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Milwaukee Makerspace has a long list of equipment and tools on their
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Pete<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 5/1/16 8:56 AM, Shirley Hicks wrote:<br>
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Good morning Taner,
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<div class="">Unfortunately, I don’t think that any one person or
organization has developed such a list. It would be an
interesting (and very useful) set of notes to develop, which
would take time and a lot of talking and probing people to get
the information out. If you find one, could you share with this
list? I would love to find a Consumer Reports (US consumer’s
product review magazine and website) equivalent for shop tools!</div>
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<div class="">My suggestions would be to go through some of the
larger makerspace and hackerspace’s equipment lists, and look to
see what models of equipment that they are working with, then
get in touch with lab leads or space leadership and find out
what their opinions of the equipment are. </div>
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<div class="">I would suggest:</div>
<div class="">Dallas Hackerspace - <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://dallasmakerspace.org/" class="">https://dallasmakerspace.org/</a> (one
of the largest and most successful makerspaces in NorAm)</div>
<div class="">Artist’s Asylum - <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://artisansasylum.com/" class="">https://artisansasylum.com/</a></div>
<div class="">Georgia Tech’s Invention Studio - <a
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href="http://inventionstudio.gatech.edu/" class=""><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://inventionstudio.gatech.edu/">http://inventionstudio.gatech.edu/</a></a> -
has the combination of raw beginners and experienced student
leads that you’re likely to be dealing with. </div>
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<div class="">Also, talk to your own membership and find out what
their experiences have been with this equipment elsewhere in
professional lives. It will be easier if multiple people are
working on this, preferably ones with some experience using the
tools. </div>
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<div class="">Makerspace tools have some different requirements
than manufacturing production tools in that they should have
simpler control systems, and some versatility of use (not
dedicated to doing one specific task really really well, as most
industrial versions of the tools will be) but need more
robustness than the consumer version of tools coming on the
market. I would look at design studio/small workshop versions of
machines - ones designed for prototyping and small lot
manufacturing. That should give you the combination of
robustness (for multiple users) and setup versatility </div>
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<div class="">Also allow for the fact that you will probably not
make perfect selections and that you should plan for some
replacement eighteen months to three years out. (just build it
into your financial model (write down the value over time) and
plan for it). Some equipment will just wear out - and others
won’t be best fits and should be either hacked or sold off.
Also, it’s useful to work with entry-level models while you get
a sense of how your membership will use the tools. </div>
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<div class="">If you are importing, you have the option of looking
for goods in multiple markets, from Europe to the Americas. </div>
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<div class="">Our makerspace in Birmingham, AL is currently
researching our first big tool acquisitions - we would be
willing to share notes as we go if you’d care to exchange email
addresses. </div>
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<div class="">On a tangential note - there’s been a lot written
on-line regarding the design and equipping of makerspace for
children and teens in libraries and community centers. In part
this is because the people who are doing it are having to learn
themselves. (<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=Evaluations+of+shop+tools+for+makerspaces"
class="">https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=Evaluations+of+shop+tools+for+makerspaces</a> returns
the search I just did) <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://makerpd.weebly.com/2-up-and-running.html"
class="">http://makerpd.weebly.com/2-up-and-running.html</a> has
links to some great studies with details as to how different
groups made their tool selections. </div>
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<div class="">Shirley Hicks</div>
<div class="">Red Mountain Makers</div>
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<div class="">On Apr 30, 2016, at 8:06 PM, Pete Prodoehl
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Let the members decide what to buy?<br class="">
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<div class="">Thanks for your kind response :)</div>
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<div class="">Mainly our members can teach cnc ,laser
cutter, milling, welding, waterjet and all related
tools.</div>
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Date: 5/1/2016 12:29 AM (GMT+03:00) <br class="">
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Subject: Re: [hackerspaces] Machines list - buying
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Taher,<br class="">
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I would start by asking: What do you wish to make or
teach classes in?<br class="">
Is there industry (such as Petroluem) near you that
has machinists,<br class="">
CAD operators, other skilled people that can offer to
teach? Machines<br class="">
aren't helpful without knowledge and instruction.<br
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Arclight<br class="">
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On Sat, Apr 30, 2016 at 1:15 PM, Taher Alblowe <a
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> Dear all,<br class="">
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> I am looking for a good resource that helps me
select the right brands and<br class="">
> models with the right budget for our new
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> Unfortunately it is not available in Saudi so I
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> decide which are best to buy L<br class="">
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> Thanks J<br class="">
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