So i saw this thread in the NW section:
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...10#post8487710

This company called Techshop is going to be opening a location in LA in mid 2009. Pretty much you pay either a daily fee of $30 Monthly fee of $125 or an annual of $1200 and you have access to all their tools and computer programs and Professional assistance. This way, you dont have to go to a Fab company and say i got an idea for this, but i cant make it...( IE you wont have to pay $100+ an hour for a custom peice)

here is the website: http://techshop.ws/

Open til midnight. Oh yeah!

they even have classes to help you learn how to use the machines, and other great subjects:
http://techshop.ws/take_classes.html

here is a class for all you ricers "How To Make Things out of Carbon Fiber"

Pretty ******* cool. i cant wait til they open shop locally!

 

Military hobby shop has about the same thing and it's only 5$ to enter foo

 

link?

 

i have the software, i just don't have the all the machines (our drill press has come in handy) to make what i want, but i'm always trying to come up with some stuff, sounds cool

 

you using solid works Eric?

 

well I know they have one in SD but i donno about you LA peeps

http://www.mwrtoday.com/Sandiego/hobbies.htm

It's right across the street from the gym and the other side of the base is a cheap military gas station.

 

LA folks have the one in wackyracers backyard the yard is cheap seven-eleven station that always have a happy ending.

 

I'm sooo there when this place opens. I can't tell you how long I've wanted to see a shop like this open. (I live in an apartment so I don't have ANY freaking room for building -- FINALLY!)

 

i think i would wait, til i had a few really good ideas, then buy the one month membership, and try to bang out like 3-4 projects at a time.