Wishlist

This page is for items that add capability or comfort to the space and are generally a one-time purchase. For consumable items, please refer to the Shopping_List page.

Note: Strike-out items which have been acquired

Tool Crib

• A strong father figure

Electronics Lab

• Stanley Vidmar or similar small-parts cabinets, ~1000 total parts, ~400 of them should have ESD bins
• Cadex C8000 battery analyzer. ;)
• Spectrum analyzer covering ham HF/VHF/UHF bands (up to ~500MHz)
• Spectrum analyzer covering ISM bands (900MHz-2.4GHz would be nice, -6GHz even nicer)
• Vector network analyzer
• Current probes for oscilloscope.
• High-impedance differential probes for oscilloscope. (No need to go beyond 1.5GHz)
• Cat-5/5e/6 cable verifier/certifier/TDR, out of calibration is fine, just for teaching
• Preheat station for benchtop rework
• Reflow oven for SMT assembly
• Solder pot
• SMT-package air nozzles for our hot air station
• SMT reel storage shelves, something like http://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/SMD-SMT-Reel-Shelves_60033824729.html or http://www.all-spec.com/products/R1836BR-7.html
• Desktop-size PCB shear, 12" throat would be plenty
• CompactFlash cards, since you know you're never using 'em again
• Grommets, grips, glands, strain-reliefs, bend-radius-limiters
• http://ctm-inc.com/html/d-subminiature.html mostly the 9 and 25 variants, but a whole set would be sweet (also http://www.greenlee.com/catalog/Knockout-Sets/KNOCKOUTS/Elec-Connector-Panel-Punches-and-Dies )
• Swing-arm magnifying lamps that don't suck (hospital surplus?)
• Small (12-inch?) HDMI-input display for Beagles/Pis on the bench
• Electron microscope
• Atomic clock / GPS-disciplined time/frequency standard
• 10 MHz distribution amplifier for the above
• High-speed (1000+ fps) camera
• X-ray machine
• Stereo / trinocular microscope, boom mount, C-mount camera adapter
• LCR meter (ESR and Q measurement would be nice too.)
• Vacuum desoldering station (Can be air-driven, we have shop air)
• Solder fume extraction, benchtop or under-bench charcoal absorber and flex arms
• Raspberry Pi, Beagleboard/bone, and other similar embedded/dev boards
• A handful of ATX power supplies that actually work
• parts drawers
• soldering station
• SMT hot-air station
• Pogo pins in spearpoint and tenderizer styles
• Thermal camera
• Digital oscilloscope, Rigol DS1052E seems popular
• 'Scope cart, top shelf min 19" deep x 14.5" wide
• Small heat-sealer, for making plastic bags of custom sizes.

Wood Shop

• CNC Router, ShopBot or similar(Min: 4'x8')see CNC Zone
• Thickness planer
• 6 x 48 inch belt / disc sander
• Bosh 1617 Router for router table
• table saw
• mitre saw
• drill press (i3 owned)
• Midi lathe Jet 1221

• JET Oscillating Belt Edge Sander — 6in. x 89in

Metal Shop

• parts washer
• surface grinder
• CNC plasma torch
• Lower Gauge shear, roller & brake (Pneumatic/Electric)
• Water-Jet Cutter
• Throatless shear
• Hlydraulic Punch or ironworker
• English wheel, planishing hammer, etc
• mill
• lathe
• grinding wheel
• surface plate
• sheet metal shear / roller / brake
• Anodizing setup (not technically metal shop but whatever)

Welding Zone

• TIG Welder (of our own) ($4k-ish)
• Water-cooled TIG torch and cooler for above($1k-ish)(We have a REALLY nice machine that belongs to a member. It's likely to stick around for a good long while, but it'd still be cool to have one of our own, that doesn't have to be quite as nice as his)
• NdYag Metal-cutting Laser (we can dream!)
• Downdraft welding table
• Vent hood / arm exhaust setup ($400-ish)
• Rolling Metal Rack (and stock!)
• Cold Saw, miter angles (to replace the Harbor Freight cheapy chop saw)
• Vertical Bandsaw w/ adjustable speed and a couple different blade types (if this is in metal shop, don't need to duplicate in Welding)
• 18" disc grinder
• Hand-held plasma cutter
• MIG with DRO (Millermatic 252, single phase, $2200-ish) or Auto-set (Millermatic 212, $1800-ish)
• more Clamps

Hardware and Power Tools

• Storage Bins for parts storage
• Battery-a-month club subscription for fresh Ryobi 18v batteries
• Our hardware and bolt storage back
• Spage and location for pneumatic nailers (move from CNC zone

Fab Lab

• Milling bits for LPKF Protomat C30/s
• 3D scanner
• Laser power meter capable of 150W (CO2 10.6um)
• 3D printer better than Makerbot / Printr bot
• PCB mill
• larger monitor for Virtual Machine

Computing

• Small HDMI-input monitor (see electronics room, above)
• ID card printer (not a laminator! a real print-on-plastic gizmo)
• VR hardware (Oculus Rift, CastAR, etc)
• All-in-one laser scanner,copier, printer (B&W )
• 802.11 access point
• scanner
• webcams
• 10/100/1000 Switches 24 port or 48 port
• Wireless Access Point
• Printers (Prefer Networked, but can make this happen many ways)
• Enclosed server rack (20U or thereabouts) with acoustic baffles.
• SATA hard drives, 2TB, 2.5", for server storage (up to 4)

Craft Room

• Multicolor silk-screening apparatus
• spray booth
• loom weaver
• sewing machine
• serger
• embroidery machine
• art supplies
• painting supplies
• cross-stitch

Kitchen

• fridge
• microwave
• electric kettle
• Sink
• Cooking surface (oven/range)(with exhaust hood)

Lounge

• MAME cabinet
• Pinball machines

Jewelry Zone

• Jewelry hydraulic press
• Accessories for jewelry hydraulic press
• Foredom bits and accessories
• Quality files in steel and diamond surfaces
• Metal stamps
• Jewelers bench(es)
• Good quality forming and texturing hammers
• Forming tools
• Jewelers pliers, saws and other hand tools
• Jeweler’s Miter Vise
• Sheet metal and wire in non-ferrous metals (copper, brass, silver, etc)
• Jewelry solder (soft, med, hard and IT)
• Cut stones and glass cabochons for setting
• Clay tools (shapers, cutters, texture tools, etc)
• Metalsmithing and jewelry making books
• Tumbler and polishing media
• Lapidary Equipment

Kiln Zone

• All forms of Bullseye and 90 COE compatible glass
• HEPA shop vac/vacuum
• Wet Tile Saw
• Wet Grinder
• All Lapidary Equipment
• Clay and Glazes
• Diamond coated bits and burrs
• New pressure spray bottle
• Power strips
• Clear plastic storage boxes
• Glass cutting and shaping tools

Commons Area

• Classroom space
• Bean Bag Chairs
• Coffee Table
• Concrete Blocks
• Formica Counter tops
• Projection screen (how big?)
• Bunk couches
• Locker type area for members to store personal items
• Chairs for meeting table and work stations
• Whiteboards
• Physical space to sit and chat.
• Internet connection for laptops & Computer Lab
• Internet connection for servers
• Computer parts for community use
• Lumber - for building a larger center room meeting/project table
• Lamps
• 42" LCD display
• LCD Monitors
• Book Case
• Projector
• Speakers
• Stereo Receiver

General Supplies

• Power strips (can never have too many)
• Extension cords (ditto)
• chalkboard (brush-on chalkboard paint to turn a wall into a chalkboard)
• Pneumatic valves (12v coil preferred)
• Optics Lab
• Kitchen sink and building capable of same
• Paint
• Office chairs
• whiteboard
• keg
• bike rack
• peg boards and hooks
• lockers
• Laser Cutter
• Dewar Flask for liquid nitrogen

Miscellaneous

I'd like to get i3 equipped with a printing press (letterpress), assuming there's sufficient interest from others. Don't own one, so I am on the lookout for affordable candidates. A flat bed proof press of some sort would probably be most useful for the space. --Ashe 13:00, 30 May 2013 (EDT)