Pledge: Cutting Table
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 dedicated to this equipment.
The best solution appears to be mounting it to the ceiling using a of pulley system and storing it flush against the ceiling (but in such a way that no lights are blocked.)
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. Note: Phil kindly found us a large, free, which I hope remains in the workshop.
The tables are 75 cm x150 cm x 3.25 cm.
Budget:
- Cork: http://www.corkstore.co.uk/bb14-cork-roll---60mm-x-122cm-x-24m-276-p.asp 122cm x 250cm x 6mm. (this will yield surplus cork!) £116.80
- Or Cork: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-Cork-Gasket-Roll-1-8-1000mm-x-1500mm-/260837750487?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3cbb2436d7 £50.90
- Backing material: options: MDF? Fibreboard? Homosote is called Sundeala http://www.sundeala.co.uk/sundeala.htm in the UK. Freeeee
- Adhesive: Wood glue/rubber cement apprx £5
- Clamps: G-clamps, 6, http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000OIRVSC/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_3?pf_rd_p=103612307&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B000LFRWBO&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=069R2K0V7C16277PRFAF <£1 each, £6 total
- Wrapping paper: Something like this: http://www.londonofficesupplies.co.uk/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=137827&Category_Code=&oct=ba1 £40
I have a roll of paper just like that - I realise it's a consumable but I could donate enough for 2 or three re-wraps. --Artag 18:27, 7 January 2012 (UTC)
Total: 168 (102).
Pledges
Running total: £120
Approximate target: £168
Paid: £0
