TechShop = awesome

[archerships]

Last Friday night I took a TIG welding class at theTech Shop (1) in Menlo Park. It was the first time I had ever tried welding. I had a blast! It was only an hour long, but we learned the basics of TIG welding. I learned how to weld a butt joint and a corner joint. The instructor, Justin Poulson, was patient, knowledgeable, and skilled.

The Tech Shop offers a lot of classes, ranging from welding, to CNC milling, to industrial sewing. And once you get checked out on the equipment you can use it on your own time for your own projects.

I’m looking forward to taking more classes. Next up: oxy-acetylene welding. Or maybe sewing.

(1) http://www.techshop.ws/take_classes.html

Original: craschworks - comments

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[nasu-dengaku.livejournal.com]

I recommend the laser cutter

[chutzpahgirl.livejournal.com]

I saw this on Guy Kawasaki's blog this week and I am SO JEALOUS. Might be worth a trip to the Bay area just for this, although it sounds like we'd have to tag along with a member.

[crasch.livejournal.com]

You don't have to be a member to take the classes. (And even if you're a member, you have to take the classes in order to use the equipment.) And they seemed pretty willing to take anyone on a tour.

[crasch.livejournal.com]

Awesome.