Open Tech Space

Today was the official unofficial opening of TechShop in Beaverton (http://portlandtechshop.com/). They have already been teaching some classes, and even though they only have about half of all the tools and equipment they hope to have, they decided to officially unofficially open. They are continuing the deal where if you join now, not only do you get a discount, but your membership doesn’t start ticking until they officially officially open! Already they have a fantastic woodshop, welding equipment, some metal shop stuff, and have recently added a sewing and fabric arts area. We have started adding tools to the electronics lab, including some soldering stations, a digital oscilloscope, and have received several donations from people of parts and components. About the only thing we need to start teaching classes is some comfortable stools to sit on (we have plenty of comfortable chairs, but they are a little low for our fantastic workbenches).