Have you ever picked up a piece of metal and wondered what its composition is? Have you ever seen a painting at a yard sale and wanted to know how old it is? Is that wall painted with lead.paint? Well, this device can answer those questions, and more! How? XRAYS!

https://frugalindustry.com/products/Bruker-S1-Titan-600-XRF-Spectromete…

Hand building is fun!

Good for hand building slab built projects like tile making and other forms impossible to make on a potter's wheel!

https://www.theceramicshop.com/product/4672/shimpo-slab-roller-30/?gcli…

FormLabs Build Platform 2 is a new build platform with a flexible print service designed to make it easier to remove parts. Getting parts off of the existing build platform is a tremendous hassle, and frequently results in minor injuries to parts and the user. The new build platform flexes and causes the parts to just snap right off. We could start with just one for the most popular resin, or order multiple. The platforms are $299 each. I think starting with just one for either the white or tough resin might make sense. For all three resins it would be $687 + $12.56 shipping.

Because it would be great to have more reliable, nicer sewing machines.
1x Bernina 770: $6500
2x Juki Industrial DDL-8700: $1100 each
1x Baby Lock Industrial Serger Victory: $2000
1x Coverstitch JUKI MF-7523: $3000

Allow members to safely turn larger bowl blanks

Because it would be great to have a serious welding table: https://fireballtool.com/products/the-workbench-60x30-cast-iron-table