In Virginia, TechShop lets ‘makers’ tinker, innovate

DIY appeal: Kristen Merek watching a 3D printer, the Printer Bot simple, compile a replica of the Wall Street bull at TechShop in Arlington, Virginia.

ARLINGTON, United States: It’s hard to miss the plane that sits triumphantly in the midst of a store in Washington’s suburbs. But there are no wings, cockpit or motor attached to its shiny fuselage. 

And the man tinkering with it is neither a professional technician nor an occasional handyman.