[Noisebridge-discuss] TechShop might open a SF location
Ever Falling
everfalling at gmail.com
Thu Jan 28 22:41:50 UTC 2010
On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 2:24 PM, jim <jim at well.com> wrote:
>
>
> Would it be possible to get a Noisebridge account
> that we can share?
> I like the idea of using the Noisebridge place,
> tools, people to do as much as I can and occasionally
> hit up the TechShop place for tool and/or training
> that NB can't support.
> I can't afford to pay membership fees to belong to
> both joints.
>
>
>
> On Thu, 2010-01-28 at 13:59 -0800, Ever Falling wrote:
> > ^THIS, +1, whatever.
> >
> > Noisebridge could never realistically house even half the stuff on the
> > list of things they have at other spaces. Even if it could it wouldn't
> > be so much of a hacker space than it would be a much smaller and less
> > efficient TechShop. Even then there are a good number of machines they
> > provide (like welding, plasma cutting, and sand blasting) that we
> > could never have at the space due to of safety reasons.
> > Any support we can provide to make this place a reality would be far
> > more beneficial to the community of makers and hackers as a whole than
> > Noisebridge could ever do when it comes to the fabrication of Things.
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 1:22 PM, Ani Niow <v at oneletterwonder.com>
> > wrote:
> > I don't even think we can fit all the various amounts of
> > machines they
> > have inside. Besides the aforementioned and popular laser
> > cutter, they
> > not only have larger and more powerful equivilent equipment as
> > us
> > (lathe, mill, 3D printer to name a few), but also several we
> > would
> > never get.
> >
> > They also house a good number of manually controlled machines,
> > such as
> > Bridgeport mills, plasma cutters, welders, the list really
> > goes on and
> > on.
> >
> > The great thing about TechShop is they're only purpose is to
> > house
> > those machines and to let people use them. They have designed
> > the
> > facilities around them and have knowledgable staff to teach
> > you how to
> > use them and more staff to maintain them, something which
> > Noisebridge
> > doesn't consistently have.
> >
> > As an occasional machinist there is some equipment that I
> > don't
> > believe Noisebridge has the facilities for and are not
> > appropriate for
> > our venue. I would be more than happy to pay TechShop
> > $75/month (yay
> > student discount) to access stuff like a laser cutter or a
> > much higher
> > quality 3D printer rather than pitch in to get NB such
> > equipment.
> >
> >
> > -Ani
> >
> >
> >
> > On Jan 28, 2010, at 12:43 PM, Jacob Appelbaum
> > <jacob at appelbaum.net>
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> > > Christie Dudley wrote:
> > >> Of course, arranging agreements like this poses certain
> > challenges
> > >> with
> > >> verification.
> > >
> > > What does Tech Shop have that Noisebridge people want to
> > use? Why
> > > don't
> > > we bring those things to Noisebridge?
> > >
> > > As of now, they have nothing at their SF location. I guess
> > we've got a
> > > head start. :-)
> > >
> > > Best,
> > > Jake
> > >
> >
> >
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yeah this is why i suggested maybe working out a discount program for those
who are NB members.
--
Trying to fix or change something, only guarantees and perpetuates its
existence.
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