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Title: TechShop
Post by: Admin on September 10, 2007, 08:26:24 PM
You may now commence drooling:

http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2007/09/techshop-geek-h.html
Title: Re: TechShop
Post by: airman00 on September 10, 2007, 08:52:53 PM
wow

WISH I LIVED THERE!
Title: Re: TechShop
Post by: awally88 on September 10, 2007, 11:40:27 PM

I'm selling everything I own and flying over there now!  This would be awesome to have so much at you're control, all they need now is guitar hero and I would never leave!
Title: Re: TechShop
Post by: HDL_CinC_Dragon on September 11, 2007, 01:35:11 PM
:'( :'( :'(
Title: Re: TechShop
Post by: Rebelgium on September 11, 2007, 02:49:06 PM
O M F G !

JUst imagine what we could do with that WICKED 3D printer ! :o
can you see it to? the magnificent, perfectly designed and executed robot arms, chassis ...

Using all those tools I could make the perfect robot, without always having to compromise ... :o

goddamned why?? WHY ? WHHYYYYYyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy is this not in mmy neighborhood?
Title: Re: TechShop
Post by: Admin on September 27, 2007, 04:54:57 AM
It appears they are expanding to other cities . . . now Seattle, Washington.

http://techshop.ws/equipment.html

Quote
I am very pleased to announce to all our friends in the State of
Washington that TechShop is expanding, and one of our first franchise
locations will be in Seattle, WA!

I will be in Seattle the first week of October, and I would like to
invite you and all the other potential TechShop members in the Seattle
area to join me there for pizza on October 4 from 6 to 10 PM. We'll
have the chance to talk about what you want to see at the Seattle
TechShop and what our plans are.

If you have friends or relatives that you think would like to use
TechShop, please invite them to come with you!

If you can come, please reply to this email and let me know how many
will be in your party, and I'll give you the location details.

Thank you, Mike. I look forward to meeting you and discussing our
future TechShop location in Seattle!

Jim Newton
Founder and Managing Director
TechShop
www.techshop.ws
Title: Re: TechShop
Post by: Ro-Bot-X on September 27, 2007, 08:36:13 AM
Cool! I'll be in Vancouver next spring...
Title: Re: TechShop
Post by: HDL_CinC_Dragon on September 27, 2007, 08:42:05 AM
Theyre still on the wrong side of the country! lol.. they need to come to my area.... like.... down the street would be nice :D
Title: Re: TechShop
Post by: Gertlex on September 27, 2007, 10:34:02 AM
Neat, and not at all cheap.  I mean sure it beats paying for even a tenth of all that stuff yourself, but the regulars you're going to meet there are going to generally be modestly wealthy.
Title: Re: TechShop
Post by: Admin on May 18, 2008, 08:24:56 PM
It appears TechShop is making money!

They are expanding to more cities!

http://www.techshop.ws/locations.html

I think I'll move to L.A. in a year and get myself an annual membership . . . I'm serious!

mmmmm toys:
http://www.techshop.ws/equipment.html
Title: Re: TechShop
Post by: HDL_CinC_Dragon on May 18, 2008, 09:11:33 PM
http://www.techshop.ws/locations.html
yay! Theyre getting closer to me!.... just about 400 miles or so North would nice though :) (from their NC location that is)
Title: Re: TechShop
Post by: izaktj on May 25, 2008, 03:42:41 PM
Good to see they are in SD  :)
Title: Re: TechShop
Post by: ddemarco5 on May 25, 2008, 08:06:58 PM
900 bucks to use every machine you've ever wanted for every day for an entire year, not bad at all.
Title: Re: TechShop
Post by: Gordo4444 on August 08, 2008, 05:29:10 PM
900 bucks to use every machine you've ever wanted for every day for an entire year, not bad at all.

Not sure what date you checked that but its up to 1200 a yea now... I want one of those 3D printers... Does anybody kno how much they cost XP?
Title: Re: TechShop
Post by: Admin on August 08, 2008, 05:31:50 PM
$30k to $100k, depending on features. Search the forum for more info . . .
Title: Re: TechShop
Post by: Gordo4444 on August 08, 2008, 05:47:33 PM
$30k to $100k, depending on features. Search the forum for more info . . .


I think I would rather pay the 1.2k a year and plastic fees... But, if there is a heaven, then this is what it would look like... Maybe they have a small robotics room? That would be crazy...
Title: Re: TechShop
Post by: Gertlex on August 09, 2008, 10:31:30 AM
I thought 3d printers were down to the 10-15k$ range.