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No snark intended; what does this place offer? Is it largely a "community" thing? I'm looking at the equipment they have listed and it's oddly deficient. There'
by seabird 4y ago
No snark intended; what does this place offer? Is it largely a "community" thing? I'm looking at the equipment they have listed and it's oddly deficient. There's absolutely no electronics or 3D printing equipment you wouldn't be able to field yourself if you can afford the $125/month subscription. There's some metalworking basics that might be worthwhile if you have no space and no way to get any (highly likely in Sacramento), but with single machines for a given role and no comment on the available tooling and other support, there could be pretty serious issues with reliably using any of it. If I read the website correctly, they have at least 3000 square feet dedicated to gussied up co-working space, but no lathes currently available. Is this not checking out for anybody else that's hearing about this place secondhand?
- arlcode 4y agoI don't know that place either but with our local (very small) hackerspace, it's also the dedicated working space that is a major selling point. I would probably be able to afford most of the tools and machines I use on a regular basis but there's simply no place in my appartment to put any of these not to speak of dust and other debris when working with wood for example.
- raxxorraxor 4y agoI worked in workshops that had much fewer machines. Not from the US and perhaps they are organized differently, but it was also about community. Others did the work you were not familiar with. If the lathe was in use you had to wait or come by another day since work here takes long. But for most machines it doesn't take that long and this already seems very luxurious to me.