Wishlist

This page is for items that add capability or comfort to the space and are generally a one-time purchase.

Note: Strike-out items which have been acquired

Tool Crib

• Storage Bins for large tool storage (TBD)
• Storage Bins for fastener storage (TBD)
• good propane/mapp torches good pipe cutter wrenches sockets allen keys bigger cordless flashlight more earplugs

Infrastructure

• Linksys/Cisco SGE2010P 48 port gigabit POE switch. we have enough, but if more show up we will use them

Electronics Lab

• Stanley Vidmar or similar small-parts cabinets, ~1000 total parts, ~400 of them should have ESD bins
• Cadex C8000 battery analyzer. ;)
• 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
• 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
• High-speed (1000+ fps) camera
• X-ray machine
• 10 MHz distribution amplifier for time/frequency standard
• Atomic clock / GPS-disciplined time/frequency standard
• Solder pot
• Stereo / trinocular microscope, boom mount, C-mount camera adapter
• Solder fume extraction, benchtop or under-bench charcoal absorber and flex arms
• A handful of ATX power supplies that actually work
• parts drawers
• Pogo pins in spearpoint and tenderizer styles
• Thermal camera
• Small heat-sealer, for making plastic bags of custom sizes.

Wood Shop

• CNC Router, ShopBot or similar(Min: 4'x8')see CNC Zone
• drill press (i3 owned)

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

Metal Shop

• parts washer
• Lower Gauge shear, roller & brake (Pneumatic/Electric)
• Water-Jet Cutter
• Throatless shear
• Hlydraulic Punch or ironworker
• English wheel, planishing hammer, etc
• Brake
• Stomp shear
• Roller
• Anodizing setup (not technically metal shop but whatever)

Welding Zone

Current

• NdYag Metal-cutting Laser (~$150,000, we can dream!)
• Downdraft welding table/booths (building, ~$300 steel)
• Vent hood / arm exhaust setup (~$400 for motor and arm. ~$2500 for freestanding )
• Vertical Metal Storage (for shop-stock) (~$300)
• Vertical Metal Storage (for member owned) (~$300)
• 18" disc grinder (14" minimum, though larger is better, $100-$1800)
• more Clamps, always more clamps... (whatever they cost)
• Clamp tree, to hold all the clamps (whatever is built)
• Water-cooled TIG Welder (of our own) ($4k-ish) (We have a REALLY nice machine that belongs to a member. It's likely to stick around for a good long while, but it'd still be cool to have one of our own, that doesn't have to be quite as nice as his.)
• Pneumatic Press ($?)
• Iron Worker (multipurpose shear/press/punch station, $1000-$5000)
• Anvil (~$200-$500)
• Propane Forge (~$500-$1000, if home-made, double to triple if bought)

Old

• Cold Saw, miter angles (to replace the Harbor Freight cheapy chop saw)

Fab Lab

• different 3D scanner?
• larger monitor for Virtual Machine

Compute Zone

• All in one printer, scanner, copier

Media Zone

• Computer Speakers
• Computer Tablet (Drawing)
• Good Microphone
• MIDI Keyboard
• Analog Audio interface
• Good HD camcorder
• Blu Ray Writer
• Graphics card GTX 760 or better
• Higher office chairs
• Video Lights
• Video Tripod

Craft Room

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

Kitchen Zone

• Floor
• Walls
• Stove (preferably gas)
• Sink
• Commercial dishwasher
• Pans
• Utensils
• Bakeware
• Appliances (Mixer, Beaters, Blender, etc.)
• Counters (stainless steel)
• Spatulas
• Measuring and weighing tools
• Cabinets
• Mixing bowls
• Knives

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
• Flex Shaft
• V.I.C. 9 Tabletop Casting Machine
• Crucible and holder
• Invesment

Kiln Zone

• All forms of Bullseye and 90 COE compatible glass
• HEPA shop vac/vacuum
• 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

• Bean Bag Chairs
• Coffee Table
• Concrete Blocks
• Formica Counter tops
• Classroom space
• 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