Re:Shop Class as Soulcraft (2006)
by bsder on Monday April 26, 2021 @01:22AM
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> This reached its extreme during the Etsy period, when TechShop had 10 laser cutters making stuff all day.
To be fair, anybody who has run one of these spaces knows that the lasers and the wood CNC are going to be 100% utilized. You have to set your fees and limits around that.
TechShop was fine as a shop it just always seemed to be somewhat questionable in terms of business. The placement of their shops was a good example. TechShop always seemed to be in kinda expensive real estate while all the decent makerspaces I know are always in some kind of slightly grotty industrial park area.
To be fair, anybody who has run one of these spaces knows that the lasers and the wood CNC are going to be 100% utilized. You have to set your fees and limits around that.
TechShop was fine as a shop it just always seemed to be somewhat questionable in terms of business. The placement of their shops was a good example. TechShop always seemed to be in kinda expensive real estate while all the decent makerspaces I know are always in some kind of slightly grotty industrial park area.