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There are a bunch of things that might be useful to Makespace or it's members. Perhaps you have something you think might come in handy?

Here's a place to collect a list of things we need for the space, and to offer things we have to donate to the space, as well as list items we have available for members' individual projects.

If you have things which might be of use to Makespace, read our Donations Policy

Contents

Items for Makespace

Wanted

  • Camera that can take an SDHC Card (we have an Eye-Fi card we want to use to let anyone automatically take and upload photos)

Offered: Equipment and Furniture

  • Analogue Oscilloscope (Jonny Austin)
  • Small Pillar Drill (Simon Ford)
  • Hifi surround amp and floor speakers (Simon Ford)
  • Dark room equipment [enlarger, trays, b&w only] (Katie Jackson)
  • Makerbot, from batch 4, id 000081, print quality leaves quite a bit to be desired, included are a number of upgrades including a servo based extruder to replace the DC motor one fitted (Rod Williams)
  • 2 Lengths of Cable Protector, for running cables in over floors to minimise trip hazards. (Chris Elsmore)
  • (Loan for fit-out work): 4-segment ladder that can serve as step-ladder (6ft) full ladder (12 ft), work horse (3ft, 6ft flat, 3ft) (Alexis Mather)
  • 1500W 110V/220V step up/down converter. Brand new from Litefuze. Alternate: 3000W version, 600W version (if I don't need in next ~2 months) (Alexis Mather)
  • (Loan for fit-out work): step-ladder, about 8ft (John Sturdy)
  • Vinyl Cutter, CraftRobo CR200 (Simon Stirley)
  • Pillar drill, if another is required. Bench-top, pretty industrial looking (Simon Stirley)
  • Analogue Oscilloscope, again if another is required (Simon Stirley)
  • Apple Mac G5, 2 x 2GHz processors, 2Gb RAM, also same for spares. (David Barham)
  • HP Designjet 600, A1 plotter, working condition but needs new ink cartidges. (David Barham)

Offered: Books/Magazines

  • About a year's worth of Wired UK issues (Rich M)
  • 2 cu ft box of misc books, mostly Sci-Fi (Alexis Mather)

Offered: Services

  • Willing to patch nail/screw holes ahead of painting. At least in the main 'hall', other areas TBD. Will supply plaster/tools/sandpaper, stepladder if needed, I have a larger ladder but will need transport for it. (Alexis Mather)
  • Plumbing. I read talk of the kitchen being fitted out somewhere, happy to help as required since I've fitted several bathrooms and kitchens over the years. (Simon Stirley)

Donations

Makespace is made possible by membership fees and sponsorship. We gratefully receive any donations, however small, that can help with developing, running and improving Makespace for everyone!


Items for Members' projects

Offered: Parts/Bits Offered

Description Price Contact
Box of misc. analogue valves  ? (Dan Ros)
Pair of Hynix SODIMM 512MB PC2-5300 RAM modules Free (Chris Elsmore)
Pair of Hynix SODIMM 2GB PC3-8500 RAM modules Free (Chris Elsmore)
STMicroelectronics STM32-Discovery Evaluation Board Free (Chris Elsmore)
ATX desktop case with PSU - unused Free (David Knell)

Offered: Skills/Experience

Do you have knowledge you could share with other makers? Add yourself to this table and let us know what you can teach, and what you'd like to learn.

Places to get/put free stuff

There are lots of places on the 'net you can get/put your free stuff:

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