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 http://www.flickr.com/photos/36809832@N00/12821466713/ Cary On Feb 27, 2014, at 12:33 PM, Edward Iglesias <[log in to unmask]> 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