[ELECTRON] fablabs

Tue Oct 5 14:36:44 UTC 2010

Thanks Andrew and Nima

I am a researcher at DMEM Strathclyde Uni
Lets put together a proposal?

P

On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 3:30 PM, makerfair <
mcmadsat09-makerfairglasgow at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> I had always hoped there might be an empty space in one of the universities
> that could be accessed via a public door at weekends and evenings and via an
> internal door in office hours.
>
> I think the only sensible route is for folks to pay for training courses
> and then pay a modest membership or hourly rate thereafter. It cannot be
> free in either the cost or the access senses, since the most basic health
> and safety requires some training even to use ordinary hand tools.
>
> Regards
> *Nina Baker*
>
> Failing to plan = Planning to fail
>
>
>
> --- On *Tue, 5/10/10, Andrew Back <andy at smokebelch.org>* wrote:
>
>
> From: Andrew Back <andy at smokebelch.org>
> Subject: Re: [ELECTRON] fablabs
> To: "Discussion list for the Electron Club" <members at electronclub.org>
> Date: Tuesday, 5 October, 2010, 14:45
>
>
> On (14:00 05/10/10), Paola Di Maio wrote:
> > Thanks Roy
> >
> > signed up to the list
> > It would be good to have some models of how other fablabs set up
> > Do you know where the funding comes from?
>
> Since they tend to involve a lot more costly machinery I get the impression
> that they are member funded. The one in Manchester is free to use Fri/Sat
> and the rest of the time is for paying customers. The much bigger Bay Area
> TechShop has various levels of membership but it's never free AFAIK [1].
> Manchester's does seem to have support from various agencies also, as may
> the Bay Area one.
>
> I'd imagine that, just like hackspaces, you could operate/fund a fablab
> various ways. If you can get funding and/or space etc it could be free like
> Electron Club, or you could take an approach similar to London Hackspace
> and
> charge a monthly subscription. Obviously bearing in mind that the tooling:
>
> - is likely to be much more expensive
> - could be easier to cause costly damage if careless
> - will consume more electricity (some may need 3-phase)
>
> You might need insurance given the risks, e.g. the classic hair/necktie
> caught in a lathe or pedestal drill. And would almost certainly need to
> organise induction for people. Might need to do COSHH assessments and other
> H&S stuff for machine oils, cutting pastes and brazing fluxes etc.
>
> That said you could probably just have a shed somewhere with a few small
> donated machine tools in it. If it's just a few friends... I suppose it
> really depends how ambitious and open it will be.
>
> My personal opinion is that every city and medium sized town ought to have
> one provided as a public service and operated like a library. But this
> isn't
> likely any time soon!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Andrew
>
> [1] http://www.techshop.ws/Join_Now.html
>
>
> > I am thinking of doing some web based video interviews with other fab lab
> > organisers to
> > leearn their knowhow and model
> >
> > whatdyathink?
> >
> > P
> >
> > On Sun, Oct 3, 2010 at 8:23 PM, Roy Mohan Shearer <fy81le at googlemail.com<http://uk.mc866.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=fy81le@googlemail.com>
> >wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Paola,
> > >
> > > Please do join us at
> > > http://groups.google.co.uk/group/glasgowfablabs
> > > and check out/add to the research pages there. Myself and Bruce are
> > > plugging away at things as much as we can but only have limited time
> > > so more help/ideas are always appreciated. There is indeed a demand
> > > for a fablab here, just need to figure out the wheres, whats and hows.
> > >
> > > Roy Mohan Shearer
> > > (post-)Industrial Designer
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> > > On 3 October 2010 14:05, Martin McGrath <mcgrath.martin at gmail.com<http://uk.mc866.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=mcgrath.martin@gmail.com>>
> wrote:
> > > > Paola,
> > > >
> > > > See http://www.electronclub.org/doku.php?id=groups:glasgow_fablab
> > > >
> > > > Cheers
> > > >
> > > > On 3 October 2010 13:52, Paola Di Maio <paola.dimaio at gmail.com<http://uk.mc866.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=paola.dimaio@gmail.com>>
> wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >> Just got back from a trip to Holland where I came  came across
> FabLab
> > > >>  Nederlands
> > > >> I am starting some research there
> > > >> Somewhat related to electron agends , thought i'd ping this
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > >
> http://www.iom3.org/news/fabricating-feedom-uks-first-fab-lab-opens-manchester
> > > >> Could electron host a fablab instance for Scotland? would be
> interested
> > > to
> > > >> help to make it happen
> > > >> cheers
> > > >> PDM
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