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Equipment/Lathe

2013-01-05T18:50:32Z

Mark:

This page will serve as a proposal to buy a lathe and the peripheral tools that support it.

== Lathes ==

We could buy used or new...

Large used lathes sell for cheap. They have the capacity to work large pieces, and they may be of very high quality for the price. Transporting them is difficult: they can weigh (literally) a ton. Getting spares when they arrive incomplete, they break, or we want accessories could be very difficult. Making a decision as a group about what to buy could be very difficult -- the used market is a moving target.

New lathes cost a lot, but there are entry level lathes of reasonable quality that would get us started. The downsides are a more limited capacity, and a less rigid machine. The small machines coming out of China dominate the small-lathe market, and buying one of these would make it easy to get spares and accessories from multiple sources. There is also an online community of hobbyists using them that we could draw upon. Chester, Machine-Mart, Axminster, and Arc Euro Trade all re-brand and sell very similar Chinese lathes.

=== Desirable Features ===

Thread cutting

Variable speed

Quick change tool post

=== Concrete suggestions ===

The following small lathes have the features:

http://www.chestermachinetools.com/products/detail/2 -- 332.50 ex. vat

http://www.chestermachinetools.com/products/detail/3 -- 415.83 ex. vat

Joe says that these are rather small, and he knows, from experience, that they are easy to knock out of alignment. He recommends a bigger machine for beginners:

http://www.warco.co.uk/metal-lathes-metalworking-lathe-machine/19-wm280v-f-variable-speed-lathe.html -- 1,575.00 inc. VAT

== Peripheral tools and accessories ==

Running the lathe will require many accessories, there is a suggested list here:

http://www.mini-lathe.com/Mini_lathe/Accessories/accessories.htm

List desired accessories below:

Bench grinder

HSS tool blanks

Tailstock chuck

Vertical slide attachment (enables limited milling operations)

Vernier Calipers

Equipment/Lathe

2013-01-05T18:49:49Z

Mark:

This page will serve as a proposal to buy a lathe and the peripheral tools that support it.

== Lathes ==

We could buy used or new...

Large used lathes sell for cheap. They have the capacity to work large pieces, and they may be of very high quality for the price. Transporting them is difficult: they can weigh (literally) a ton. Getting spares when they arrive incomplete, they break, or we want accessories could be very difficult. Making a decision as a group about what to buy could be very difficult -- the used market is a moving target.

New lathes cost a lot, but there are entry level lathes of reasonable quality that would get us started. The downsides are a more limited capacity, and a less rigid machine. The small machines coming out of China dominate the small-lathe market, and buying one of these would make it easy to get spares and accessories from multiple sources. There is also an online community of hobbyists using them that we could draw upon. Chester, Machine-Mart, Axminster, and Arc Euro Trade all re-brand and sell very similar Chinese lathes.

=== Desirable Features ===

Thread cutting

Variable speed

Quick change tool post

=== Concrete suggestions ===

The following small lathes have the features:

http://www.chestermachinetools.com/products/detail/2 -- 332.50 ex. vat

http://www.chestermachinetools.com/products/detail/3 -- 415.83 ex. vat

Joe says that these are rather small and he knows, from experience, that they are easy to knock out of alignment. He recommends a bigger machine for beginners:

http://www.warco.co.uk/metal-lathes-metalworking-lathe-machine/19-wm280v-f-variable-speed-lathe.html

== Peripheral tools and accessories ==

Running the lathe will require many accessories, there is a suggested list here:

http://www.mini-lathe.com/Mini_lathe/Accessories/accessories.htm

List desired accessories below:

Bench grinder

HSS tool blanks

Tailstock chuck

Vertical slide attachment (enables limited milling operations)

Vernier Calipers

Equipment/Lathe

2013-01-04T21:39:18Z

Mark:

This page will serve as a proposal to buy a lathe and the peripheral tools that support it.

== Lathes ==

We could buy used or new...

Large used lathes sell for cheap. They have the capacity to work large pieces, and they may be of very high quality for the price. Transporting them is difficult: they can weigh (literally) a ton. Getting spares when they arrive incomplete, they break, or we want accessories could be very difficult. Making a decision as a group about what to buy could be very difficult -- the used market is a moving target.

New lathes cost a lot, but there are entry level lathes of reasonable quality that would get us started. The downsides are a more limited capacity, and a less rigid machine. The small machines coming out of China dominate the small-lathe market, and buying one of these would make it easy to get spares and accessories from multiple sources. There is also an online community of hobbyists using them that we could draw upon. Chester, Machine-Mart, Axminster, and Arc Euro Trade all re-brand and sell very similar Chinese lathes.

=== Desirable Features ===

Thread cutting

Variable speed

Quick change tool post

=== Concrete suggestions ===

I recommend one of the following:

http://www.chestermachinetools.com/products/detail/2 -- 332.50 ex. vat

http://www.chestermachinetools.com/products/detail/3 -- 415.83 ex. vat

== Peripheral tools and accessories ==

Running the lathe will require many accessories, there is a suggested list here:

http://www.mini-lathe.com/Mini_lathe/Accessories/accessories.htm

List desired accessories below:

Bench grinder

HSS tool blanks

Tailstock chuck

Vertical slide attachment (enables limited milling operations)

Vernier Calipers

Equipment/Lathe

2013-01-04T12:28:33Z

Mark:

The aim of this page is to gather information on lathes and the peripheral tools that support them, in order to make a concrete purchase proposal to Makespace.

== Lathes ==

We could buy used or new...

Large used lathes sell for cheap. They have the capacity to work large pieces, and they may be of very high quality for the price. Transporting them is difficult: they can weigh (literally) a ton. Getting spares when they arrive incomplete, they break, or we want accessories could be very difficult. Making a decision as a group about what to buy could be very difficult -- the used market is a moving target.

New lathes cost a lot, but there are entry level lathes of reasonable quality that would get us started. The downsides are a more limited capacity, and a less rigid machine. The small machines coming out of China dominate the small-lathe market, and buying one of these would make it easy to get spares and accessories from multiple sources. There is also an online community of hobbyists using them that we could draw upon. Chester, Machine-Mart, Axminster, and Arc Euro Trade all re-brand and sell very similar Chinese lathes.

=== Desirable Features ===

Thread cutting

Variable speed

Quick change tool post

=== Concrete suggestions ===

I recommend one of the following:

http://www.chestermachinetools.com/products/detail/2

http://www.chestermachinetools.com/products/detail/3

== Peripheral tools and accessories ==

Running the lathe will require many accessories, there is a suggested list here:

http://www.mini-lathe.com/Mini_lathe/Accessories/accessories.htm

List desired accessories below:

Bench grinder

HSS tool blanks

Tailstock chuck

Vertical slide attachment (enables limited milling operations)

Vernier Calipers

Equipment/Lathe

2013-01-04T11:59:39Z

Mark: Created page with "The aim of this page is to gather information on lathes and the peripheral tools that support them, in order to make a concrete purchase proposal to Makespace. == Lathes == We..."

Kit wishlist

2013-01-03T22:43:22Z

Mark:

All the kit that is in Makespace, is being actively planned for Makespace, or is on the wishlist for Makespace!

= Kit Installed =

=== Building Infrastructure ===

* RFID Access Control
* BT Internet and Wifi (£212.40)

=== Main Space ===

* [http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/clarke-cht641-199-piece-diy-tool-kit-with-cant Clarke CHT641 199 Piece DIY Tool Kit With Cantilever Tool Box] (£71.98)
* Makita 18V Li-on Cordless Drill
* [http://www.pattesters.co.uk/pat-testers/basic-pat-testers/seaward-primetest-100-pat-tester PrimeTest 100 PAT Tester] (£310.80)

=== Workshop ===

Woodworking
* [http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/workbench Clarke CHB1500 Wooden Workbench] (£155.98)
* [http://www.screwfix.com/p/makita-5704rk-190mm-circular-saw-240v/96393 Makita Circular Saw] (£109.99)

=== Hall ===

Member Personal Storage
* [http://www.bigdug.co.uk/mega-deals-c411/max2-industrial-shelving-bench-mega-deal-pp13581 MAX2 Industrial Shelving] (£202.80)
* [http://www.ryman.co.uk/0161202532/Really-Useful-Box-35-Litre/Product 30x Really Useful Boxes 35 Litre] (£270.00)

=== Store Room ===

* 2nd Hand Industrial Racking (£60.00)

= Kit Proposals =

Notes:
* We should consider what things should be brought new, second hand or fabricated ourselves using existing kit.
* When thinking about buying or making kit, we need to consider [[The Real Cost of Equipment]] and take that in to account
* For basic makespace infrastructure, some items are collected on [[Kit wishlist: basic infrastructure budget]]

=== Building Infrastructure ===

=== Main Space ===

=== Workshop ===

* [[Laser_Cutter|Large Laser Cutter]]

=== Hall ===

=== Store Room ===

= Kit Wishlist =

We can't guarantee when or if we'll get any of this kit, but if there's something you'd like, let us know here. You can also help us prioritise what to get by creating and voting over at http://makespace.uservoice.com/forums/179819-kit-list

===The FabLab kit===

Briefly:

Fab Labs share core capabilities, so that people and projects can be shared across them. This currently includes:
1. A computer-controlled lasercutter, for press-fit assembly of 3D structures from 2D parts
2. A larger (4'x8') numerically-controlled milling machine, for making furniture- (and house-)
sized parts
3. A vinylcutter, to produce signs, printing masks, flexible circuits, and antennas
4. A precision (micron resolution) milling machine to make three-dimensional moulds and
surface-mounted circuit boards
5. Electronics assembly
6. Programming tools for low-cost high-speed embedded processors
7. Sewing and embroidery equipment
8. You can read more about how Fab Labs started by following this link. www.cba.mit.edu.
There is also a wealth of know how on Fab Lab equipment and projects.

A la Manchester:
* Dimension 1200es Series 3D Printer
* Epilog Mini 24 Laser Cutter
* Roland Modela MDX-20 Desktop Miller
* Roland Vinyl Cutter
* Shopbot CNC Router
* Janome Memory Craft 200e Embroidery Machine
* 'Fab Vac' Vac former

===Woodwork/metalwork===
* Aluminium forming (because local providers aren't very good)
* A big sturdy workbench with a vice
* Hacksaws and files
* A mini drilling/milling machine, for example http://www.chestermachinetools.com/Products/Product.aspx?productID=500 for making PCBs and light wood and metal work. {broken link - 3/11/2012 - roger)

* Dremel/rotary tool - many brands available; [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JyTf1tJXXo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JyTf1tJXXo] is a helpful comparison of Proxxon and Dremel mini tools and drill stands. There's a decent Axminster model for £141: http://www.axminster.co.uk/axminster-axminster-heavy-duty-flexible-drive-unit-prod20091/

* a small manual lathe eg http://www.chestermachinetools.com/products/detail/3 plus lathe tools and a bench grinder to sharpen them.
{Chester appear to have re-organised the website <strike>so this link is broken</strike> {MB - link reestablished, please check it is the correct model!} }
I assume something like the Conquest Super is what you meant. Also take the 4-way tool-carrier off and throw it away, fit a quick-change toolpost and use indexable carbide tip tooling, grinding HSS lathe tools is a special skill. (roger)
Base price for a Conquest Lathe Super Metric, quick-change toolpost, 5pc carbide tools and drill chuck is £580 (incl vat but not incl delivery)

* A lathe manual or CNC which can cut steel comfortably, so with coolant and colchester studentish sized with digital readout

* Any decent bench drillpress, with drills, holding vice, etc. Maybe a D16 from here: http://www.chestermachinetools.com/products/detail/323 for £230+vat+shipping, plus a drill vice.

* A floor standing pillar drill

* A CNC mill conversion just like http://www.jarkman.co.uk/catalog/cnc/taigcnc.htm Good for PCBs and a lot else. Plus cutters and workholding bits. It will need its own PC, too. Also see http://www.jarkman.co.uk/catalog/cnc/
Parts for that cost him around £1500 - plus some modest assembly time, obviously.

* If possible a real mill with some kind of cnc conversion with low speed settings or just a digital readout

* A bandsaw that will run horizontal or vertical (but mostly horizontal, for chopping the ends off bars) eg http://www.chesteruk.net/store/hv128_bandsaw.htm
* another option for a chopoff saw is a circular mitre saw eg: http://www.screwfix.com/p/evolution-rage-3-255mm-compound-sliding-mitre-saw-230v/65730 though possibly something a bit more robust. Then you could get a conventional bandsaw

* Tools for small-scale metalwork:
** Bench Peg And Anvil (£9.99);
** files: 6"/150mm Flat File, Cut 2 Vallorbe (£10.10); Set Of 12 Needle Files, 16cm - All Cut2 (£18.50);
** saws: Grobet/vallorbe Saw Frame Adjustable (£19.00); 6" Deep Adjustable Saw Frame (£13.50); Vallorbe Saw Blades Grade 2/0, Bundle Of 12 (£2.85); Vallorbe Saw Blades Grade 2/0, Bundle Of 12 (£2.85); Vallorbe Saw Blades Grade 6/0, Bundle Of 12 (£3.70)
** hammering: Flat Stake - 10cm X 10cm (£18.70); Planishing Hammer Cookson Value Range (£18.25); Hammer With 25mm Nylon Head (£9.50)
** pliers: Cookson 5 Piece,115mm Pliers Set (£31.15); Ring Bending Pliers, Cookson Value Range (£4.91) 5.5"/ 140mm Maun Flat Pliers Parallel Action (£18.65); Straight 7"/17.5cm Shears (£10.45); Tweezer set (£18.80)
** soldering: Hand Torch (£20.00); Magnesia Soldering Block (£6.35); Soldering Sheet 300mm X 300mm X 9mm (£6.50); Picklean Safe Pickling Powder 150g (£5.41)
** marking out: 6" Ruler (£3.40); Standard Steel Scriber (£4.10); centre punch (£5.00); digital calipers (£30.24); 3" square (£8.75)
** magnification: Optivisor 2.0x No4 (£38.00); Optivisor 2.75x No7 (£38.00)
** flexible shaft tools: Set Of 20 Drills 0.3-1.6mm (£13.30); Polishing Kit No 2 (£43.45)
Total: £553.08 incl vat and p&p from cooksongold.com. This plus a decent flexible shaft drill lets one do quite a lot, and many items are general-purpose

* a plasma cutter (to cut steel sheet etc - more than the laser cutter is capable of)

* Welder
** Arc welder (a bit yuk)
** MIG welder (cheap and easy to use)
** TTG welder (suitable for aluminium)
** Welder misc: gas (eg BOC) + cage + bolt to wall, wire, tips, gloves, apron, head shields, lightproof/fireproof curtained area to protect other workers
** '''note that welding is something we'll definitely need to talk to the landlord about - they've flagged up that the additional fire risk would mean we need to talk about fire barriers etc and can't go ahead without checking with them first.'''

* expect more ideas from cambridge Science Centre people :)

* Decent belt/disc sander/linisher

* Polisher for plastics and others (a grinder with attachments)

* Measuring tools - digital calipers, micrometers etc

* Sheet metal folder

* Pipe bender

* G-clamps in various sizes (ordered on eBay --- [[User:JCGS|JCGS]] 12:10, 30 November 2012 (UTC))

===Electronics/PCB tools===
* Temperature-controlled soldering station(s)
* Toaster oven (for reflow soldering)
* Fume extractor(s) for above
* Bench power supplies (e.g. a mix of 5V, 12V, variable, and multi-rail PSUs)
* PCB holders or "helping hands"
* Magnifying lamps (for us old-uns!)
* Side cutters
* Abrasive pen
* Heatsink tweezers
* Multimeter(s)
* Oscilloscope (digital and/or analog)
* Logic Analyser
* Signal generator
* Wire
* Selection of basic components (res, caps, v-reg, basic digital logic, basic IC's - 555,358, connectors, cable)
* Some way to order parts (group order to Farnell/RS/Maplin)
* spectrum analyser
* ESD handling equipment, eg. anti-static mats, wrist-strap, earth points, tester

NB. PCB etching baths and etch-resist are probably unnecessary because the milling machines would allow PCBs to be milled instead of etched.

===Laser Cutter===
The bare minimum for me would be something
capable of cutting an A3 sheet, which probably means 600x450mm. A 1200x900mm[1] machine from Laserscript comes in at about
£6.5K; a used one went on eBay recently for something like £4.5K. The
factory gate price for a similar unit from Shenhui, who are a well-regarded
Chinese manufacturer, is $4K -sea-freight would come in at $250, and import duty
appears to be 4.5%.

I (Dave from the science centre) would be really keen to be able to cut at least A1 on it (840x594mm) As this is the biggest module we are using at the moment.

Some options are at [[Laser cutter]]

===Printing===
* A3 postscript laser printer
* print on demand POD system
* vandercook proofpree with type - for posters etc

===3D printing===
* This is the 3d printer from Portishead: http://www.bitsfrombytes.com/
* http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2011/08/ultimaker-theres-a-new-3d-printer-in-town.html
* 3D scanner e.g. http://www.david-laserscanner.com/
* lots of 3D pic literature in Makespace
* chocolate printer http://www.3ders.org/articles/20120406-worlds-first-3d-chocolate-printer-now-up-for-pre-order.html

===Flameworking===
If we want to be able to make borosilicate glass components at Makespace, we'll need at least the following:

* MAPP gas torch
* MAPP gas for torch
* Torch holder with metal or ceramic heatproof bench plate for rolling
* Shears
* Carbon paddle

===Textiles===
* Knitting machine
* Sewing machine
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overlock Overlock machine], important in (semi+)professional sewing

===Acrylic working===
For bonding, shaping or finishing acrylic in ways that can't be done by machining:

* Dichloromethane (or Evo-Stik ExtruFix) for bonding acrylic parts
* Extractor hood/fan to reduce dichloromethane inhalation risk
* Strip heater or heat gun
* Acrylic edge scraper
* Acrylic scorer
* Fine grit sandpaper
* Butane or MAPP gas torch for flame polishing (see [[#glassworking]]
* Gas for torch

===Materials work===
For development of novel materials or layers, or devices such as solar panels
* Fume hood or cabinet

===Bio work===
We have no plans at present to support work with recombinant DNA or other bio work :)

===Safety equipment===
* Safety glasses
* Kevlar gloves for cutting
* Nitrile gloves for handling chemicals
* Lab coats to keep chemicals/paint off clothes & skin

===AV kit===
What about providing Audio Visual equipment for creating audio-visual experiences, interactive or not.
This can be combined with workshops in animation, film-making, special effects, synthesisers, computer graphics, etc.

Equipment might include: a projector screen (or white wall), a relatively good quality, high-resolution digital projector, amplifier, speakers (with good subwoofer.) Also software for animation, computer graphics, audio synthesis, video editing. Sensors for interactive experience: camera, motion sensors.

One idea is to teach 3D modelling of a character which can be part of a game/video, and also be printed on the 3D printer.

===Software tools===

LabVIEW

Gimp - www.gimp.org/

Blender - www.blender.org/download/get-blender/

Open office - download.openoffice.org/

Inkscape - www.inkscape.org

Google Sketch up - sketchup.google.com/ with stl plugin

This plugin seems to work quite well www.guitar-list.com/download-software/convert-sketchup-skp-files-dxf-or-stl

However this program repairs any incomplete stl files www.netfabb.com/

Or this program http://meshlab.sourceforge.net/

Adobe - www.adobe.com/uk/

Qcad - www.qcad.org/qcad.html

Eagle - www.cadsoftusa.com/freeware.htm

MIT Software - http://fab.cba.mit.edu/content/tools/software/cad_cam/

Stuff to drive the smart white board eg http://osswatch.jiscinvolve.org/wp/2012/10/16/open-sankore-open-source-whiteboard-software/

===Materials lists===
====Laser Cutter materials====
Max Size 300mmx600mm

* Acrylic 3mm - Clear 300mm x 600mm
* Acrylic 3mm - Various colours 300mm x 600mm
* Acrylic 6mm - Clear 300mm x 600mm
* Plywood 3mm Various Sizes
* MDF 3mm (Laserable) Various Sizes
* Cardboard 3mm 300mm x 600mm
* Cardboard 5mm 300mm x 600mm
* Paper 300mm x 600mm
* Leather
* Fabric

====Modella Milling Machine materials====
Max Size 150x200mm

*Machineable wax 40mm x 90mm x 150mm
* Circuit boards 1.6mm x 1000mm x 1200mm
* Wood (Various) 150x200mm

====Shopbot CNC Router materials====
Max Size 1200mmx 2400mm x 120mm

* Plywood 3-25mm thick
* MDF 3-25mm thick
* Aluminium
* Cast Iron
* Acrylic
* Brass
* Steel
* Foam

====Vinyl Cutter materials====
* Copper Tape 3M 1126 150mm x 33m
* Vinyl roll (canary yellow) 380mm wide
* Vinyl roll (card red) 380mm wide
* Vinyl roll (royal blue) 380mm wide
* Vinyl roll (cactus green) 380mm wide
* Transfer Tape, Permacel 595B 150mmx 55m
* WHITE Epoxy film 3M 1 150mm x 90m

====3D Printer materials====

Currently the raw material costs are quite high. Therefore...

* ABS plus cartridge (white) 1000 cm3
* soluble support cartridge 1000 cm3

====Additional electronics/PCB materials====
* Flux-cored solder (please some 60/40 as well as that silly ROHS, for working with older gear and for ease of use!)
* USB microscope with monitor?

====Painting materials====
* Brushes
* Water pots
* Acrylic paints in white, black, red, yellow, blue
* Clearcoat spray and/or liquid

===Air Tools===
Can we use the metal air-lines that are already in place?
Compressor/air for plasma and other airtools
* Cutting/drilling/polishing airtools

===Other===

* Lego (useful for prototyping shapes as well as for fun)

===Useful reference lists===
IEEE Spectrum: http://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-life/hands-on/diy-essentials/0

Full fab lab list: http://fab.cba.mit.edu/about/fab/inv.html

workshop in a container: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AsejLtLc70nwdG5DeVJmOVA4OUxpcXl6alFaNzh5Unc&hl=en_US#gid=0

A great outline of prototyping kit and space suggestions from Phil Keenan: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BwrlF51mx2ojYTQ5MzA1NGItZDBmNi00YmViLWJjODktYzlkM2M1OTAwNmQ0

Kit wishlist

2013-01-03T22:42:43Z

Mark:

All the kit that is in Makespace, is being actively planned for Makespace, or is on the wishlist for Makespace!

= Kit Installed =

=== Building Infrastructure ===

* RFID Access Control
* BT Internet and Wifi (£212.40)

=== Main Space ===

* [http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/clarke-cht641-199-piece-diy-tool-kit-with-cant Clarke CHT641 199 Piece DIY Tool Kit With Cantilever Tool Box] (£71.98)
* Makita 18V Li-on Cordless Drill
* [http://www.pattesters.co.uk/pat-testers/basic-pat-testers/seaward-primetest-100-pat-tester PrimeTest 100 PAT Tester] (£310.80)

=== Workshop ===

Woodworking
* [http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/workbench Clarke CHB1500 Wooden Workbench] (£155.98)
* [http://www.screwfix.com/p/makita-5704rk-190mm-circular-saw-240v/96393 Makita Circular Saw] (£109.99)

=== Hall ===

Member Personal Storage
* [http://www.bigdug.co.uk/mega-deals-c411/max2-industrial-shelving-bench-mega-deal-pp13581 MAX2 Industrial Shelving] (£202.80)
* [http://www.ryman.co.uk/0161202532/Really-Useful-Box-35-Litre/Product 30x Really Useful Boxes 35 Litre] (£270.00)

=== Store Room ===

* 2nd Hand Industrial Racking (£60.00)

= Kit Proposals =

Notes:
* We should consider what things should be brought new, second hand or fabricated ourselves using existing kit.
* When thinking about buying or making kit, we need to consider [[The Real Cost of Equipment]] and take that in to account
* For basic makespace infrastructure, some items are collected on [[Kit wishlist: basic infrastructure budget]]

=== Building Infrastructure ===

=== Main Space ===

=== Workshop ===

* [[Laser_Cutter|Large Laser Cutter]]

=== Hall ===

=== Store Room ===

= Kit Wishlist =

We can't guarantee when or if we'll get any of this kit, but if there's something you'd like, let us know here. You can also help us prioritise what to get by creating and voting over at http://makespace.uservoice.com/forums/179819-kit-list

===The FabLab kit===

Briefly:

Fab Labs share core capabilities, so that people and projects can be shared across them. This currently includes:
1. A computer-controlled lasercutter, for press-fit assembly of 3D structures from 2D parts
2. A larger (4'x8') numerically-controlled milling machine, for making furniture- (and house-)
sized parts
3. A vinylcutter, to produce signs, printing masks, flexible circuits, and antennas
4. A precision (micron resolution) milling machine to make three-dimensional moulds and
surface-mounted circuit boards
5. Electronics assembly
6. Programming tools for low-cost high-speed embedded processors
7. Sewing and embroidery equipment
8. You can read more about how Fab Labs started by following this link. www.cba.mit.edu.
There is also a wealth of know how on Fab Lab equipment and projects.

A la Manchester:
* Dimension 1200es Series 3D Printer
* Epilog Mini 24 Laser Cutter
* Roland Modela MDX-20 Desktop Miller
* Roland Vinyl Cutter
* Shopbot CNC Router
* Janome Memory Craft 200e Embroidery Machine
* 'Fab Vac' Vac former

===Woodwork/metalwork===
* Aluminium forming (because local providers aren't very good)
* A big sturdy workbench with a vice
* Hacksaws and files
* A mini drilling/milling machine, for example http://www.chestermachinetools.com/Products/Product.aspx?productID=500 for making PCBs and light wood and metal work. {broken link - 3/11/2012 - roger)

* Dremel/rotary tool - many brands available; [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JyTf1tJXXo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JyTf1tJXXo] is a helpful comparison of Proxxon and Dremel mini tools and drill stands. There's a decent Axminster model for £141: http://www.axminster.co.uk/axminster-axminster-heavy-duty-flexible-drive-unit-prod20091/

* a small manual lathe eg http://http://www.chestermachinetools.com/products/detail/3 plus lathe tools and a bench grinder to sharpen them.
{Chester appear to have re-organised the website <strike>so this link is broken</strike> {MB - link reestablished, please check it is the correct model!} }
I assume something like the Conquest Super is what you meant. Also take the 4-way tool-carrier off and throw it away, fit a quick-change toolpost and use indexable carbide tip tooling, grinding HSS lathe tools is a special skill. (roger)
Base price for a Conquest Lathe Super Metric, quick-change toolpost, 5pc carbide tools and drill chuck is £580 (incl vat but not incl delivery)

* A lathe manual or CNC which can cut steel comfortably, so with coolant and colchester studentish sized with digital readout

* Any decent bench drillpress, with drills, holding vice, etc. Maybe a D16 from here: http://www.chestermachinetools.com/products/detail/323 for £230+vat+shipping, plus a drill vice.

* A floor standing pillar drill

* A CNC mill conversion just like http://www.jarkman.co.uk/catalog/cnc/taigcnc.htm Good for PCBs and a lot else. Plus cutters and workholding bits. It will need its own PC, too. Also see http://www.jarkman.co.uk/catalog/cnc/
Parts for that cost him around £1500 - plus some modest assembly time, obviously.

* If possible a real mill with some kind of cnc conversion with low speed settings or just a digital readout

* A bandsaw that will run horizontal or vertical (but mostly horizontal, for chopping the ends off bars) eg http://www.chesteruk.net/store/hv128_bandsaw.htm
* another option for a chopoff saw is a circular mitre saw eg: http://www.screwfix.com/p/evolution-rage-3-255mm-compound-sliding-mitre-saw-230v/65730 though possibly something a bit more robust. Then you could get a conventional bandsaw

* Tools for small-scale metalwork:
** Bench Peg And Anvil (£9.99);
** files: 6"/150mm Flat File, Cut 2 Vallorbe (£10.10); Set Of 12 Needle Files, 16cm - All Cut2 (£18.50);
** saws: Grobet/vallorbe Saw Frame Adjustable (£19.00); 6" Deep Adjustable Saw Frame (£13.50); Vallorbe Saw Blades Grade 2/0, Bundle Of 12 (£2.85); Vallorbe Saw Blades Grade 2/0, Bundle Of 12 (£2.85); Vallorbe Saw Blades Grade 6/0, Bundle Of 12 (£3.70)
** hammering: Flat Stake - 10cm X 10cm (£18.70); Planishing Hammer Cookson Value Range (£18.25); Hammer With 25mm Nylon Head (£9.50)
** pliers: Cookson 5 Piece,115mm Pliers Set (£31.15); Ring Bending Pliers, Cookson Value Range (£4.91) 5.5"/ 140mm Maun Flat Pliers Parallel Action (£18.65); Straight 7"/17.5cm Shears (£10.45); Tweezer set (£18.80)
** soldering: Hand Torch (£20.00); Magnesia Soldering Block (£6.35); Soldering Sheet 300mm X 300mm X 9mm (£6.50); Picklean Safe Pickling Powder 150g (£5.41)
** marking out: 6" Ruler (£3.40); Standard Steel Scriber (£4.10); centre punch (£5.00); digital calipers (£30.24); 3" square (£8.75)
** magnification: Optivisor 2.0x No4 (£38.00); Optivisor 2.75x No7 (£38.00)
** flexible shaft tools: Set Of 20 Drills 0.3-1.6mm (£13.30); Polishing Kit No 2 (£43.45)
Total: £553.08 incl vat and p&p from cooksongold.com. This plus a decent flexible shaft drill lets one do quite a lot, and many items are general-purpose

* a plasma cutter (to cut steel sheet etc - more than the laser cutter is capable of)

* Welder
** Arc welder (a bit yuk)
** MIG welder (cheap and easy to use)
** TTG welder (suitable for aluminium)
** Welder misc: gas (eg BOC) + cage + bolt to wall, wire, tips, gloves, apron, head shields, lightproof/fireproof curtained area to protect other workers
** '''note that welding is something we'll definitely need to talk to the landlord about - they've flagged up that the additional fire risk would mean we need to talk about fire barriers etc and can't go ahead without checking with them first.'''

* expect more ideas from cambridge Science Centre people :)

* Decent belt/disc sander/linisher

* Polisher for plastics and others (a grinder with attachments)

* Measuring tools - digital calipers, micrometers etc

* Sheet metal folder

* Pipe bender

* G-clamps in various sizes (ordered on eBay --- [[User:JCGS|JCGS]] 12:10, 30 November 2012 (UTC))

===Electronics/PCB tools===
* Temperature-controlled soldering station(s)
* Toaster oven (for reflow soldering)
* Fume extractor(s) for above
* Bench power supplies (e.g. a mix of 5V, 12V, variable, and multi-rail PSUs)
* PCB holders or "helping hands"
* Magnifying lamps (for us old-uns!)
* Side cutters
* Abrasive pen
* Heatsink tweezers
* Multimeter(s)
* Oscilloscope (digital and/or analog)
* Logic Analyser
* Signal generator
* Wire
* Selection of basic components (res, caps, v-reg, basic digital logic, basic IC's - 555,358, connectors, cable)
* Some way to order parts (group order to Farnell/RS/Maplin)
* spectrum analyser
* ESD handling equipment, eg. anti-static mats, wrist-strap, earth points, tester

NB. PCB etching baths and etch-resist are probably unnecessary because the milling machines would allow PCBs to be milled instead of etched.

===Laser Cutter===
The bare minimum for me would be something
capable of cutting an A3 sheet, which probably means 600x450mm. A 1200x900mm[1] machine from Laserscript comes in at about
£6.5K; a used one went on eBay recently for something like £4.5K. The
factory gate price for a similar unit from Shenhui, who are a well-regarded
Chinese manufacturer, is $4K -sea-freight would come in at $250, and import duty
appears to be 4.5%.

I (Dave from the science centre) would be really keen to be able to cut at least A1 on it (840x594mm) As this is the biggest module we are using at the moment.

Some options are at [[Laser cutter]]

===Printing===
* A3 postscript laser printer
* print on demand POD system
* vandercook proofpree with type - for posters etc

===3D printing===
* This is the 3d printer from Portishead: http://www.bitsfrombytes.com/
* http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2011/08/ultimaker-theres-a-new-3d-printer-in-town.html
* 3D scanner e.g. http://www.david-laserscanner.com/
* lots of 3D pic literature in Makespace
* chocolate printer http://www.3ders.org/articles/20120406-worlds-first-3d-chocolate-printer-now-up-for-pre-order.html

===Flameworking===
If we want to be able to make borosilicate glass components at Makespace, we'll need at least the following:

* MAPP gas torch
* MAPP gas for torch
* Torch holder with metal or ceramic heatproof bench plate for rolling
* Shears
* Carbon paddle

===Textiles===
* Knitting machine
* Sewing machine
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overlock Overlock machine], important in (semi+)professional sewing

===Acrylic working===
For bonding, shaping or finishing acrylic in ways that can't be done by machining:

* Dichloromethane (or Evo-Stik ExtruFix) for bonding acrylic parts
* Extractor hood/fan to reduce dichloromethane inhalation risk
* Strip heater or heat gun
* Acrylic edge scraper
* Acrylic scorer
* Fine grit sandpaper
* Butane or MAPP gas torch for flame polishing (see [[#glassworking]]
* Gas for torch

===Materials work===
For development of novel materials or layers, or devices such as solar panels
* Fume hood or cabinet

===Bio work===
We have no plans at present to support work with recombinant DNA or other bio work :)

===Safety equipment===
* Safety glasses
* Kevlar gloves for cutting
* Nitrile gloves for handling chemicals
* Lab coats to keep chemicals/paint off clothes & skin

===AV kit===
What about providing Audio Visual equipment for creating audio-visual experiences, interactive or not.
This can be combined with workshops in animation, film-making, special effects, synthesisers, computer graphics, etc.

Equipment might include: a projector screen (or white wall), a relatively good quality, high-resolution digital projector, amplifier, speakers (with good subwoofer.) Also software for animation, computer graphics, audio synthesis, video editing. Sensors for interactive experience: camera, motion sensors.

One idea is to teach 3D modelling of a character which can be part of a game/video, and also be printed on the 3D printer.

===Software tools===

LabVIEW

Gimp - www.gimp.org/

Blender - www.blender.org/download/get-blender/

Open office - download.openoffice.org/

Inkscape - www.inkscape.org

Google Sketch up - sketchup.google.com/ with stl plugin

This plugin seems to work quite well www.guitar-list.com/download-software/convert-sketchup-skp-files-dxf-or-stl

However this program repairs any incomplete stl files www.netfabb.com/

Or this program http://meshlab.sourceforge.net/

Adobe - www.adobe.com/uk/

Qcad - www.qcad.org/qcad.html

Eagle - www.cadsoftusa.com/freeware.htm

MIT Software - http://fab.cba.mit.edu/content/tools/software/cad_cam/

Stuff to drive the smart white board eg http://osswatch.jiscinvolve.org/wp/2012/10/16/open-sankore-open-source-whiteboard-software/

===Materials lists===
====Laser Cutter materials====
Max Size 300mmx600mm

* Acrylic 3mm - Clear 300mm x 600mm
* Acrylic 3mm - Various colours 300mm x 600mm
* Acrylic 6mm - Clear 300mm x 600mm
* Plywood 3mm Various Sizes
* MDF 3mm (Laserable) Various Sizes
* Cardboard 3mm 300mm x 600mm
* Cardboard 5mm 300mm x 600mm
* Paper 300mm x 600mm
* Leather
* Fabric

====Modella Milling Machine materials====
Max Size 150x200mm

*Machineable wax 40mm x 90mm x 150mm
* Circuit boards 1.6mm x 1000mm x 1200mm
* Wood (Various) 150x200mm

====Shopbot CNC Router materials====
Max Size 1200mmx 2400mm x 120mm

* Plywood 3-25mm thick
* MDF 3-25mm thick
* Aluminium
* Cast Iron
* Acrylic
* Brass
* Steel
* Foam

====Vinyl Cutter materials====
* Copper Tape 3M 1126 150mm x 33m
* Vinyl roll (canary yellow) 380mm wide
* Vinyl roll (card red) 380mm wide
* Vinyl roll (royal blue) 380mm wide
* Vinyl roll (cactus green) 380mm wide
* Transfer Tape, Permacel 595B 150mmx 55m
* WHITE Epoxy film 3M 1 150mm x 90m

====3D Printer materials====

Currently the raw material costs are quite high. Therefore...

* ABS plus cartridge (white) 1000 cm3
* soluble support cartridge 1000 cm3

====Additional electronics/PCB materials====
* Flux-cored solder (please some 60/40 as well as that silly ROHS, for working with older gear and for ease of use!)
* USB microscope with monitor?

====Painting materials====
* Brushes
* Water pots
* Acrylic paints in white, black, red, yellow, blue
* Clearcoat spray and/or liquid

===Air Tools===
Can we use the metal air-lines that are already in place?
Compressor/air for plasma and other airtools
* Cutting/drilling/polishing airtools

===Other===

* Lego (useful for prototyping shapes as well as for fun)

===Useful reference lists===
IEEE Spectrum: http://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-life/hands-on/diy-essentials/0

Full fab lab list: http://fab.cba.mit.edu/about/fab/inv.html

workshop in a container: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AsejLtLc70nwdG5DeVJmOVA4OUxpcXl6alFaNzh5Unc&hl=en_US#gid=0

A great outline of prototyping kit and space suggestions from Phil Keenan: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BwrlF51mx2ojYTQ5MzA1NGItZDBmNi00YmViLWJjODktYzlkM2M1OTAwNmQ0

Kit wishlist

2013-01-03T22:42:18Z

Mark:

All the kit that is in Makespace, is being actively planned for Makespace, or is on the wishlist for Makespace!

= Kit Installed =

=== Building Infrastructure ===

* RFID Access Control
* BT Internet and Wifi (£212.40)

=== Main Space ===

* [http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/clarke-cht641-199-piece-diy-tool-kit-with-cant Clarke CHT641 199 Piece DIY Tool Kit With Cantilever Tool Box] (£71.98)
* Makita 18V Li-on Cordless Drill
* [http://www.pattesters.co.uk/pat-testers/basic-pat-testers/seaward-primetest-100-pat-tester PrimeTest 100 PAT Tester] (£310.80)

=== Workshop ===

Woodworking
* [http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/workbench Clarke CHB1500 Wooden Workbench] (£155.98)
* [http://www.screwfix.com/p/makita-5704rk-190mm-circular-saw-240v/96393 Makita Circular Saw] (£109.99)

=== Hall ===

Member Personal Storage
* [http://www.bigdug.co.uk/mega-deals-c411/max2-industrial-shelving-bench-mega-deal-pp13581 MAX2 Industrial Shelving] (£202.80)
* [http://www.ryman.co.uk/0161202532/Really-Useful-Box-35-Litre/Product 30x Really Useful Boxes 35 Litre] (£270.00)

=== Store Room ===

* 2nd Hand Industrial Racking (£60.00)

= Kit Proposals =

Notes:
* We should consider what things should be brought new, second hand or fabricated ourselves using existing kit.
* When thinking about buying or making kit, we need to consider [[The Real Cost of Equipment]] and take that in to account
* For basic makespace infrastructure, some items are collected on [[Kit wishlist: basic infrastructure budget]]

=== Building Infrastructure ===

=== Main Space ===

=== Workshop ===

* [[Laser_Cutter|Large Laser Cutter]]

=== Hall ===

=== Store Room ===

= Kit Wishlist =

We can't guarantee when or if we'll get any of this kit, but if there's something you'd like, let us know here. You can also help us prioritise what to get by creating and voting over at http://makespace.uservoice.com/forums/179819-kit-list

===The FabLab kit===

Briefly:

Fab Labs share core capabilities, so that people and projects can be shared across them. This currently includes:
1. A computer-controlled lasercutter, for press-fit assembly of 3D structures from 2D parts
2. A larger (4'x8') numerically-controlled milling machine, for making furniture- (and house-)
sized parts
3. A vinylcutter, to produce signs, printing masks, flexible circuits, and antennas
4. A precision (micron resolution) milling machine to make three-dimensional moulds and
surface-mounted circuit boards
5. Electronics assembly
6. Programming tools for low-cost high-speed embedded processors
7. Sewing and embroidery equipment
8. You can read more about how Fab Labs started by following this link. www.cba.mit.edu.
There is also a wealth of know how on Fab Lab equipment and projects.

A la Manchester:
* Dimension 1200es Series 3D Printer
* Epilog Mini 24 Laser Cutter
* Roland Modela MDX-20 Desktop Miller
* Roland Vinyl Cutter
* Shopbot CNC Router
* Janome Memory Craft 200e Embroidery Machine
* 'Fab Vac' Vac former

===Woodwork/metalwork===
* Aluminium forming (because local providers aren't very good)
* A big sturdy workbench with a vice
* Hacksaws and files
* A mini drilling/milling machine, for example http://www.chestermachinetools.com/Products/Product.aspx?productID=500 for making PCBs and light wood and metal work. {broken link - 3/11/2012 - roger)

* Dremel/rotary tool - many brands available; [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JyTf1tJXXo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JyTf1tJXXo] is a helpful comparison of Proxxon and Dremel mini tools and drill stands. There's a decent Axminster model for £141: http://www.axminster.co.uk/axminster-axminster-heavy-duty-flexible-drive-unit-prod20091/

* a small manual lathe eg http://http://www.chestermachinetools.com/products/detail/3 plus lathe tools and a bench grinder to sharpen them.
{Chester appear to have re-organised the website <strike>so this link is broken<\strike> {MB - link reestablished, please check it is the correct model!} }
I assume something like the Conquest Super is what you meant. Also take the 4-way tool-carrier off and throw it away, fit a quick-change toolpost and use indexable carbide tip tooling, grinding HSS lathe tools is a special skill. (roger)
Base price for a Conquest Lathe Super Metric, quick-change toolpost, 5pc carbide tools and drill chuck is £580 (incl vat but not incl delivery)

* A lathe manual or CNC which can cut steel comfortably, so with coolant and colchester studentish sized with digital readout

* Any decent bench drillpress, with drills, holding vice, etc. Maybe a D16 from here: http://www.chestermachinetools.com/products/detail/323 for £230+vat+shipping, plus a drill vice.

* A floor standing pillar drill

* A CNC mill conversion just like http://www.jarkman.co.uk/catalog/cnc/taigcnc.htm Good for PCBs and a lot else. Plus cutters and workholding bits. It will need its own PC, too. Also see http://www.jarkman.co.uk/catalog/cnc/
Parts for that cost him around £1500 - plus some modest assembly time, obviously.

* If possible a real mill with some kind of cnc conversion with low speed settings or just a digital readout

* A bandsaw that will run horizontal or vertical (but mostly horizontal, for chopping the ends off bars) eg http://www.chesteruk.net/store/hv128_bandsaw.htm
* another option for a chopoff saw is a circular mitre saw eg: http://www.screwfix.com/p/evolution-rage-3-255mm-compound-sliding-mitre-saw-230v/65730 though possibly something a bit more robust. Then you could get a conventional bandsaw

* Tools for small-scale metalwork:
** Bench Peg And Anvil (£9.99);
** files: 6"/150mm Flat File, Cut 2 Vallorbe (£10.10); Set Of 12 Needle Files, 16cm - All Cut2 (£18.50);
** saws: Grobet/vallorbe Saw Frame Adjustable (£19.00); 6" Deep Adjustable Saw Frame (£13.50); Vallorbe Saw Blades Grade 2/0, Bundle Of 12 (£2.85); Vallorbe Saw Blades Grade 2/0, Bundle Of 12 (£2.85); Vallorbe Saw Blades Grade 6/0, Bundle Of 12 (£3.70)
** hammering: Flat Stake - 10cm X 10cm (£18.70); Planishing Hammer Cookson Value Range (£18.25); Hammer With 25mm Nylon Head (£9.50)
** pliers: Cookson 5 Piece,115mm Pliers Set (£31.15); Ring Bending Pliers, Cookson Value Range (£4.91) 5.5"/ 140mm Maun Flat Pliers Parallel Action (£18.65); Straight 7"/17.5cm Shears (£10.45); Tweezer set (£18.80)
** soldering: Hand Torch (£20.00); Magnesia Soldering Block (£6.35); Soldering Sheet 300mm X 300mm X 9mm (£6.50); Picklean Safe Pickling Powder 150g (£5.41)
** marking out: 6" Ruler (£3.40); Standard Steel Scriber (£4.10); centre punch (£5.00); digital calipers (£30.24); 3" square (£8.75)
** magnification: Optivisor 2.0x No4 (£38.00); Optivisor 2.75x No7 (£38.00)
** flexible shaft tools: Set Of 20 Drills 0.3-1.6mm (£13.30); Polishing Kit No 2 (£43.45)
Total: £553.08 incl vat and p&p from cooksongold.com. This plus a decent flexible shaft drill lets one do quite a lot, and many items are general-purpose

* a plasma cutter (to cut steel sheet etc - more than the laser cutter is capable of)

* Welder
** Arc welder (a bit yuk)
** MIG welder (cheap and easy to use)
** TTG welder (suitable for aluminium)
** Welder misc: gas (eg BOC) + cage + bolt to wall, wire, tips, gloves, apron, head shields, lightproof/fireproof curtained area to protect other workers
** '''note that welding is something we'll definitely need to talk to the landlord about - they've flagged up that the additional fire risk would mean we need to talk about fire barriers etc and can't go ahead without checking with them first.'''

* expect more ideas from cambridge Science Centre people :)

* Decent belt/disc sander/linisher

* Polisher for plastics and others (a grinder with attachments)

* Measuring tools - digital calipers, micrometers etc

* Sheet metal folder

* Pipe bender

* G-clamps in various sizes (ordered on eBay --- [[User:JCGS|JCGS]] 12:10, 30 November 2012 (UTC))

===Electronics/PCB tools===
* Temperature-controlled soldering station(s)
* Toaster oven (for reflow soldering)
* Fume extractor(s) for above
* Bench power supplies (e.g. a mix of 5V, 12V, variable, and multi-rail PSUs)
* PCB holders or "helping hands"
* Magnifying lamps (for us old-uns!)
* Side cutters
* Abrasive pen
* Heatsink tweezers
* Multimeter(s)
* Oscilloscope (digital and/or analog)
* Logic Analyser
* Signal generator
* Wire
* Selection of basic components (res, caps, v-reg, basic digital logic, basic IC's - 555,358, connectors, cable)
* Some way to order parts (group order to Farnell/RS/Maplin)
* spectrum analyser
* ESD handling equipment, eg. anti-static mats, wrist-strap, earth points, tester

NB. PCB etching baths and etch-resist are probably unnecessary because the milling machines would allow PCBs to be milled instead of etched.

===Laser Cutter===
The bare minimum for me would be something
capable of cutting an A3 sheet, which probably means 600x450mm. A 1200x900mm[1] machine from Laserscript comes in at about
£6.5K; a used one went on eBay recently for something like £4.5K. The
factory gate price for a similar unit from Shenhui, who are a well-regarded
Chinese manufacturer, is $4K -sea-freight would come in at $250, and import duty
appears to be 4.5%.

I (Dave from the science centre) would be really keen to be able to cut at least A1 on it (840x594mm) As this is the biggest module we are using at the moment.

Some options are at [[Laser cutter]]

===Printing===
* A3 postscript laser printer
* print on demand POD system
* vandercook proofpree with type - for posters etc

===3D printing===
* This is the 3d printer from Portishead: http://www.bitsfrombytes.com/
* http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2011/08/ultimaker-theres-a-new-3d-printer-in-town.html
* 3D scanner e.g. http://www.david-laserscanner.com/
* lots of 3D pic literature in Makespace
* chocolate printer http://www.3ders.org/articles/20120406-worlds-first-3d-chocolate-printer-now-up-for-pre-order.html

===Flameworking===
If we want to be able to make borosilicate glass components at Makespace, we'll need at least the following:

* MAPP gas torch
* MAPP gas for torch
* Torch holder with metal or ceramic heatproof bench plate for rolling
* Shears
* Carbon paddle

===Textiles===
* Knitting machine
* Sewing machine
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overlock Overlock machine], important in (semi+)professional sewing

===Acrylic working===
For bonding, shaping or finishing acrylic in ways that can't be done by machining:

* Dichloromethane (or Evo-Stik ExtruFix) for bonding acrylic parts
* Extractor hood/fan to reduce dichloromethane inhalation risk
* Strip heater or heat gun
* Acrylic edge scraper
* Acrylic scorer
* Fine grit sandpaper
* Butane or MAPP gas torch for flame polishing (see [[#glassworking]]
* Gas for torch

===Materials work===
For development of novel materials or layers, or devices such as solar panels
* Fume hood or cabinet

===Bio work===
We have no plans at present to support work with recombinant DNA or other bio work :)

===Safety equipment===
* Safety glasses
* Kevlar gloves for cutting
* Nitrile gloves for handling chemicals
* Lab coats to keep chemicals/paint off clothes & skin

===AV kit===
What about providing Audio Visual equipment for creating audio-visual experiences, interactive or not.
This can be combined with workshops in animation, film-making, special effects, synthesisers, computer graphics, etc.

Equipment might include: a projector screen (or white wall), a relatively good quality, high-resolution digital projector, amplifier, speakers (with good subwoofer.) Also software for animation, computer graphics, audio synthesis, video editing. Sensors for interactive experience: camera, motion sensors.

One idea is to teach 3D modelling of a character which can be part of a game/video, and also be printed on the 3D printer.

===Software tools===

LabVIEW

Gimp - www.gimp.org/

Blender - www.blender.org/download/get-blender/

Open office - download.openoffice.org/

Inkscape - www.inkscape.org

Google Sketch up - sketchup.google.com/ with stl plugin

This plugin seems to work quite well www.guitar-list.com/download-software/convert-sketchup-skp-files-dxf-or-stl

However this program repairs any incomplete stl files www.netfabb.com/

Or this program http://meshlab.sourceforge.net/

Adobe - www.adobe.com/uk/

Qcad - www.qcad.org/qcad.html

Eagle - www.cadsoftusa.com/freeware.htm

MIT Software - http://fab.cba.mit.edu/content/tools/software/cad_cam/

Stuff to drive the smart white board eg http://osswatch.jiscinvolve.org/wp/2012/10/16/open-sankore-open-source-whiteboard-software/

===Materials lists===
====Laser Cutter materials====
Max Size 300mmx600mm

* Acrylic 3mm - Clear 300mm x 600mm
* Acrylic 3mm - Various colours 300mm x 600mm
* Acrylic 6mm - Clear 300mm x 600mm
* Plywood 3mm Various Sizes
* MDF 3mm (Laserable) Various Sizes
* Cardboard 3mm 300mm x 600mm
* Cardboard 5mm 300mm x 600mm
* Paper 300mm x 600mm
* Leather
* Fabric

====Modella Milling Machine materials====
Max Size 150x200mm

*Machineable wax 40mm x 90mm x 150mm
* Circuit boards 1.6mm x 1000mm x 1200mm
* Wood (Various) 150x200mm

====Shopbot CNC Router materials====
Max Size 1200mmx 2400mm x 120mm

* Plywood 3-25mm thick
* MDF 3-25mm thick
* Aluminium
* Cast Iron
* Acrylic
* Brass
* Steel
* Foam

====Vinyl Cutter materials====
* Copper Tape 3M 1126 150mm x 33m
* Vinyl roll (canary yellow) 380mm wide
* Vinyl roll (card red) 380mm wide
* Vinyl roll (royal blue) 380mm wide
* Vinyl roll (cactus green) 380mm wide
* Transfer Tape, Permacel 595B 150mmx 55m
* WHITE Epoxy film 3M 1 150mm x 90m

====3D Printer materials====

Currently the raw material costs are quite high. Therefore...

* ABS plus cartridge (white) 1000 cm3
* soluble support cartridge 1000 cm3

====Additional electronics/PCB materials====
* Flux-cored solder (please some 60/40 as well as that silly ROHS, for working with older gear and for ease of use!)
* USB microscope with monitor?

====Painting materials====
* Brushes
* Water pots
* Acrylic paints in white, black, red, yellow, blue
* Clearcoat spray and/or liquid

===Air Tools===
Can we use the metal air-lines that are already in place?
Compressor/air for plasma and other airtools
* Cutting/drilling/polishing airtools

===Other===

* Lego (useful for prototyping shapes as well as for fun)

===Useful reference lists===
IEEE Spectrum: http://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-life/hands-on/diy-essentials/0

Full fab lab list: http://fab.cba.mit.edu/about/fab/inv.html

workshop in a container: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AsejLtLc70nwdG5DeVJmOVA4OUxpcXl6alFaNzh5Unc&hl=en_US#gid=0

A great outline of prototyping kit and space suggestions from Phil Keenan: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BwrlF51mx2ojYTQ5MzA1NGItZDBmNi00YmViLWJjODktYzlkM2M1OTAwNmQ0