ThingsWeWant

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Building Infra Needed

pretty much got everything now  :)

Featured

• Pegboard fittings -- stuff to hang tools on a pegboard with

Tools

• Shop Vac -- We could use our own.
• Chop Saw -- AKA mitre saw
• Bench Lathe -- preferably a small one :)
• impact driver (--lex)

Furniture and Furnishings

• 4 or 5 folding banquet tables
• a 15 foot ladder (preferably extending, for ease of storage)
• labeller (like Brother PT-65P)
• Theremin sink controller Turning on water without touching anything directly.

Raw Materials

• Pegboard fittings -- stuff to hang tools on a pegboard with

Electronics

• a medium to high-end copier--Owen 10:18, 11 October 2009 (PDT)
• clamps and vices
• a microscope (I've had good luck recently with the Dino-scope USB microscopes)
• a USRP -- Schoen 20:26, 1 October 2008 (PDT)
• a high-voltage power supply
• Standalone web cameras (like the infinitely (remote root++) hackable Axis cameras. They're stand alone and can do both photo/video streams
• PLD programmers suitable for whatever kind of PLDs people plan to work with
• Computer Gear
  • 17" and 19" and larger LCD monitors
  • VESA wall-mounts and monitor arms for LCD displays
• digital infrared camera - if you have a shitty old DV cam (shittier the better) it should be able to pick up enough IR for our needs so please bring it!
• Hot Air Rework Stations (Digital or Analog)
• Temp adjustable Soldering station (appropriate for Pb Free)
• Spectrum Analyzer
• Logic Analyzer
• Sampling Oscilloscope
• Boxes of Random IC's to sort

Safety

• Fire extinguishers: several more fire extinguishers would be useful in preparation for having functioning kitchen and lab space. Several kinds of extinguisher would be useful for various parts of the space.
• Bucket of sand. Check it once a week to make sure that the sand hasn't accreted into a solid block.
• Nitrile gloves - 3 boxes - should always be in stock; they can be had cheap from American Science and Surplus.
• 2 Xlarge & 2 medium lab coats. (~$17 at AS&S I think)
• Safety goggles -- 2-4 pair
• Eyewash bottle (always keep full with clean distilled water)
• Sulfur powder for working with mercury

Misc

• stationary: binders, spiral notebooks, labels and label maker, markers, tape, duct tape, masking tape, pens, pencils, post-its, rulers, colored pencils, paper, printer paper, erasers.--Owen 11:20, 27 October 2009 (PDT)
• closed-circuit camera at bottom front entrance (for security)--Owen 10:19, 11 October 2009 (PDT)
• round colored-coded stickers to label and categorize books (like libraries)--Owen 10:19, 11 October 2009 (PDT)
• art books and art and technology books--Owen 10:19, 11 October 2009 (PDT)

Acquired or no longer wanted

(Strikeouts preserved from previous sections. May be wanted again.)

• Garage Shelving -- The kind of heavy-duty shelving that you stick in your garage to put boxes of stuff on -- like this, or similar. We're also willing and eager to accept wire bakers-rack style shelving, but it's more expensive :)
• 20 folding chairs -- something like these Bring any number you have to spare. They do not need to match!

Tools

• Bench Grinder -- this sort of ting
• Compressor -- Not the kind that plays techno.
• Sewing Machine -- For sewing all sorts of cool things.

Furniture and Furnishings

• a stereo system or other music solution
• 2 garbage cans (25 or 30 gallon) for recycling + garbage
• 7 bar-height stools suitable for shop seating -- stuff to sit on at the work bench, i like these
• 2 or 3 office chairs -- You know, office chairs.
• Work Table -- One 4' by 2' or so (4' wide at most, it's for a specific space) *sturdy* worktable
• Trashcans -- 2 large kitchen-style trash cans
• Room Dividing Bookcase -- Something like [1] that is free-standing, wide and tall
• A comprehensive first aid kit
• 5-10 power strips
• 2'x4'x1/2" plywood for installing equipment in the wiring closet
• Garage Shelving -- the metal kind with all the holes in it, with particle board shelves -- various heights needed, consult build team.
• Work Table -- One 6' by 2' or so *sturdy* work table (my 300 pound self should be able to stand on it without feeling it wobble)

Raw Materials

• 2 8x4 sheets of 3/4" ply -- to make shop shelving out of
• 2 Sheets of 1" Hardwood Ply -- the good stuff, this is for work surfaces. We actually need about 20' of 2-foot wide work surface.
• 50' of 1" galvanized steel pipe -- Legs for our workbenches.
• 2 8x4 sheets of pegboard -- Actually, we need a 2x8 and a 2x10 foot section
• 36' of 1x1 -- to mount the pegboard

Electronics

• a soldering station
• an oscilloscope
  • with high voltage probes, please?
• a function generator (there seems to be a Leader LFG-1300S here now Dr jesus 22:32, 3 June 2009 (PDT))
• a regulated power supply
• a computer to control USB devices
• Network devices
  • Managed switch that can do 802.1q trunks. (We've got some gear now, see Network. Dr jesus 22:32, 3 June 2009 (PDT))
  • Short 19" rack - Around 10U's would be perfect. Locking door would be a plus (We have two now. Dr jesus 22:32, 3 June 2009 (PDT))
• 15" LCD monitors for interactive projects (touchscreen a plus)
• a large wall-mounted scrolling LED sign, or an LCD or VFD display (for showing bus and train departure times and other announcements) (Zebra does this and we also have a LED sign now. Dr jesus 22:32, 3 June 2009 (PDT))

Safety

• Large box baking soda for neutralizing acid spills, vinegar for neutralizing base spills.
• Paper towels -- 2 large packs

Projects

• Payphone - Something that is suitable for installation outside of the building on the street. -- Donated Dec. 9th, project details here.
• servers and storage?
• A UPS (at least a small one for the network gear) -- Rackmount UPS brought by Matt Peterson