Tool Manifest - BenningtonCS/Telescope-2014 GitHub Wiki
- Drill Press
- In Metal Shop
- Soldering station
- The physics lab has a soldering iron + solder
- Erick also has butane-powered solder kit
- Socket wrench/set
- Standard set
- for dish and base assembly
- Wire cutter/stripper
- Erick has some
- In Physics lab tool box
- Needle Nose Pliers
- In Physics lab tool box
- Labeler
- Ruler
- Scissors
- Electrical Tape
- In Physics Lab tool box
- Screwdriver
- Utility Knife
Assembling the LNA and Feed
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
| Soldering iron + solder | soldering components as specified by Haystack documentation |
| Wire cutter/ strippers | cutting 22 gauge copper wire |
| Screwdriver | assembling box of LNA |
| Labeler | labeling LNA |
| Hacksaw | cutting styrofoam |
| Metric measuring tape | measuring styrofoam, and helix position |
| Drill press and 1/4" bit | drilling hole into styrofoam, LNA baseplate, cake pan, pc board |
| X-acto knife | cutting copper tape |
| Straight edge | cutting copper tape |
| Marker | marking position of helix |
Assembling the Dish
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
| Socket wrench set | bolting arms onto center |
| Hammer and tap | marking ends of arms and outer band to make drilling holes easier |
| Handheld Riveter/ rivets | riveting the outer band and strips over mesh on the arms. |
| Hacksaw | |
| Power drill + Drill bit | drilling holes to place rivets connecting outerband, mesh, strips, and dish arms |
| Safety Gloves | for your fingers |
| Pliers | Useful for bending mesh when wrapping around edge |
| Tin Snips | cutting mesh |
| Pen/Marker | mark hole locations pre-drilling |
| Electric Tape | To make guides for cutting mesh |
Building the Mount
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
| Safety glasses | Eye protection for grinding |
| Welding Gloves | Hand protection |
| Welding helmets | Eye protection |
| Respirators | To mitigate inhalation of steel dust |
| MIG welder | For welding all the components together |
| Grinders with various heads | a steel brush head for cleaning surfaces to be welded and a carbide head for fabrication |
| Hydraulic metal Band saw | For cutting the pipe |
| Plasma Cutter | For cutting steel sheeting |
| C Clamps | For holding components while welding |
| Large roofing square | Useful for making sure things are perpendicular |
Attaching Arms
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
| Rivet gun | For attaching cake pan receiver to arms |
| Band Saw | For making custom L brackets to attach cake pan to dish arms |
| Drill Press | For making custom L brackets to attach cake pan to dish arms |
| 5mm crescent wrench | For tightening arm to dish fasteners |
| Flexible tape measure | For spacing arms evenly around a dish |
Mounting Dish
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
| Socket Wrench + socket set | For bolting the rotor to the mount and the dish to the rotor |
| Ladder | Somewhere to stand while tightening fasteners |
| Tap and die | For minor adjustments to mounting plate if customized holes are required |