[Noisebridge-discuss] Floor in the rear

jim jim at well.com
Fri Jun 11 23:24:29 UTC 2010



   well, yes. the drum sander does a much better job 
(more effective per sweat drop) than an orbital 
sander. but all floor sanders kick up some dust. i 
just finished using an orbital sander (done last 
tuesday), and was happy about the small amount of 
dust. i wasn't happy about the swirl marks on the 
wood but learned a lesson: pivot on the rear wheels 
when turning it. 
   looks like wednesday AM for me and the sander. 




On Fri, 2010-06-11 at 15:48 -0700, Lamont Lucas wrote:
> Just my two cents, having sanded quite a bit of noisebridge floor, but 
> in my experience the standup drum sander was way easier to use, quicker 
> and much cleaner than the orbital sander.  I rented them from Hertz on 
> mission between 16th and 17th (and generally wheeled the sander on the 
> street rather than with a car).  The orbital sander did a terrible job 
> cleaning up after itself and threw sawdust (and later, putty dust) 
> everywhere.  The drum sander still threw up some, but most of it went 
> into the bag.  Hertz ran weekend specials for I think about $90.
> 
> One of my pet peeves when doing the floor the first time was when people 
> made suggestions but were not motivated to help.  I realize this is the 
> exact same situation, and I hope you're not as irritated by me as I was 
> by some of the suggestions I received.  I just didn't want you to be 
> horrified by the amount of sawdust thrown around.
> 
> Rachel McConnell wrote:
> > Having discussed this with Jim, he has convinced me that some sanding
> > will be required or the paint will come up.  His recommendation is to
> > rent an orbital sander, which apparently has a kind of included vaccuum
> > cleaner so that the dust doesn't go All Over.  Jim has kindly
> > volunteered to do the sanding early or mid next week, assuming a good
> > mopping can be done before hand.
> >
> > I plan to mop on Saturday sometime unless someone else REALLY WANTS TO
> > in which case go right ahead.  Jim recommends trisodium phosphate and
> > bleach and maybe a little dish soap.
> >
> > After sanding, there will still need to be some puttying, and then
> > painting.  Also there is still some patch work needed (I ran out of
> > nails) which I'll try to kick out on Saturday too.
> >
> > Rachel
> >
> > Rachel McConnell wrote:
> >   
> >> At Erin's exceptional work party yesterday, a bunch of us attacked the
> >> floor at the back of the space, that area that was partly covered in
> >> rotting plywood and linoleum.  We tore all that up!  The floor
> >> underneath was not in such bad shape as we feared, but did need repair
> >> in several areas.  I do not think it is worth the disruption to regular
> >> Noisebridge operations to do the full sanding/refinishing that we did on
> >> the rest of the floor, which despite its beautiful results was arduous
> >> and timeconsuming and made a ton of dust and fumes.  My plan is this:
> >>
> >> 1. patch with flooring
> >> 2. clean
> >> 3. putty
> >> 4. paint
> >>
> >> There were only three areas that needed significant patching with
> >> replacement floorboards.  We got a lot of the patching done yesterday;
> >> there's a big area by the bathroom that still requires work.  Initial
> >> sweeping and vaccuuming has also been done but more is needed,
> >> especially as the floorboard patching generates sawdust.
> >>
> >> WANT TO HELP?
> >>
> >> These are the next tasks, which can be done to some degree in parallel.
> >> Pick any that you feel confident of doing:
> >>
> >> * clean the bathroom! We had to take the door off the hinges for a bit
> >> and a lot of dust and mess got in, which I didn't notice until I was
> >> about to leave and had no more effort left to clean up.
> >>
> >> * move more Stuff off of this part of the floor.  There are some rolling
> >> metal shelves and some beams that weren't yet in our way that we haven't
> >> relocated yet.  Mostly stuff is in the rear classroom; that's not usable
> >> now so might as well put the rest in there.
> >>
> >> * patch the floor!  There are more reclaimed floorboards in the south
> >> stairwell.  Nails are in the new bathroom, hammers & saws in the shop.
> >> If you're not familiar with the tongue-and-groove joins that these
> >> boards have, either research it or do a different job.
> >>
> >> * sweep and/or vaccuum.  Concentrate on the end away from the bathroom
> >> as the repairing there will generate more sawdust.  Once an area is
> >> pretty dust-free it can be puttied!
> >>
> >> * putty the gaps!  There are three one-gallon containers of putty just
> >> by the kitchen in the central walkway.  Putty knives in the workshop.
> >> Mark the wet areas with tape or something when you're done so people
> >> know not to step there.  (Hint: Start in the corners and work out.)
> >>
> >> I'll be back Monday evening to continue with this work.  If you are
> >> interested in helping but would like more direction than the above,
> >> please show up and I will absolutely tell you exactly what to do!
> >>
> >> Many thanks to the people who have worked on this so far (I am sure I am
> >> leaving someone out, sorry):  Scott, Matt H, Erin, BJ, Sai, Chris L,
> >> Xander, mct, and a couple people whose names I did not catch.
> >>
> >> Rachel
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