Comments on: TechShop – Fully Equipped Membership Workshop

By: Walt

Walt — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 16:22:50 +0000

When I started fooling with bikes in the early ’60s, just out of high school, our ideas were always bigger than our skills or our toolbox. A retired guy in the next town had a basement full of tools, and he’d handle the welding and machining we needed for a few bucks. It made all the difference. Today I have lots of tools, but I’d still join a TechShop here in the Puget Sound area.

By: JR

JR — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:00:55 +0000

There’s something like this is Fairfield, Ohio (near Cincinnati) called Painters Lane. It doesn’t have quite as high end machinery, but its the same concept (lifts, welders, paint booth, sand blasting) and it is way cheaper.

By: zipidachimp

zipidachimp — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 09:55:20 +0000

howcum no one thought of this 20 years ago! for guys like me in apartments without a workshop, woodwork especially, this would be cheap mental therapy.
some entrepreneur with a few bucks should take this idea country wide, canada first. winter nights up here really suck!

By: Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 23:02:18 +0000

It’s really a fantastic place. I stop in there at least once a week, even if I don’t have any specific project to work on. They’ve got classes that are any gearhead’s dream: carbon fiber, CAD, CNC, lathing, milling, 3D printing, and more are added nearly each time I go. The staff are knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and friendly. I can’t sing enough praises of techshop and what it does.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 21:52:17 +0000

I would kill to have something like that locally!