[Noisebridge-discuss] Hacker Table

[Nick P]

How about attaching the outlets to the underside of the table, at the
ends, facing outwards?

- Put on underside to leave a blank table surface.
- Put on ends to reduce blocking legs/knees (unless someone's sitting
at the end).
- Have them face outwards, with these caveats:
  - Outwards has more visibility, but downwards may(?) be easier to
secure against a forceful plugger/unplugger.
  - Outwards outlets could be positioned a little off-center so that
they're not blocked when tables are end-to-end.

Actually, another place could be the legs of the table, though they'd
again need to be positioned to reduce blockage of legs/knees/other
tables.

On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 4:54 PM, Snail <snailtsunami at gmail.com> wrote:
> Oh hay, that's even in the
> pictures!~ https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/File:MetrixTable2.jpg
>
> I guess my idea is basically condensing the lights & oulets to an island in
> the middle of a table rather than an overhanging pipe structure -- but an
> island would not work for small tables and is really only suited for a large
> table where you have enough real estate for such a construction.
>
> On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 4:47 PM, Snail <snailtsunami at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>  On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 4:31 PM, Shannon Lee <shannon at scatter.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Yeah, it seems like screwing a bar-style outlet down the center of the
>>> table would work better.
>>>
>>> The reason we didn't do this originally, if I remember right, was that
>>> people were afraid of drinks & crumbs being spilled into the outlets?
>>>
>>
>> If the power strip / outlets were made to stand on one side (similar to
>> how these can rotate to the
>> side http://www.inewidea.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/image0097.jpg) it
>> would make them less likely to gather crumbs and spillage -- I think that
>> would suffice for a simple solution with decent results.
>>
>> You could also mount powerstrips with the outlets completely upside-down
>> (so they collect even less junk) on top of a table if you had a mini-table
>> on the table in the center, and then you could also bolt a flexible arm lamp
>> on that mini-table so people can swivel it around if they need additional
>> lighting. -- That might be nicer than the overhanging PVC pipes with
>> attached lamps.
>>
>> --
>> -Snailssnailssnailssnailssnailssnailssnails
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