Searching for info about Nashville hope some one can help

[Ron Padilla]

There are some major cities in the country that have a community workshop so to speak, it is a place where you can go and rent the equipment that they have for projects that you might be working on.  That might have Photo equipment, Machine Shop tools like lathes and mills etc.  I am wondering is there might be such a facility in the Nashville area or some where in surrounding area.  I have a wood project that I want to work on that would call for a machinist lathe, if some one knows please let me know.

Thanks

Ron Padilla

[mike_f]

My son has used "Make Nashville" to complete a couple of projects:

 

http://makenashville.org/

[2.ooohhh]

Make Nashville is great, there's also Fort Houston.

http://forthouston.com/

[Ron Padilla]

Thanks I will look into that and see if they have what I need to work on my project !


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[monkeylizard]

Wow....those membership rates make me glad I have a garage of my own, and make me miss the dirt cheap rates at the military base hobby shops.

[Omega]

Have you checked Fort Campbell?  I know they have a shop, I don't know if they have the equipment you seek, but it may be worth a call. https://campbell.armymwr.com/programs/arts-and-crafts

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The spacious woodcraft shop is equipped with table saw, planer, joiner, radial arm saw, band saws, belt sanders, drill press, lathe and more. We also operate a resale area which stocks woods such as pine, oak, cherry and walnut.

Wood Shop Safety Class
Class fee: $10 which includes a 30 minute video followed by an introduction to the shop. This class is available during regular business hours until the last two hours of the day.
Day of class, shop users fee of $5 is waived.

 

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[monkeylizard]

+1 to that. If you have access to Ft. Campbell, you won't find a cheaper deal anywhere.

My dad built several pieces of furniture over the years in base wood shops. You could just buy it for the price of some of these workshop monthly membership fees.

I miss the days of $5 for an hour in the auto hobby shop bay with a full lift and all the hand tools I needed. I would do an oil change at a leisurely pace with the car up on the lift and easily do a thorough inspection underneath while it drained. Now it's nearly impossible to find access to a lift for any DIY work.

[Ron Padilla]

I spoke with another person this morning about Ft Campbell, I am going to contact all three, what I want to do is work on making a custom pool cue. Many years ago I had helped 2 well known cue makers in Cali make shafts and work on the cue butts. All of this was done on machinists lathe, they provide much more control that is needed when doing fine detail work. So even if they have that may not understand the need or be willing to let me use them for what I want to do.


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