Wishlist

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. If it's expensive, you may be able to get other interested users to pledge support.

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)
  • I have a copy of this which I am fine with leaving in the space, but only when we get somewhere drier Russ 11:27, 15 March 2010 (UTC)
  • I also have a copy that I am happy to leave in a drier space. --Teabot 10:06, 16 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:

1. Farnell (we have an account with them)
2. Amazon (next-day with Russ's Amazon Prime account)
3. 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.
• Unisex toilet signs (job for the vinyl cutter ?)
• Whiteboard markers
• Crockery drying rack
• Center punch - various
• Dremel drill bits of various sizes
• Hacksaw blades
• G clamps
• Gas soldering iron
• Gas heat gun
• up to 25x 1200mm T8 Fluorescent tubes (36W) £1.78 = £45
• Laser Printer [2]
• Dremel circular saw [3]
• USB 1-Wire interface and 1-Wire temperature sensors. [4]
• Decent set square
• Vice/mole grips
• Lock jaw
• Socket set [5]
• Wood saw [6]
• Bow saw [7]
• Tenon saw [8]
• Mitre block/box
• Kitchen towel and/or blue paper towels
• Claw hammer [9]
• Screwdrivers, large and small [10], [11]
• Spirit level [12]
• Long extension lead [13]
• Conical drill bits [14]
• Flatscreen computer displays. Extending your lappy desktop makes development a lot easier. Available extra cheap 2nd hand on ebay.
• Metal desk vices (We have one, but it's itty-bitty)
• An iron [15]

- I've got a spare Iron, I'll bring it next time. T

• Sheet metal / PCB guillotine to be loaned
• 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 interfacing 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 [16]
• More USB hubs
• USB micro A-B and B-A cables
• Header cables
• RJ45 clips
• Screws!
• Dymo 45013 cartridge I think we actually need the ink for this machine Cartridge contains both substrate and colour tape
• But some of this: http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=dymo+12mm+4m (probably in office stores)

Sub-£500

• Physical Banner - to face the train line for publicity
• Whiteboard and pens! buy make Or maybe build this blackboard table?
  • I have a whiteboard ~1m x 0.7m that I can donate - may take me a few weeks to get it out of storage though. --Teabot 08:33, 20 July 2010 (UTC)
• Pillar Drill £125 auction
• SMT Oven
• Bench sander
• Box-pan brake (for fabricating robot brackets) [17] Or one with a shear [18] to be loaned
• PCB through-hole riveter
• PCB etching tanks
• MIG welder
• Electric Arc welder
• Angle grinder
• Bandsaw to be loaned

Over £500

• Lathe
• Laser cutter
• CNC Milling Machine
• Computerised sewing machine

Components

See the Components page.

!Wishlist

Things we don't need (we have to conserve space so thanks for the offer, but no thanks).

Old desktop PCs and CRT monitors (but if it's something special, please ask)

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Got something to donate that isn't in the wishlist ? Offer it here or on IRC , see if it's needed