Library Wishlist

This page is a record of all the things we want (or don't want) for a library somewhere in the space.

Physical

How many shelves, located where, in what configuration?

Contents

What books are critical for a hackerspace library? What books do you think are important?

Electronics

Make: Electronics by Charles Platt

Practical Electronics for Inventors by Paul Scherz

Making Things Move: DIY Mechanisms for Inventors, Hobbyists, and Artists by Dustyn Roberts

Physical Computing by Tom Igoe

Machining

Machine Shop Practice Vol 1 & 2 by Moltrecht

Machine Shop Trade Secrets

Machine Shop Essentials

Metalworking Sink or Swim

Machinery's Handbook - There was a copy in the metalworking area until a few months ago. An older edition (like from the '70s) may be more useful than the latest, and cheaper.

Machinist's Bedside Reader (3 volumes)

Textile

A Machine Knitter's Guide to Creating Fabrics: Jacquard, Lace, Intarsia, Ripple, and More by Susanna Lewis

Knitting Techniques Books by Brother Industries