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(Cutting table pledge drive)
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* [[User:wren|wren]]- £50
 
* [[User:wren|wren]]- £50
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* [[User:Solexious|Solexious]] - £40
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Total: £90

Revision as of 13:48, 11 September 2011

The hackspace needs something along these lines: http://www.notmartha.org/tomake/cuttingtable/

This is a DIY version of a professional cutting table, which is used by costumers and tailors to trace patterns, lay out and cut fabric. I don't have enough flat table space with 360 degree access at home, and I'm guessing many others interested in sewing don't either. I could also, with some care, be used to block knitting.

It needs to be slightly modified to suit the hackspace: it must be storable (since taking up an entire table all the time is unfeasible. I propose building a top sheet consisting of a backing layer underlying cork, to be wrapped in kraft paper in- or ex-situ, which can be clamped onto one of the tables when needed. The clamps will be dedicacted to this equipment.

I am not sure what material is best to use as a backing; there doesn't seem to be an equivalent to homosote in the UK. It needs to be available as a single piece the size of a table, be sturdy enough to survive being stored flat in the wood pile, and be light enough to be moved around by one person.

The tables are 75 cm x150 cm x 3.25 cm.

Budget:

  • Backing material: options: MDF? Fibreboard?
  • Adhesive: Wood glue apprx £5

Total: 168+ cost of backing material TBD.


Pledges

Total: £90