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Purchases
Pending Deliveries
- Diagonal cutters
- Dry moly
Small Stuff
What small items does the lab need? You can help by doing the research and listing the best item, price and quantity. Preferred suppliers are CPC, Farnell, Amazon and eBay.
CPC:
code,quantity,description <- quick-paste format TL09912,2,Angled Side Cutters
Farnell:
code,quantity,description <- quick-paste format Various nuts
Amazon:
eBay/banggood:
- 0603 SMT resistors/caps
- I2C LCD adapter (re-stock for Tim)
- Door hold for G1 - not this exact model, wait for 12V version around £30-35.
- Door hold for G14 (or other rooms)
RS:
- Replacement Metcal soldering tip?
IKEA:
Screwfix:
Costco:
Other:
- null modem / serial breakouts
- layout paper (big masking tape)
- flux
- Raaco component drawers: 3x https://www.ffx.co.uk/tools/product/Raaco-1260-00-5733439137386-60-Drawer-150-Storage-Cabinet [not yet, will buy later]
Small Tools
Health and Safety
Tool | Cost |
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Chemical storage cabinet | £150-250 |
RCD sockets for electronics area (11 twin sockets) | £156 |
Workshop Aprons, decent quality waxed canvas - best 2 of them | £16.99 |
Laser Safety Goggles | £25 |
Better safety overspectacles:
- JSP Stealth Coverlite - £8.99
- Swiss One Coversight - £5.99
- Univet 5x7 Ultimate - £12.99
- Bolle Overlight Small - £6.99
- 3M - £4.73
The only prescription safety glasses site that actually mentions pricing: https://www.safetyspecs.co.uk/
Fire Extinguishers
Lithium-battery:
Water Mist:
Makita 18V Cordless System
There is some support for the lab to start purchasing good quality cordless tools. Makita seems the most popular option, with a single system being desirable for sharing of batteries. These purchases will be postponed until we have suitable secure storage. Purchases have started where there were good price opportunities.
Purchased already:
Tool |
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Dual charger |
4x 5.0Ah batteries |
DJV181Z jigsaw |
DTD154Z impact driver |
DGA517 angle grinder |
DHS680 circular saw |
DCL180Z vacuum |
DHP484 Drill |
DBO180Z orbital sander |
Wanted, in approximate priority order…
Tool | Cost | Notes |
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DHP481 combi drill | £159 | Heavy-duty option but weighs 50% more |
DTM51 oscillating multi-tool | £105 | |
DHP484 DHP485 | £90-100 |
Other suggestions: die grinder, router/trimmer, planer.
Drills:
- RMJ suffix = with battery
- Z suffix = tool body only
- DDF = drill drivers (no hammer mode)
- DHP = combi drill (with hammer mode)
- DHP481 (heavy and powerful model, Tim K has one)
- DHP484 (intermediate model) replaces DHP480
- DHP485 (intermediate model) replaces DHP459
- DHP484 is slightly heavier and stronger than DHP485, but not by much
Impact Bit Sets:
Erbauer 32pcs set £9.99moved to Screwfix list
Air compressor
Wishlist:
- Big enough to serve multiple users in multiple rooms
- Quiet enough for the workshop, or able to be boxed-in with acoustic panels
- Air lines to other rooms
Cheap-Powerful-Quiet: pick two. Tim suggests that we go for a quiet oil-less 25-50L system. It would be sufficient for adhoc dust blowing, nail guns and other low-power tools, but not for heavy-duty tools (sanding, die-grinders, impact drivers). We have Makita for those.
Optionally, run a hose to G14 and we could get a pnuematic glue/solder-paste dispenser for SMD work.
Orazio 24L compressor £130 (£240 for 45L model). This is a cheap Chinese option. Reviews are mostly okay, but there might be some quality control issues where we have to make minor fixes before use.
Workshop
Better bandsaw, probably Startrite- Planer-thicknesser-jointer