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TINKER Bristol Makerspace General Membership Full Survey

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The Tinker|Bristol team plans to create an innovative and collaborative environment that serves the entire East Bay community, which is why your feedback and participation is critical. Whether you are an entrepreneur or hobbyist, an established business or a start-up, a retiree or a teenager, this will be your home for making things. A place to meet and swap ideas. A place to tackle and solve problems. A place to create new products, launch new businesses, teach new skills and create new jobs.

Tinker|Bristol is for you. If you had affordable access to shared space, equipment, and expertise, what would you make? Join the Industrial Re-Revolution!!

We want to hear from you.

1. We need some Demographic information to help us not only plan TINKER's evolution, but to see who are the people that are going to make up this new community. Please fill in as much as you feel comfortable with!

Space Cell	Under 20	20-30	30-50	50-65	65+
Age Range

2. Are you...?

Space Cell	Male	Female
Gender

3. What is your level of schooling?

Space Cell	High School	College	Trade Certification	Professional / Advanced Degree
Schooling

4. Are you interested in a Family Membership?

Space Cell	Yes	No	Possibly	Depends on Cost
Bringing the Family

5. Would you bring your kids along?

Space Cell	Yes	No	Possibly	Depends on Safety
Kids coming

6. If you joined our Makerspace, you would be joining it for? (you can choose more than one option!)

Space Cell	Hobby	Professional Development	Education	Career Change	Starting a Company
Joining for	Hobby	Professional Development	Education	Career Change	Starting a Company

7. What is the best way YOU like to get updates and information? (you can choose more than one option!)

Space Cell	Pushed to Phone / Text	Email notices	Face Book page	Twitter	Read Blog / TINKER site
How to Contact	Pushed to Phone / Text	Email notices	Face Book page	Twitter	Read Blog / TINKER site

8. How far would you travel to get to your *dream* facility?

Space Cell	Walk / Bike	Drive 10-20 minutes	20 - 30 minutes	30 - 40 minutes	Drive across the State
How far would you go	Walk / Bike	Drive 10-20 minutes	20 - 30 minutes	30 - 40 minutes	Drive across the State

9. How would you get here?

Space Cell	Walk	Bike	Bus (RIPTA)	University Shuttle / Bus	Drive
Transit Method	Walk	Bike	Bus (RIPTA)	University Shuttle / Bus	Drive

10. Where do you live?

Space Cell	Bristol	Warren	Tiverton / Fall River	Aquidneck Island	Providence Metro Area	Other RI	Other MA
Coming from	Bristol	Warren	Tiverton / Fall River	Aquidneck Island	Providence Metro Area	Other RI	Other MA

11. How would you describe yourself?

An entrepreneur looking to launch a new business
Fine artist looking for a studio space / access to tools
Craftsperson looking to extend their craft
Hard-core Hobbyist
Weekend warrior doing projects with their children
Teacher looking to take on new students
Looking to expand my horizons
Just curious

12. Now for some Time / Access questions - WHEN will we have TINKER open and How will you get in. When would YOU like to use the facility?

Space Cell	Daily	Some Days in the Week	Weekly	Monthly
When

13. Would you prefer to purchase Books of Day Passes?

Space Cell	Yes	No	If I get a multi-pass discount
How

14. Would you prefer to just to pay for a monthly (or annual) membership?

Space Cell	Yes	No	If I got an annual membership discount
How

15. How many days a week do you think you might be here?

Space Cell	Only a few times a month	1	2	3	5	6+
How often

16. Would you ONLY use it...?

Space Cell	During Daytime hrs	During Evening / Night hrs	Weekends only	...or ANY time!
When

17. Would you pay extra for 24/7 access?

Space Cell	Yes	No	Depends on Price	Depends on Security
24/7?

18. Would you feel comfortable with only video security and electronic access control during off hours? (Or would you prefer a staff member there at all times users are present?)

Space Cell	Yes	No	Staff should be present when Members are there
24/7?

19. Now for the MONEY questions - how do we keep TINKER Sustainable and Viable. You would prefer to pay your membership...

Space Cell	Annual	Monthly	Day Passes
Fee timeframe

20. Would you purchase an Annual Membership?

Space Cell	Yes	No	Only if I got a pre-pay discount
Annual Fee

21. Would you pay $60/mo. for regular hours access OR $100/mo. for 24/7 Super User access?

Space Cell	Yes, and wow what a great deal!	Yes, this is a fair value	This is too high, I am not getting enough for my $	I would have a hard time affording this	No, this is way too expensive for me
Fee level

22. Would you volunteer time to be the Safety Monitor or Teach Classes or perform other Duties in exchange for a *reduced* monthly fee?

Space Cell	Yes, this would help me out	No, I just want to show up and do my thing	I might do this from time to time
Volunteer Discount

23. Even if you didn't get something specific out of it, would you still volunteer to help out with easy things like manning the information desk or handling general questions?

Space Cell	Yes	No	I might do this from time to time
Volunteering

24. Would you be interested in Teaching Safety Instruction or Running a Seminar or doing full Classes?

Space Cell	Yes	No	I might do this from time to time	Only if I got paid for my time
Volunteering

25. If you were Teaching or Instructing, AND you were to get paid, how much would you want per session? (these might last 30min to 2-3hrs)

Space Cell	Donations from attendees	Not less than $25	Not less than $50	Not less than $100	I would want a split of the Attendance Fee
Teaching Fees

26. Now for some SPACE questions! What does TINKER end up looking like and what areas should we have? How important are the following:

Space Cell	Not needed	Less important to have	Pretty important to have	MUST have this
Heavy-Duty Woodworking Tools
Heavy-Duty Metalworking Tools
Space for messy / wet / smelly things including liquids and chemicals
Fume Hoods or Paint Booths
Co-working areas (shared space for entrepreneurs and small businesses)
Clean-space work areas (crafting, sewing/cloth, delicate detail work)
Rapid Prototyping Area (3d Printers, CNC machines, CAD workstation, scanners)
Blacksmithing / Welding / Torching
Glass Blowing or Cermaic
Composites, Resins, Foaming, Moulding & Forming area
Electronics lab area - Arduino, Raspberry Pi, circuitry, home electrical appliance repair, signal testing, etc

27. User Profiling Questions - What Skills do you have? What are you interested in learning more about? What might you be open to teaching others about? Would you be a Safety Instructor / Monitor in this area? (Select any/all that apply!)

Space Cell	I can do this	I'd love to learn this	I can teach this	I can do the basic Safety Session here
Woodworking	I can do this	I'd love to learn this	I can teach this	I can do the basic Safety Session here
Metalworking	I can do this	I'd love to learn this	I can teach this	I can do the basic Safety Session here
Welding	I can do this	I'd love to learn this	I can teach this	I can do the basic Safety Session here
Advanced Welding / Brazing	I can do this	I'd love to learn this	I can teach this	I can do the basic Safety Session here
Plating or Etching	I can do this	I'd love to learn this	I can teach this	I can do the basic Safety Session here
CNC Machining	I can do this	I'd love to learn this	I can teach this	I can do the basic Safety Session here
Laser Cutting / Engraving	I can do this	I'd love to learn this	I can teach this	I can do the basic Safety Session here
Furniture Making	I can do this	I'd love to learn this	I can teach this	I can do the basic Safety Session here
Plumbing	I can do this	I'd love to learn this	I can teach this	I can do the basic Safety Session here
House or Higher volt Electrical	I can do this	I'd love to learn this	I can teach this	I can do the basic Safety Session here
Pneumatics or Hydraulics	I can do this	I'd love to learn this	I can teach this	I can do the basic Safety Session here

28. Artistic endeavours! (Select any/all that apply!)

Space Cell	I can do this	I'd love to learn this	I can teach this	I can do the basic Safety Session here
Sewing / Quilting	I can do this	I'd love to learn this	I can teach this	I can do the basic Safety Session here
Heavy-duty sewing (sail, leather, etc)	I can do this	I'd love to learn this	I can teach this	I can do the basic Safety Session here
Upholstery	I can do this	I'd love to learn this	I can teach this	I can do the basic Safety Session here
Fiber Crafts (knitting, felting, etc)	I can do this	I'd love to learn this	I can teach this	I can do the basic Safety Session here
Pottery / Ceramics	I can do this	I'd love to learn this	I can teach this	I can do the basic Safety Session here
Glassblowing	I can do this	I'd love to learn this	I can teach this	I can do the basic Safety Session here
Jewelry / Smithing	I can do this	I'd love to learn this	I can teach this	I can do the basic Safety Session here
Silk-screening / Dyeing	I can do this	I'd love to learn this	I can teach this	I can do the basic Safety Session here
Musical Instrument fabrication or repair	I can do this	I'd love to learn this	I can teach this	I can do the basic Safety Session here
Theatre or Videography	I can do this	I'd love to learn this	I can teach this	I can do the basic Safety Session here
Photography (equipment, printing, darkroom)	I can do this	I'd love to learn this	I can teach this	I can do the basic Safety Session here

29. Technical Skills! (Select any/all that apply!)

Space Cell	I can do this	I'd love to learn this	I can teach this	I can do the basic Safety Session here
Computer Programming / Coding	I can do this	I'd love to learn this	I can teach this	I can do the basic Safety Session here
Mobile / App Development	I can do this	I'd love to learn this	I can teach this	I can do the basic Safety Session here
Hardware / Software Interfaces	I can do this	I'd love to learn this	I can teach this	I can do the basic Safety Session here
HTML / Websites / Blogging	I can do this	I'd love to learn this	I can teach this	I can do the basic Safety Session here
CAD Drafting, 3D Modeling, Scanning	I can do this	I'd love to learn this	I can teach this	I can do the basic Safety Session here
Circuit Design / Hacking	I can do this	I'd love to learn this	I can teach this	I can do the basic Safety Session here
Electronics / motors repair or troubleshooting	I can do this	I'd love to learn this	I can teach this	I can do the basic Safety Session here
Chemistry	I can do this	I'd love to learn this	I can teach this	I can do the basic Safety Session here
Math / Physics	I can do this	I'd love to learn this	I can teach this	I can do the basic Safety Session here

30. Combined skill groups that meet specific needs for a Trade or Service (Select any/all that apply!)

Space Cell	I can do this	I'd love to learn this	I can teach this	I can do the basic Safety Session here
Composites Forming, Resins, Foam milling	I can do this	I'd love to learn this	I can teach this	I can do the basic Safety Session here
Auto / Marine Repair	I can do this	I'd love to learn this	I can teach this	I can do the basic Safety Session here
Consumer Electronics Repair / Troubleshooting	I can do this	I'd love to learn this	I can teach this	I can do the basic Safety Session here
Bicycle Repair	I can do this	I'd love to learn this	I can teach this	I can do the basic Safety Session here
Small Business Services / Entrepreneurship	I can do this	I'd love to learn this	I can teach this	I can do the basic Safety Session here
Social Media / Corporate Web Presence	I can do this	I'd love to learn this	I can teach this	I can do the basic Safety Session here
3D Modeling and Rapid Prototyping	I can do this	I'd love to learn this	I can teach this	I can do the basic Safety Session here
Micro-controllers including Raspberry Pi, Arduino, etc	I can do this	I'd love to learn this	I can teach this	I can do the basic Safety Session here
Fabric / Paper Circuitry	I can do this	I'd love to learn this	I can teach this	I can do the basic Safety Session here
Sculpture	I can do this	I'd love to learn this	I can teach this	I can do the basic Safety Session here
Product Packaging Design / Implementation	I can do this	I'd love to learn this	I can teach this	I can do the basic Safety Session here

31. THANK YOU for completing the survey to this point! We truly appreciate your feedback AND it helps us create the best possible place for you! If you do NOT want to share contact information, please feel free to skip down to the "Submit" button (but we would really appreciate your email address to get you updates!). We do promise NOT to sell or otherwise give away any personal information and we only collect this to build an interested-Maker list internally.

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