[rickydroll]

other examples of a successful maker spaces are Springfield Telescope Makers in VT and Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston. Both specialize in telescope making and observing. Both clubs have a pool of people will to teach, a core of people maintaining and developing observatories and the clubhouse, and best of all, cheap real estate. Now if we could just get that Harry Potter light putter-outer when it is clear.

[iancmceachern]

Those are both very cool, but I would argue they aren't maker spaces. They seem like telescope making clubs.

[rickydroll]

yes they are but they characterize one of the aspects of a successful maker space. Focus on a particular part of making. These clubs also have all the same tools plus some specialized ones that any maker space would have.