Outreach Technology Cart

The Knox Makers Outreach Technology Cart is still being developed and resources are still being acquired. The two primary purposes of the cart is to have a central cart at Knox Makers for beginners to jump directly into a variety of projects and to have a cart that can be loaned to area partners (full cart or specific resources). Currently, the cart focuses on electronics kits and components. Ideally, the cart will be outfitted with a variety of crafting and arts supplies, as well.

The consumables on the cart are donated and should be seen as very limited. The cart is mostly designed for temporary projects that can be disassembled back to their original states.

This page itself is a WIP as the cart is being developed and hopes to eventually include example projects. Essentially, for loaned purposes, this cart can serve as supplemental temporary resources for program directors, teachers, and other professionals working with children and adult learners.

If you have been directed to this page, take a look and see if you spot anything you would like to borrow or familiarize with in the below inventory list. Contact the Board if you would like to schedule a cart or resource borrow of if you have any in kind donations for the cart, requests for more resources, etc.

It is also possible to get a 3D printer, Pablo the polargraph drawing bot, and even our retired Guenther (animatronic monkey meteorologist) out to a program but it may take more effort and will require at least one KM volunteer to help out and these are generally more advanced and costly tools that we do not actually loan out. If you are interested in looking into a 3D printer or Pablo to show up to your event (Guenther almost never gets out anymore), hit up the Board. The worst that can happen is that we say no because we are involved in too many other projects at the time.

Instructables items

• (QTY 5) MaKey MaKeys v1.2 Beta w/ alligator clips and web remapping
• (QTY 2) Circuit Scribe basic kits + books
• (QTY 1) Circuit Scribe developer's kit
• (QTY 5) extra Circuit Scribe conductive ink pens
• (QTY a lot) reusable InstaMorph

Donated cart components

• (QTY a bunch) female/female jumper wires
• (QTY a bunch) male/male jumper wires
• (QTY a bunch) assorted LEDs
• (QTY a bunch) assorted color cycle LEDs
• (QTY a bunch) assorted tactile buttons/switches
• (QTY 2) spools of thin conductive thread
• (QTY a bunch) sewable LEDs
• (QTY 1) 10g conductive fiber
• (QTY 5) flat LED mini panels
• (QTY a bunch) various piezo buzzers
• (QTY a bunch) various motors
• (QTY a small assortment) other basic electronic component miscellany
• (QTY a small amount) various lengths of solid/stranded wire
• (QTY a small assortment) lasercut electrode project mini boxes made of wood and acrylic

Donated cart consumables

• (QTY 3) 10mL Bare Conductive electric paint
• (QTY 20) cold splice taps