[6582] in APO Printshop
Re: cabinet upgrade
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Catherine Olsson)
Mon Aug 20 00:34:15 2012
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 00:34:11 -0400
From: Catherine Olsson <catherio@MIT.EDU>
To: tower@alum.mit.edu
CC: apo-om@mit.edu, apo-historian@mit.edu, apo-printshop-manager@mit.edu,
apo-exec@mit.edu
In-Reply-To: <201208200346.q7K3kdHP022388@outgoing.mit.edu>
Yes, correct - our intent was to clear out as many of the drawers as
possible, if not the whole thing, and didn't get to it all. Thanks for
polishing it off!
On 8/19/2012 11:46 PM, Leonard H. Tower Jr. wrote:
> Hi brothers
>
> * I have replaced the solvent cabinet in the rear APOffice, with one I
> got off reuse. The doors close very easily, which press-ops and other
> flammables users will enjoy.
>
> * I have replaced the historian's cabinet in the front APOffice, with
> one I got off reuse. The new one isn't about to fall apart, and the
> doors work much easier.
>
> The old ones are outside the APOffice in the hall. I also moved the
> legal size filing cabinet that was almost emptied by the last APOffice
> re-org co-chaired by catherio and rhkeeler out to the hall. I believe
> that was their intent at the time, but they ran out of time to finish
> that piece of their downsizing. (The little that was in it is in the
> adjacent filing cabinet.)
>
> IMHO, the old historian cabinet is not worth repairing.
> It's mostly made out of particle board, which is failing at the joints.
> (If anyone wants advice on how to try to repair it, please ask.)
>
> All three are labeled:
>
> .|---------------|
> .|...NOT.reuse...|
> .|.APO.-.W20-415.|
> .|---------------|
>
> If AX has no use for them, offer them to reuse@mit.edu?
> (and change the labels. ; - )
> A dolly and two people should be suggested.
>
> If the old historian cabinet doesn't get taken by reuse,
> the piece of plywood on the back is worth saving.
> Throw out the rest?
>
> yiLFS -len
