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Ask HN: Advice for Starting a Hacker Space?

35 points pkdpic | 5 comments | 06 Jul 25 00:53 UTC | HN request time: 0.208s | source

Was very inspired by a hacker space on a trip to Seattle. In Sacramento CA where we used to have an amazing enormous space "Hacker Lab". We still have one but it's more crafts oriented which is fine but trying to think about a more computer-oriented one for kids specifically. Thinking about overhauling our garage to be a space for my kid's / kid's friend's little nascent computer club and feeling it out from there. Just wondering if people have any wisdom / advice.
1. kulahan ◴[06 Jul 25 03:32 UTC] No.44477607[source]▶
You might be able to hook up with your local library. You could donate a major tool or two if they already have one - many do, at least in large towns and up.
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2. pkdpic ◴[06 Jul 25 08:47 UTC] No.44478963[source]▶
Wait donate as in giving them a 3D printer or something similar and having it stay available there as a sharable tool?
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3. kulahan ◴[06 Jul 25 22:29 UTC] No.44484694[source]▶
A shareable tool.
4. kulahan ◴[07 Jul 25 01:30 UTC] No.44485833[source]▶
I misread this with my other comment response, sorry - yes, donate them a tool which anyone can use. That’s kinda the thing with these spaces - they provide the things that are much too expensive to supply for everyone individually. If you stop by with $1500, you can add an amazing tool to an already amazing collection, or you can get like 5 small things for the house. Definitely most efficient to provide it for the library!
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5. pkdpic ◴[07 Jul 25 05:08 UTC] No.44486936{3}[source]▶
Nice, yes I'm such a huge fan of those library-run maker spaces. We need hundreds more imho.