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.

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]
• Dremel drill bits of various sizes
• Hacksaw blades
• G clamps
• Laser Printer [2]
• Dremel flex shaft [3]
• 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
• Coat Rack/hatstand
  • I have a couple of floor-standing racks I am willing to offer on indefinite loan (not too dissimilar from these) MattP
• 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
• USB A-B cables
• A bunch of these and suitable headers
• Some more cheap kits for newbies

Sub-£500

• Whiteboard and pens! buy make Or maybe build this blackboard table? (We have a magnetic blackboard painted on the wall now...)
• Small fridge NOT: [17], we already have one like that!
• Pillar Drill
• SMT Oven
• Bench sander
• Box-pan brake (for fabricating robot brackets) [18]
• PCB through-hole riveter
• 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

Components

See the Components page.