Question about the "workshop" component

[Ian Danforth]

Would this be a competitor to something like the techshop? If so,
would we want to suggest a partnership with that organization
instead?

Also if you get to the stage of looking for tools, don't forget to
swing by the high precision machine shop behind the dojo and let them
know that you want first dibs on machines they might want to sell
cheap.

Ian

[Christopher Rasch]

Ian Danforth wrote, On 9/20/10 6:43 PM:

Hi Ian,

Yeah, it could be considered a competitor to the techshop. However, I
have not particular desire to be a competitor, and I'm cool with
creating a partnership with them. How do you envision it working? Do
you have any ideas about how we might go about doing it? Perhaps we
could have a mini-techshop/Mountain View.

Good suggestion, re: the machine shop behind the hackerdojo.

Chris

[Christopher Rasch]

Ian Danforth wrote, On 9/20/10 6:43 PM:

I emailed Jim Newton to ask if he'd like to discuss the possibility of a
partnership.

Chris

[Matt Joyce]

I would suggest looking at madagascar institute in NYC.

techshop markets access to expensive cnc equipment.  there is overlap in the this is a public access workshop concept... but techshop's key benefit to my mind is shared access to expensive cnc.

What you are suggesting derives its core value not from shared access to expensive ( i mean SUPER expensive ) resources.  The benefit is community.  As it is with hackerspaces.  And the resources are shared tools... not plasma cutters.  At least not for now.

There is a distinction.  I think a partnership is not only possible but mutually beneficial.


-Matt