Wishlist

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The Wishlist is an area to add specific tool and material requests. Tools donated or acquired by HeatSync Labs can be found on the Library page.

Acquisition

Some facts:

  • Leasing looks to be impossibly for a business less than 2 years old. It may be possible to borrow against a single member's credit. Any takers?
  • Corporate donations are few and far between until our 501c3 clears which could take 6 months.
  • Current donation drives have been stagnant possibly as a result of their vagueness.
  • Kickstarter and other microlending sites look a promising way to fundraise for a very specific goal.

Lets pick out a list of 'essential' tools in each category. The Fab Lab might be a good starting point for this. For those that are prohibitively expensive, lets choose the ACTUAL tool we ACTUALLY want to buy and post a kickstarter campaign for it.

For cheaper tools Auctions, Craigslist and Cheap Chinese Tools are probably the way to go.

Essential Tools

  • Embedded Circuit Design/Electronics Lab Tools
  • CNC: DIY or Pro
  • Laser Cutter
  • Lathe - Harrison Alpha Model
  • Pick and Place - APS?
  • Plasma Cutter and Router
  • 3D Scanner - Nextgen?
  • Waterjet Cutter - Omax?
  • shopvac
  • Drill press
  • circular saw
  • table saw
  • air compressor
  • band saw
  • cnc milling machine
Personal tools