Tour Houston's Texas-Sized Hackerspace (Video 1 of 2)

Posted by timothy on Thursday October 3, 2013 @07:44AM from the power-tools-make-me-quiver-with-joy dept.

That things are bigger in Texas is sometimes more than just a cliche. A few weeks ago, on the way to LinuxCon, I stopped by what is certainly the biggest hackerspace that I've ever seen; is it the biggest in the world? Whatever the answer is to that, Houston's TX/RX Labs is not just big — it's busy, and booked. Unlike some spaces we've highlighted here before (like Seattle's Metrix:CreateSpace and Brooklyn's GenSpace), TX/RX Labs has room and year-round sunshine enough to contemplate putting a multi-kilowatt solar array in the backyard. Besides an array of CNC machines, 3-D printers, and both wood- and metal-working equipment, TX/RX has workbenches available for members to rent. (These are serious workspaces, made in-house of poured concrete and welded steel tubing.) Member Steve Cameron showed me around, but TX/RX Labs is so large that we broke the tour into two parts, with the other one set to display next week.

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You lost me at Houston. by whargoul · 2013-10-03 08:13 · Score: 3, Funny

The only thing worse than being in Houston is driving to Houston.
Re:Not the biggest by Khyber · 2013-10-03 09:34 · Score: 1, Funny

Everything's bigger in Texas. Even our lies.
After all, we got Bush, Jr. living here.

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