On Fri, May 30, 2014, at 02:34 PM, Rowan Evenstar wrote: > This getting in and out of the space is just crazy :(
What can we do to improve this? I think getting some isntructions printed out and stuck to the door would help - I'll get that done this weekend. How much details do folks think are OK for outside the door? I'm thinking something along the lines of "Log into hackhub and click on the unlock door link." Do we also want to include the wifi details on that? How about actually simplifying the procedures? For unlocking the door: doorbot is now a modular system and we could add ways other than the website to trigger the unlock if anyone has (or wants to get) something else that should trigger the unlock. For locking the door again: this is currently complicted by the fact that the strike plate we've got doesn't really match the type of lock we're using it with. It would be a lot better[1] if we could get it to spring to the open position when it was released and stay there till the door is closed. I think this could be achieved by attaching some elastic or a spring to the release bit that pulls it open and holds it there (much like the bluetack does currently) till the door is closed and the lock pulls it shut again. I have tried a few different glues to attach a wire loop to the lock to do this but haven't had any luck getting it to actually stay attached. I was thinking of putting a couple of little holes in it to thread a wire loop through but my skills with a drill weren't up to achieving anything more than lightly engraved doodles. If anybody else can do better that would be much appreciated (might get on better taking it out of the door jamb and using clamp/vice and pillar drill setup). Alternatively if anyone can find an electric release strike plate that is sprung the other way round from this one that could save some hacking. The other option would be to switch to the "right" type of lock for the strike plate as is. We'd want what I'd call a Yale lock, but I think might actually be called a night latch. Now that we are actually in contact with the landlady, do we want to ask if it's OK to add one of these to the door and use it as the default lock? Leaving would then just be a case of pull the door shut behind you. Robert [1] Well, easier. I kind of think that a door locking procedure involving pressing buttons and bluetack is very much in line with the hackspace ethos and kind of want to keep it as is (or maybe even make it more convoluted...). -- Robert McWilliam r...@allmail.net www.ormiret.com Disclaimer: Opinions cited by me are not necessarily my opinions. Facts cited by me are not necessarily facts.
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