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Hopefully all of them around Australia aren't like this, but I have heard this same view from many people independently
What a great (and much healthier alternative) to pubs. I live in a small house in a small city, and one thing I don't like about it is that I have no place to put bigger machines, like a table-saw, CNC router, plot-machine, etc... I'd love to have a place where I can learn woodworking, painting,... from the local community. Maybe I should try to set something like this up. :)
They exist in most places as makerspaces. Only problem is they are quite expensive making them inaccessible to anyone but the most avid maker. I’m not really sure what could be done about it though since the machines and floor space is inherently quite expensive. Seems like something that should be somewhat government run like libraries to promote socialising.
Maybe start a system where people could lend their devices to the space, so they could earn some money on them long term. Depending of the initial cost of a device, I'd pay 10EUR-20EUR every time I'd use a special device. 10% of the profit goes to the makerspace, 90% to the device-lender. With 50-100 uses, you'd start making money. I could see something like this work.
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They exist in most places as makerspaces. Only problem is they are quite expensive making them inaccessible to anyone but the most avid maker. I’m not really sure what could be done about it though since the machines and floor space is inherently quite expensive. Seems like something that should be somewhat government run like libraries to promote socialising.
If I'd start a non-profit organisation, I could ask the government for grants probably. Maybe start a system where people could lend their devices to the space, so they could earn some money on them long term. Depending of the initial cost of a device, I'd pay 10EUR-20EUR every time I'd use a special device. 10% of the profit goes to the makerspace, 90% to the device-lender. With 50-100 uses, you'd start making money…
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On that note, if anyone knows of good potential locations for a large Makerspace in Brisbane, Australia... "Hackerspace Brisbane" (HSBNE) is looking for a new home:
https://www.facebook.com/HSBNE/posts/pfbid0iAakLGAK39h8qDA7N...
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This is kind of insulting. Australia does not have domestic violence shelters for men (first very small opened two years ago), but there are "sheds", where you are allowed to work while healing! Even dogs get more resources!
Honestly asking, as I'm not understanding where there's an insult in any of it.
It's a shame that what was a good idea of having a space and community for all men really just turned into the space for that 5-10 year window for guys that are retired but not yet ready to spend their day in a nursing home. At least where I am they have a reputation for being filled with oldies that are a little slow and not friendly to plain hostile. Hopefully all of them around Australia aren't like this, but I ha…
Could never get a job anywhere. Never knew how to get a job, turned down by almost everything, then I heard one of the men's shed was doing some charity bike repair thing.
I figured I had nothing else to do, and chatted with one of the blokes, who had a brother that needed some IT help, and from there I was able to build up.
But exceedingly rare case, I'm aware
What a great (and much healthier alternative) to pubs. I live in a small house in a small city, and one thing I don't like about it is that I have no place to put bigger machines, like a table-saw, CNC router, plot-machine, etc... I'd love to have a place where I can learn woodworking, painting,... from the local community. Maybe I should try to set something like this up. :)
They exist in most places as makerspaces. Only problem is they are quite expensive making them inaccessible to anyone but the most avid maker. I’m not really sure what could be done about it though since the machines and floor space is inherently quite expensive. Seems like something that should be somewhat government run like libraries to promote socialising.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bdws0rrfK6I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3p1mQvyA7NE
others have a central interest (bookbinding | restoring ferries) and get grants based on the projects they undertake.
In the Australian rural district I'm in the local Men's Shed is more of a community shed (plenty of women using the space, doing related work, etc) with a lot of the equipment and land being pooled from the fully and semi retired who use the shed.
I have a tangential computer IT support|consult involvement, donate a bit of free time to give advice, and gave them a 48 TB NAS for pooling DVD collections of days gone by.
Also drones, gps, tractor hacking, etc.
But not so long ago, I saw an article about women trying to open a similar shed but finding there was a funding program which was specifically only able to men's sheds. I'm surprised they can get away with it.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-21/huon-she-shed-project...
"While the local men's shed welcomes women, Ms Reardon said there were many women who wanted their own space."
It gets stranger and stranger.
I've always wondered why they need to be so sexist. Is it so terrible to have women around? But not so long ago, I saw an article about women trying to open a similar shed but finding there was a funding program which was specifically only able to men's sheds. I'm surprised they can get away with it. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-21/huon-she-shed-project... "While the local men's shed welcomes women, Ms Reardon…
Compare money that goes towards women's only shelters, organizations and charities. With money spend on those "sheds". Even dog shelters have better funding!
This is kind of insulting. Australia does not have domestic violence shelters for men (first very small opened two years ago), but there are "sheds", where you are allowed to work while healing! Even dogs get more resources!
Where's the insult? Honestly asking, as I'm not understanding where there's an insult in any of it.
If woman is in trouble, she gets hotline, accommodation and all sort of services for free. If men is in trouble, he can build furniture!