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=Links= | |||
==Wood Working== | |||
===Utilities=== | |||
*[http://woodgears.ca/gear_cutting/template.html Gear template generator] | *[http://woodgears.ca/gear_cutting/template.html Gear template generator] | ||
==Metal== | |||
'''Places to buy metal''' | '''Places to buy metal''' | ||
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*[http://necuttingdie.com/ North East Cutting Die] - Portsmouth, NH (machining and cutting services) | *[http://necuttingdie.com/ North East Cutting Die] - Portsmouth, NH (machining and cutting services) | ||
==Machining== | |||
*[http://www.deansphotographica.com/machining/projects/springs/springs.html Making Springs on the Small Lathe] | *[http://www.deansphotographica.com/machining/projects/springs/springs.html Making Springs on the Small Lathe] | ||
*[http://opensourcemachinetools.org/ Open Source Machine Tools] - plans for making your own machine tools for low cost (concrete lathe, mill, etc) | *[http://opensourcemachinetools.org/ Open Source Machine Tools] - plans for making your own machine tools for low cost (concrete lathe, mill, etc) | ||
==Electronics== | |||
===General=== | |||
*[http://www.pacificdisplay.com/technical.htm How LCD Screens work] | *[http://www.pacificdisplay.com/technical.htm How LCD Screens work] | ||
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*[https://eepower.com EE Power] - a digital publication focused on the power electronics industry. | *[https://eepower.com EE Power] - a digital publication focused on the power electronics industry. | ||
===Useful Tools=== | |||
*[http://www.falstad.com/circuit/ Simple circuit simulator] | *[http://www.falstad.com/circuit/ Simple circuit simulator] | ||
*[http://www.csgnetwork.com/ne555timer2calc.html 555 Timer Calculator] | *[http://www.csgnetwork.com/ne555timer2calc.html 555 Timer Calculator] | ||
*[http://www.freepcb.com/ Free PCB Layout Program] | *[http://www.freepcb.com/ Free PCB Layout Program] | ||
===Web Stores=== | |||
*[https://www.sparkfun.com/ Sparkfun] - kits for soldering classes, solder spools, irons, tools | *[https://www.sparkfun.com/ Sparkfun] - kits for soldering classes, solder spools, irons, tools | ||
*[https://www.ifixit.com/ iFixIt] - tools for phone and device repair | *[https://www.ifixit.com/ iFixIt] - tools for phone and device repair | ||
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*[https://thepihut.com/ Pi Hut] - UK shop for Raspberry Pi and micro:bit | *[https://thepihut.com/ Pi Hut] - UK shop for Raspberry Pi and micro:bit | ||
==CNC Routing and Milling== | |||
===CAM Software=== | |||
*[http://www.cambam.info/ CamBam] | *[http://www.cambam.info/ CamBam] | ||
*[https://www.inventables.com/technologies/easel Easel] | *[https://www.inventables.com/technologies/easel Easel] | ||
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*[http://www.probotix.com/cnc_software/ List of other CNC software on Probotix.com] | *[http://www.probotix.com/cnc_software/ List of other CNC software on Probotix.com] | ||
===General=== | |||
*[http://makezine.com/2014/12/04/50-digital-wood-joints-poster/ 50 Digital Wood Joints] | *[http://makezine.com/2014/12/04/50-digital-wood-joints-poster/ 50 Digital Wood Joints] | ||
*[http://precisebits.com/tutorials/calibrating_feeds_n_speeds.htm Calibrating Feeds and Speeds] | *[http://precisebits.com/tutorials/calibrating_feeds_n_speeds.htm Calibrating Feeds and Speeds] | ||
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*[https://cloudconvert.com/ Convert anything to anything] | *[https://cloudconvert.com/ Convert anything to anything] | ||
==3D Printing== | |||
'''3D Models''' | '''3D Models''' | ||
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*[http://www.3dsolutech.com/ 3D Solutech ] - also sold cheaper [https://www.amazon.com/3D-Solutech/b/ref=bl_dp_s_web_16009070011?ie=UTF8&node=16009070011&field-lbr_brands_browse-bin=3D+Solutech on amazon here] | *[http://www.3dsolutech.com/ 3D Solutech ] - also sold cheaper [https://www.amazon.com/3D-Solutech/b/ref=bl_dp_s_web_16009070011?ie=UTF8&node=16009070011&field-lbr_brands_browse-bin=3D+Solutech on amazon here] | ||
==Robotics== | |||
*[http://robogames.net/index.php RoboGames!] | *[http://robogames.net/index.php RoboGames!] | ||
*[http://robotshop.com/letsmakerobots/ Let's Make Robots!] | *[http://robotshop.com/letsmakerobots/ Let's Make Robots!] | ||
*[http://opencv.org/ OpenCV] - computer vision for robots and other projects | *[http://opencv.org/ OpenCV] - computer vision for robots and other projects | ||
==Gardening== | |||
*[http://www.guerrillagardening.org/ggtroopdigs.html Seed bombing] | *[http://www.guerrillagardening.org/ggtroopdigs.html Seed bombing] | ||
Revision as of 15:21, 4 September 2018
Links
Wood Working
Utilities
Metal
Places to buy metal
- Tuner Steel Co - West Bridgewater, MA
- Mill Metals - Manchester, NH
- Metal Supermarkets - Boston, MA (Mark Y goes there sometimes)
- Metals Depot - Online
- Online Metals - Online
- Speedy Metals
Cutting and Machining services
- Alliant Metals - Hampstead, NH (Stainless mainly, cutting services)
- North East Cutting Die - Portsmouth, NH (machining and cutting services)
Machining
- Making Springs on the Small Lathe
- Open Source Machine Tools - plans for making your own machine tools for low cost (concrete lathe, mill, etc)
Electronics
General
- How LCD Screens work
- Batteries
- Electronics Theory
- Sparkfun tutorials
- Ben Krasnow, tutorials on making electron microscope among other cool things
- All about radio
- OpenWrt - open source Linux distribution for embedded devices (like wifi routers)
- USB Made Simple
- Adafruit tutorials
- Raspberry Pi Foundation
- All About Circuits - an extremely active electrical engineering online community that provides both interesting content and useful resources for Electrical Engineers]
- Maker Pro - an active, open source platform for maker projects much like Hack A Day. These projects are centered around Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Intel Edison, home automation and more.
- EE Power - a digital publication focused on the power electronics industry.
Useful Tools
Web Stores
- Sparkfun - kits for soldering classes, solder spools, irons, tools
- iFixIt - tools for phone and device repair
- Spikenzie Labs - kits, parts, goodies
- Mouser - huge electronics manufacturer, has every kind of chip, switch, component
- All Electronics - theoretically everything, has decent prices and a lot of variety
- Electronic Goldmine - bulk parts for cheap, usually discontinued. great for tinkering supplies
- Adafruit - kits, arduinos and arduino clones, Raspberry Pi, wearable electronics
- Pimoroni - British shop for Raspberry Pi
- Pi Hut - UK shop for Raspberry Pi and micro:bit
CNC Routing and Milling
CAM Software
- CamBam
- Easel
- G-Simple
- HeeksCAD and HeeksCNC
- MeshCAM
- Rapid PCB to Gcode
- List of other CNC software on Probotix.com
General
- 50 Digital Wood Joints
- Calibrating Feeds and Speeds
- GCode Introduction
- Autotracer - web-based tool to vectorize regular images
- Convert anything to anything
3D Printing
3D Models
- Thingiverse - find 3D models online, share your designs with others
- NASA 3D Resources
- Blender 3D Model Repository
Filament
- Micro Center
- 3D Solutech - also sold cheaper on amazon here
Robotics
- RoboGames!
- Let's Make Robots!
- OpenCV - computer vision for robots and other projects
Gardening
Main Menu
| General | Spaces | Tools | Volunteer | Instructors | Community | Communication |
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Reimbursement Form - paper Reimbursement Form - digital
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Slack - member chat |
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