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| - My experience is that the concept and execution are impressive. It is well lit, clean, and spacious. The location in Bakery Square is perfect. The employees that I have dealt with have been incredibly helpful, polite, and enthusiastic. The experience reminds me of an uncrowded Apple store in a super clean industrial setting with a serious "Wow!" factor. Before I finished the tour, I was already thinking of a bunch of projects to do.
In order to use the machines you have to take a class to learn proper use and safety issues. The classes are not cheap but are entirely in line with the understanding that you are getting highly personalized training to use expensive machines that require maintenance. I learned to use computer driven laser etching/cutting equipment to create incredible etched bottle labels and mugs. Buying the equipment to do this including laser, computer, exhaust system, and accessories would be around $40k, not to mention the hours setting up, teaching myself, troubleshooting software, and figuring out how to maintain the system. Without TechShop, there is no way I would be doing this.
If you have any interest at all in learning to to use some amazing equipment, or are looking for an incredible gift for somebody, do yourself a favor and stop by. Tours are being conducted constantly and are really interesting.
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