[HH] Artisan's Asylum's "makerspace" Public Opening

[Kurt Keville]

Yup. I went by... have been pondering a membership there since their early days over on Windsor St... am still not convinced of the ROI, but hey, I spend more on a garage I don't use... 

I think what these guys have going for them is location and anchor tenants... I used to have access to a pay-as-you-go shop that went belly-up because they were just too far from their constituency... http://builderati.com/

that phenomenon may kill a lot of local hackerspaces... AFAICT, you have to be within biking distance...

http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Massachusetts 


On Dec 3, 2011, at 3:20 PM, Tom Metro wrote:

> Saw this mentioned on BLU...happening today:
> 
> http://artisansasylum.com/?p=1617
> What: Artisan's Asylum Public Opening
> Where: 10 Tyler Street, Somerville, MA 02143
> When: Saturday, December 3, 1-5pm
> Cost: FREE and open to the public! Bring friends!
> 
> 
> Nice to see the concept of a "makerspace" taking off. A great resource
> if you want to build stuff but don't have space for a wood shop or
> machine shop in your own house/garage. This one covers wood, metal,
> fabrics, and electronics/robotics. See:
> http://artisansasylum.com/?cat=31
> 
> (I had a similar idea (wood shop or machine shop that you could use by
> the hour or get a membership to) years ago. Figured the economics
> wouldn't work out, or the liability insurance would kill it.)
> 
> This place offers a membership for $40/month that gets you access on
> weekends, or $15 a day. That offer a bunch of courses too.
> 
> -Tom
> 
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