[KwartzLab] Getting a larger space, renting storage rooms for members -- thoughts?

[Bob DeGregory]

I wasn't advocating public storage, I was simply sharing information about
construction methods and responding to other's suggestions regarding public
facing initiativ es.

On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 10:55 AM, doug moen <doug at moens.org> wrote:

> Hi Bob. At Kwartzlab, we are trying to create a diverse community of
> Makers who work on their own projects, but who also hang out together,
> collaborate, etc. One way to bring people into our community is to
> provide facilities to support the making of things, including a
> community workshop, and now, dedicated space for ongoing projects. I
> don't think we want to get into the "public storage locker" business.
> We aren't going to allow inappropriate use of our space just to raise
> money. That's not the intent, and there should be an acceptable use
> policy associated with these new facilities to discourage "public
> storage locker" mentality, as well as policies on what happens to
> dedicated space when the member goes AWOL/stops paying membership
> dues.
>
> Doug.
>
> On 16 November 2012 10:36, Bob DeGregory <bob.degregory at gmail.com> wrote:
> > "You might get the general public renting such a space for a short while
> > too.  Maybe something like this is already available, but I'm not aware
> > of it."
> >
> > I've been informally following the public shared space concept for many
> > years in multiple locations (Hamilton/Burlington, Upstate NY-several
> > locations, and now K-W Guelph to name the ones where I've lived.). In
> terms
> > of workspace, those folks who have tried to build a business on what I
> would
> > characterize as a revolving door model don't seem to enjoy much
> longevity.
> > Conversely, storage facilities (which some customers work out of to a
> > limited extent) tend to do well, but require economies of scale that we
> > aren't likely to see.
> >
> > Please do not interpret this as a thumbs-down on the idea Ben/Darcy
> et.al.
> > are exploring. I'm just saying the niche we are most likely to be
> successful
> > focussing opon will exclude 99% of public.
> >
> > On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 9:53 AM, Chris Frey <cdfrey at foursquare.net>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 08:44:51PM -0500, Kyle Spaans wrote:
> >> > On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 07:36:49PM -0500, Ben Brown wrote:
> >> > > Just off the top, who would be interested in say, renting a 8x8'
> space
> >> > > for $100/mo to keep large projects in? (aside from me).
> >> >
> >> > I can't say that I have a pressing need for that kind of storage
> space,
> >> > but I
> >> > think it's a nice compromise for getting us more space.
> >>
> >> I don't think storage is the only application.  If there's space to
> >> put, say, a car, then it could be used as a self-repair garage too.
> >>
> >> You might get the general public renting such a space for a short while
> >> too.  Maybe something like this is already available, but I'm not aware
> >> of it.
> >>
> >> - Chris
> >>
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> Discuss mailing list
> >> Discuss at kwartzlab.ca
> >> http://kwartzlab.ca/mailman/listinfo/discuss_kwartzlab.ca
> >
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Discuss mailing list
> > Discuss at kwartzlab.ca
> > http://kwartzlab.ca/mailman/listinfo/discuss_kwartzlab.ca
> >
>
> _______________________________________________
> Discuss mailing list
> Discuss at kwartzlab.ca
> http://kwartzlab.ca/mailman/listinfo/discuss_kwartzlab.ca
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://kwartzlab.ca/pipermail/discuss_kwartzlab.ca/attachments/20121116/d229e467/attachment-0001.html>