4/ In general, I hear a lot of "you're doing this wrong" from people who are d̶o̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶d̶i̶f̶f̶e̶r̶e̶n̶t̶l̶y̶ not doing it at all.
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5/ I've heard many people who * don't have a shop * don't even belong to a hackerspace tell me that I should have a hackerspace instead
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6/ This is because they are proposing to optimize my life in a direction that would be optimal for them. Usually saving $$$.
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7/ Trust me, I'm not a dummy. If I cared to optimize on axis X, I'd figure out the smart ways to optimize on axis X.
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8/ Corollary: if I am doing something that is very non-optimal on axis X, it's almost certainly bc I don't care (much) about axis X.
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9/ Is having your own workshop expensive? Yes, it is. * lathe $3k * tablesaw $3k * milling machine $2k * welder + gear $3k * etc.
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10/ I expect that I've prob spent around $50k outfitting my workshop. I grok that $200/mo buys me access to a hackerspace.
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11/ So for what I've spent, I could have a lifetime subscription, plus power / water / etc. BUT when I want to fix a chair at 9pm and need
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12/ A few nuts, a drill, a tap, a tap holder, some tapping fluid, etc. Those things are 20 feet away, and no one has moved them.
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