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

Electronics Room

• Digital oscilloscope, Rigol DS1052E seems popular
• 'Scope cart, top shelf min 19" deep x 14.5" wide
• Stanley Vidmar or similar small-parts cabinets, ~1000 total parts, ~400 of them should have ESD bins
• Cadex C8000 battery analyzer. ;)
• LCR meter (ESR and Q measurement would be nice too.)
• Spectrum analyzer covering ISM bands, anything else is gravy
• Stereo / trinocular microscope, boom mount, C-mount camera adapter
• Preheat station for benchtop rework
• Reflow oven for SMT assembly
• Solder pot
• Vacuum desoldering station (Can be air-driven, we have shop air)
• Solder fume extraction, benchtop or under-bench charcoal absorber and flex arms
• ESD chip-storage bins/boxes, especially multi-drawer cabinets or multi-bin flip-top trays
• Raspberry Pi, Beagleboard/bone, and other similar embedded/dev boards
• SMT-package air nozzles for our hot air station
• Desktop-size PCB shear, 12" throat would be plenty
• A handful of ATX power supplies that actually work
• CompactFlash cards, since you know you're never using 'em again
• Swing-arm magnifying lamps that don't suck (hospital surplus?)
• parts drawers
• soldering station
• SMT hot-air station
• Pogo pins in spearpoint and tenderizer styles

Wood Shop

• CNC Router, ShopBot or similar(Min: 4'x8')
• ShopBot (4'x8' or larger)
• wood lathe
• planer
• belt / drum sander
• table saw
• mitre saw
• drill press

Metal Shop:

• parts washer
• surface grinder
• CNC plasma torch
• Lower Gauge shear, roller & brake (Pneumatic/Electric)
• Water-Jet Cutter
• Throatless shear
• Punch or ironworker
• English wheel, planishing hammer, etc
• mill
• lathe
• grinding wheel
• surface plate
• sheet metal shear / roller / brake

Welding Bench

• TIG Welder
• NdYag Metal-cutting Laser

Hardware and Power Tools

• Storage Bins for parts storage

Fab Lab

• 3D printer better than Makerbot / Printr bot
• PCB mill

Computing

• server (be more specific?)
• 802.11 access point
• printer
• scanner
• webcams

Craft Room

• spray booth
• sewing machine
• serger
• loom weaver
• embroidery machine
• art supplies
• painting supplies
• cross-stitch

Kitchen

• fridge
• microwave
• electric kettle

Lounge

• MAME cabinet
• Pinball machines

Kiln Zone

• All Glass Molds
• All COE 96 Frit

Commons Area

• Classroom space
• Bean Bag Chairs
• Coffee Table
• Concrete Blocks
• Formica Counter tops
• Panduit Finger Tray
• Hard Drives for server storage
• Bunk couches
• Locker type area for members to store personal items
• Chairs for meeting table and work stations
• Signal generators
• 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
• 10/100/1000 Switches 24 port or 48 port
• Wireless Access Point
• Printers (Prefer Networked, but can make this happen many ways)
• Projector
• Speakers
• Stereo Receiver

General Supplies

• Power strips (can never have too many)
• Extension cords (ditto)
• Welding helmets and gloves
• Wire rope swaging tool
• Dewar Flask for liquid nitrogen
• chalkboard (brush-on chalkboard paint to turn a wall into a chalkboard)
• Paint
• Office chairs
• whiteboard
• keg
• bike rack
• peg boards and hooks
• lockers
• Laser Cutter