jim MacArthur jim@mode7.co.uk wrote:
I’m in favour of removing the member’s lounge.
On 2 January 2014 14:53, Ben Dooks bjdooks@googlemail.com wrote:
I don’t think we really want to pull down the members area, it is the
only
space we can reasonably heat at the moment.
But you said you couldn’t do any work in there. There doesn’t seem
much point to having a heated room that’s shut off from the rest of
the space and which can’t be used for anything other than watching TV
and light laptop use. If there were a couple of desks in there instead
of sofas, I’d see the point.
FWIW I was in the space on Sunday doing some soldering and the
temperature was fine for me. It may vary a lot during the day
depending on what’s going on on the ground floor.
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I’d also like to get rid of everything under the central bench in the
workshop, put a ‘curtain’ around it to keep the dust out, and rotate
There’s a PowerMac G5 under there which I’d be happy to remove from
the space if no-one else wants it.
I certainly don’t see us ever using it.On 2 January 2014 15:18, Jim MacArthur jim@mode7.co.uk wrote:
On 2 January 2014 13:23, Bob Clough parag0n@ivixor.net wrote:
I’d also like to get rid of everything under the central bench in the
workshop, put a ‘curtain’ around it to keep the dust out, and rotate
There’s a PowerMac G5 under there which I’d be happy to remove from
the space if no-one else wants it.
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BTW, there is a folding desk in the members lounge. Its behind the
office chair.On 2 January 2014 15:19, Ben Dooks bjdooks@googlemail.com wrote:
I certainly don’t see us ever using it.
On 2 January 2014 15:18, Jim MacArthur jim@mode7.co.uk wrote:
On 2 January 2014 13:23, Bob Clough parag0n@ivixor.net wrote:
I’d also like to get rid of everything under the central bench in the
workshop, put a ‘curtain’ around it to keep the dust out, and rotate
There’s a PowerMac G5 under there which I’d be happy to remove from
the space if no-one else wants it.
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Am really against remove the members lounge.
- we won’t really get much more space by taking away the walls especially
as we have some infrastructure tied to them
- we need a dedicated area for members over non-members for storage etc.
If people really want to remove the members area, this is something that
can be raised at the space steering meeting allowing everyone a voice on
the subject and proper voting. This, for me, is especially important on
something as large an undertaking as ripping out that area.
Kat
An update on the lighting.
Not only do we now have four new fittings delivered, I have managed to
procure
some Phillips high-frequency ballasts which we can hopefully fit into the
rest of
the 6ft fittings to make them nicer.
We plan on replacing the 5ft tube in the kitchen, add a 6ft tube into the
members
lounge as well as fixing up the existing 6ft fittings. This should also
mean that we
will save ~20% in electricity costs as the new drive units are more
efficient than
the old ballasts.On 2 January 2014 13:23, Bob Clough parag0n@ivixor.net wrote:
What needs doing to the space? How can we make it work better? What
is a mess? Any ideas on how we can improve the space?
Most of my ideas centre around the workshop:
I’d like to get dust extraction for the workshop done. We now have an
extractor, and we have a pile of 2" ID tubing. We can 3D print some
manifolds / adaptors to allow us to hook the two together and be able
to run extraction for the band saw, chop saw, and belt sander.
I’d also like to get rid of everything under the central bench in the
workshop, put a ‘curtain’ around it to keep the dust out, and rotate
it 90 degrees. This would remove some of the wasted space in the
workshop area, and make it easier for multiple people to be in there
at once. The under-bench area would then be usable for storing large
tools and projects.
The area around the laser cutter is a mess. We should figure out
better storage for the sheet materials we have, including a method for
binning scraps.
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I second this, removing it is a big job and going to be difficult to undo.On 2 January 2014 16:16, Kathryn Reeve kathryn@binarykitten.com wrote:
Am really against remove the members lounge.
- we won’t really get much more space by taking away the walls especially
as we have some infrastructure tied to them
- we need a dedicated area for members over non-members for storage etc.
If people really want to remove the members area, this is something that
can be raised at the space steering meeting allowing everyone a voice on
the subject and proper voting. This, for me, is especially important on
something as large an undertaking as ripping out that area.
Kat
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What’s wrong with the existing members lounge lighting?
The rest sounds good though.
KimballOn 2 January 2014 16:19, Ben Dooks bjdooks@googlemail.com wrote:
An update on the lighting.
Not only do we now have four new fittings delivered, I have managed to
procure
some Phillips high-frequency ballasts which we can hopefully fit into the
rest of
the 6ft fittings to make them nicer.
We plan on replacing the 5ft tube in the kitchen, add a 6ft tube into the
members
lounge as well as fixing up the existing 6ft fittings. This should also
mean that we
will save ~20% in electricity costs as the new drive units are more
efficient than
the old ballasts.
On 2 January 2014 13:23, Bob Clough parag0n@ivixor.net wrote:
What needs doing to the space? How can we make it work better? What
is a mess? Any ideas on how we can improve the space?
Most of my ideas centre around the workshop:
I’d like to get dust extraction for the workshop done. We now have an
extractor, and we have a pile of 2" ID tubing. We can 3D print some
manifolds / adaptors to allow us to hook the two together and be able
to run extraction for the band saw, chop saw, and belt sander.
I’d also like to get rid of everything under the central bench in the
workshop, put a ‘curtain’ around it to keep the dust out, and rotate
it 90 degrees. This would remove some of the wasted space in the
workshop area, and make it easier for multiple people to be in there
at once. The under-bench area would then be usable for storing large
tools and projects.
The area around the laser cutter is a mess. We should figure out
better storage for the sheet materials we have, including a method for
binning scraps.
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Agreed, I think the members lounge is worth keeping, as for it not being
used, that’s not really true, I go in there to eat quite often, to get away
from the noise. Also if we get the access control sorted it will make the
storage slightly more secure.
KimballOn 2 January 2014 16:22, Ben Dooks bjdooks@googlemail.com wrote:
I second this, removing it is a big job and going to be difficult to undo.
On 2 January 2014 16:16, Kathryn Reeve kathryn@binarykitten.com wrote:
Am really against remove the members lounge.
- we won’t really get much more space by taking away the walls
especially as we have some infrastructure tied to them
- we need a dedicated area for members over non-members for storage etc.
If people really want to remove the members area, this is something that
can be raised at the space steering meeting allowing everyone a voice on
the subject and proper voting. This, for me, is especially important on
something as large an undertaking as ripping out that area.
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Its can be a bit dim if you’re trying to work (or find something) in there.On 2 January 2014 16:26, Kimball Johnson kimball@bowerham.net wrote:
What’s wrong with the existing members lounge lighting?
The rest sounds good though.
Kimball
On 2 January 2014 16:19, Ben Dooks bjdooks@googlemail.com wrote:
An update on the lighting.
Not only do we now have four new fittings delivered, I have managed to
procure
some Phillips high-frequency ballasts which we can hopefully fit into the
rest of
the 6ft fittings to make them nicer.
We plan on replacing the 5ft tube in the kitchen, add a 6ft tube into the
members
lounge as well as fixing up the existing 6ft fittings. This should also
mean that we
will save ~20% in electricity costs as the new drive units are more
efficient than
the old ballasts.
On 2 January 2014 13:23, Bob Clough parag0n@ivixor.net wrote:
What needs doing to the space? How can we make it work better? What
is a mess? Any ideas on how we can improve the space?
Most of my ideas centre around the workshop:
I’d like to get dust extraction for the workshop done. We now have an
extractor, and we have a pile of 2" ID tubing. We can 3D print some
manifolds / adaptors to allow us to hook the two together and be able
to run extraction for the band saw, chop saw, and belt sander.
I’d also like to get rid of everything under the central bench in the
workshop, put a ‘curtain’ around it to keep the dust out, and rotate
it 90 degrees. This would remove some of the wasted space in the
workshop area, and make it easier for multiple people to be in there
at once. The under-bench area would then be usable for storing large
tools and projects.
The area around the laser cutter is a mess. We should figure out
better storage for the sheet materials we have, including a method for
binning scraps.
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Fair enough, can we leave the LED lights in there, and have the new tube
controlled separately from the rest of the space, as it’s a nice level for
watching the TV.
KimballOn 2 January 2014 16:38, Bob Clough parag0n@ivixor.net wrote:
Its can be a bit dim if you’re trying to work (or find something) in there.
On 2 January 2014 16:26, Kimball Johnson kimball@bowerham.net wrote:
What’s wrong with the existing members lounge lighting?
The rest sounds good though.
Kimball
On 2 January 2014 16:19, Ben Dooks bjdooks@googlemail.com wrote:
An update on the lighting.
Not only do we now have four new fittings delivered, I have managed to
procure
some Phillips high-frequency ballasts which we can hopefully fit into
the
rest of
the 6ft fittings to make them nicer.
We plan on replacing the 5ft tube in the kitchen, add a 6ft tube into
the
members
lounge as well as fixing up the existing 6ft fittings. This should also
mean that we
will save ~20% in electricity costs as the new drive units are more
efficient than
the old ballasts.
On 2 January 2014 13:23, Bob Clough parag0n@ivixor.net wrote:
What needs doing to the space? How can we make it work better? What
is a mess? Any ideas on how we can improve the space?
Most of my ideas centre around the workshop:
I’d like to get dust extraction for the workshop done. We now have an
extractor, and we have a pile of 2" ID tubing. We can 3D print some
manifolds / adaptors to allow us to hook the two together and be able
to run extraction for the band saw, chop saw, and belt sander.
I’d also like to get rid of everything under the central bench in the
workshop, put a ‘curtain’ around it to keep the dust out, and rotate
it 90 degrees. This would remove some of the wasted space in the
workshop area, and make it easier for multiple people to be in there
at once. The under-bench area would then be usable for storing large
tools and projects.
The area around the laser cutter is a mess. We should figure out
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I think the idea was to put the tube at the storage end, and connect
it to the existing lightswitch, so it’d be a completely separate
system.On 2 January 2014 16:43, Kimball Johnson kimball@bowerham.net wrote:
Fair enough, can we leave the LED lights in there, and have the new tube
controlled separately from the rest of the space, as it’s a nice level for
watching the TV.
Kimball
On 2 January 2014 16:38, Bob Clough parag0n@ivixor.net wrote:
Its can be a bit dim if you’re trying to work (or find something) in
there.
On 2 January 2014 16:26, Kimball Johnson kimball@bowerham.net wrote:
What’s wrong with the existing members lounge lighting?
The rest sounds good though.
Kimball
On 2 January 2014 16:19, Ben Dooks bjdooks@googlemail.com wrote:
An update on the lighting.
Not only do we now have four new fittings delivered, I have managed to
procure
some Phillips high-frequency ballasts which we can hopefully fit into
the
rest of
the 6ft fittings to make them nicer.
We plan on replacing the 5ft tube in the kitchen, add a 6ft tube into
the
members
lounge as well as fixing up the existing 6ft fittings. This should also
mean that we
will save ~20% in electricity costs as the new drive units are more
efficient than
the old ballasts.
On 2 January 2014 13:23, Bob Clough parag0n@ivixor.net wrote:
What needs doing to the space? How can we make it work better? What
is a mess? Any ideas on how we can improve the space?
Most of my ideas centre around the workshop:
I’d like to get dust extraction for the workshop done. We now have an
extractor, and we have a pile of 2" ID tubing. We can 3D print some
manifolds / adaptors to allow us to hook the two together and be able
to run extraction for the band saw, chop saw, and belt sander.
I’d also like to get rid of everything under the central bench in the
workshop, put a ‘curtain’ around it to keep the dust out, and rotate
it 90 degrees. This would remove some of the wasted space in the
workshop area, and make it easier for multiple people to be in there
at once. The under-bench area would then be usable for storing large
tools and projects.
The area around the laser cutter is a mess. We should figure out
better storage for the sheet materials we have, including a method for
binning scraps.
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We are sort of assuming we can get a 6ft tube attached to the ‘ceiling’ in
there…On 2 January 2014 16:43, Kimball Johnson kimball@bowerham.net wrote:
Fair enough, can we leave the LED lights in there, and have the new tube
controlled separately from the rest of the space, as it’s a nice level for
watching the TV.
Kimball
On 2 January 2014 16:38, Bob Clough parag0n@ivixor.net wrote:
Its can be a bit dim if you’re trying to work (or find something) in
there.
On 2 January 2014 16:26, Kimball Johnson kimball@bowerham.net wrote:
What’s wrong with the existing members lounge lighting?
The rest sounds good though.
Kimball
On 2 January 2014 16:19, Ben Dooks bjdooks@googlemail.com wrote:
An update on the lighting.
Not only do we now have four new fittings delivered, I have managed to
procure
some Phillips high-frequency ballasts which we can hopefully fit into
the
rest of
the 6ft fittings to make them nicer.
We plan on replacing the 5ft tube in the kitchen, add a 6ft tube into
the
members
lounge as well as fixing up the existing 6ft fittings. This should also
mean that we
will save ~20% in electricity costs as the new drive units are more
efficient than
the old ballasts.
On 2 January 2014 13:23, Bob Clough parag0n@ivixor.net wrote:
What needs doing to the space? How can we make it work better? What
is a mess? Any ideas on how we can improve the space?
Most of my ideas centre around the workshop:
I’d like to get dust extraction for the workshop done. We now have an
extractor, and we have a pile of 2" ID tubing. We can 3D print some
manifolds / adaptors to allow us to hook the two together and be able
to run extraction for the band saw, chop saw, and belt sander.
I’d also like to get rid of everything under the central bench in the
workshop, put a ‘curtain’ around it to keep the dust out, and rotate
it 90 degrees. This would remove some of the wasted space in the
workshop area, and make it easier for multiple people to be in there
at once. The under-bench area would then be usable for storing large
tools and projects.
The area around the laser cutter is a mess. We should figure out
better storage for the sheet materials we have, including a method for
binning scraps.
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We could attach it above the drop ceiling and put the three
semitransparent lighting wells below it?On 2 January 2014 16:46, Ben Dooks bjdooks@googlemail.com wrote:
We are sort of assuming we can get a 6ft tube attached to the ‘ceiling’ in
there…
On 2 January 2014 16:43, Kimball Johnson kimball@bowerham.net wrote:
Fair enough, can we leave the LED lights in there, and have the new tube
controlled separately from the rest of the space, as it’s a nice level for
watching the TV.
Kimball
On 2 January 2014 16:38, Bob Clough parag0n@ivixor.net wrote:
Its can be a bit dim if you’re trying to work (or find something) in
there.
On 2 January 2014 16:26, Kimball Johnson kimball@bowerham.net wrote:
What’s wrong with the existing members lounge lighting?
The rest sounds good though.
Kimball
On 2 January 2014 16:19, Ben Dooks bjdooks@googlemail.com wrote:
An update on the lighting.
Not only do we now have four new fittings delivered, I have managed to
procure
some Phillips high-frequency ballasts which we can hopefully fit into
the
rest of
the 6ft fittings to make them nicer.
We plan on replacing the 5ft tube in the kitchen, add a 6ft tube into
the
members
lounge as well as fixing up the existing 6ft fittings. This should
also
mean that we
will save ~20% in electricity costs as the new drive units are more
efficient than
the old ballasts.
On 2 January 2014 13:23, Bob Clough parag0n@ivixor.net wrote:
What needs doing to the space? How can we make it work better? What
is a mess? Any ideas on how we can improve the space?
Most of my ideas centre around the workshop:
I’d like to get dust extraction for the workshop done. We now have
an
extractor, and we have a pile of 2" ID tubing. We can 3D print some
manifolds / adaptors to allow us to hook the two together and be able
to run extraction for the band saw, chop saw, and belt sander.
I’d also like to get rid of everything under the central bench in the
workshop, put a ‘curtain’ around it to keep the dust out, and rotate
it 90 degrees. This would remove some of the wasted space in the
workshop area, and make it easier for multiple people to be in there
at once. The under-bench area would then be usable for storing large
tools and projects.
The area around the laser cutter is a mess. We should figure out
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okies, we can try that.
I’d rather fix the knackered fittings before that.On 2 January 2014 17:07, Bob Clough parag0n@ivixor.net wrote:
We could attach it above the drop ceiling and put the three
semitransparent lighting wells below it?
On 2 January 2014 16:46, Ben Dooks bjdooks@googlemail.com wrote:
We are sort of assuming we can get a 6ft tube attached to the 'ceiling’
in
there…
On 2 January 2014 16:43, Kimball Johnson kimball@bowerham.net wrote:
Fair enough, can we leave the LED lights in there, and have the new tube
controlled separately from the rest of the space, as it’s a nice level
for
watching the TV.
Kimball
On 2 January 2014 16:38, Bob Clough parag0n@ivixor.net wrote:
Its can be a bit dim if you’re trying to work (or find something) in
there.
On 2 January 2014 16:26, Kimball Johnson kimball@bowerham.net wrote:
What’s wrong with the existing members lounge lighting?
The rest sounds good though.
Kimball
On 2 January 2014 16:19, Ben Dooks bjdooks@googlemail.com wrote:
An update on the lighting.
Not only do we now have four new fittings delivered, I have managed
to
procure
some Phillips high-frequency ballasts which we can hopefully fit
into
the
rest of
the 6ft fittings to make them nicer.
We plan on replacing the 5ft tube in the kitchen, add a 6ft tube
into
the
members
lounge as well as fixing up the existing 6ft fittings. This should
also
mean that we
will save ~20% in electricity costs as the new drive units are more
efficient than
the old ballasts.
On 2 January 2014 13:23, Bob Clough parag0n@ivixor.net wrote:
What needs doing to the space? How can we make it work better?
What
is a mess? Any ideas on how we can improve the space?
Most of my ideas centre around the workshop:
I’d like to get dust extraction for the workshop done. We now have
an
extractor, and we have a pile of 2" ID tubing. We can 3D print
some
manifolds / adaptors to allow us to hook the two together and be
able
to run extraction for the band saw, chop saw, and belt sander.
I’d also like to get rid of everything under the central bench in
the
workshop, put a ‘curtain’ around it to keep the dust out, and
rotate
it 90 degrees. This would remove some of the wasted space in the
workshop area, and make it easier for multiple people to be in
there
at once. The under-bench area would then be usable for storing
large
tools and projects.
The area around the laser cutter is a mess. We should figure out
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