For real though, I've been away starting a makerspace in an abandoned mattress factory with my local anarchist group.
Grilled pineapple is so fucking good. Grilled cabbage too. I’m ready for summer
its best not to dwell on it. what kind of printers are you putting in the space?
Having struggled with a cheap chinese reprap delta printer - a bog standard production FDM printer like a Prusa for the bulk of them. I'd also want an SLA printer. At the same time I want to have a bunch of experimental ones like laser sinched metal, an infinite Z printer, something with a massive printbed.
Though - the factory came with a full wood workshop, and the biggest bandsaw I've ever seen. However it's going to be a while, because most of the copper wire was stolen and we have to rerun a lot of electrical.
Before you even think of getting a 3D sintering machine, seriously consider getting a lathe and milling table. There's a reason these these two kinds of machines are the foundation of the manufacturing industry. Yeah, they're more expensive than a 3D printer, but if you shop for used, manual equipment they're not ludicrously more expensive. Something like an old Bridgeport mill or a Hardinge turret lathe can hold great tolerances and make a lot of useful stuff.
It came with a wood lathe - no milling machine that I saw though. I'll still need to get a metal lathe and milling machine. We have more than enough bandsaws and drillpresses though.
