That's the only explanation for the tremendous swell of interest around the TechShop Project. And it hasn't even opened yet. Buzz, buzz. Every girl needs a plasma cutter. Especially me.
From the email I got today...
PEOPLE WANT AND NEED TECHSHOP!
Since our announcement of the TechShop project at the Make Magazine Makers Faire, and from our live presentations at the Homebrew Robotics Club, South Bay Metalworkers Club, and the Inventors Alliance meeting, and the article about TechShop that appeared in the San Francisco Examiner, we have had nearly 500 people contact us wanting to becoming members and take classes! We are absolutely blown away from the response, especially since our business plan calls for only 280 members! We have definitely struck a nerve with the TechShop concept. People have even stated that they are planning to relocate near TechShop from other areas of California and even from out of state!
MORE AND MORE CLASSES ARE BEING ADDED!
We are busy recruiting expert instructors from the field, and also busy developing 'Building Block' and 'PathWay' courses in many subjects that will blow your socks off. Subjects from machining to electronics to robotics to materials and so much more will be available to you.
THERE'S SOME VERY COOL EQUIPMENT COMING!
In addition to the full-sized milling machines, lathes, MIG, TIG, arc and gas welders, plasma cutters, sheet metal equipment, plastics equipment including a vacuum forming set up, and electronics design and fabrication equipment, we are finalizing arrangements for the Epilog 24" laser cutter and engraver for your unlimited use, as well as a Dimensions 3D printer and a stereo lithography system. This is all in addition to the thousands of tools and support equipment that we will have for you. We are working hard to be sure that TechShop will be a maker's dream come true!
DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS?
If you have any questions at all, or you would like to help the TechShop project in any way, we want to hear from you! Please call us at 1-(800)-640-1975 or contact us by email at info@techshop.ws. You are also encouraged to participate in the TechShop Advisory Board forums if you are not already doing so...please go to http://forums.techshop.ws/ to participate in the forums.
Thank you, Judy...we look forward to having you be a part of the TechShop open-access public workshop project!
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