Tools and Resources
A list of tools and resources available at the Lab.
The Steampunk Lab owns a certain number of tools and resources, listed below. Additionally, it has access to more tools/resources (indicated by the words "access to" beside the listing).
Safety Equipment
safety glasses
protective earmuffs
work gloves
fire extinguishers (in workshop and welding area)
Handtools
Most tools you'd typically find in a workshop (screwdrivers, hammers, saws, T-squares, balances, etc)
Powertools
Hand drill
Drill press, 6" travel
Drill press, 12" travel (access to)
16" Chop saw
10" Miter saw (access to)
10" Radial arm saw
16" Scroll saw
6" Planer
Angle grinder (access to)
Rotozip + 75 bits (access to)
Router
Power sander
Jigsaw (access to)
Saws-all (access to)
Welding / Cutting Gear
90 amp flux wire welder
20 amp stick welder
Chicago Electric Plasma Cutting System
5 welding visors/goggles
2 pairs of welding gloves
welding jacket
slag hammer/chisel/brush
CNC (Computer Numerical Control) Machine
1/2 horsepower router on a 3-axis, home-brewed CNC machine (24"x12"x5" travel)
Various router bits for cutting wood and plastic (and possibly metal), as well as engraving in glass
CAD software for geometry design
CAM software for toolpath design
G-code conversion software for stepper-motor control
Metal etching
Galvanic etching set-up (built in-house)
Electronics and Embedded Control
Soldering gun
Desoldering pump
Wire, breadboards, transistors, LEDs
Wytec 68HC11 EVB Plus2 embedded controller
Digital Graphics
Wacom Intuos 6"x8" digital tablet
18"x24" tracing lightbox
Sony Cybershot digital camera
Sony digital video camera
Canon iP6600D photo-quality inkjet printer
Okidata black-and-white laser printer
24"-wide Encad Chroma24 wide-format poster printer
