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!Makerspace
!Member Pricing Model
!Alt. Income
!Community Differences
!Physical Space
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| Arch Reactor - St. Louis
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* Community Member: No dues, can only use public mailing list/forums and visit the public "lounge" area of the space.
* Supporting Member: Dues are $15 per month, can use the public area lounge, some voting rights, and may have access to private areas/materials when full members are available.
* Full Member: Dues are $45 per month, can use all areas of the space 24/7, full voting rights.

Full members must also contribute 2 hours of community service at the facility a month.
| Receives multithousand grants from local engineering business
| Community seemed active and healthy, hobbyist oriented (vs. business product fabrication oriented)
| 3 Stories and a basement for $1000 a month.  More space than they could use, an entire floor in their warehouse left empty.
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| ATX - Austin, TX
| $75 base membership fee
| Added co-op space for additional $100+ on top of $75 base.  Provided a small cubicle which seemed to be primarily utilized by members whose remote businesses required them to have a physical desk, whether they used it or not.  They mentioned their large format laser cutter was something they sold time on to professionals, and it was a cash cow.
| Community seemed more business product fabrication oriented.  It felt like there was a tension between the business maker lifestyle members and the hobbyists.
| Multiple air conditioned rooms with the option to expand.  Seemed like they were able to get a good place to rent by not being in central Austin.  Large shop floor.
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