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You choose how long you need to work. If you want to use TechShop for extended projects or make it a regular part of your life, choose a TechShop 1-Month Membership, TechShop 6-Month Membership, or a TechShop Annual Membership. If you need just a day for your project, choose the TechShop Daily/Trial Access Pass (buy a TechShop 1-Month, 6-Month or Annual Membership at the TechShop front desk within 7 days of using your Daily / Trial Membership and get a $30 credit). See the front Desk for a Daily/Trial Membership.

Limited Time Pricing!

Memberships with these special rates will only be available for a short time. You can lock in any of these opening rates forever by simply keeping your membership active.

Please understand that TechShop RDU memberships must first be used at the TechShop RDU location, and are not transferrable to other TechShop locations for the first two months.

TechShop Membership

(Gives You Access to TechShop's Tools, Equipment and Space)

Membership, Annual $999
Membership, 6-Month $549
Membership, 1-Month $99
Family Memberships

Family Memberships(up to 2 adults and 3 children under 18) cost 1.6 times normal memberships.

Membership, Annual Family $1599
Membership, 6-Month Family $879
Membership, 1-Month Family $159
Business Memberships

The Fixed Business Membership: Assigned to an individual.
You may change who can use these but typically only as you change employees. You may buy as many as wanted.

The Floating Business Membership: Not assigned to any specific individual.
This would be for one person in the shop at any given time. If you wanted two people to access TechShop at a time, you would buy two of these Floating Business memberships. There is no limit to how many people you can cycle through. No limit to how many you can buy like this.

Business Memberships will be offered with the following conditions:

  • Your Company purchases Fixed Business Memberships at the normal Membership rate or Floating Business Memberships at 1.6 times the normal Membership rate.
  • Your Company assigns Employees to gain access to TechShop.
  • Employees will be required to take all SBU classes necessary to use any tools requiring an SBU. All classes will be at the current rate.
  • You may add as many new employee positions as you like at the rate you are currently paying.
  • You can lock in this rate forever by simply keeping your memberships active.
Business Membership, Annual Fixed $999
Business Membership, Annual Floating $1599
Lifetime Memberships
Lifetime Membership (Limit 10) $5000

There are still a few Free Lifetime Memberships available. As a $25,000 Lender, you will get all your money back with 10% annual interest over 10 years, and you will also recieve a lifetime membership at TechShop, FREE. Please contact us for details.

Gift Certificates

Please use the drop down menu to select the value you want. If you do not see the amount you need, you may add items to your cart until they add up to the right amount. We will combine any with the same name.
You may also choose to buy Certificates for more than one person. Match up the name for each cart item with the person you want to receive it. Again, we will combine any with the same name.
Be careful not to use the eCheck option if you want them to arrive quickly. eCheck will slow the process by several days.
We will mail out your Certificate(s) the next business day after receiving your payment.

Gift Certificate
Recipient's Name:    Your Phone #:    Value: 
Solution Graphics

Reserve your membership slot now in the TechShop RDU facility!

Membership Benefits:

  • Unlimited Access to the TechShop facility.
  • Reserve machines and equipment up to 14 days in advance with an Annual membership.*
  • Reserve machines and equipment up to 7 days in advance with an 6-Month membership.*
  • Reserve machines and equipment 1 day in advance for every month you are paid up for.*

Restrictions:

  • Members must be at least 12 years of age.
  • Members under 18 years of age must always be accompanied by an adult member.
  • Some of our machines and equipment require that you take the TechShop SBU(Safety and Basic Usage class) for that machine or equipment. These classes cost about $30, and take an hour or two to complete. Once you take the class, and you have an active membership, you are free to use that machine or equipment whenever you want.
  • Members may not monopolize a machine for extended periods of time when others are waiting to get on it.

* We do not expect to have machines tied up for extended perionds of time, and when a machine is in use, you should be able to get on it within a reasonable amount of time. However, if you find you are having trouble getting on a machine, the reservation option will be available.