Wishlist

Revision as of 22:49, 21 September 2012

Electronics room wishlist:

• 22AWG solid hookup wire (24's too flexible for breadboard use.)
• Digital oscilloscope, Rigol DS1052E seems popular
• 'Scope cart, top shelf min 19" deep x 14.5" wide
• Cadex C8000 battery analyzer. ;)
• 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)
• SMT-package air nozzles for our hot air station
• Solder fume extraction, benchtop or under-bench charcoal absorber and flex arms
• Raspberry Pi, Beagleboard/bone, and other similar embedded/dev boards
• Spare hardware for panel-mount switches and pots: 15/32-32NS, M12-1, M6-.75, and 1/4-40NS nuts, weather covers, etc.
• Pogo pins in spearpoint and tenderizer styles
• Fuse holders for glass and automotive blade type fuses
• LED bargraph, 7-segment, and alphanumeric displays
• LED dot-matrix displays
• ESD chip-storage bins/boxes, especially multi-drawer cabinets or multi-bin flip-top trays
• ESD conductive black foam for chip storage
• Memristors, as soon as someone starts selling them
• Fakra-to-SMA adapters/pigtails
• Other RF adapters including u.fl pigtails
• Connector samples kits: Especially latching wire-to-board connectors with 0.100" spacing.
• Mini connector samples kits: Mini-JST and other. FIXME, if you know some common ones.
• Stepper and PMDC motor driver chips / breakouts / complete modules
• Desktop-size PCB shear, 12" throat would be plenty
• parts drawers
• PCB mill
• soldering station
• SMT hot-air station

Supplies:

• Power strips (can never have too many)
• Extension cords (ditto)
• Welding helmets and gloves
• Wire rope (3/32" or so)
• Wire rope swaging tool
• Fine and Ultra-fine Sharpies
• CF and SD cards, any size you're not using
• Unistrut, 80/20, Misumi, MakerSlide, and similar "erector set for big kids" rail and parts
• Casters

Woodwork:

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

Computing:

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

Metalwork:

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

Small crafts:

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

Kitchen:

• fridge
• microwave
• coffee
• electric kettle
• cups

Lounge:

• MAME cabinet
• Pinball machines

Misc:

• 1/4NPT and 1/8NPT adapters and fittings every which way
• Dewar Flask for liquid nitrogen
• hardware (nuts & bolts)
• lumber, lumber storage
• whiteboard
• chalkboard (brush-on chalkboard paint to turn a wall into a chalkboard)
• keg
• bike rack
• peg boards and hooks
• lockers
• Laser Cutter
• Office chairs

Wishlist

• Physical space to sit and chat.
• Internet connection for laptops & Computer Lab
• Internet connection for servers
• Computer parts for community use
• Classroom space
• Refrigerator
• Lumber - for building a larger center room meeting/project table
• Lamps
• Bean Bag Chairs
• Coffee Table
• Concrete Blocks
• Formica Counter tops
• Microwave
• Projector
• Speakers
• Stereo Receiver
• Paint
• Cat5E
• Panduit Finger Tray
• 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)
• Hard Drives for server storage
• Storage Bins for parts storage
• Locker type area for members to store personal items
• Chairs for meeting table and work stations
• Oscilloscopes
• Signal generators
• Whiteboards