Tool Wishlist Archive

General

• Calipers (Ben Weinstein-Raun, Andrew Mike, James R. Dunson)
• Power hand drill, large drill press (Ben Weinstein-Raun, Andrew Mike, Andrew Cohill, Brian Alexander, James R. Dunson)
• CNC Router (Ben Weinstein-Raun, Andrew Mike, Brett Fleming, Brian Alexander, James R. Dunson)
• Hacksaw (Ben Weinstein-Raun, James R. Dunson)
• Oscilloscope (Drew Laing, Andrew Mike, Ben Weinstein-Raun, James R. Dunson)
  • Would something like the Bitscope Micro] and a Pi do most of what we need?Includes Logic Analyzer, Waveform Generator, and Spectrum Analyzer
• Logic Analyzer (Andrew Mike, Brett Fleming)
• Function Generator (Andrew Mike, Ben Weinstein-Raun)
• Protocol Sniffer (Andrew Mike)
  • Something like a Bus Pirate
  • FYI some high end O-Scopes do this, as well as serve as a logic analyzer
• Silkscreening Station (Andrew Mike)
  • Easy enough to DIY
• Dev Boards (Andrew Mike)
  • What kinds? I have a couple SmartFusion Eval baords I could loan/donate. They are for Arm and FPGA work.
  • Any kind, really; was thinking about donating my LaunchPads. But I imagine we could use FPGA dev kits, Arduinos, LaunchPads, BeagleBoards, etc.
• Filament Extruder (Andrew Mike)
  • Blocking on 3D Printer
• Power supply (+5v, +12v, -12v, +24v) May take more than one box...needed for various projects likely to develop (Andrew Cohill, Brian Alexander, James R. Dunson) One variable 2-16 V small amperage and one rack mount currently available.
  • __I have one of these in rack-mount form. I'll bring it in on loan.__
• Band saw (useful for both woodworking and light metalworking with the right blades) (Andrew Cohill, Kurt)
• Table Saw (Brian Alexander, Kurt)
• Jointer (Brian Alexander)
• Router Table (Brian Alexander, Kurt)
• Scrollsaw
• Vise (James R. Dunson, Andrew Mike)
• Bench magnifier with ring light, ideally LED (James R. Dunson, Andrew Mike)
• Laser Cutter (James R. Dunson)
  • at heart, this is a high-accuracy XY positioner with a laser head, are there any feasable units that overlap with the 3D printer?
    • Not AFAIK. Hard to get an extruder hardpoint to add a multiwatt CO2 laser as an add-on. :P We might be able to retrofit a laser diode from a dead DVD/Blu-Ray writer to use as a laser etcher, but that's sketchy. -Andrew Mike
• Vacuum former (Andrew Mike)
  • Useful for making plastic parts, molds, etc.
• Mill (CNC would be wonderful but nonCNC would be very useful) (Lyle Evans, Kurt)
• Lathe (CNC would be wonderful but nonCNC would be very useful) metal lathe(Lyle Evans)
• Plasma Cutter (Lyle Evans)
• Welder see options here (Lyle Evans)

Non-tool Items for the Space

• Surveillance System of some kind, even if just a webcam (Ben Weinstein-Raun, Andrew Mike)
• Fire Extinguisher -- better safe than sorry (Drew Laing, James R. Dunson)
  • Already have one that's with the space. We may consider having another at some point, however.
  • It might be good to have a small-to-medium "electronics safe" one, such as CO2, in addition to the heavier powder(?) one provided
• Surge Protectors (Andrew Mike, James R. Dunson)
• Shop vac, or vacuum cleaner with liquid and dust traps (Andrew Mike, James R. Dunson)
  • Dust traps can be made -- see here, here, and here
  • And here's a spill attachment
• small fan (for redirecting solder fumes, etc.) (James R. Dunson)

Supplies

• 3D Printer Filament pending acquisition of a 3D Printer (Ben Weinstein-Raun)
• Solder (Andrew Mike, Ben Weinstein-Raun)
• Basic Electronic Components like resistors, capacitors, and switches (Andrew Mike, Ben Weinstein-Raun)
• PCB Making Supplies -- etchant, mask, boards, etc. (Andrew Mike, Ben Weinstein-Raun)
  • Maybe materials for toner transfer method via laser printer?
• Wire (Andrew Mike, Ben Weinstein-Raun)
• Low-capacity flash drives/SD cards to put random files on (Andrew Mike)
• Protoboards and breadboards (Andrew Mike, Ben Weinstein-Raun)
• good scanner / multi page scanner