[6851] in APO Printshop
Re: Keeping the Vise on the Work Table
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Benazeer Noorani)
Mon Aug 24 10:53:30 2015
In-Reply-To: <201508240352.t7O3qAMf003132@outgoing.mit.edu>
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2015 10:53:27 -0400
From: Benazeer Noorani <benazeer@gmail.com>
To: len tower jr <tower@alum.mit.edu>
Cc: Victoria Xiao <vxiao@mit.edu>, Margaret R Walker <mrwalker@mit.edu>,
Ellen Kranzer <ccrazy@panix.com>, APO Office Manger <apo-om@mit.edu>,
APO Press <apo-printshop@mit.edu>
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For what it's worth, the paper cutter is in bad disrepair. I tried using it
to cut some cardstock last summer, and even exercising all possible care
with the tool, it just shredded my paper and made me nervous about my
personal safety. I wouldn't use it on anything I was giving to a printshop
customer. If I recall my long-ago active days correctly, it was in bad
disrepair circa 2001-2005 as well.
--Benazeer
On Sun, Aug 23, 2015 at 11:52 PM, Leonard H. Tower Jr. <tower@alum.mit.edu>
wrote:
> Date: Sun, 5 Jul 2015 14:35:03 -0400
> From: Victoria Xiao <vxiao@mit.edu>
> To: "tower@alum.mit.edu" <tower@alum.mit.edu>
> Cc: Margaret R Walker <mrwalker@mit.edu>, "apo-om@mit.edu" <
> apo-om@mit.edu>
> Subject: Re: Things to consider in rearranging the APOffice
>
> Hi Len,
>
> To answer your questions:
>
> ...
>
>
> *In your other email, you mentioned the vise and. .... 2) The
> vise as it is right now is not great for office space. We will
> probably be moving it and the paper cutter; let=C2=B9s talk more about
> what surfaces can be used with the vise, but the one it is on right
> now is not great for the front office.
>
> Best,
> Vicki
>
> My memory is that Vicki & I had at least one more pair of exchanges
> about the Vice on the Worktable. I couldn't find them. She doesn't
> want the worktable to stay in the APOffice. She suggested that we just
> move the vise to another surface along with the paper cutter and the
> pencil sharpener. Which isn't safe.
>
> Use of a vise is necessary and essential to maintain and repair the
> press shop equipment. It's useful at times for other things.
>
> To be useful for press maintenance, and for most use:
>
> * the vise needs to be near the height it is now. That is, it needs to
> be mounted at a height so it can be used while standing. It is
> unsafe to use it at a lower height. It is unsafe to use it seated or
> bent over. None of the other surfaces in the front APOffice are high
> enough.
>
> * the surface the vice is mounted on has to be thick, and material has
> able to hold bolts under force over time. The 'table' has to be
> sturdy. The object in the vise has to be held well and steadily. If
> the surface is thin or weak, it's possible for the vice to detach
> suddenly, which is not safe.
>
> * there has to be a certain amount of working room, around it. But
> that can be created on the fly, depending on how the vise is used.
>
> The hand-turned pencil sharpener on the worktable is superior to the
> electric one. You can get a sharper point with less loss of pencil with
> it. It could be relocated.
>
> It's easiest to use the paper cutter standing up at the height of the
> worktable. It could be moved elsewhere.
>
> The worktable only takes 10 (ten) square feet of floor space.
> The front APOffice has over 630 square feet of floor space, which APO
> has over 80%.
> So the worktable takes up about 2% (two%) of the floor space APO has.
> AX can't afford that floor space?
>
> We had a lengthy in-depth discussion about this in 2011(?). The last
> time the APOffice was rearranged. Many options were considered. We
> settled for leaving the vice on the worktable in the front APOffice. I
> could spend the time to dig that out, but time is so precious for me
> since the head trauma. If needed, could someone else dif it out?
>
> I hope a way can be found to keep the vise on the worktable in the
> APOffice. The top of the table can also be used for other things and
> tasks. The space under could be continue to be used other storage,
> perhaps the ritual equipment..
>
> yiLFS -len
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>For what it's worth, the paper cutter is in bad d=
isrepair. I tried using it to cut some cardstock last summer, and even exer=
cising all possible care with the tool, it just shredded my paper and made =
me nervous about my personal safety. I wouldn't use it on anything I wa=
s giving to a printshop customer. If I recall my long-ago active days corre=
ctly, it was in bad disrepair circa 2001-2005 as well. <br><br></div>--Bena=
zeer<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On =
Sun, Aug 23, 2015 at 11:52 PM, Leonard H. Tower Jr. <span dir=3D"ltr"><<=
a href=3D"mailto:tower@alum.mit.edu" target=3D"_blank">tower@alum.mit.edu</=
a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0=
0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">=C2=A0 =C2=A0Date: S=
un, 5 Jul 2015 14:35:03 -0400<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0From: Victoria Xiao <<a href=3D"mailto:vxiao@mit.edu">vxiao=
@mit.edu</a>><br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0To: "<a href=3D"mailto:tower@alum.mit.edu">tower@alum.mit=
.edu</a>" <<a href=3D"mailto:tower@alum.mit.edu">tower@alum.mit.edu=
</a>><br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0Cc: Margaret R Walker <<a href=3D"mailto:mrwalker@mit.edu">=
mrwalker@mit.edu</a>>, "<a href=3D"mailto:apo-om@mit.edu">apo-om@mi=
t.edu</a>" <<a href=3D"mailto:apo-om@mit.edu">apo-om@mit.edu</a>>=
;<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0Subject: Re: Things to consider in rearranging the APOffice<br=
>
<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0Hi Len,<br>
<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0To answer your questions:<br>
<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0...<br>
<br>
<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0*In your other email, you mentioned the vise and.=C2=A0 =C2=A0=
....=C2=A0 =C2=A02) The<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0vise as it is right now is not great for office space. We will=
<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0probably be moving it and the paper cutter; let=C2=B9s talk mo=
re about<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0what surfaces can be used with the vise, but the one it is on =
right<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0now is not great for the front office.<br>
<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0Best,<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0Vicki<br>
<br>
My memory is that Vicki & I had at least one more pair of exchanges<br>
about the Vice on the Worktable.=C2=A0 I couldn't find them.=C2=A0 She =
doesn't<br>
want the worktable to stay in the APOffice.=C2=A0 She suggested that we jus=
t<br>
move the vise to another surface along with the paper cutter and the<br>
pencil sharpener.=C2=A0 Which isn't safe.<br>
<br>
Use of a vise is necessary and essential to maintain and repair the<br>
press shop equipment.=C2=A0 It's useful at times for other things.<br>
<br>
To be useful for press maintenance, and for most use:<br>
<br>
=C2=A0* the vise needs to be near the height it is now.=C2=A0 That is, it n=
eeds to<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0be mounted at a height so it can be used while standing.=C2=A0=
It is<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0unsafe to use it at a lower height.=C2=A0 It is unsafe to use =
it seated or<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0bent over.=C2=A0 None of the other surfaces in the front APOff=
ice are high<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0enough.<br>
<br>
=C2=A0* the surface the vice is mounted on has to be thick, and material ha=
s<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0able to hold bolts under force over time.=C2=A0 The 'table=
' has to be<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0sturdy.=C2=A0 The object in the vise has to be held well and s=
teadily.=C2=A0 If<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0the surface is thin or weak, it's possible for the vice to=
detach<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0suddenly, which is not safe.<br>
<br>
=C2=A0* there has to be a certain amount of working room, around it.=C2=A0 =
But<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0that can be created on the fly, depending on how the vise is u=
sed.<br>
<br>
The hand-turned pencil sharpener on the worktable is superior to the<br>
electric one.=C2=A0 You can get a sharper point with less loss of pencil wi=
th<br>
it.=C2=A0 It could be relocated.<br>
<br>
It's easiest to use the paper cutter standing up at the height of the<b=
r>
worktable.=C2=A0 It could be moved elsewhere.<br>
<br>
The worktable only takes 10 (ten) square feet of floor space.<br>
The front APOffice has over 630 square feet of floor space, which APO<br>
has over 80%.<br>
So the worktable takes up about 2% (two%) of the floor space APO has.<br>
AX can't afford that floor space?<br>
<br>
We had a lengthy in-depth discussion about this in 2011(?).=C2=A0 The last<=
br>
time the APOffice was rearranged.=C2=A0 Many options were considered.=C2=A0=
We<br>
settled for leaving the vice on the worktable in the front APOffice.=C2=A0 =
I<br>
could spend the time to dig that out, but time is so precious for me<br>
since the head trauma.=C2=A0 If needed, could someone else dif it out?<br>
<br>
I hope a way can be found to keep the vise on the worktable in the<br>
APOffice.=C2=A0 The top of the table can also be used for other things and<=
br>
tasks.=C2=A0 The space under could be continue to be used other storage,<br=
>
perhaps the ritual equipment..<br>
<br>
yiLFS -len<br>
<br>
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