Dating for people who build things
Your workshop, your half-finished projects, your 3D printer queue, and your opinions about metric vs imperial are not just a hobby - they are a way of thinking. Affinity Atlas matches on the maker mindset.
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Powered by Interest Q&A. hierarchical Making spans too many domains for a single API. Affinity Atlas uses branching questions to capture your disciplines, tools, project frequency, and community involvement.
What kind of making? Electronics, woodworking, 3D printing, metalwork, textiles, laser cutting...
Workshop setup? Dedicated space / Shared hackerspace / Kitchen table
Project frequency? Always building / Monthly projects / Occasional
Skill level? Professional / Advanced hobbyist / Learning
Community? Hackerspace member / Online forums / Solo tinkerer
What motivates you? Problem-solving / Art / Sustainability / Just because
Do you share/teach? Run workshops / Post online / Keep to myself
Niche overlap > mainstream overlap
Mainstream
"I'm handy around the house"
Frequency 35% → NicheWeight 0.65
Niche
"CNC + 3D printing + custom PCB design"
Frequency 2% → NicheWeight 0.98
What gets scored
Discipline overlap - shared making domains (electronics + woodworking, 3D printing + metalwork) weighted by niche specificity
Workshop setup - dedicated workspace vs hackerspace vs minimal setup reflects commitment level
Project frequency - always building vs occasional projects. Active makers have different lifestyles
Community - hackerspace membership, teaching, online sharing. Shared community involvement is a strong signal
Motivation alignment - problem-solving vs art vs sustainability. Why you make reveals values
Cross-discipline creativity - makers who span electronics + woodworking + textiles have a different identity than single-domain specialists
Example match
"You both make in electronics and 3D printing with active projects weekly. Both are hackerspace members. Discipline overlap: 3 shared domains (combined NicheWeight 2.1). Both run occasional workshops for beginners. Motivation alignment: problem-solving + sustainability. Both have dedicated workshop space."
Affinity Atlas is in development
No real matching is live yet. If you want to find someone who understands why you have 14 half-finished projects and that is fine - get in touch.
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