Inventory for Your STEM Tinkering Lab

Creating a STEM tinkering lab requires thoughtful planning and the right resources. At Kalpakghar, our tinkering lab has tools and materials designed to spark curiosity and creativity in students, teachers, and Science Park visitors.

Here’s our well-curated inventory, which could serve as a guide for starting your own innovative STEM tinkering space.

(Image Source: From ZPPS School, Pusane. Located in the MAVAL block of PUNE district of Maharashtra.)

Hardware:

Sr.no Equipment Reference
1 Bench vice https://www.moglix.com/lovely-jet-70mm-clamp-type-baby-vice/mp/msn153vl341jk3
2 Pliers https://www.moglix.com/ambrosh-8-inch-4cm-steel-red-black-combination-plier/mp/msnz526n8ejm9x
3 Nose pliers https://www.moglix.com/pahal-6-inch-long-nose-plier/mp/msn2vhqcz703gr
4 Screwdriver set https://www.moglix.com/taparia-5-blades-screw-driver-set-802/mp/msn2volx7wnn8r
5 Hammer https://www.moglix.com/taparia-500g-ball-pein-hammer-with-handle-wh-500-b/mp/msn2qrg09v2bvl
6 Hand drill https://www.amazon.in/Impact-Imhdm14-Hand-Drill-Machine/dp/B00ZEY4IFU
7 Testers Taparia Steel Line Tester (Green, 4 Cm), Corded Electric : Amazon.in: Home & Kitchen
8 Big cutters UmI. Multicolor Plastic Body Auto Lock Paper Cutter Blade For Office/Home/School Purpose (Pack Of 3, 25Mm Jumbo Cutter) : Amazon.in: Office Products
9 Acrylic cutters Buy INDITRUST Hook Cutter Knife for Plastic Acrylic Fiber Sheets cutter with 2 Extra Blades (1 pc) Online at Best Prices in India - JioMart.
10 Measuring tapes Asian Paints TruCare Carbon Steel Measuring Tape Strip | With Thumb Lock and Belt Clip (3m, White) : Amazon.in: Home & Kitchen
11 Small Hack Saw Hand Tool Kit Junior Hacksaw With 5 Extra Blades (6 Inch) : Amazon.in: Home Improvement
12 Hack saw blades (set of 10) Junior Saw / Mini Hacksaw Blade for metal cutting 32 TPI ( Pack of 10 ) : Amazon.in: Home Improvement
13 Power Drill Buy PowerHouse Electric Drill Machine PHED10 300W 10 mm Online at Best Prices - Industrybuying.
14 Drill Stand MAHA SUPERIOR Drill Machine Stand Height 500mm - Heavy Weighted Cast Iron Base - Bench Press Jig for electric Hand drill - Adjustable Collet upto 43mm - Drilling Depth upto 60mm. (DRILL NOT INCLUDED) : Amazon.in: Home Improvement
15 Small drill bit set Oblivion Carbon Steel Professional Tool Drill Bit Set 13pcs Standard Metal High Speed Steel Twist Drill Bits For Drilling Wood, Steel, Plastic, Wall Concrete and Brick (Set of 13pc) : Amazon.in: Home Improvement
16 Angle grinder with stand Homdum 4inch chop saw combo 4-inch/100mm 850-watt angle grinder and heavy duty stand. : Amazon.in: Industrial & Scientific
17 Hot glue gun 20W 20 WATT 7MM HOT MELT Glue Gun with ON Off Switch and LED Indicator (Free 10 Transparent Glue Sticks) : Amazon.in: Home & Kitchen
18 Hot air gun INDITRUST 2000W RED Heat Gun with Dual Temperature setting and 3 Nozzle Attachments, Hot Air Gun Heating helps in Shrink Wrapping, Paint Removal, Wire Shrinking, Crafting : Amazon.in: Home Improvement
19 Gear set
20 spanner set
21 glue sticks
22 Peg baord
23 organiser
24 mix nut, bolts and screws

Electronics:

Sr Number Equipment
1 Digital microscope
2 Connecting wires
3 LED red
4 LED blue
5 LED green
6 LED yellow
7 Multimeter
8 Switches
9 PWM regulator
10 Timer circuits
11 Submersible pumps DC 12V
12 DC power adapters (12V/9V)
13 Single core wires Roll
14 Soldering iron
15 Solder wire
16 Desoldering pump
17 Arduino Uno with cable
18 Jumper cables MM, MF, and FF sets of 40
19 Motor shield
20 Ultrasound sensors
21 Programmable LEDs
22 OLED display
23 Relay modules
24 3D pen
25 Copper strips
26 All-in-one sensors
27 pen plotter
28 3D printer

LASER Cut Material:

Sr Number Activities
1 Geoboards
2 Circular geoboard
3 Fraction stripes
4 Algebraic expansions (A + B + C) ^2
5 Sum of angles of triangle
6 Sum of angles of quadrilateral
7 Sum of angles of polygon
8 Platonic solids
9 Simple abacus
10 Bramhas tower
11 visual proof of Pythagorean theorem
12 T-puzzle
13 Tangram
14 Two triangle geometry
15 Four triangle geometry
16 Area of circle to rectangle
17 Square to Triangle
18 Napier stripes
19 Elephant butterfly
20 Conic section
21 Acrylic mirror
22 Kaleidoscope Mirror
23 Number of images
24 Acrylic Periscope
25 Expansion and contraction of balloon (Frame)
26 Pythagorean tree

DXF files are available on request.
Please send your request for laser-cut files to kalpakghar@acads.iiserpune.ac.in

Infographics:

Sr Number Charts/Posters/Print Material Topic
1 Model of solar system Astronomy
2 Earth glob (big) Geography
3 Moon Phase Chart Astronomy
4 World Map (BIG) Geography
5 Topographic Map (Big)/Clay Geography
6 Map India (Big) Geography
7 Map India Topographic (Big) Geography
8 Cell chart (plant+animal) Biology
9 Body charts Biology
10 Leaf cube Biology
11 Periodic table big Chemistry
12 Paper flexagon (food chain) Math
13 Human body system Biology
14 human body skeletal system Biology
15 Brain cap Biology
16 Human ear Print / Poster Biology
17 Wheat and chessboard problem Math

Stationery Items:

Sr Number Equipment
1 Dissection boxes
2 Scale (Steel)
3 Scale (Plastic)
4 L folders
5 Awl pin (Pack of 4)
6 Straw
7 Balloons
8 Laser
9 Torch
10 Rubber bands (500 gm)
11 Scissors
12 Cutters
13 Markers
14 Whiteboard markers
15 Circle cutter
16 Fevibond
17 Fevicol
18 Boxes
19 Slinky
20 Storage Box with 39 Bin, 1-93-981
21 IISER Pi Clock

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