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• Sherline machine tools (Website)
  

• Linux computer with 4-axis driver box (8760)
  

• Tabletop CNC 8-Axis Mill, metric (2010)
  

• Long-bed CNC Lathe, metric (8410)
  

• CNC Rotary table (8730)
  

• 3.1" diameter 3-jaw self-centering chuck (1040)
  

• 3/8" Jacobs Tailstock Drill Chuck with #0 and #1 Morse arbors (1069)
  

• Jacobs 5/32" Chuck with #1 Morse arbor (1010)
  

• Lathe rocker tool post (3057)
  

• Lathe face plate and drive dog (4007, 4009)
  

• Live center (1191)
  

• Screw cutting attachment (3100)
  

• Tilting angle table (3750)
  

• Steady rest (1074)
  

• 1/4" drill chuck and drawbolt (1072)
  

• Step block hold-down set (3013)
  

• Fly cutter (3052)
  

• Boring head, metric (3049)
  

• Slitting saw holder, 1/2" shank (3065)
  

• Cut-off tool and holder (3002)
  

• HSS steel set (3007)
  

• 3/8" end mill holder (3079)
  

• 3-pc. Mill collet set, inch (3060)
  

• 3-pc. Mill collet set, metric (3090)
  

• 3-pc. center drill set (3021)
  

• Milling vise (3551)
  

• Mill tooling plate (3560)
  

• Tool height gauge (3009)
  

• Mini parallel set (7505)
  

• Sherline 5/32" hex T-driver (3020)
  

• Chuck to T-slot adaptor (1187)
  

• T-nuts (3056)
  

• Dust covers (4151, 5150)
  

• Sherline Shop and Accessories Guide book (5327)
  

• Other machining
  

• Matching V-block and clamp set (MicroMark 14255)
  

• 1 1/2" Mini V-Block adapter for small parts (MicroMark 83381)
  

• Angle Plate 2" x 2" x 2" (MicroMark 20123)
  

• 1/8" parallel set, ten pair: 1/2", 5/8", 3/4", 1", 1 1/8", 1 1/4", 1 3/8", 1 1/2", 1,5/8" (MicroMark 83413)
  

• Lathe Bits
  

• HSS 1/4" x 1/4" x 2 1/2" lathe tool bit set, eight-piece (MicroMark 82757)
  

• Mills
  

• 6-pc. 3/8" shank double ended flat end mill set (Sherline 7400)
  

• 1/64" 3 flute flat end mill 1/8" shank (Roland EMF-125-3F-016)
  

• 1/32" 3 flute flat end mill 1/8" shank (Roland EMF-125-3F-031)
  

• 1/32" 2 flute ball end mill 1/8" shank (Monster Tool 221-001005)
  

• 1/16" 3 flute flat end mill 1/8" shank (Roland EMF-125-3F-063)
  

• 1/16" 2 flute ball end mill 1/8" shank (KAR Industrial 933310)
  

• 3/32" 2 flute ball end mill 1/8" shank (KAR Industrial 933316)
  

• HSS Jeweller's saws / slitting saws
  

• 2" x 0.010" x 1/2" / 190T (Globus 5-746-205)
  

• 2" x 0.018" x 1/2" / 150T (Globus 5-746-225)
  

• 2" x 0.045" x 1/2" / 110T (Globus 5-746-265)
  

• Sherline Software
  

• Linux EMC: Enhanced Machine Controller
  

• RepRap (Bits from Bytes, version 3 under construction)
  

• MakerBot (Cupcake CNC Repstrap under construction)
  

• Starrett precision measurement (Website)
  

• "Last word" dial test indicator (711GPSZ)
  

• Micrometer (V230MXRL)
  

• Digital slide calipers, metric / imperial — 1 x CR2032 3V lithium battery (799)
  

• 12" Combination set with square head, center head and reversible protractor head and blade, metric / imperial (C434-12-4R)
  

• 10 cm square, metric (13MA)
  

• Other precision measurement
  

• Boom Mount 7x - 45x Stereo Zoom Microscope (Variscope Series 824)
  

• Reed instruments non-contact tachometer — 1 x 9V (AT-6) (Website)
  

• Fluke mini infrared non-contact thermometer — 1 x 9V (62) (Website)
  

• 200 g x 0.1 g portable scale — 3 x AA batteries (Ohaus CL201)
  

• 2000 g x 1 g portable scale — 3 x AA batteries (Ohaus CL2000)
  

• 0-200 mm digital linear scale — 1 x SR44 1.55V battery (Micromark 83411)
  

• Laser center / edge finder with polarizer, 6 mm shaft — 3 x LR-44 / AG13 / A347 1.5V batteries (SDA Manufacturing) (Website)
  

• Tool maker's surface gage 4" and 7" (MicroMark 60520)
  

• 3" Spring dividers (Sowa Tools 231-196)
  

• 6" Outside calipers
  

• 1/10 mm degree calipers (Otto Frei 135.013)
  

• Imperial fractional / decimal bolt gauge 1/16-1/2"
  

• Metric screw checker 2-7mm (MicroMark 60345)
  

• Inexpensive plastic vernier calipers (Lee Valley 99W20.03)
  

• 6" machinist's rule (MicroMark 10114)
  

• 3" machinist's steel square (MicroMark 10117)
  

• Center square (MicroMark 82285)
  

• 36" stainless steel cabinet maker's rule (Lee Valley 06K20.36)
  

• Tri-scribe (Lee Valley 30M01.10)
  

• 25' imperial / metric tape measure (WorkForce 157-745)
  

• Roland MDX-20 CNC Milling / Scanning Machine (Website)
  

• Next Engine 3D Desktop Scanner (Website)
  

• CNC Sign Cutters
  

• USCutter Copam 24" Vinyl Cutter (Website)
  

• Graphtec Craft Robo CC330L-20 (Website)
  

• Press-It Miniature Arbor Press (MicroMark 83539)
  

• Tooling set, nine-piece (MicroMark 83708)
  

• Punch set, nine-piece (MicroMark 83709)
  

• V-plate (MicroMark 84424)
  

• Arrow Glue gun (TR550)
  

• Brother PT-80 P-Touch Thermal Labeler
  

• 18" BAC Industries Mighty-Mini sheet metal brake
  

• Allen Keys / Hex Wrenches
  

• Ball end inch set: .050", 1/16", 5/64", 3/32", 7/64", 1/8", 9/64", 5/32", 3/16", 7/32", 1/4", 5/16" (Bondhus 16936)
  

• Ball end inch set: .050", 1/16", 5/64", 3/32", 7/64", 1/8", 9/64", 5/32" (Wiha 26490; MicroMark 81708)
  

• Ball end metric set: 1.5mm, 2mm, 2.5mm, 3mm, 4mm, 5mm, 6mm, 8mm, 10mm (Bondhus 17099)
  

• Ball end metric set: 1.3mm, 1.5mm, 2.0mm, 2.5mm, 3.0mm (Wiha 26491; MicroMark 81709)
  

• Ball end hex keys, extra long, black finish, inch and metric: .050", 1/16", 5/64", 3/32", 7/64", 1/8", 9/64", 5/32", 3/16", 7/32", 1/4", 5/16", 3/8", 1.5mm, 2mm, 2.5mm, 3mm, 4mm, 5mm, 6mm, 8mm, 10mm (Wiha 36995)
  

• Chisels and punches
  

• Centering punch (Otto Frei 147.900)
  

• 1/4" center punch (Mastercraft)
  

• 7 miniature chisels (Lee Valley 81D40.01)
  

• Grobet graver miniature carbon steel chisel (Otto Frei 136.131)
  

• Set pin punches (Lee Valley 33Y0201)
  

• Clamps and vises
  

• Irwin Quickgrip clamps
  

• Assorted metal c-clamps
  

• 3" Irwin Bench Vise
  

• Panavise Mini (201)
  

• Panavise Standard (301)
  

• Panavise Circuit board holder (315)
  

• Panavise Bench clamp base mount (311)
  

• Panavise Multi-purpose work center (350)
  

• MicroLux miniature machine vise (MicroMark)
  

• Wire-Bending Jig (Lee Valley 92W67.01)
  

• Dremel
  

• Dremel XPR
  

• Dremel Stylus
  

• Dremel 36" Flex Shaft attachment for Model 395 (225)
  

• Precision drill set 1/32", 3/64", 1/16", 5/64", 3/32", 7/64", 1/8" (628)
  

• 20 Heavy duty cut-off wheels (420)
  

• Rotary bit organizer (MicroMark 81403)
  

• 3/32" engraving cutters (106, 107, 113)
  

• 1/8" high speed cutter (194)
  

• 1/8" brass brush (535, 536)
  

• EZ Lock mandrel (EZ402)
  

• EZ Lock metal cutoff wheels (EZ456)
  

• EZ Lock plastic cutoff wheels (EZ476)
  

• Drills and drill bits
  

• Jobmate 8" Benchtop Drill Press
  

• Microlux Miniature Drill Press with X-Y Table Attachment
  

• Black and Decker 12V Cordless Drill
  

• Schroeder traditional hand drill (Lee Valley 28K04.05)
  

• 1/4", 3/8", 1/2", 5/8" Countersink bits (Wolfcraft 2504, 2514)
  

• 61-80 HSS drill set (Lee Valley #81D4028)
  

• 61-80 flat drill index set (Excel 55522; MicroMark 60362)
  

• Metric drill set: 0.5mm, 1mm, 1.5mm, 2mm, 2.5mm, 3mm, 3.5mm, 4mm, 4.5mm, 5mm
  

• Inch drill set: 1/16", 5/64", 3/32", 7/64", 1/8", 9/64", 5/32", 11/64", 3/16", 1/4"
  

• HSS Stubby drill set: 3/32", 1/8", 3/16", 1/4", 5/16" (Milescraft 2320)
  

• 1/2" Forstner bit (Freud)
  

• T-handled tapered reamer (MicroMark 15128)
  

• Files
  

• 6" general purpose mill file with handle (Nicholson 21687)
  

• 5 1/2" six-piece hobby file set (Nicholson 42030)
  

• 5 1/2" cut 2 twelve-piece quality needle file set (Otto Frei 133.947)
  

• 3 x 180 twelve-piece riffler file set (MicroMark 33111A)
  

• Mini diamond file set, ten-piece 100x2mm (MicroMark 82248)
  

• Mini reamer set, six-piece (Mascot H311; MicroMark 26108)
  

• Miniature file holder
  

• Medium cushion grip handles for needle files (Otto Frei 137.810)
  

• File brush (Nicholson)
  

• Hammers, Mallets and Anvils
  

• 24 oz dead blow hammer uni-cast (Stanley 57-532)
  

• 16 oz ball peen hammer (Mastercraft 57-4103-8)
  

• Brass / Nylon mallet (MicroMark 83434)
  

• Flat chasing hammer (Otto Frei 137.180)
  

• Pepe Tools 1 lb horn anvil (Otto Frei 112.305)
  

• Nutdrivers
  

• 2 x Metric nutdriver set: 2.5mm, 3.0mm, 3.5mm, 4.0mm, 5mm, 5.5mm, 6.0mm (Wiha 26590; MicroMark 81547)
  

• Picks, scrapers and scribes
  

• 4 clean-up picks, scrapers (Lee Valley 86K95.01)
  

• 4 clean-up picks, picking (Lee Valley 86K95.02)
  

• Micro-pick set, five-piece (Ullman Devices MP-6)
  

• Spatula and carver set, seven-piece (MicroMark 84594)
  

• Scribe
  

• 5 1/2" Deburring tool (Procise 210-5011)
  

• Needle point hobby awl (Excel 30604)
  

• 7/16" pounce wheel (Excel 30607)
  

• Pliers, tweezers, clamps and forceps
  

• Long nose side cut pliers (Xcelite SN55)
  

• 5" fine pliers (Xcelite 133CG)
  

• Flat nose mini pliers with insulated grips (Task T25335)
  

• Round nose mini pliers with insulated grips (Task T25334)
  

• Mini pliers set, five-piece (Mastercraft 58-4788-6)
  

• 6" vise-grip style pliers (Mastercraft 58-4740-8)
  

• Needle nose vise-grip style pliers (Mastercraft 58-4751-2)
  

• Micro pliers set, four-piece (MicroMark 60399)
  

• Metal forming plier set, four-piece (MicroMark 60398)
  

• Tweezer set for round objects, four-piece (MicroMark 84255)
  

• Pearl tweezer (MicroMark 82426)
  

• Surgeon's splinter forceps (MicroMark 60720)
  

• 5" stainless steel tweezers (Mode 84-125-1)
  

• 3 160 mm straight tip seizers / forceps w/ insulated handles (Mode 84-148-1)
  

• 3 1/2" ear polypus (MicroMark 15265)
  

• 5 1/2" ear polypus (MicroMark 60357)
  

• Jeweller's pin vise (Lee Valley 60F05.01)
  

• Swiss micro pin vise (MicroMark 15116)
  

• Modelmaker's drill holder / pin vise (Lee Valley 81D40.27)
  

• Ball head pin vise (MicroMark 80743)
  

• Four piece 0.0-4.8 mm pin vise set (Otto Frei 158.285)
  

• Large machinists' style clamps (Lee Valley 60f0812)
  

• Saws, Mitre Boxes and Jigs
  

• Evolution Rage 4 7-1/4" Multipurpose Advan-saw (Website)
  

• High-tension Hacksaw (Buck Bros. 40205)
  

• 12" / 30 cm bimetal hacksaw blades: 18, 24, 32 TPI
  

• 15" 8 pt Tool Box Saw (Buck Bros. 41018)
  

• 12" 12 pt Fine Cut Mitre Back Saw (Buck Bros. 41019)
  

• Small coping saw (Lee Valley 02T10.01)
  

• Azona Deluxe Universal Razor Saw, 24 TPI
  

• Jeweler's Saw (MicroMark 22105)
  

• Jeweler's saw blades: coarse, medium, fine, x-fine, superfine, ultrafine (MicroMark 22107, 22108, 22109)
  

• Bench v-block and clamp (MicroMark 20127)
  

• Handheld tube cutting jig (MicroMark 84515)
  

• Pocket cardboard saw (Lee Valley 60T0710)
  

• Screwdrivers
  

• 33 piece micro screwdriver set, M4 shaft, M5 / M6 sockets (Eclipse 800-129)
  

• 62 piece security bit set and driver (Pro's Kit SD-205)
  

• 6 bit stubby screwdriver (Picquic 91002)
  

• 7 bit slim screwdriver (Picquic Multique 5002)
  

• 7 bit full size screwdriver (Picquic Sixpac Plus 88000)
  

• Shears and cutters
  

• 5" general purpose shearcutter with insulated grips (Xcelite 170M)
  

• 3-22 mm tubing cutter
  

• Sheet metal nibbler
  

• Plast-Kut knife for corrugated plastic sheet
  

• Castroviejo micro scissors, straight (MicroMark 84440)
  

• Castroviejo micro scissors, curved (MicroMark 84441)
  

• Taps and dies
  

• Tapping Fixture (MicroMark 83146)
  

• 10-32 tap (Mastercraft 58-7178-0)
  

• 3/16"-24 tap (Mastercraft 58-7134-4
  

• 1/4"-20 tap (Mastercraft 58-7138-6)
  

• Micro size tap and 13/16" OD adjustable die set: 0-80, 1-72, 2-56, 3-48, 4-40 and 6-32 (MicroMark 14153)
  

• Metric M1.6x35 tap (MicroMark 82320T)
  

• Metric M2.0x40 tap (MicroMark 82321T)
  

• Metric M2.5x45 tap (MicroMark 82322T)
  

• Metric M3.0x50 tap (MicroMark 82323T)
  

• Metric M4.0x70 tap (MicroMark 82324T)
  

• Metric M3.0 x 0.50 x 13/16" OD die (MicroMark 82323D)
  

• Metric tap and die set: M3x0.5mm, M3x0.6mm, M4x0.7mm, M4x0.75mm, M5x0.8mm, M5x0.9mm, M6x1.0mm, M6x0.75mm, M7x 1.0mm, M7x0.75mm, M8x1.25mm, M8x1.00mm, M10x1.5mm, M10x1.25mm, M12x1.75mm, M12x1.5mm, long handle tap wrench, t-bar tap wrench, die handle, screw pitch gauge (Westward AK40M)
  

• Tap-n-die guides: 4-40, 6-32, 1/4-20; 8-32, 10-32, 1/4-28; drills 1/16 - 1/4 (Harry B. Higley and Sons TND011)
  

• Wrenches
  

• 9 piece combination wrench set: 1/4", 5/16", 3/8", 7/16", 1/2", 9/16", 5/8", 11/16", 3/4" (Fuller 426-1372)
  

• Open ended metric wrench 4x5mm (Small Parts OEW-M35001-01)
  

• 2 x Open ended metric wrench 5x5.5mm (Small Parts OEW-M35002-01)
  

• 2 x Open ended metric wrench 6x7mm (Small Parts OEW-M35004-01)
  

• 2 x Open ended metric wrench 8x9mm (Small Parts OEW-M35006-01)
  

• Open ended metric wrench 10x13mm (Small Parts OEW-M35009-01)
  

• X-acto
  

• Basic knife set (x5282)
  

• Craft swivel knife and blades (x3241)
  

• Board cutter (x7747w)
  

• Precision razor saw set (x75300)
  

• Extra fine razor saw set (x75350)
  

• Metal mitre box (x75330)
  

• .010" x 40 tpi saw blades (MicroMark 14346)
  

• .010" x 30 tpi saw blades (MicroMark 14347)
  

• FoamWerks — Modeling tools for foamcore board (Website)
  

• Hole drill (WD-8010)
  

• Straight / bevel cutter (WC-6010)
  

• Freestyle cutter (WB-6020)
  

• 32" channel rail (W-3001)
  

• Tape (W-5003)
  

• Replacement blades (WB-5, WC-10)
  

• Electronics
  

• 25 MHz, 250 MSa/s Digital Storage Oscilloscope (B & K Precision Model 2530) (Website)
  

• 5 MHz Dual Channel Multiscope (Extech 381295) (Website)
  

• Fluke 8050A Digital Multimeter (refurbished)
  

• Extech Minitech 26 handheld Digital Multimeter — 2 x AAA batteries
  

• Extech Surface Mount R/C tweezer meter RC100 — 2 x 357A / AG13 batteries
  

• Extech DC Power Supply, 0-18V, 0-3A (382202)
  

• Xytronic 850D Digital Display SMD Rework Station
  

• Weller WES 51 soldering station
  

• Weller Benchtop Smoke Absorber (WSA350)
  

• Weller Heat gun
  

• Wire wrap tool (JDV MT30R)
  

• Resistor substitution box 1% 1W (Elenco RS-500)
  

• Capacitance substitution box (Elenco CS-440)
  

• Handheld desoldering pump (aka 'solder sucker') (Mode 73-0158-1)
  

• IC extraction tool
  

• Resistor lead forming tool (Production Devices 801)
  

• 20-30 AWG Stripper / wire cutter (Ripley Miller 921, Digi-Key 921-ND, Proskit8PK-3001D)
  

• Structural and mechanical kits
  

• VEX Robotics Level 4 Pneumatics Kit (Website)
  

• MicroRAX Pro Kit (Website)
  

• Tool and supply storage
  

• Modular wire shelving, heavy-duty
  

• Rubbermaid clear plastic storage bins (Website)
  

• Mobile double-sided pick rack w/ 96 bins (Global Industrial WL550195BL)
  

• Eclipse master telecom toolbag (902-685ZT)
  

• Digital Audio Recorders
  

• Zoom H4n (Website)
  

• Zoom H4 (Website)
  

• Cameras
  

• Nikon D60 SLR
  

• Sony Handycam Camcorder
  

• D-Link 10/100 Fast Ethernet Internet Camera
  

• Microsoft LifeCam NX-6000
  

• Computer Equipment
  

• Seagate Freeagent 500GB External Hard Drive
  

• Wacom Intuos 4 Medium Tablet Digitizer
  

• 3D Connexion SpacePilot
  

• 3D Connexion SpaceNavigator
  

• Safety, maintenance and cleaning
  

• First aid kits
  

• Fire extinguishers
  

• Shop vac
  

• Shark hand vac
  

• Tabletop tarp (Lee Valley XJ315)
  

• Software
  

• EMC (Website)
  

• The GIMP (Website)
  

• Graphviz (Website)
  

• Graphviz for Mac OS X (Website)
  

• Inkscape (Website)
  

• Processing (Website)
  

• Python (Website)
  

• Solidworks (Website)
  

• PhotoShop (Website)
  

• Illustrator (Website)
  

• Rhino (Website)
  

• Vectric Cut2D (Website)
  

• Vectric Cut3D (Website)
  

• Reference Library
  

• Ball, Analog Interfacing to Embedded Microprocessors, 2nd ed
  

• Banzi, Getting Started with Arduino
  

• Briney, Home Machinist's Handbook
  

• Brown, 507 Mechanical Movements: Mechanisms and Devices
  

• Bryant & Sangwin, How Round is Your Circle? Where Engineering and Mathematics Meet
  

• Cannon, How to Cast Small Metal and Rubber Parts, 2nd ed
  

• Catsoulis, Designing Embedded Hardware, 2nd ed
  

• Coyne, The Laboratory Companion
  

• Downie, Vacuum Bazookas, Electric Rainbow Jelly
  

• Downie, Ink Sandwiches, Electric Worms
  

• Downie, Exploding Disk Cannons, Slimemobiles
  

• Fraden, Handbook of Modern Sensors: Physics, Designs, and Applications
  

• Fry, Visualizing Data
  

• Gershenfeld, Nature of Mathematical Modeling
  

• Gershenfeld, Physics of Information Technology
  

• Greenberg, Processing
  

• Hayes & Horowitz, Student Manual for Art of Electronics
  

• Horowitz & Hill, Art of Electronics
  

• Igoe, Making Things Talk
  

• James, Prop Builder's Molding and Casting Handbook
  

• Leferti, Making It: Manufacturing Techniques for Product Design
  

• Marlow, Machine Shop Essentials, 2nd ed
  

• Martin, Tabletop Machining
  

• McCreight, Complete Metalsmith
  

• Mims, Getting Started in Electronics
  

• Mims, Electronic Sensor Circuits and Projects
  

• Mims, Science and Communication Circuits and Projects
  

• Mims, Timer, Op Amp and Optoelectronic Circuits and Projects
  

• Mims, Electronic Formulas, Symbols and Circuits
  

• Moore, Davis & Coplan, Building Scientific Apparatus, 4th ed
  

• Noble, Programming Interactivity
  

• Oberg et al, Machinery's Handbook, 28th ed
  

• O'Sullivan & Igoe, Physical Computing
  

• Oxer & Blemings, Practical Arduino
  

• Pakhchyan, Fashioning Technology
  

• Parmley, Illustrated Sourcebook of Mechanical Components
  

• Platt, Make: Electronics: Learning by Discovery
  

• Reas & Fry, Processing
  

• Riley, Hobson & Bence, Mathematical Methods for Physics and Engineering, 3rd ed
  

• Scherz, Practical Electronics for Inventors
  

• Sclater & Chironis, Mechanisms and Mechanical Devices Sourcebook, 4th ed
  

• Shiffman, Learning Processing
  

• Smid, CNC Programming Handbook, 3rd ed
  

• Smid, CNC Programming Techniques
  

• Thompson, Manufacturing Processes for Design Professionals