As it approaches its 10th anniversary next year, The Bodgery has a new governing strategy designed to propel the makerspace’s evolution as a community workshop for “tinkerers, makers, hackers, educators, scientists, artists and crafters.”
That means The Bodgery is accepting new members again, regardless of skill level or experience. For a monthly fee of $50 ($25 for students, seniors, additional family members and some special cases), members receive 24/7 key-fob access to a woodshop, a metal shop, computer numerically controlled (CNC) machines, electronics equipment, laser cutters and 3D printers, as well as spaces for machining, jewelry making, glassworks and more.
“There are a lot more people getting apartments in Madison, and I think that trend is only going to increase,” says Timm Murray, an electronics, woodworking and 3D printing hobbyist who has…