Shop Fees - TinkerMill

PAY SHOP FEES

Shop Fee Payments

Shop fees can also be paid on-site using the following methods:

Place cash in the blue boxes (use envelopes to label)
iPad kiosk in the member office for CC transactions
Venmo: @tinkermill

About Shop Fees

TinkerMill is one of the largest makerspaces while also being one of the most affordable. And we accomplish this by our unique fee structure. Your membership dues were paid when you joined online, and that is a monthly subscription – set it and forget it. This membership really only covers our entrance to the building and Slack access. Beyond membership, you will pay for classes as well. This will pay the instructor for their time while also investing in the maintenance of that machine.

We also have an honor system of usage and consumable fees. The prices for each shop can vary, and that info is available on each shop’s webpage on this website, or they can be found on the blue boxes in each specific shop. For example, the woodshop asks for $2/hr, $5/day, or $30/month. But the ShopBot as well as the 80 watt laser cutter are $10/hr always. Blacksmithing because of the propane usage is $8/hr always. Find the complete list of shop fees below.

Please pay on site when you use a shop using the methods listed above. The money that you spend in the shop, both classes and fees, go directly to that shop. It’s unlikely that as a member you need access to EVERYTHING that is here. With this structure you are putting your money where you are spending your time. These funds will help sustain those shop areas.

Blacksmithing: $8/hr – this include your cost for forge gas.

Electronics & Robotics: $1/day, $10/month

Flameworking: $5/10 bar (you will learn this procedure in your certification class).

Foundry: $3/hr, $5/day, $12/week, or $30/month (+Propane is $5 per hour when actively using the furnace).

Ink & Vinyl:

$10/half day, $15/day
Graphtec/Cricut: $2/hour
(available consumables available for inks and emulsions at $.05/gram, vinyl and stencil film at $1/sq ft, and plotter paper at $0.10/linear ft)

Machine Shop: $2/hr, $5/day, $20/month

Metalcraft, Jewelry, & Lapidary: $10/day, $50/month, $400/year

Paint Shop: $3/hour, $6/day, $20/week

Pottery: $2/hour, $5/day, $15/week, $30/month, $240/year

Rapid Prototyping:

Laser Cutter – $10/hr
FDM 3D Printer Filament – $0.10/gram, or $0.06/gram if you use your own filament *(this covers machine ware/maintenance)
Resin – $0.10/mL, or $0.06/gram if you use your own resin *(this covers machine ware/maintenance)
BIG 60 3D Printer: $15/day of print time (+BYO filament)

Stained Glass: $2/day, $20/week, $80/month

Textiles: $2/hour, $5/day, $15/week, $30/month

Welding:

NW Welding bay (outdoor)
$10/hour for the welder when MIG or TIG Welder is in use (gas & MIG wire)
- For use of the outside space, belt sanders, chop saws, bandsaw blades, and other
  consumables (That TM supplies):
  $5/day, or
  $20/month
Indoor Welding Bay “W” (must follow all policies linked here and submit a quiz to gain access to and to use this space)
- Usage fees for Bay “W” are for the space and then additionally any TinkerMill MIG or TIG use.
- $5/hour for the space
- $75/day for the space (14 hours max) *We’re capping the day at 14 hours max because working while tired can lead to accidents, this is for your safety.
- $130 for two consecutive days for the space (28 hours max, where you are allowed to leave your project overnight, and then finish it uninterrupted on your second day)
- *this does not include your use of TinkerMill’s MIG and TIG welders

Woodshop: $2/hour, $5/day, $30/month *ShopBot: $10/hour (*if using the ShopBot, only pay ShopBot fees, no need to pay Woodshop fees as well).

PAY SHOP FEES

Shop Fee Payments

About Shop Fees

“We are a volunteer-driven organization that provides space, equipment, and community, empowering people on the Front Range to make, learn, and grow.”

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