[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.

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