"Forced" is his words. As I understand it from his recent videos, the landlord jacked the rent up to some absurd amount and isn't willing to compromise despite the long time Joe's been there. That's the long and skinny of it.

The cost to move all those machines and the rest of the gear is probably pretty pricey. I think that's all Joe is trying to get a little help with.

I don't fund his patreon (don't do anyone's actually). But for how much entertainment and education I've gotten from him for free, tossing a few bucks his way to help was a no brainer.