Tools we want

Notes

To Donors/Lenders: Not all tools are listed, and we always appreciate upgrades to our existing equipment. If you have any of the following tools (or any others) you'd like to donate, please contact a Protospace member or director to arrange for dropoff or pickup. We love tools and give good homes for them! When in doubt, ask, even for small hand tools, there's much we need.

To Requesters: When adding requests, please fill out the date and your name so people know who to talk to if there are questions. Add new items alphabetically. If your request has been struck out, that means that it has been fulfilled as written. If you are still not satisfied with the equipment at Protospace, please add a new (more specific if necessary) request. If your request was fulfilled and then the equipment was removed from Protospace, please also add a new request.

Not all tools have equal priority, this is a Wish List.

Rapid Prototyping Tools

• Sintering 3D printer - Matt F - 2012-11-23
• Tabletop laser cutter - Matt F - 2012-11-23 fulfilled by laser cutter, small

Automotive Tools

• Engine Hoist - Matt F - 2012-11-23
• Motorized Winch / Gantry - Matt F - 2012-11-23

Chemistry and Physics

• Atomic force microscope - Ian Oliver - 2016-03-06
• Centrifuge - Ian Oliver - 2016-03-06
• Cryocooler - Ian Oliver - 2016-03-06 (Ian is looking into building)
• Dynamic rotor balancing machine - Barrie and Ian Oliver - 2016-03-06 (Barrie is building)
• Scanning electron microscope - Barrie and Ian Oliver - 2016-03-06
• Spectrometers/spectroscopes of various kinds (such as ramanPi) - Ian Oliver - 2016-03-06
• Spin coater - Ian Oliver - 2016-03-06

Metalworking Tools

• Anvil - Matt F - 2012-11-23 fulfilled by anvil
• Bandsaw (horizontal metalcutting) - Matt F - 2012-11-23 fulfilled by bandsaw (Horizontal), horizontal bandsaw, grey (Pit Bull), and bandsaw, metal, horizontal
• Bending Brake - Matt F - 2012-11-23 fulfilled by bending Brake and brake, box and pan, 24"
• CNC Mill - Matt F - 2012-11-23 fulfilled by MAXNC 10 Mill, Mill, CNC (Terry's), and CNC Mill (Tormach)
• EDM Sinker (electro-discharge machine) - Matt F - 2012-11-23
• EDM Wire (electro-discharge machine) - Matt F - 2012-11-23
• Milling Bits & Tooling - Matt F - 2012-11-23
• Plasma Cutter table - Matt F - 2012-11-23 fulfilled by plasma cutter, CNC (Kyle Paavola's)
• Shaper, plus skiving adapter or opportunity to build one - Ian Oliver - 2015-12-18
• Shear (sheet metal) - Matt F - 2012-11-23
• Spot Welder - Matt F - 2012-11-23
• Welder, TIG - Matt F - 2012-11-23
• Welding Helmet (autodarkening), gloves, jackets, other gear - Matt F - 2012-11-23

Woodworking/Plastic Tools

We can build a lot of these. See Matthias Wandel's website.

• Belt and/or Disc Sander - Matt F - 2012-11-23 fulfilled by belt and disc sander (CWD 15-315) and belt and disc sander (Dremel)
• C-clamps, long-reach - Ian Oliver - 2016-03-07
• Disc sander, 20" - Stan H - 2015-11-?? (instructable on building one, video on using one, alternative: lathe-based sander)
• Files - Matt F - 2012-11-23
• Panel saw, preferably vertical - Unknown - 2015
• Pantorouter or maybe some kind of hybrid with the 3D pantograph thing or copy carver? - Ian Oliver - 2016-03-06
• Router Bits - Matt F - 2012-11-23
• Router lift built into table saw extension (preferably tilting) - Everybody - 2015
• Table saw sled & screw advance box joint jig - Ian Oliver - 2016-03-06 (Some members started planning to build a SABJJ several months to a year ago; there has been no progress on that yet.)

Misc Tools

• Glassblowing general equipment - Ian Oliver - 2015-12-18
• Glassblowing lathe - Ian Oliver - 2015-12-18
• Sewing Machine (leather sewing) - Matt F - 2012-11-23 fulfilled by sewing machine (Relsew)
• Sewing Machine (digital embroidery) - Matt F - 2012-11-23
• Vacuum Former - Matt F - 2012-11-23