[sdiy] What is DIY? (was Re: Digital delay memory)

[john slee]

Yeah, that's the other approach to it, and it's a good one. But it
necessarily sacrifices some of the DIYness.

OTOH I have 24x7 access to the hackerspace here — something that's
certainly not granted to all members! — and (being a fairly
experienced/trusted user of it) can use the laser whenever I want, no need
to have anyone else present or coordinate my visits to the space. This also
lets me open the space up for other people (that don't have 24x7 access) to
visit, of course.

I think on balance I prefer the community/DIY-oriented nature of the space
here.

John

On 5 May 2016 at 07:38, Brian Willoughby <brianw at audiobanshee.com> wrote:

>
> On Apr 29, 2016, at 4:09 PM, john slee <indigoid at oldcorollas.org> wrote:
> > It's not without its downsides, though. Owning your own equipment means
> you alone are responsible for its operating condition... Often stuff in
> hackerspaces cops a bit of abuse. I have to revalidate my laser settings
> every time I visit the space in case something changed, eg. someone
> realigned (for better or worse) the cutting bed.
>
> We're lucky here in Seattle to have Metrix Create:Space. They calibrate
> the laser before every run, and they don't allow customers to operate the
> lasers. Considering that a lot of their gear is hundreds of thousands of
> dollars, it makes sense that they wouldn't allow just anyone to walk up and
> poke around. However, the coffee machine say unused for a while until
> someone fixed it. I guess their priorities are more for the tech and less
> for the accoutrements.
>
> Brian
>
>
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