Originally Posted by
scottbr
I've been talking to a few more people about this - including a bloke who was involved in MakerSpace near me in Sydney. You will recall it had the monthly membership model. It took a lot of work keeping track of people a big proportion of the people who joined had ambitions that outstripped their abilities. That meant they were needy and the machines were mistreated. MakerSpace is also run as a NFP, unlike SANE in Adelaide which looks like it has more money behind it.
My current thought is to find two furniture makers just starting out who might like access to a shed in the Inner West for $150 each per week. They will have their own hand tools, but use my machines. I won't require them to sign a lease, so it won't be an onerous commitment for them. They will tend to use the space during on weekdays, which will mean I can use it in the evenings and on weekends. I had this idea after a chat with a friend of a friend who just finished at the Sturt school. It's interesting that Sturt don't do any business or marketing training, so I'll help the resident makers with that.
I am yet to investigate insurance beyond public liability which I have, but I'm thinking it might be possible for the two makers to have their own insurance and give me a copy of the certificate of currency.
Your thoughts?