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

[Federico Lucifredi]

I have been taking the "advanced Metalworking" class there (MIg Welding, we are building benches for the welding lab there).  It is pretty well organized as these things go, clean and well lit, and they seem to have quite a lot of equipment on loan from the constituency (I ran into the Mig welding rig I used when I learned at Willoughby & Baltic).

I am not sure what I would do with a membership (and probably I would consider access to the MIT shop first), but it is a great resource to have locally, and the instructors are really friendly.

 Best -F

On Dec 3, 2011, at 6:52 PM, Kurt Keville wrote:

> 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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