Tech Shop Opens Its Sixth US Location In Austin TX
Hey Texans, your state just got a whole lot Make-ier. Our friends at Tech Shop, who already have five locations (three in California, one in North Carolina, and one in Michigan) are about to launch their sixth location. The Round Rock, TX location, just north of Austin, features 17,000 square feet of tools and learning spaces for members to explore their brilliant ideas. Tech Shop and MakerBot have a great history together. In fact, that’s a picture of three of our staff members and a MakerBot Replicator at a Tech Shop above.
Here’s some background information if you’re not familiar with this cool company.
TechShop is a do-it-yourself workshop, sort of like a fitness club, that offers its members access to a complete range of tools and equipment, software, classes, personal coaching, and access to other creative people so you can build the things you have always wanted to make. Membership is about $125 a month, and classes start at around $50. They currently have over 5,000 active members system-wide.
The TechShop team is throwing a TechShop Austin-Round Rock Pre-Opening Party this Friday and Saturday, and they invite everyone in the Austin and Round Rock area who is interested in making things to attend.
Several awesome companies have been formed inside Tech Shop locations, and it is exciting to see them growing into a whole new region. If you want to get in on this free event tonight and learn more about Tech Shop, head over to their page.
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Guy Charbonneau
I hope that $125 a month is a typo. Maybe a year!
Martin Bogomolni
Looooong before TechShop came into town, there has always been:
ATX HACKERSPACE : http://www.atxhs.org
Yep, Austin has had it’s own great, growing hackerspace since 2009. You can find us near 35 and 183, with over one hundred members (and growing!)
We’ve got 3D printers, a 60 Watt 32″x18″ laser cutter, big lathes, CNC Mill, and all the classes you need to learn how to use them.
What’s better? We’re only $55/mo… $50/mo if you’re on auto-pay.
What’s better than THAT? Learning to use our laser cutter is $15 … and we don’t charge a dime to use it. Yep.. the laser cutter is FREE to use for members.
So, nope Guy, that $125/mo isn’t a typo. In fact, without a yearly commitment, TechShop is $175 a mo!
ATX Hackerspace is moving from our old 1200sqft location (on Rutherford) to a brand new 7500 sqft facility full of geek-and-make goodness.
So, come on down!
-M
Founder/Treasurer
ATX Hackerspace