Every member, faculty and staff here is nice, except for one terrible staff, Jay. I used the…read moreprinter once, and he thought I was wasting ink (Although this rule is not written in the lease, agreement, contract, or posted notice) so kicked me out. my course certificate (which I spent $100 just to qualify for 3D printing) here became worthless. After I was kicked out, they refused to refund my membership fee and locker fee, but continued to charge me monthly rent and locker fees until I updated my credit card. And they refused to accept all of my emails, even though they were very important to me.

Tried to take a tour of this place with my husband and kids, only for the receptionist/front desk…read morelady tell us that there's no kids allowed inside. If that was the case, then why put this on your website in your FAQs?? My oldest is 13 so it should be ok for him to look around. Though with my youngest being 7 and will be supervised by me, she's still not able to get in as well? Either word your policy better or put it under the tours question that no kids aren't allowed. Wasted our time there.

A very welcoming makerspace, with good access to various equipment and knowledgeable…read moremembers/volunteers.

Ace is a wonderful space full of workshops and different creative machines. They host many…read morecommunity events and remain accessible to everyone via volunteer program. I've personally learned how to 3D print and I plan on going to one of their many classes and social nights!

I moved from Seattle to the bay just to have a community like this to enjoy. The place is just what…read moreI needed. Much thanks to all the volunteers and donators who keep places like this active.

Didn't realize such a cool place existed!…read more Tucked away on the 2nd floor of a building on mission street, this place is hard to notice even if you walk by--it took me a while to find it even though I already looked up the address online. Inside, the place is filled with crazy gadgets and electronics. Mitch, the instructor for the soldering class, is crazy helpful, and the soldering class was actually really fun--I almost forgot how therapeutic soldering can be. Kind of like meditation. There was also another web design/programming class going on on the other side of the building. The class was full, and folks there seem to be enjoying themselves also. Overall, a pretty cool place to chill out and visit.

Huge MakerSpace with incredible machinery, classes, excellent staff…read more Must see in person to get the scope.

This review is for a summer camp, for younger kids. I was really disappointed given the high price…read morepoint for the camp (it was more expensive than any other camp we did this whole summer). It was supposed to start at 9:30am, but they sometimes took the kids back a whole 30 minutes late. Given again how much we're paying, this makes no sense. Also was super disappointed that they would play multiple movies each day in the background while the kids were working. It's not necessary at all, and some of the movies my son described weren't appropriate. We wouldn't do this camp again.

My co-founder signed our small business up for a business accelerator run by the Dojo. I was a bit…read moreskeptical, but I ended up really enjoying the experience. The accelerator had a wonderful sense of camaraderie and was a supportive environment in which to learn business essentials, and to learn from each other. Outside the accelerator program, the Dojo is a really friendly, grass-roots environment in which people can hang out, do work, and share ideas, and the people in charge of it are very passionate about it. (As an example of it being a friendly place, one of the regulars there impromptu-shared delicious bacon sandwiches that he had just barbequed.) I've grown very fond of it.

I like what Hacker Dojo has to offer. It's a fair coworking space with access to conference rooms.read more

Super friendly staff with an approachable and enthusiastic community. So many choices of equipment!read more

From the owner: The Product Lab a professional community of designers, inventors, fabricators, and emerging…read moremanufacturers. Get full access to our well equipped design, rapid prototyping, fabrication space, and our best-in-class independent coworking program. Our community of local designers, fabricators, and producers have complementary skills, which allows each to do more of what they do best. Tired of working in isolation in your garage or warehouse space? Want to join a growing community of local entrepreneurs and emerging companies? Need to spend part of your day at a desk, and part at a workbench? Is your team a combination of hands-on engineers and desk workers? The Product Lab is for you. The Product Lab is for you.

KCI offers amazing professional development for teachers. I've been coming to KCI for a little over…read moretwo years for various PDs. I was recently accepted into MERIT (Making Education Relevant and Interactive through Technology), and our meetings were held at KCI. We'll meet several more times through March. KCI offers two computer labs, Mac and Apple devices, and studying spot for Foothill students. I'm thankful a place like this exists!

I recently came across "the KCI" as they call it and and couldn't be more impressed. The building…read moreis beautiful, it's probably the best place to go get some work done in Los Altos. It has a huge completely skylit ceiling over their cute cafe. The coffee is freshly brewed each day although there is no espresso machine so if you're into a tripple-machiatto-half-caf-no-soy-free-range-latte you might want to look elsewhere. It can be difficult to find technology training that doesn't leave you drooling and half-asleep 5 minutes into the powerpoint. I'm sure many of you have gone to a training where you're excited to be there, you get started, and then CRASH ... your mind begins to wander, you start to wonder why you came. The trainers are friendly, the clases are dirt cheap, and you'll have to visit to see why it's DEFINITELY worth your time. Will be back for sure ...

I wish I were writing a review of the facilities, instructors, class quality, or my experience in a…read moreclass, maybe even showing a picture of my cool finished art... but I can't, because of failure after failure on the part of the management. I received a glass flameworking class as a surprise for Christmas, paid for, with the option for me to move it to a number of dates. I chose the March 8th date. It's been THREE MONTHS of multiple calls, voicemails, and emails per week to The Crucible. We have gotten ONE single response the entire time: something to the effect of "so sorry we dropped the ball - we'll get back to you," then.... nothing. None of our calls or emails or voicemails have been returned. The March class date has now passed, and not a single offer of a refund or a reschedule. We're doing a chargeback, which we really hate to do since it's so detrimental to the business, but... if it weren't for all these other reviews I'd wonder if this place even exists? Three full months of effort on our end and not a single useful human answer?Hoping this review plus the chargeback gets us some sort of resolution.

Terrible customer support. Was unable to attend a class I registered for. Was given no full refund,…read moreno partial refund, no full credit, no partial credit. No consideration whatsoever was provided. If Crucible is going to be so inflexible then they should offer an insurance option like is done for concert tickets.

I took the intro to stained glass here. I've been burned by other maker classes where you kind of…read morewatch the instructor do everything, but we got to be very hands on. The only shared equipment was the grinders, and there were 6 for our class of 10. There are competitor classes in the area that are cheaper, but I was very happy with my experience here. Parking is easy because there's a dedicated lot. It's a huge makerspace, so there was an open mic night, a photography session, and welding all happening in other places around the warehouse. What a cool environment! Khaled was a very energetic, kind, and supportive instructor. I'm honestly not that pleased with the quality of my work and would love to try again now that I have more experience. I'd come back for an intermediate class, but their website doesn't show any.

I took a blacksmithing class on a Saturday morning. The location for the class is in their hot shop…read morein the back. Entrance is off of Julian vs the Alameda for the rest of the studios. Area was clean and spacious and we had 4-5 hrs of safety talk, demos, and making our own knife from a piece of steel. The instructor was great and if we needed help he'll provide it and overall had a good time. They did provide water but if you want to you can bring your own beverages and a snack since it's from 10am to 2pm. Had a great time and hope to come back for more classes!