10BitWorks Is Moving
Yep, you read that right. After just shy of a decade on LaChapelle, we signed a lease on a new space: 8610 Botts Ln, San Antonio, TX 78217.
The tools, the people, and the way the place runs are all coming with us. The building is the part that's changing, and changing for the better.
Move-out is October 1, 2026.
What the new space makes possible
The new building doesn't just give us more room. It gives us room to do things we've been working around for years:
Dedicated studio spaces with personal working and storage areas, available as membership add-ons (members are already reserving spots)
A proper woodworking enclosure, separated from the rest of the shop
Dust collection assembled for the new layout
Fume and heat extraction for metalworking and ceramics
Updated building access and security systems
What the move actually costs
Here's where the money goes.
Getting out of LaChapelle:
Box truck, one week: $850
Cleanup and dumpster: $800
At Botts Lane:
Forklift (unloading and positioning heavy equipment): $400
Dust collection setup: $500 (system purchased earlier this year; this covers materials for the new layout)
Studio space partitions, 6 spaces: $600
Woodworking wall (two 40-foot, 10-foot-high walls, OSB both sides): $1,900
Storage and cabinetry: $250
Ceiling tiles: $550
Tech infrastructure: $250
Fume extraction for metalworking and ceramics: TBD
Budgeted so far: $6,100. Fume extraction is still being estimated.
New equipment:
The new space gives us, for the first time, the infrastructure to run a high-capacity laser welder/engraver. That's been on the list for years. Botts Lane is where it becomes possible. Depending on the model: $8,000 to $12,000.
Total known: $14,100 to $18,100, not counting fume extraction.
How to help: Give
10BitWorks is participating in The Big Give SA this year, September 23-24. During this event Six 60-second Match Minute windows activate, and every dollar donated can be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $100. The matching pools drain in seconds, but if you're ready at the right moment, your $100 does $200 worth of work.
Pledge now, give on Big Give day.
If you're planning to give $100 or less, make a pledge on our site and we'll coordinate which Match Minute window to target. We'll send you the schedule, a calendar reminder, and step-by-step instructions before September 23. The more pledgers we spread across the six windows, the more gifts get matched.
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Community sponsors fund pools of matching money that activate at specific minutes during the two-day event. Any online gift up to $100 that processes during one of those windows is matched until the pool runs out.
The cap per gift is $100. The pools drain in seconds. Precision matters more than the size of the gift.
The windows:
Wed, Sept 23 at 6:13 PM
Wed, Sept 23 at 7:13 PM
Thu, Sept 24 10:13 AM
Thu, Sept 24 1:13 PM
Thu, Sept 24 at 3:13 PM
Thu, Sept 24 at 5:13 PM
How to land one:
Go to our form and make your pledge, we’ll send out reminders before the event.
Add your target window to your calendar now. Don't rely on memory.
Have the 10BitWorks Big Give Donate page open two minutes before. Card ready, amount entered.
Submit on the minute. 6:13 PM means 6:13, not 6:14.
Not planning around a Match Minute? That's fine. A donation sent today is better than one you're still planning to time on September 24. Every dollar goes to work regardless of when it arrives.
Gifts over $100, or gifts you'd rather make today:
Another way to help: Volunteer
Between now and October 1, we need hands at LaChapelle for packing, sorting, cleaning, and getting the space ready to hand back. We also need many hands at Botts Lane for setup and buildout.
We're building a volunteer list to coordinate shifts and make sure the work gets done without anyone carrying it alone. If you've got a few hours, sign up.
What's Next
We'll share updates as the buildout progresses. The full Match Minute schedule and playbook goes out in September.
For now: pledge, volunteer, spread the word.
Questions? gthibodeaux@10bitworks.org.
Same shop. More room. Let's get there.
— The 10BitWorks Board
