Lulzbot is giving away 8 3D printers to hackerspaces around the globe. If you’re part of a hackerspace that needs access to a 3D printer, fill out the form!
“LulzBot staff will review all entries, and choose the 8 hacker spaces with the most creative idea on how they will use their shiny new LulzBot 3D printer.” so make sure you have those brains ready.
Wish we had a hackerspace nearby. We have one that costs 100$ a month (I think that’s pricey) and is mostly geared towards entrepreneurs instead of basement dwellers.
In CA, $100/mo isn’t all that bad depending on the size of the space. @FamiLAB is a 4000sq ft space, our members pay $50/mo, but I think we’re barely making bills as-is, and we’re in an area where that’s quite a bit of money to be paying monthly. Median household income here is only $35,000/yr. Median household income for California is $61,000/yr.
In the bay area, sure. But this is sacramento. We live in sacramento because we’re cheap and poor.
Housing is expensive (so i’m sure the hackerspace rent is too) but I don’t need a 10,000sq foot monstrosity where you can rent offices out of.
I wish some public institutions (schools, universities, libraries, etc) could donate some space for a cheep hackerspace. Most spaces are great educational opportunities. It could be set up with a progressive membership fee, based on age, income, hours spent volunteering for outreach, etc.
We have one that costs 100$ a month (I think that’s pricey) and is mostly geared towards entrepreneurs instead of basement dwellers.