The main thing I miss from Techshop is access to a laser cutter. There are an incredible variety of amazing, extremely professional-looking things you can build quickly from craft-grade plywood, a laser cutter, some wood glue, and your favorite wood finish.
Any leads to one in the bay area? I have several friends with access to one which is fine for one-off jobs, but I don't want to keep bugging them to have to use them regularly. I'd rather have some kind of pay-per-hour system where I can access the building and cutter directly and not feel bad about using it regularly, and without having to interrupt friends' work schedules.
Ideally it should be less than techshop's steep $170 a month since I really only need a laser cutter, and maybe for only about 3-5 hours a month.
