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(TODO: quite a bit of this is already in the manual. clean that up and "manualise" the rest -- Mark)

tools needed for assembling the lasersaur

• M3, M4, M5 hex screwdriver bit
• multimeter
• soldering iron
• hot glue gun (for sticking wiring into T-slots)
• heat gun (for heat-shrink tubing)
• wire cutter/stripper.
• metric wrenches (not sure what sizes).
• steel ruler with metric scale.
• drill, drill bits (for drilling the panelling mount holes and a large bit for the hole in the equipment bay wall).
• tin-snips (for making holes in the case for the smoke extraction system)

parts not included in the BOM that should really be

• aluminium honeycomb
  • specifications? I've seen http://www.plascore.com/aluminum-honeycomb-pcga-xr-3003.php and http://www.plascore.com/aluminum-honeycomb-pamg-xr-5052.php
• extraction fan(s).
• (optionally) filtering system.
• 6" or 8" ducting, elbow connectors, panel connectors.
• air-assist pump (suggest Airbrush compressor)
  • Steve Baker uses http://www.harborfreight.com/16-hp-58-psi-oilless-airbrush-compressor-60329.html
  • EU alternative:
    • Thomas Vakuumpumpe/Kompressor Typ 2660
    • with a muffler on the vacuum side: https://www.landefeld.de/gruppe/de/schalldaempfer-mit-stecknippel-/IQSSD40
    • inside an open wooden box like https://groups.google.com/group/lasersaur/attach/a0b100d3abedac4e/IMG_4384.jpg?part=0.1.1&authuser=0
    • directly connected to the air assist, without any air assist valve in between
• sturdy/heavy table (we should add instructions for building one yourself - it's easy!)
• (optional) rubber floor decoupling mat 1800x1200x20mm (for sound dampening)

tools to help safely operate the lasersaur

• (optional, not really needed) laser safety glasses
• (optional, handy) internal webcam (might require internal LED lighting; ideally IP cam)
• (optional) thermometer temperature gun
• CO2 fire extinguisher (NOT dry powder which will wreck your lasersaur!)
• nomex fire blanket.
• squirt bottles with water (for very small fires!).
• large-hose shop-vac for vacuuming little plywood 'chads' out of the bed of the machine

set of spare parts and a cleaning kit

• cotton buds and 90% alcohol for cleaning lens and mirrors.
• canned air for a quick blast on lens and mirrors between cuts.
• moist "bathroom wipes" (NOT baby wipes!) for cleaning the rails.
• pressure washer and industrial degreaser for cleaning the grid.
• make-it-yourself focus gauge and alignment targets.

other supplies

• masking tape (to tape plywood to the bed of the machine when it's slightly warped)
• 3M low-tack spray-mount adhesive (to temporarily glue cloth to a sheet of plywood when we're laser-cutting cloth or paper to avoid it getting sucked into the vent system or popping up and sticking to the cutting head)

Various links

• Steve Baker speaking about his lasersaur: https://d2pq0u4uni88oo.cloudfront.net/assets/002/059/061/9ce0d37938ea5e621cb916338f60b4b2_webm.webm