Tool Wishlist Archive
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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
- at heart, this is a high-accuracy XY positioner with a laser head, are there any feasable units that overlap with the 3D printer?
- 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)
- 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
