[sudo-discuss] sudo shop 2.0

[Matthew Senate]

I think our biggest challenges include:

   1. We can't fit most of our stuff in our space yet.
   2. There is a lot of junk left over we may or may not want, some of this
   is going to have to go away, simply to make room.
   3. Most of the shelving that was in the space already needs serious
   repair/attention. We have our own shelves, and some new shelving still in
   boxes. As soon as these can be assembled, we can get stuff out of the
   middle of the room and off the floor, as well as up from the basement.
   4. Most of the walls do not have outlets, and the few obvious outlets in
   the room do not work at the moment. We've run some temporary extensions,
   but need to deal with improving the outlet access ASAP.
   5. The books still on shelves in the basement, if they are abandoned
   from the landlord, can be consolidated, and we can start to put the sudo
   books on the shelves proximal to our room's basement entrance.
   6. Where to put the pews and bookshelves currently residing in the cafe
   / bookstore?

As for a shop, I think a good chunk of the "bocce ball" space can be set up
as a shop since we'll be able to carry on other activities and be generally
dispersed in several other areas of the building.

// Matt


On Thu, Jul 3, 2014 at 1:22 PM, <hol at gaskill.com> wrote:

>  not sure how much has been done since tuesday (couldn't make it to the
> meeting last night but didn't see it mentioned in the meeting minutes) but
> what are peoples' thoughts on setting up our new and improved shop?  what
> are some additional capabilities we want?  how should things be arranged
> spatially?  alot is still being figured out with CCL as far as where things
> will go and whatnot so we should be staying in touch with them and scheming
> up a storm!  a long bench w/outlets across the whole back wall would be
> pretty sweet and usable interchangeably by both groups
>
> i would like to bring in some metalworking tools now that we have a nice
> concrete floor.  ventilation and dust collection will require attention.  I
> propose the far back corner of sudo room's loosely designated area to
> nucleate the heavy machinery cluster since that will be out of the way and
> unlikely to conflict.  i can bring in a welder, a tiny lathe, and a tiny
> milling machine next week if that's desirable.  other heavy machines that
> might be beneficial include an abrasive saw, a plasma torch, a sheet metal
> brake, etc.  has anyone scouted the availability of 220V power?
>
> we could greatly benefit from agreeing on how the shop space is to be used
> as a group with many diverse objectives, where tools go when not in use
> (wood shop, metal shop, 3d printing shop), designate a few areas to be kept
> clear when not in use, etc.  that was a perennial problem at the last spot
> which i think arose out of honest doocratic repurposing of the space, but
> could be improved upon by intentional layout so that the shop stays
> maximally usable for everyone.
>
> cheers
>
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