Materials incoming to the space, but where do we put them?
Tom Parker
the benefit of everyone who wasn't on the order, that's now been put
through. Expected delivery is Friday, and I'll be around on Friday
evening to sort through it.
There's one little problem. A lot of the items are 600x300mm, which is
the usual and ideal size for materials intended for the laser cutter,
but that's notably larger than the member boxes. Given that a couple
of sheets of laserable material for use in the near future in the
space doesn't sound too much like an unreasonable storage request,
does anyone have any thoughts on where this sort of thing could be
put? I'm considering stacking mine up behind the member boxes, with
some sort of "hands off, this belongs to palfrey" sticker, but that
doesn't sound like a particularly scalable option when there's more
people than just me.
Ideas anyone? Or do I need to store stuff elsewhere and keep dragging
it down to the space?
Tom
Lester Hawksby
> the usual and ideal size for materials intended for the laser cutter,
> but that's notably larger than the member boxes. Given that a couple
> of sheets of laserable material for use in the near future in the
> space doesn't sound too much like an unreasonable storage request,
> does anyone have any thoughts on where this sort of thing could be
> put? I'm considering stacking mine up behind the member boxes, with
> some sort of "hands off, this belongs to palfrey" sticker, but that
> doesn't sound like a particularly scalable option when there's more
> people than just me.
>
> Ideas anyone? Or do I need to store stuff elsewhere and keep dragging
> it down to the space?
I have managed to get a fair bit of sheet material to fit between the
top of my box and the shelf, but realise this is pretty
unsatisfactory.
A "sheet materials repository" might not be a bad idea. I am happy to
have a go at making one but am unsure where it should live; my
inclination would be against a wall, but we have little wall-space to
spare!
Lester
Elliot West
George Buckenham
labelling them properly and propping them up against the wall behind
the laser cutter could work. Or if there is wall space adjacent to the
member storage, that may be the more correct place.
--George
Billy
On Mar 16, 12:08 pm, George Buckenham <v.twenty....@gmail.com> wrote:
> Given these things don't take up that great a volume, I think
> labelling them properly and propping them up against the wall behind
> the laser cutter could work. Or if there is wall space adjacent to the
> member storage, that may be the more correct place.
>
I've had a few pieces of the mdf that was curved from leaning storage.
Acrylic doesn't hold a curve as much as the mdf or the plywood, but
it's still noticable when you put it onto the laserbed.
Use a shelf on the storage shelves to lay it horizontally and label
it..
> --George
>
> On 16 March 2011 10:56, Elliot West <tea...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I would like to build something for the storage of laserables - both
> > communal and personal - but it's way down on my project list.
>
Lester Hawksby
I was thinking of large, flat boxes about 1" - 1.5" thick (like a
picture frame with hardboard on both sides rather than canvas on one,
and one edge missing) - these have allowed me to get away with
vertical storage of quite a few sheet materials in the past, including
large pieces of paper, which is very prone to taking a set and barely
stands up on its own. For laser-cutter-sized sheets, stacking on the
shelves is practical, but any sheet material that comes in larger
sizes is going to take up a hell of a lot of space laid flat.
Lester
Elliot West
Use a shelf on the storage shelves to lay it horizontally and label
it..
Adrian Godwin
Visit the art shop across the road (downstairs) to see a selection of storage methods for sheet materials that presumably works well for them.
It's quite common to see plan chests for sale cheap or free. One of these would be pretty good, and provides a useful working area on top.
-adrian
Adrian Godwin
It's quite common to see plan chests for sale cheap or free. One of these would be pretty good, and provides a useful working area on top.
-adrian
Sam Cook
Lester Hawksby
A planchest would be FANTASTIC. Just saying.
> -adrian
- Lester
Billy
On Mar 16, 3:28 pm, Sam Cook <sc...@hep.ucl.ac.uk> wrote:
> How ever you want to keep them I think they're here now
>
I've put them, on the table in the entranceway so they're flat.
Also two large sacks for Luke.
Is that foundry sand? >:D
Tom Parker
> He's not wrong. There's two boxes from Hobart in the hallway.
>
> I've put them, on the table in the entranceway so they're flat.
Tom
Tom Parker
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/250787084033 - or Horsham?
(etc, etc. Search for "plan chest", ignore antiques)
Going cost appears to be ~�50 + getting a van to wherever needed, and
there's not much competition for them because of the weight/shipping
issues. I'd happily hand over �10 or so towards this. Anyone else?
Tom
spooq
> Also two large sacks for Luke.
>
> Is that foundry sand? >:D
Amongst other things, yes ;)
Luke
Sam Kelly
I'd chip in a tenner or so as well. A plan chest would be great.
Cheers,
Sam
George Buckenham
I know I've kind of failed by taking this long to come collect, but does anyone know what's happened to the order?
-George
Sent from my phone.
George Buckenham
Never mind, found it. Apologies for the spam.
-George
Sent from my phone.