Equipment fund

This page is for documenting the performance of the Noisebridge Equipment Fund, which was initially seeded by a $15,000 grant from Google. Since Noisebridge is in a relatively stable financial position, consensus was to spend the grant money on new equipment with John Shutt coordinating accounting and reimbursement.

Current Status

There is $15,000 left in the equipment fund. This number may not reflect promised reimbursements.

Acquisition Process

List ideas here and discuss with the community to make sure there is interest in a particular piece of equipment and a place to put it. The fund will not cover the full cost of the item — you need to raise half of the cost on your own, and the fund will match the other half. This keeps our fundraising muscles strong and proves that there is legitimate interest in getting the item. Consider setting up a project-specific donation page https://donate.noisebridge.net/projects/.

Reimbursement will happen through PayPal so that recordkeeping and end-of-year accounting will be easier. If anyone wants to help with accounting, contact John Shutt.

Proposals

Name	Approved?	Purchased?	Notes
Laser cutter buildout costs.	Approved, acquired.	Jarrod is gathering receipts to be reimbursed.
New sewing machine.	Approved, acquired.	Purchased at a discount by Kyle, John Shutt advanced $500 to purchase and should be reimbursed.
5lb halotron fire extinguisher	Approved, acquired.	Purchased by Scotty, who should be reimbursed $80.
Cheap, very safe tooling for working with aluminum pours	Proposed by Trent.
New table saw "with a sawstop" - Scotty.	Proposed by User:Tdfischer.
A very nice 3D printer	Proposed by User:Tdfischer.
Storage-ish things for the sparkleforge	Proposed by User:Tdfischer.
Another first aid box	Proposed by User:Tdfischer.
Big ass cnc router	Proposed by Trent.
The most amazing bad actor proof rfid door entrance system ever	Proposed by teratoma.
MIG welder	Proposed by Scotty.
Primarily tile and ventilation work for the SparkleForge	Proposed by Scotty.
Welding curtain	Proposed by Scotty.
Chop saw with a proper guard	Proposed by Scotty.
Replace our lathe with something that’s not completely falling apart and broken	Proposed by Scotty.
Floor or tabletop metal punch	Proposed by Miloh.
Metal break, available as floor or tabletop model	Proposed by Miloh.
Circle cutters	Proposed by Miloh.
Dust management for the woodshop	Proposed by augur.		" i was thinking it might be good to look into a nice powerful motor and a multi-tube octopus-like ceiling fixture that connects to all the work areas. or something like that. something that lets us get all of the dust immediately and with ease, so that people will be more inclined to use it"
Xerox phaser 8560	Proposed by Miloh. https://modesto.craigslist.org/ele/5696879637.html