Wishlist

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.

General Lab Needs

• Micro USB cables (USB A to micro-B)
• 15-25 foot VGA extension cable

Building Needs

• Regular ("printer") USB cables (USB A to B)
• Hanging and/or facade sign for the space
• Replacement canopy for back

Equipment

• CNC Router We might be able to do some fun stuff with laser in meantime (maybe 3/4" mdf?)
• CNC Milling Machine -we can CNC our Mini Mill!
• CNC Lathe -we're borrowing one of Corey's and we can CNC our 7x10!
• Plasma Cutter --> http://www.plasmacam.com/products-index.php
• Waterjet Cutter - Omax?
• Circular Saw - We're eyeing a Hitachi C8FSHE 8-1/2
• Table Saw - we can get a ryobi from home depot for free!
• Air Compressor
• Air filtration - for wood projects and routers, etc.
• 3D Scanner - Nextgen? or Fabscan?
• Pick and Place - APS? or http://code.google.com/p/openpnp/

Software

When purchasing we, as a rule, do not want non commercial versions of software as we are prototyping and creating

• Matlab - 1 license $2k at mathworks
• Eagle standard (4x6) $750, pro $1500
  • Or Alibre? Altium would be nice (5k)..
• VCarve - CAD/CAM system for making signs and art
• Autocad 2012 w subscription $4425, w/o $3995 download only on autodesk - 2011 mac $? on techsoup
• Autocad inventor only in packages now.. (windows) $? on techsoup
• SolidWorks - $4k standard should be sufficient - education version requires nothing designed be made commercially so...--contacted rep, 4k is lowest price
• MasterCam -10k-15? - in contact for lowest price for us
  • OR Cam bam? $150 - $300
• Mach CNC control software - $175 + $50 - Generously offered to us free by developer, ArtSoft
• flickr pro accounts $6 on techsoup

Research facts

• corel we dont want educator (non commercial only)
• adobe we can't as we're not an accredited school
• adobe esd means download only
• eagle nonprofit is non commercial