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“Teach Them While They Are Young” -Inc Mag's Revitalization ...
28 Jul 2010 by Deb  
Matching ideas and investors, tax incentives to help all involved, and wait till you read about the TechShop in Menlo Park, California. We could use one of those in every major US city. Let me know what you think of the article, ...
Homeschool Entrepreneur - http://homeschoolent.com/

How to Make More Manufacturers | Gahsonay Internet Marketing Agency
28 Jul 2010 by Gahsonay Internet Marketing  
She wound up at TechShop in Menlo Park, California. Founded by Jim Newton four years ago as a kind of playground in which do-it-yourself geeks and hobbyists could mess around with cool machine tools, TechShop has become a de facto ... TechShop members pay just $100 a month. That was well within Snyders's budget. She took a class on how to use TechShop's laser cutter and developed some prototypes, and she now has her own business, Karatstix. “TechShop was really key to me ...
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ShopBot class at Durham TechShop Wed July 28 - North Carolina ...
27 Jul 2010 by merrill77  
FYI, there is a ShopBot intro class tomorrow night that still has openings. It is designed for parent and child (age 12+), but I assume they'll let you in without a kid. $100 (including materials) for an intro class where you build a ...
North Carolina Woodworker - http://ncwoodworker.net/?q=Save+Us+From+Berlusconi
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St.Ego's Ivory Tower
24 Jul 2010 by St.Ego  
Saturday, July 24, 2010. back from a tour of the TechShop in Menlo Park, where you can make just about anything you can imagine... Posted by St.Ego at 7:38 PM. 0 comments: Post a Comment. Older Post Home. Subscribe to: Post Comments ...
St.Ego's Ivory Tower - http://nonarbitraryaspect.blogspot.com/

Is there a place I can go to - Portland Mercury - Questionland
23 Jul 2010 by Jupiter  
There are places that charge membership fees to let you use their shops, like TechShop (portlandtechshop.com) in Beaverton and the Shop People in SE (theshoppeople.com). If you can get by with just hand and small power tools, there are ...
Questionland Portland - http://questionland.portlandmercury.com/

Gray Area Foundation – SYZYGRYD NEEDS YOU!
22 Jul 2010 by paige  
Additionally, these clever folks can be found working in any number of satellite locations throughout the area everywhere from Menlo Park's TechShop to San Francisco's Ardent West. Worried about not having the chops to throw down? ...
Gray Area Foundation - http://www.gaffta.org/
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Industrial Arts: Take a Wood Turning Class at the TechShop
17 Jul 2010 by Earl Powell  
Wood turning classes are now available at the TechShop in Menlo Park. Earl Powell will be teaching these classes. The SBU safety and basic use class will cover safety, spindle turning, and face plate turning on the new Powermatic 4224 ...
Industrial Arts - http://earlgpowell.blogspot.com/

The Role the State of Massachusetts Should Play in Cleantech | Xconomy
9 Jul 2010 by Sam White  
We can follow the successful model of Jim Newton of TechShop in Menlo Park, CA. TechShop has become a de facto incubator for an astounding array of startups there. Cash-strapped inventors have used the shop's lathes, laser cutters, ...
Xconomy - http://www.xconomy.com/ - References

TechShop at Maker Faire 2008 cnc laser
26 Jun 2010 by Daffern  
TechShop at Maker Faire 2008. This is a absolutely air-conditioned member-based branch in Menlo Park. They accept all sorts of absurd accessories accessible to use for $100/month! ...
cnc laser - http://cnclaserblog.blogspot.com/

Coworking / SanFranciscoCoworking
21 Jun 2010 by Rebecca Brian (rebecca@nextspace.us)  
We plan to be a cross between Tech Shop, Hat Factory, and Cellspace (in Portland). Dreamfish is a collaborative work network that is virtually distributed. There is a local cluster of dreamfishers coworking at a location in Noe Valley, ...
Coworking - http://coworking.pbworks.com/ - References

IMG_1304 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
19 Jun 2010 by nobody@flickr.com (kentkb)  
A very cool insert for the Make tin made by TechShop, I begged one off Jim. Thank you to all the TechShop team for a great day. This photo is licensed under a Creative Commons license. If you use this photo, please list the photo credit as ... I attended an " Open House " at TechShop : www.techshop.ws/ this last weekend. TechShop Jim Newton was kind enough to give me the insert, which I had hounded him for even after the great BBQ and Beer he provided to all who came by. ...
Uploads from kentkb - http://www.flickr.com/photos/kentkb/

Thinker, Tailor, Soldier, Maker: Snapshots from Maker Faire Bay ...
4 Jun 2010 by Kenneth  
TechShop is the workshop equivalent of Zipcar. Would you ever need to own a laser cutter, a metal welder, or a milling machine? For most, the answer is, “Probably not.” But sometimes, when inspiration strikes, you might want to churn out ... Currently, TechShop has two locations: Menlo Park, California; Durham, North Carolina. But more shops are set to appear in San Francisco, San Jose, Portland, and beyond. Sittign down with TechShop founder Jim Newton at Maker Faire Bay ...
Kenneth Wong's Virtual Desktop - http://www.deskeng.com/virtual_desktop/ - References

San Diego Calendar Snowglobe
24 May 2010 by admin  
California: San Diego Bridal Bargains, Colorado: Denver/Boulder Bridal Bargains. shown here are topically similar to San Diego TechShop CANCELED. Posts: 3821; vCash: 500 I still miss SnowGlobe to this day. russia horses wolves snow ...
Arts At Furlong - http://artsatfurlong.co.cc/

Cozy Beehive: 3D Printing Frame Designs
3 May 2010 by noreply@blogger.com (Ron)  
TechShop in Menlo Park has a Dimension SST for member use. :-) The San Francisco TechShop bought a Stratasys 3D printer. 12:31 PM · Eddie said... We have a Dimension printer in house here at work, and use it frequently for testing out ...
Cozy Beehive - http://cozybeehive.blogspot.com/ - References

Den kreative klasses hobbyværksted (opdateret med video) « Harddisken - [ Translate this page ]
28 Apr 2010 by Henrik Føhns  
Han er CEO på Techshop i Menlo Park. Han tager imod i sit beskedne kontor iført en sort t-shirt, hvor der på bagsiden står: What do YOU want to make? Hvad har DU lyst til at bygge? Der findes 40 millioner mennesker i den kategori i USA, ... Ideen er hentet fra værkstedet i tv-serien Mythbusters, som stifteren af Techshop Jim Newton har været konsulent på. Det handler om at kunne bygge alt – kun begrænset af fantasien. I et tilstødende rum finder vi Techshops 3D printer ...
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Ear Plugs « Gothique
27 Apr 2010 by Grey  
Those look awesome . I'll diffidently have to order a pair from you . We have a techshop here in Durham and i'm tempted to use the 3d printer to make plugs. Reply. Grey April 27, 2010 at 1:56 pm #. That would be fun! ...
Gothique - http://legothique.com/ - References

Qwest sold, Linear may expand: Silicon Forest week in review ...
23 Apr 2010 by Mike Rogoway, The Oregonian  
Photo by Brent Wojahn/The OregonianTom Heaton, of Fairview, on the ground, and Tom Meadows, of Sandy, work to replace a Qwest utility pole in Southwest Portland on Thursday afternoon.It was a busy week in Oregon tech, and perhaps this ...
Oregon Business News - http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2009/04/oregon_in_running_for... - References

TechShop Portland goes Chapter 7; new site possible in 2011 ...
20 Apr 2010 by Mike Rogoway, The Oregonian  
SILICON FOREST BLOG: TechShop Portland owner Denney Cole filed for bankruptcy last week, and the DIY tech center's Beaverton facility has shut down. ... "Nice guy, rented a building that turned out to be too expensive and too big and it just drove him under," Mark Hatch, chief executive of TechShop's parent in Menlo Park, told me this morning. "You have no idea how disappointed we are that it turned out this way." 3. 0. Share. The Beaverton facility was a licensee of the ...
Washington County News - http://www.oregonlive.com/washingtoncounty/ - References

TechShop | Reveries: Cool News of the Day
14 Apr 2010 by Tim Manners  
So far, Mark and co-founder Jim Newton are realizing this vision at three retail locations. It's kind of like a health club for hackers. Members "pay a $100 monthly fee for access to a workshop and $500000 worth of equipment ... On an average weekday at the ... "I believe a significant subset of Americans will trade up from Ikea to TechShop, so they can point to one of their chairs and say, 'I made that.'' Plans are to open 10 more TechShops over the next 20 months. ...
Reveries: Cool News of the Day - marketing... - http://www.reveries.com/

TechShop and Inexpensive Tools
12 Apr 2010 by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider"  
Mark Hatch and Jim Newton of TechShop. After the Cleveland CycleWerks article, many of you were less than pleased to see motorcycles produced in China for far less than could be manufactured here in the US, especially when, for various ...
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Inventors Wanted. Cool Tools Provided. - DealBook Blog - NYTimes.com
12 Apr 2010 by By DEALBOOK  
Jim Newton, a longtime Silicon Valley entrepreneur, came up with the TechShop idea a couple of years ago and figured he was onto something when people offered to lend him money to help start the first location in Silicon Valley — where else ? ... Doug Busch, a vice president of Intel, is investing in TechShop as it looks to expand. Its other two locations are in Durham, N.C., and Portland, Ore. “It's a high-risk investment in the sense that the open question is how many ...
DealBook - http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/ - References

Thoughts While Waiting: The Latest Hackerspaces
11 Apr 2010 by Pete  
TechShop started four years ago, in 2006, and plans shops in Durham, NC and San Francisco, CA, each equipped with Laser Cutters, Lathes, Milling Machines, and a range of workspaces and gear that one might not readily have about the house. ... TechShop is a great idea. But I am worried. The times article reports that TechShop's main location in Menlo Park has 600 members and needs 1000 members or more to turn a profit. Oh boy. After being in business for four years they ...
Thoughts While Waiting - http://thoughtswhilewaiting.blogspot.com/

The Urbanophile » Blog Archive » The Next Industrial Revolution
18 Mar 2010 by The Urbanophile  
When TechShop founder Jim Newton went looking for an executive to run it, he quickly decided on Mark Hatch, a former Kinko's executive. The analogy is apt: In the same way that Kinko's democratized printing and, in the process, created a national chain of service bureaus, TechShop wants to ... One of the other folks on the list, an Indy skeptic, said the region's “state of mind” is so different from places like Portland and Raleigh-Durham as to make any uptake difficult. ...
The Urbanophile - http://www.urbanophile.com/ - References

Hello from Holly Springs - North Carolina Woodworker
14 Mar 2010 by sushinutnc  
I've also recently become involved with TechShopRDU (www.techshoprdu.com) (formerly TechShop Durham... just moved to a location near RDU airport). I know some members here are also active with TechShop. They offer some great opportunities to use some serious tools and equipment, including a fairly well-stocked woodworking shop, machine/metal shop, a Shopbot CNC router and laser cutter/engraver (among many other tools). More projects await.. possibly a kayak build with my ...
North Carolina Woodworker - http://ncwoodworker.net/?q=http://www.evilaliv3.org/

TechShop San Francisco Building Preview Party | barry threw
26 Feb 2010 by barry  
Jim Newton, TechShop's founder, will be there to answer questions about TechShop and the TechShop San Francisco location. The address is 926 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA. Please go around the back of the building. ...
barry threw - http://www.barrythrew.com/

TechShop is a DIY workshop that offers members access to a large ...
15 Feb 2010 by Administrator  
TechShop Menlo Park provides 3D Printing Services to serve your needs. Whether you are a TechShop member or not, we print your model for you! Please email us at 3dprintaccount@techshop.ws for a quotation for your particular 3D STL-format ... The ShopBot will mill everything, from wood to plywood, MDF, bamboo, foam, and plastic. Great for creating custom furniture, crown molding, prototypes, and molds. Use the ShopBot to create molds out of MDF that you can then use on our ...
cad-resources.com Blog - http://cad-resources.com/blog2/

Toolmonger » Blog Archive » Techshop Portland Closed, Reopening?
10 Feb 2010 by Nick Carter  
Now it appears that it has closed and may be moving to a new area — one of the founding members posted the news over on the Home Shop Machinist forums, and looking at the forums for the Portland techshop it looks like it's true. .... Can you tell I'd love to have one in San Diego? stack climber Says: February 10th, 2010 at 2:05 pm. Tech shop is a neat concept. There is one here in Durham, NC that is currently going through a transition. The original build out was in a ...
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Stay home, let Texas Robot attend that meeting | Crave - CNET
8 Feb 2010 by Tim Hornyak  
by borogoves February 9, 2010 5:44 PM PST: I think this robot was prototyped at TechShop in Menlo Park. Can the makers confirm? (I remember seeing something like this down there when I first joined.) Like this Reply to this comment ...
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I am going to give TechShop Menlo Park a test run
6 Feb 2010 by BOZ  
I recently purchased Holiday Trial memberships to TechShop in Menlo Park California and I am going to tour the facilities and give it trial run to see if I want to become a full member. ... industrial sewing machines, hand tools, plastic and wood working equipment including a 4' x 8' ShopBot CNC router, electronics design and fabrication facilities, Epilog laser cutters, tubing and metal bending machines, a Dimension SST 3-D printer, electrical supplies and tools, ...
Tinker Tech - http://www.musheen.com/

Atoms are the new bits -- the new industrial revolution
1 Feb 2010 by Chris Anderson  
On a recent afternoon at the facility in Menlo Park, California, Michael Pinneo, a successful former executive in the synthetic diamond business, is machining a vapour deposition chamber for his newest approach to creating colourless diamonds. ... When TechShop founder Jim Newton went looking for an executive to run it, he quickly decided on Mark Hatch, a former Kinko's executive. The analogy is apt: in the same way that Kinko's democratised printing and, in the process , ...
Wired.co.uk RSS - http://www.wired.co.uk/ - References

Custom PCB Prototyping using a Laser Cutter
28 Jan 2010 by jmsaavedra  
I am going to walk you through the process of prototyping a Printed Circuit Board using a laser cutter and supplies from your local Radioshack and har... ... Do you have a Techshop near to you? They have laser cutters available. This is my local one - http://www.portlandtechshop.com/ There's one Menlo Park as well. Don't know other locations I'm afraid. REPLY. Feb 1, 2010. 7:32 AMjosheeg says: I live in albany ny where is the closest one? REPLY. Feb 6, 2010. ...
Recent Instructables - http://www.instructables.com/ - References
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In the Next Industrial Revolution, Atoms Are the New Bits « Of ...
28 Jan 2010 by healthystealthy  
On a recent afternoon at the facility in Menlo Park, California, Michael Pinneo, a successful former executive in the synthetic-diamond business, is machining a vapor- deposition chamber for his newest approach to creating colorless diamonds. ... When TechShop founder Jim Newton went looking for an executive to run it, he quickly decided on Mark Hatch, a former Kinko's executive. The analogy is apt: In the same way that Kinko's democratized printing and, in the process , ...
Of Mice and Men - http://healthystealthy.wordpress.com/ - References

TechShop is Coming to Downtown San Francisco in the Summer of 2010 ...
27 Jan 2010 by adafruit  
TechShop San Francisco will feature all the tools and equipment that members enjoy at other TechShop locations, including: Epilog Helix 60-Watt Laser Cutters; Tormach CNC Milling Machines; Stratasys 3D Printer; NextEngine 3D Scanner ... There is a current TechShop located in the South Bay in Menlo Park, which makes it easily accesible for Silicon Valley, harder to get to from other locations. The accessibility by BART and public transportation is a clear winner. ...
adafruit industries blog - http://www.adafruit.com/blog/

Contrary Brin: A Cornucopia of Wonders?
9 Jan 2010 by David Brin  
TechShop is a 15000 square-foot membership-based Coop workshop in Menlo Park that provides members with access to tools and equipment, instruction, and a creative and supportive community of like-minded people so you can build the things you have always ... The Clarion Science Fiction Writers' Workshop moved to UC San Diego, a few years ago, a terrific “save” of a precious institution in SF writing. Now, Clarion, which is always sliding along the edge of financial ruin, ...
Contrary Brin - http://davidbrin.blogspot.com/ - References

Portland ratchets up volunteer-led 'tool libraries' that lend ...
8 Jan 2010 by Scott Learn, The Oregonian  
Portland has two tool lending libraries and a third on the way. The libraries promote recycling and reuse and help do-it-yourself types save money. ... tedder January 08, 2010 at 8:28AM. Follow. It's interesting to compare this service to TechShop, which provides the space to work in and many more complicated tools than a shovel. Seems like an omission not to do so. Inappropriate? Alert us. Reply Post new. tim318 January 08, 2010 at 9:16AM. Follow. vlongwell - Great post! ...
Portland News - http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/ - References

Body found in car at wildlife refuge | Auto MPG
20 Dec 2009 by lake vajra  
And for those who can't afford it, there's TechShop. The relatively young but increasingly popular do-it-yourself workshop, described by founder Jim Newton as a 24 Hour Fitness for inventors, is scheduled to open its… ...
Auto MPG - http://autompg.org/

How an African Boy Built a Windmill From - Global Sourcing ...
2 Dec 2009 by GSS  
TechShop in Menlo Park, Calif., for example, is a for-profit workshop and operates like a gym, except that the members who pay $100 a month are milling iron rather than pumping it. Founder Jim Newton tallied a list of all ... There are 600 members at TechShop's original location, up from 300 a year ago, and it has opened workshops in Durham, N.C., and Beaverton, Ore. Projects under way include a liquid-cooling device for computer servers and an electric two-wheeled car. ...
Product Global - http://blog.productgss.com/

Tinkering Makes Comeback Amid Crisis - mcX's posterous
13 Nov 2009
TechShop in Menlo Park, Calif., for example, is a for-profit workshop and operates like a gym, except that the members who pay $100 a month are milling iron rather than pumping it. Founder Jim Newton tallied a list of all the tools he ...
mcX's posterous - http://mcx.posterous.com/

DIY circuit etching video tutorial - Hack a Day
9 Nov 2009 by Phil Burgess  
It does get tedious with a very large board, but the average PCB will be done in a couple minutes. Invented (as far as I know) by my friend Jim Newton of Techshop. Posted at 4:33 pm on Nov 9th, 2009 by macegr. No doubt experiences vary. ...
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ShopBot Spotlight
3 Nov 2009
[link to TechShop website ... ] First TechShop in Menlo Park, CA; TechShops coming to Durham, NC and 5 other cities. "Workshop resources made available to everyone" is the idea of TechShops. Anyone can make all sorts of things using TechShop tools, machines, and equipment, and draw on TechShop instructors and experts for help with their projects. Every TechShop will have a ShopBot (for those who don't have a tool in their own shop) and help and training will be available. ...
ShopBot Tools - http://www.shopbottools.com/ - References

Bull's Eye - Hillside New Tech receives $7000 grant | newsobserver ...
20 Oct 2009 by sadialatifi  
The team will also work with Michael Barnes, manager and horticulturalist of Duke University Greenhouses, Scott Saxson of the Durham TechShop, and other mentors from local companies and government. The InvenTeam will develop its ...
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TechShop In Menlo Park California – Your Own Machine Shop!
18 Oct 2009 by Hilary  
Covering 15000 square feet located at 120 Independence Dr in Menlo Park, CA, TechShop is the perfect workshop for artists, inventors, “makers”, or simply those who are crafty or like to tinker; TechShop is open to all skill levels. ... milling machines, drill presses, industrial sewing machines, wood working equipment including a 4' x 8' ShopBot CNC router, tubing and metal bending machines, Epilog laser cutters, a Dimension SST 3-D printer, hand tools, and pretty much ...
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New Woodshop in Raleigh - North Carolina Woodworker
16 Oct 2009 by Chuck_W  
I agree with Andy on this one, I've been to the techshop in Durham to check it out and it's really useful, especially if you are into welding or machining. But alas, it leaves alot to be desired for woodworking, and people east of ...
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The Octobrite picture frame « adafruit industries blog
24 Sep 2009 by adafruit  
I planned to use the Epilog Laser Cutter at Techshop to etch the image into the acrylic. Since the light entering from the LEDs is the same intensity for all areas of the image, we need some means of getting multiple gradations of ...
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Most annoying floor ever made of robot tiles - Electronics Designers
23 Sep 2009
If you're an Oregono or otherwise planning to be in Portland environs on September 26th, you should consider stopping by the Portland TechShop at 3:00PM to participate in their shendig. Bring a dish [...] ...
Electronics Designers - http://www.design-reuse.eu/

End of Summer BBQ Pot Luck – September 26th 3:00 @ TechShop at ...
18 Sep 2009 by Casey  
If you're an Oregono or otherwise planning to be in Portland environs on September 26th, you should consider stopping by the Portland TechShop at 3:00PM to participate in their shendig. Bring a dish and a project for show-and-tell. ...
MAKE:PDX - http://makepdx.org/ - References

Vrogy.net » Blog Archive » Not dead, busy with halo marine armor.
14 Sep 2009 by Michael Vroegop  
One of the comments over on the Make blog suggested this armor may have been cut on TechShop's ShopBot. If that's the case, please get in touch with me. I'd love to do a Spotlight feature on you for the ShopBot website. Thanks, Dave ...
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TechShop Menlo Park — InMenlo
9 Sep 2009 by Scott Loftesness  
Post image for TechShop – A maker's dream. Chris and I visited Menlo Park's TechShop last evening – a giant workshop for grown folks like us! IMG 2440 TechShop A makers dream Instructor/Tour Guide Mike Catterlin gave us a very nice tour ...
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» DIY Wonderland
28 Aug 2009 by admin  
He loves to burn, bend, blast and bore right through tons of it at the Durham TechShop, his venture to provide a creative space with all the high-end tools a DIY hobbyist could dream of using. High-capacity plasma cutter, check. ...
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Signed off on Portland TechShop woodworking | Dolavim.us
27 Aug 2009 by myiphone  
I took the second of two classes for the woodshop basic safety sign off at the Portland TechShop this evening. In the first class we made push sticks for the table saw. In the second class we made a board (yes exciting stuff)! ...
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seattle: Pay-As-You-Go Woodworking Shop / Studio?
12 Aug 2009 by Ferris  
Are there any places in (or near) Seattle that you can go to to do some simple woodworking / constructing / making? Access to power tools, workspace, that sort of thing? I don't have the space to setup a shop of my own, ...
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Plywood chess set - GupShup Forums
10 Aug 2009 by GSBot  
This is a chess set I made for my Grandfather's 90th birthday. I designed them in SketchUp and cut them out of 1/8" plywood with the laser cutter at TechShop Durham. More pics in the Flickr photo set. GSBot is offline ...
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Visiting the Makers Mecca: TechShop in Menlo Park, CA | Maker Log
1 Aug 2009 by Mike  
I was fortunate enough on a recent trek to the bay area to spend a couple days couchsurfing and visiting TechShop. Way back in December I purchased on. ... while I was there I met the owner, Jim Newton and was lucky enough to overhear most of an interview with Inc. Magazine about distributed manufacturing (more on that later). I also got to do the Oxy-Acetylene SBU and Lasers SBU. Here are some pictures of me in action and a link to a video of the Epilog Laser: ...
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TechShop Event in Ann Arbor - makeryshop.com
30 Jul 2009 by admin  
Also in attendance was Jim Newton, Founder of TechShop (pictured first right) as well as representatives from i3 Detroit, a2Geeks, Go-Tech, TechTown, Coffee House Coders, the major Michigan universities and a number of entrepreneurial ...
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“TechShop” Movement Discussion Summary | i3 Detroit
30 Jul 2009 by rwolfe  
With big names like Jim Newton, from TechShop & Dale Dougherty, from Make Magazine, it was just the ignition we needed to give the Movement in Detroit a starting platform that all of us have been trying so hard to do. ...
i3 Detroit - http://www.i3detroit.com/

atoms&electrons | The Accidental Buddhist
23 Jul 2009 by yergacheffe  
These thoughts were far from my mind as I started my cutting job on the Epilog Laser at Techshop. It was my first test of my laser-cut paper halftoning technique and I was cutting out a photograph from some cardstock. I created a linear halftone that ... It's quite an intricate design that needs to be cut, but fortunately the laser cutter is doing all the work. Several minutes later the Epilog beeped indicating the job was finished and I pulled out the finished work. ...
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Knucklebuster » Blog Archive » Chuck it up
23 Jul 2009 by grail21  
so weird, I just had my first lathe class on this very day at TechShop in Menlo Park… check it out if there's one in your area—it's a great alternative to buying 500k worth of shop equipment! http://techshop.ws/take_classes.html ...
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Robert's Vasona Branch Blog: Using a Cricut cutter for Model ...
12 Jul 2009 by Robert Bowdidge  
Short answer: the machines are interesting, but they're not a substitute for a laser cutter. My cutter (like, I suspect, other die cutters) works best when cutting curved, closed shapes, and tends to put 0.050 radius curves on right angle ... Unfortunately, I'm too cheap to buy my own, and too lazy to drive 20 miles to TechShop in Menlo Park to use theirs. I was curious if a vinyl cutter like the Klic-n-Kut would give me usable results. I found a cheap way to start; ...
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laser cut and etched lanterns - nuze of laura mappin
2 Jul 2009 by laura  
Kurt Schaefer created these gorgeous lanterns using the laser cutter at TechShop. moved us all into a drooling mess. he used one of those led lights that flickers irregularly like a candle. he's always coming up with so clever, unusual, ...
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Macbook pro eteched with Metafilter | MetaTalk
29 Jun 2009 by bigmusic  
The folks from Instructables were demo-ing an Epilog rig by laser-etching laptops and moleskines at their booth for the '08 bay area Maker Faire. Not sure if that's a repeated thing, but if you can wait, it might be one route. .... Though they might just use the laser cutter at: * The Techshop, which I think has membership & class fees. I was going to list Laura Mappin separately, but it looks like she teaches a class at the Techshop. So, I'd check EMSL, Laura Mappin, ...
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Cheapo TN or Dell 2209WA. What should I buy?? - Erodov Forums
14 Jun 2009 by swordfish123  
I talked to the techshop.in guy. He told me that one of the customer had got a broken stand by bluedart delivery. And he got the money back as it was insured. So i canceled my order and getting it by gati surface(insured). ...
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the harbinger co. & heat registers reimagined : House and Universe
17 Apr 2010 by jen  
Here in PDX we have a wonderful resource for do-it-yourself laser cutting and powder coating called the Techshop. I have been looking for a project to get me over to the Techshop and check out the facilities, maybe this is it. ... TechShop Portland filed Chapter 7 last month. admin. May 4th, 2010 @ 8:54 am. I'm sorry to hear that. On their website it just says they are moving to a new facility? I really hope they get to stay in business. Leave a Reply. Name (required) ...
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liveavatar: Fifteen Books That Stick With You
29 May 2009 by Rika Youngblood  
One change of pace coming this weekend: I'm going to be volunteering at Maker Faire both Saturday and Sunday afternoons, so you can see me in the TechShop area with the laser cutter and the plasma cutter respectively. ... Shoutouts to books that almost made the cut or that I saw on other lists and said, "Well, yeah, of course": The Final Reflection, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, Gaudy Night/Busman's Honeymoon, Orlando: A Biography, The Butterfly Kid, The Sensuous ...
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The CandyFab 6000 - Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories
27 May 2009
I saw the first iteration at TechShop in menlo park it was awesome then; it is that much more awesome now! props to you and your team! Hope to see you guys and gals at the maker faire! Leo. [ Reply to This | # ] ...
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Get This Guy To Finish His Laser-Cut Gingerbread Bridge | Boing ...
26 May 2009 by Steven Leckart  
Instructables user rstraugh is building a kick-ass model of the Oberbaum Bridge in Berlin out of gingerbread, using an Epilog Laser. So far, the project looks awesome, but he says he probably won't finish it until next Christmas. :( ... Got to play with an Epilog Laser at TechShop night before last. What a cool toy. O_M. #2 – 6:53 PM May 26, 2009 ...This has to be a punchline for a new joke about witches and ducks floating on top of Hansel & Gretel :-P ...
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HackerSpaces: Portland Techshop
9 May 2009 by Mike  
Welcome to my blog dedicated to chronicling the best and most unusual HackerSpaces in the world. What is a hackerspace? They are community owned and operated laboratories that geeks come to invent, tinker, and work on projects while ...
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TechShop Enables Inventors and Entrepreneurs – Angela Kilduff
7 May 2009 by admin  
TechShop is a one-stop gadget shop that gives its members all the equipment they need for just about any kind of project. Three years ago, the membership-based workshop in Menlo Park was just an idea. Now it has multiple locations and many ... Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. Karen Snyders operates KaratStix from her home workshop. Jim Newton is TechShop's founder and managing director. This aired April 23, ...
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Boing Boing Video: Revisiting TechShop, as Portland Site Launches ...
28 Apr 2009 by xeni@xeni.net (Boing Boing Video, Xeni...  
Above, a Boing Boing TV episode from 2008 in which we visited the first TechShop site in Silicon Valley, which has been open now for several years. Jim Newton, who is a lifetime maker, veteran BattleBots builder and former MythBuster, says they plan to open ... There is one in Durham, NC now as well. See Techshop Durham. Take a look at this. #10 posted by Anonymous, April 28, 2009 12:29 PM. hey- it's only two hours by bus from downtown pdx... one way. Take a look at this ...
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Mass 3D Fabrication Possibilities
24 Apr 2009 by bw  
A well stocked Techshop facility or fabrication service bureau should enable the applications first, because larger and more capable fabrication devices should be enable the individual or small company to make more things first. ... industrial sewing machines, hand tools, plastic and wood working equipment including a 4' x 8' ShopBot CNC router, electronics design and fabrication facilities, Epilog laser cutters, tubing and metal bending machines, a Dimension SST 3-D ...
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Lunch 2.0 at TechShop Portland, DIY Heaven « Silicon Florist
23 Apr 2009 by Jake  
That, apparently is the crown jewel of the original TechShop, in Menlo Park. I saw one of those in action at Web 2.0 Expo 2008, and that's a fun toy to have at your disposal. The urge to etch can be strong. ...
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California College of the Arts – Aortic Arc 2009 ...
5 Apr 2009 by TM  
Software Bentley Microstation Generative Components (Bios – Chris Chalmers & Charles Lee) Fabrication: CNC Milling @ TechShop in Menlo Park, CA. Materials: HDPE sheets, pop riveter, aircraft cable, rivets, stainless steel rings ...
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Bull City Rising: TechShop near RTP holds open house Saturday
21 Mar 2009 by Bull City Rising  
But then again, the Durham TechShop isn't your average facility, either. TechShop is a start-up that tries to, well, take the idea of the home workshop to the next high-tech level, perfect if you've dreamed of building that perfect BattleBot -- or perhaps ... We provide you with access to milling machines and lathes, Epilog laser cutters, sheet metal equipment, welding equipment, an indoor automotive work bay, woodworking equipment including a 4' x 8' CNC ShopBot router, ...
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badgerblog - calendar update
18 Mar 2009 by badger  
FULL LIST 13-22 March: SXSW, Austin TX http://sxsw.com/ SXSWeek 2009: March 13-22. Interactive: March 13-17. Film: March 13-21. Music: March 18-27? 18-22 March: International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts (ICFA), Orlando FL http:/ /www.iafa.org/ .... 21 April: book reading/movie/acoustic performance by Jon Ginoli of Pansy Division, Marvell Center, Durham http://www.myspace.com/MarVellEventCenter 22 April: Mietek / Juditta house concert, badgerhaus ...
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Lasers and the light show « Polymath's Lab Notebook
17 Mar 2009 by ShannonHenry  
I heard today that Techshop Portland has now received their laser cutter – woo-hoo! It'll probably be another week or two before they have the first SBU (Safety and Basic Use) class, which I'll need to take to get access to it… but it's ...
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TechShop: a place to learn, network and invent | Fast Company
11 Feb 2009 by Joshua Schuler  
Last month I visited TechShop in Portland, OR. For those not familiar with TechShop, imagine a machine shop with a start-up incubator culture operating under a fitness club membership structure. If you're a recently laid-off engineer ... to work and network with one another – and something is bound to pop. With three locations – the original in Menlo Park (CA), Portland (OR), and Durham (NC) – I have only one question: when can we expect them to expand to New England? ...
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Origami Tessellations » Blog Archive » Which School? Help!
24 Jan 2009 by Eric Gjerde  
I got access and training for all of that kind at the newly-opened TechShop Durham. The three TechShops don't offer degrees, but there is plenty to teach and learn. (fo.ol on flickr). origamiwolf Says: May 4th, 2009 at 1:18 am ...
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Tool Lending Libraries: A Product Service System Success Story ...
29 Dec 2008
TechShop, in Menlo Park, Calif., is "a 15000 square-foot membership-based workshop that provides members with access to tools and equipment, instruction, and a creative and supportive community" -- many readers will recognize that as a ... Workshop members started bringing their own tools in, from home, and leaving them there for others to use; TechShop now has more tools than they started with. Jim Newton, TechShop's co-founder, confirmed that the tools are multiplying: ...
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Suzuki VX800 Restoration Project: Redesign of the tail section ...
22 Dec 2008 by Stephen F.  
I'm now a member of a great place called TechShop in Menlo Park, CA. It's a DIY machine shop with much much more and has allowed me to use equipment I would otherwise never have been able to. I'm doing all my welding at home thanks to ...
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Let's list people's machines and abilities
22 Dec 2008 by Ant  
It says "The cities in which TechShop locations are currently being built include San Francisco CA, Sunnyvale CA, Marin CA, Sacramento CA, Los Angeles CA, San Diego CA, Portland OR, Seattle WA, Austin TX, Orlando FL, and Durham NC." ...
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Silicon Valley Artificial Intelligence MeetUp: Nested Universe ...
22 Nov 2008 by chriskhaley@gmail.com (Chris K. Haley)  
Silicon Valley Artificial Intelligence MeetUp Sunday, November 23, 2008 at 12 noon at the TechShop in Menlo Park, California.
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Custom built electric bicycle
4 Nov 2008 by Court Rye  
Last month I was living in Menlo Park on the Edge of Redwood City so that I could work at a place called The TechShop without having to drive too far. For those of you who haven't heard of it, TechShop is a 15000 square-foot ...
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People In Passing: Invention, Innovation, Portland.
1 Nov 2008 by Brad Pierce  
TechShop's goal is to remedy this situation for the 300 or so potential members that came to the opening event. TechShop plans to have milling machines, lathes, welders, a laser cutter, an electronics shop, blacksmithing tools, ... The greatest benefit of Techshop will be the probable development of community. The owner of TechShop, Jim Newton and the Portland shop manager, Denney Cole, claim that the community is one of the greatest drawing powers for continued ...
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TechShop previews its new Portland location, by Molly Purnell - Core77
29 Oct 2008
Thankfully, that's starting to change: after more than a year of anticipation, several of the planned expansion locations are starting to see some action, first at the Durham, NC Techshop, whose building was previewed in July, ... The greatest benefit of Techshop will be the probable development of community. The owner of TechShop, Jim Newton and the Portland shop manager, Denney Cole, claim that the community is one of the greatest drawing powers for continued membership ...
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Build Yourself A 'Segway' - Systm
8 Sep 2008 by webmaster@revision3.com (Revision3)  
It wouldn't hurt to have access to a place like Menlo Park, CA's fabulous Tech Shop, a DIY haven of of expertise and space to make. Think 'co-op' for people that like to build. In exchange for a modest monthly fee, Daniel had access to tons of tools he might not have been ..... Thanks for literature on the get a lot of stuff here I'm so if you're in the Bay Area you can always come detection in the apartment what if you're insane Portland or a later version was like that. ...
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Open Source Digital Fabrication | Brewed Fresh Daily
9 Jul 2009 by Rick Pollack  
Fab Labs are great but the laser cutter in a Fab Lab costs over $15000, the 3D printer costs $30000 plus (over-priced) materials and the ShopBot is another $15000. Using open source and low-cost fabrication equipment it is now possible to .... projects like this – there is TechShop in SF and Portland, the Resistor hackerspace in NY City, The Fuse Factory in Columbus, OH, Hack Pittburgh in Pittsburgh, AS220 in Providence, and I've read that a Techshop may open in Detroit. ...
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OoeyGUI » Blog Archive » Fabr is a RepRap
14 Jul 2008 by lou.amadio  
I had attempted to use the printing services at the TechShop in Menlo Park, but was unsuccessful. After that failure, I decided to designed and build Fabr using commonly available materials and few custom parts. ...
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Epilog Zing, your personal laser engraver -- Engadget
12 Jul 2008 by Joshua Topolsky  
Join the Techshop and you can use one of these (and a lot of other cool expensive tools) without paying $8k. Membership to the shop is $30/day or $100/month. Currently in the Bay Area, but expanding to other locations. ...
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Lased
19 Jun 2008 by susan  
June 19th, 2008. I work at the Epilog Laser and just wanted to say beautiful work! I love to see what people can create with our systems. Thanks for sharing. Juliet Says: June 19th, 2008. Fascinating insight. And (needless to say) I love your choice of poem! ... That's where I used the laser cutter and it looks like they are opening more places around the country this summer. Fiddler Says: June 22nd, 2008. Cool, thanks, Susan. I just signed up for TechShop Seattle! ...
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In a lifetime: The Latest from Boing Boing
29 Apr 2009 by Admin  
The Guardian's article about pianist Krystian Zimerman's political rant on Sunday at Disney Hall in Los Angeles (he announced that he'd no longer play in the US because of US military policies) contained this interesting tidbit: ... Above, a Boing Boing TV episode from 2008 in which we visited the first TechShop site in Silicon Valley, which has been open now for several years. Jim Newton, who is a lifetime maker, veteran BattleBots builder and former MythBuster, ...
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TechShop Open House BBQ this Saturday at Make:SF theBayMakers
29 May 2008 by admin  
TechShop Open House, BBQ and Pot Luck. Saturday, 5/31/2008. 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. TechShop Menlo Park. We're having an open house at TechShop Menlo Park on Saturday, May 31st from 10:00AM to 5:00PM, and everybody is invited. ... We have a bunch of new tools, including our brand-new 45-watt Epilog Helix laser cutter (which makes a total of two), 4 brand new computers packed full of 2D and 3D design software including SolidWorks (CAD), a vacuum forming station, ...
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Open Knowledge - TechShop, Iron Man
12 May 2008 by crasch  
On Friday, I went to a “Member Appreciation” party at the TechShop in Menlo Park. Got to talk for a long time with Jim Newton, the founder of the company. He came across as you might expect — geeky, enthusiastic, and smart. ...
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How to Change the World: Maker Faire: Stuff Geeks Like
5 May 2008 by GuyKawasaki  
MakerFaire13.jpg. Our buddies from TechShop were there in full force. MakerFaire14.jpg. This is VW amphibious "car." That's Jim Newton from TechShop standing to the right of it--a safe distance from the propeller. MakerFaire15.jpg ...
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Maker Faire 2008 – Day 1 | The AV Club Blog
3 May 2008 by Chris  
One of my reasons for attending this event was to meet the gang over at TechShop. TechShop is a company that runs a large workshop in San Francisco where people can sign up to take classes and use their tools. ... TechShop will soon be opening a branch in the Los Angeles area, and I hope to help them do so. The image above is of various pieces of plastic armor that were created using a vacuform machine. With vacuform, you heat a sheet of plastic and use a vacuum to pull ...
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TechShop Featured on Boing Boing TV
2 May 2008 by Scott Beale  
TechShop Featured on Boing Boing TV. By Scott Beale on May 2, 2008. Today's episode of Boing Boing TV features the amazing TechShop in Menlo Park. Share. Filed under Uncategorized. Here are a few other possibly related posts you might ...
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TechShop - Tool Heaven : access to tools
2 May 2008 by jb  
TechShop was founded in 2006 by Jim Newton, a lifetime maker, veteran BattleBots builder and former MythBuster. TechShop is located in Menlo Park , California , on the San Francisco peninsula 25 miles south of San Francisco . ...
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TechShop: a community tinkering space - Boing Boing TV
2 May 2008 by Xeni Jardin, Mark Frauenfelder, Cory Doctorow,...  
It's an unusual way to keep members excited about what they do at TechShop, and to keep them focused on making the whole experience better. Jim Newton (CEO) and Mark Hatch (COO) are looking for additional interested people who want to ...
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BBtv - TechShop: a community tinkering space - Boing Boing
1 May 2008 by Xeni Jardin  
Currently there is only one TechShop site in Silicon Valley, and it opened in 2006. But founder Jim Newton (a lifetime maker, veteran BattleBots builder and former MythBuster) plans to open a number of locations around the US -- and ...
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Building Dreams (Affordably) at TechShop - PSFK
29 Apr 2008 by Christine Huang  
While we've seen tool lending libraries before (the Berkeley one a particularly shining example), we like TechShop for offering more than just the supplies needed for becoming your own handyman. The Menlo Park-based one-stop tool ...
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Cool Tools: TechShop
28 Apr 2008
I've spent the most time with the laser cutter and the plasma cutter, and a bit of time on the mill and lathes. The laser cutters are the best "deal" since even a novice can start building really intricate objects out of plastics quite rapidly, ... The downside to TechShop is that it is still only in Menlo Park, California. Later this summer, additional locations are scheduled to open up with the expansion. Other downsides: there are often waits for the laser cutters, ...
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Mod a VGA Screen into a Chumby « bunnie's blog
7 Apr 2008 by bunnie  
Does anyone know if there are places in the Chicago area where a person can have laser cutting done or rent access to a laser cutter? Maybe someplace like TechShop in Menlo Park, CA. ... @nap70: I had to laser cut 200 pieces of cardboard for a display at yuri's night, so I took the laser cutter training course at techshop and then was able to use their epilog for $30/day. techshop is a great value and the laser cutter is quite easy once you know how to do it. in contrast ...
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