Fundraising?

[Davonna]

So I am asking here on how to fundraise? VHS very badly needs maintenance and repairs on 4 more sewing machines and I don’t know how to find funding for this. How do people at VHS do fundraising for equipment repairs?

[Stefan]

I’m not familiar with VHS’s funding processes myself, but I’ve seen that group-buy are sometimes used for new equipment or for replacement parts:

Group Buy: Ultrasonic Cleaner

[image] Hey everyone, I’d like to propose a group buy for an ultrasonic tank cleaner at the space. If you aren’t familiar with them, ultrasonic tank cleaners used for cleaning dirty, grimy and or corroded items by submerging them in a liquid, heating them up and using an ultrasonic transducer to cause cavitation bubbles on the surface of your part to get them super clean. What kind of things can they clean? CNC machined parts ← NYC CNC vid Greasy bike parts Flux caked PCBs Glasses Vinyl R…

The Taig CNC needs a new spindle, collets and some tools

Hi All: The VHS Taig CNC machine, on loan from Brian @Gear105, is getting a lot of use which is great because it is an awesome tool! Brian has been generously training many of us on how to use this machine. So with the increased use comes increased wear and tear. The spindle is pretty much at the end of it’s life and needs to be replaced. A new spindle along with some extra tools and set of new collets will cost about $300 Cad. So the ask is for funds to purchase these. If you are interes…