Using Our Shop
Access and Safety
We ask that any use of our electronics tools with power (soldering irons, hot air station, oscilloscopes) demonstrate some level of familiarity and comprehension prior to use to avoid damage to our tools and to your health potentially.
Purchasing Materials
We have some electronics materials available for purchase including some breadboards, wires, small servos, etc. However, unless you plan to be tinkering and doing very basic experimenting, we would recommend that you purchase your own materials.
Our Tools
Soldering Equipment
- Soldering irons (Fluke, Weller, Hakko)
- Spooled solder
- Fume extractor
- Desoldering Pump
- Hot air rework tools
Electronics Test Equipment
- 2x Oscilloscopes
- 2x 6-20VDC Bench Supplies
- Breadboards
- Breadboard Hookup Wires
- Multimeters
- Ohmmeters
Components
- Assorted Resistors
- Assorted Capacitors
- Assorted LEDs
- Brushed DC Motors
- Stepped NEMA17 Motors
- Stranded Copper Wire Spools
Microcontrollers/SoCs
- Raspberry Pi, 2B, 3B, 4B+
- Arduino Uno
- Arduino Mega
- Teensy 3.1s
- Adafruit Trinkets
Yes. Feel free to use any components in the space! But please put whatever you used back where you found it - or replace whatever you take.
No, we do not allow for any of our equipment to be borrowed.
One of our staff members can assist in teaching you how to solder. If you have other questions for your projects, visit the space and we'll see if we can help. For step-by-step instructions on how to solder, check out our Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) on Soldering.