[MacFan]

Yea, this isn't tool rental, it's bring your stuff over and work on it sort of thing. Once we have the shop going, we might consider equipment loans for special tools. For the stuff we do in our loft, it's no charge, just bring your own materials. I have an electric brad nailer but it doesn't work very well. But we're probably buying a compressor soon for the laser engraver we're getting in advance of the shop opening, and once we have a compressor, we may as well get some pneumatic nailers to go with it.

There are a couple shops like this already (Sawdust Shop, Techshop) and lots of clubs that run non profit locations. There will be a legal disclaimer. For any tools that can hurt you or you can hurt the tool, there is a mandatory safety class you have to pass. If all goes according to plan, you'll need to scan your ID card at each machine before powering on so we will know whether you've passed the class or not. Hand tools will probably be checked out and returned so we can ensure pieces aren't lost. We will obviously have insurance as well.

We haven't learned how to do a financial model yet, so we don't know what we will need to charge here, but it won't be hourly, the idea is that it's a monthly or yearly subscription, but a day option will be available so you can try it out.

Michael