[Robotgroup] Local FabLab - New Thread

[Leslie Filip]

My main business has been woodworking, but my shop has also done lots  
of jobs using a variety of metals, plastics, and electronics. The  
concentration will be on making things and on teaching the  
technologies needed to do so. enDesign was founded almost 20 years  
ago on the idea that we can make almost anything we can think up.  
Then in 2005 Neil Gershenfeld wrote about the coming revolution of  
FabLabs and gave the idea a name. I would like to hear any ideas  
regarding direction that you would like to propose.

Les


On 14 Jan 2007, at 4:39 PM, vkonradi at swbell.net wrote:

> So Les, what is the concentration intended to be in your shop?  Wood,
> metal, plastics, electronics?
>
> At 03:53 PM 1/14/2007, you wrote:
>> This probably deserves its own thread. Originally in response to Tom
>> D. :
>>
>> In all seriousness, this is the project I have been working on since
>> March of 2006. When I sent out a survey to the Robot Group there was
>> very little interest and the majority of comments I did get (by a
>> slight margin) were negative. Throwing caution to the wind, I have
>> been working feverishly since November to change my business to a
>> FabLab kind of structure with space, classes, and tools available to
>> the public. Now would be a good time for anyone who is interested for
>> real to email me again.
>>
>> Tom D, would you like to be the first in line?
>>
>> Take Care,
>> Les Filip
>>
>>
>> On 14 Jan 2007, at 1:57 PM, Tom Davidson wrote:
>>
>>
>>> http://www.techshop.ws/FAQs.html
>>>
>>> I'd pay $100 a month for this. I'd love to see the business plan on
>>> how
>>> this works financially.
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