What We Need

Equipment and materials we can put to good use

3D Printing

  • new PLA and PETG filament
  • Prusa MK4S and later Prusa printers
  • Prusa MK4S and Prusa XL-compatible print beds, nozzles and spare parts
  • Filament dryers

Computing

We usually only take gear in working condition but may make exceptions for things that will be interesting tor repair or build.

  • Computers less than 5 years old - especially NUC-style boxes
  • Laptops less than 5 years old
  • Raspberry Pi 4s and 5s
  • GPUs less than 3 years old
  • NVMe drives
  • 4K or higher resolution monitors
  • Ubiquiti UniFi access points, switches and cameras
  • PoE injectors
  • Cat 6 or better Ethernet cables
  • USB-C cables
  • Multiport USB PD power adapters
  • UPS units with working batteries

Craft Lab

  • Crafting materials

Electronics Lab

  • Unleaded solder
  • Crimpers
  • Heat-set screw inserts

Property / General

  • Black bark dust (about 8 bags)
  • Broken gas-powered mower suitable for an EV conversion project
  • Cyclone fencing for the back of the property on Russet, with both a pedestrian gate and a vehicle gate
  • Garbage picker suited for people with smaller hands
  • Heavy-duty gloves sized for double-gloving during waste cleanup
  • High-visibility vest labeled “CTRL H VOLUNTEER MAINTENANCE” for cleanup work on Interstate and Russet
  • Licensed arborist for help with the oak trees along Interstate and our fruit trees
  • Lysol spray for sanitizing after human or animal waste cleanup
  • Rake
  • String trimmer (even a small one would help)
  • Vinyl gloves (we go through them quickly, even with a case on hand)
  • Yard debris bags for city tree cleanup we are responsible for collecting

Shop

  • Dust collection equipment
  • Heavy duty shelving less than 16" deep
  • Kaizen/shadow board/5S tool organizer foam
  • Optical tachometer for measuring RPMs
  • Casters
  • Wall-mounted retractable extension cord reel
  • Personal protective equipment (PPE)
  • Lockout/tagout (LOTO) kit
  • Lowe's, Harbor Freight, McMaster-Carr or Grainger gift cards

Other Things

Have something that's not on the list but you think would be a great fit for the space? We'd love to hear about it - please contact us at donate@pdxhs.org.

A Note About Donations

We appreciate all offers of equipment and material donations. We are an all-volunteer organization, and sorting through older equipment can overwhelm our resources, so we are requesting focused donations of things we specifically need and can use. Other equipment may be best suited for Free Geek, one of the local tool libraries, Goodwill or similar donation spot, or Metro Recycling.