Dream It, Design It, Build It at The Factory

Tom Marchetty has $200,000 worth of industrial-grade power tools—and he's willing to teach you how to use them to make anything you can imagine at a new business.

Tom Marchetty considers the state of craftsmanship in this county and he’s appalled; made in China this, prefabricated that. People can barely handle a power drill, much less tackle making their own furniture. It’s time to reclaim our crafty ways, South Jersey, and Marchetty is ready to lead you to the promised land with his upcoming venture, The Factory. Marchetty and a small crew are busy transforming the empty Collingswood Theatre into a creative paradise. When it’s complete, The Factory will be place for people to make their own furniture (using industrial-grade equipment), throw a pot in the ceramics studio, jam with their band and craft jewelry and metal designs. If you can create it, it has a place at The Factory. It all started, …

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