New Studio! (Patreon)

After moving out of my rented warehouse in September, I haven't really had a workspace. I crammed way too many tools into my garage and then jammed the rest of my tools and small parts into shipping containers. I thought it might be OK, but it has been a very inefficient setup for getting projects done.

The shipping containers turned out to be the Achilles heel of the setup. I now see them as a good approximation for a black hole. They are tight and extremely difficult to search. This means that stuff goes in, but it never comes out.

But speaking of space, I am really excited to finally HAVE SPACE!

I've decided to rent a different warehouse to act as a sort of shop/studio for making videos. It's very similar to the last space that I was renting except for:

A) the warehouse has AC which will keep me from boiling and being really sweaty on camera and B) It has a nice little office area that will allow me to hire help with the videos.

I've resisted the idea of hiring, but after tracking how much time I spend doing stuff that someone could easily help me do, I've had a change of heart. At the moment I'm looking for help with logistics, operations, and testing. Stuff like ordering & returning materials, responding to email, and helping when I have to test something for 10 hours straight. I still plan to continue to do 100% of the engineering and video production, though this idea really excites me as I think it will allow me to go almost twice as fast!

Things have been pretty hectic the past 6 months. Between the moving, shoplessness and lots of other stuff going on with life I've not been able to complete projects as fast as usual. I hope this new space will mark a return to normalcy!

I'll share more as I start packing it full of stuff. Especially in the discord. Thank you so much for the support!

- Shane