Personally, I would put soldering irons in phase 2, as they really do require training to use. Without a pretty decent skillset, you can burn through a lot of led strips, etc.
My lab consists of a Sparkfun kit hot-glued to the top of a parts box. This arrangement has been very helpful for my chronic mislayer self. It's a makerspace in a box.
Cary
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Cary
On Feb 27, 2014, at 12:33 PM, Edward Iglesias <edwardiglesias_at_GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> A colleague and I were recently asked to help create a "tool library for
> makerspaces" for a local state library consortia. The idea being they would
> lend out kits such as Arduino's with breadboards to libraries that are
> thinking of setting up some kind of makerspace but unsure where to start.
>
> So any of you have any "must haves" for such a collection. I'm thinink
>
> soldering irons
> arduinos
> Raspberry Pis
> Flora
> breadboards
> lots of connectors
> leds
>
> etc...
>
> Thanks,
>
> Edward Iglesias
Received on Thu Feb 27 2014 - 16:18:14 EST