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* Laminator (I'm pretty sure mine is in the space. Somewhere. Unless some twat chucked it out. --jonty) | * Laminator (I'm pretty sure mine is in the space. Somewhere. Unless some twat chucked it out. --jonty) | ||
* (Bike) Wheel trueing stand [http://www.probikekit.com/display.php?code=T3175] | * (Bike) Wheel trueing stand [http://www.probikekit.com/display.php?code=T3175] | ||
+ | * Unisex toilet signs | ||
+ | * Whiteboard markers | ||
===Sub-£500=== | ===Sub-£500=== |
Revision as of 20:44, 18 July 2010
Wishlist
If you want the space to buy something, add it to the list. If you need it urgently you should probably mail the list and prod people.
Books/Magazines/Subscriptions
If you can, add an amazon link or equivalent please!
- Make Magazine + back issues
- I have some back issues that I can donate. --Teabot 10:06, 16 March 2010 (UTC)
- 2600 Magazine + back issues
- Making things talk (And all the other make books)
- A copy of The Art of Electronics by Horowitz and Hill for the space might be good. --Steff 16:07, 14 March 2010 (UTC)
- Physics for Scientists and Engineers
- Foundations of Analog and Digital Electronic Circuits
Equipment
If you provide links, things will arrive quicker. Suppliers are preferred in this order:
- Farnell (we have an account with them)
- Amazon (next-day with Russ's Amazon Prime account)
- Everything else
Sub-£100
- A fire extinguisher [1] note that these are easily and cheaply available secondhand but have usually passed their testing date (which should be done yearly). Suggest we budget for 2 or 3 of different types, + maintenance or regualar replacement.
- Center punch - various
- Dremel drill bits of various sizes
- Hacksaw blades
- G clamps
- Gas soldering iron
- Gas heat gun
- Laser Printer [2]
Dremel flex shaft [3](We have a generic dremel-type one donated by Julian. It's in the generic dremel box.)- Dremel circular saw [4]
A screen for the projector- being donated by Adrian (I have retrieved an old slideshow screen from my parents. It's still usable but has a small tear, which I mended with duct tape .. I think the plastic is going brittle and it may not last long. I'll bring it down when I get a chance but suggest you look on freecycle for something newer - there are probably a few being dumped - artag)- USB 1-Wire interface and 1-Wire temperature sensors. [5]
- Decent set square
- Vice/mole grips
- Lock jaw
- Socket set [6]
- Wood saw [7]
- Bow saw [8]
- Tenon saw [9]
- Mitre block/box
- Kitchen towel and/or blue paper towels
- Claw hammer [10]
- Screwdrivers, large and small [11], [12]
- Spirit level [13]
- Extension leads etc [14]
- Conical drill bits [15]
- Flatscreen computer displays. Extending your lappy desktop makes development a lot easier. Available extra cheap 2nd hand on ebay.
- DIY SMT Oven. Cheap Option 1, Cheap Option 2, Cheap Option 3. I'm willing to co-ordinate a project to make one of these. --PaulR.
- Metal desk vices (We have one, but it's itty-bitty)
- Helium canister
- An iron [16]
- Sheet metal / PCB guillotine
- Laser safety glasses for various spectrum.
- http://www.orbitmicro.com/global/pcilx4-5-p-12865.html but not until i've checked that it will work and also fiddled with interfaceing the HP1650A to a computer JasperWallace
- possibly this: http://www.orbitmicro.com/global/pci2mpci-02-p-793.html and/or this: http://www.orbitmicro.com/global/mpci-flex-p-795.html I think my soekris net4521 has the pci card and minipci cards on the same pci bus? If so the pci/HP1650 card above would be fine. (But thats 5V? and the Soekris is 3.3v only iirc?). JasperWallace
- Plastic boxes x 20
- A bunch of these and suitable headers
- Some more cheap kits for newbies
- Laminator (I'm pretty sure mine is in the space. Somewhere. Unless some twat chucked it out. --jonty)
- (Bike) Wheel trueing stand [17]
- Unisex toilet signs
- Whiteboard markers
Sub-£500
- Whiteboard and pens! buy make Or maybe build this blackboard table?
- Pillar Drill £125 auction
- SMT Oven
- Bench sander
- Box-pan brake (for fabricating robot brackets) [18]
- PCB through-hole riveter
- PCB etching tanks
- MIG welder
- Electric Arc welder
- Angle grinder
- A decent microscope (Digital would be nice)
- I have one of these, 40x Magnification, Mirror, Not digital though. Can drop it off next time I come (Joe)
- While Joe's Motic would provide much hacker's delight, a long-arm stereo microscope would be more useful for working on small electronics.
Over £500
- Lathe
- Laser cutter
- CNC Milling Machine
- Band saw
- Computerised sewing machine
- 100Mbps Fibre
Components
See the Components page.