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Created July 2026
Tools by members of https://synergymill.com
382 public tools, 5 private tools
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This is on the lending shelf at SynergyMill
This is on the lending shelf at SynergyMill
This is on the lending shelf at SynergyMill
This is on the lending shelf at SynergyMill
This is on the lending shelf at SynergyMill
This is on the lending shelf at SynergyMill
Three axis!! This is on the lending shelf at SynergyMill
This is on the lending shelf at SynergyMill
This is on the lending shelf at SynergyMill
This is on the lending shelf at SynergyMill
This is on the lending shelf at SynergyMill
This is on the lending shelf at SynergyMill
This is on the lending shelf at SynergyMill
This is on the lending shelf at SynergyMill
This is on the lending shelf at SynergyMill
This is on the lending shelf at SynergyMill
This is on the lending shelf at SynergyMill
This is on the lending shelf at SynergyMill
This is on the lending shelf at SynergyMill
This is on the lending shelf at SynergyMill
This is on the lending shelf at SynergyMill
This is on the lending shelf at SynergyMill
Titanium Easy Flux 125 from Harbor Freight. Light-duty welder for thin steel plate, welds are dirtier than MIG or TIG but doesn't require shielding gas and can be used outdoors on a windy day.
Generates sine or square waves from 20 Hz - 150 kHz up to roughly 8V P-P, runs on 9V battery. Alligator clips.
Cheapie Rigol scope from Amazon. Comes with power cable, two probes, instructions, etc. Haven't used it in a few years so I'm a little rusty with driving it, but works well.
This is stored at SynergyMill
With funnels. This is stored at SynergyMill
This is stored at SynergyMill
These are stored at SynergyMill
Black Widow
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Two-stage pull-through manual sharpener with diamond abrasives, set up for Asian-style edges (roughly 15° per side). Stage 1 sharpens, stage 2 hones/polishes. No power needed. Good for quick touch-ups on Japanese-style kitchen knives. Used but in working condition.
Round ceramic honing rod with a black hex handle (the hex flat keeps it from rolling on the counter). Realigns and lightly refines an edge between sharpenings; gentler and finer than a grooved steel, so it works well on harder kitchen knives. Ceramic — will chip if dropped on a hard floor.
Classic grooved steel honing rod with a black plastic handle and a hanging ring on the butt. For realigning a rolled edge on softer Western kitchen knives between real sharpenings — it straightens the edge rather than removing much metal.
Combination waterstone: #1000 side (blue) for setting and sharpening an edge, #6000 side (white) for finishing and polishing. Comes with a bamboo holder and non-slip rubber base. Soak in water before use. Good general-purpose stone for kitchen knives, chisels and plane irons.
Compact pull-through sharpener with a molded pistol-style handle. Carbide/ceramic slots for knives plus a dedicated slot for left-handed scissors. Quick and cheap way to bring back a dull working edge — not a precision tool, but handy for shop knives, garden shears and scissors.
Black-oxide impact-rated socket, 1-1/2 inch, standard depth, with a retaining-pin hole. The kind of size you need for big suspension, trailer axle, or heavy equipment fasteners. Drive size isn't confirmed from the photo — ask before you make the trip if it matters.
Chrome-moly impact-rated step-up adapter: 1/2 inch female to 3/4 inch male, with detent ball and pin hole. Lets you run 3/4 inch drive sockets off a 1/2 inch gun or ratchet. Mind the torque — stepping up doesn't give the smaller drive more muscle.
Chrome-moly impact-rated step-down adapter: 3/4 inch female to 1/2 inch male, with detent ball and pin hole. Lets you run 1/2 inch drive sockets off a 3/4 inch gun or breaker bar. Easy to overpower 1/2 inch sockets this way, so go gently on the trigger.
Complete Japanese sharpening kit, lent as a set: • Shapton Kuromaku K0702 "Orange Medium" (commonly #1000) — sets and sharpens the edge • Shapton Kuromaku K0704 "Enji Fine" (commonly #5000) — refines • Shapton Kuromaku K0710 "Melon Fine" (commonly #8000) — final polish • Suihei-kun PA#100 flattening stone — trues the stones back to flat, never touches a blade The Shaptons are splash-and-go: a spritz of water, no soaking needed. Each stores in its own snap-shut case that doubles as a stand. The PA#100 does need a soak before use, and plenty of water while lapping. The flattening stone is included because whetstones dish out in the middle with use, and a dished stone makes a consistent angle impossible. Pencil-grid trick: scribble a crosshatch on the stone's face, take a few passes on the flattener, and any pencil left behind marks a low spot not yet reached. All made in Japan.
Milescraft Jointmate. Drill holes for dowels in mating boards. Has drill bushings for 3/8", 5/16", 1/4".
Large flat-screen television mounted on a rolling height-adjustable TV cart with an equipment shelf underneath for a media player and cabling. Good for presentations, classes and demos. These tools are curated and hosted at SynergyMill.
Tote of vintage home-audio components including an Aiwa dual-cassette deck/receiver unit, a wood-cased tuner/deck and a rack audio component. Untested vintage gear, good for repair, sampling or retro-audio projects. These tools are curated and hosted at SynergyMill.
Stack of Philips DVD recorder and DVD/VHS combo decks with RCA cabling. Useful for digitizing old VHS tapes or playing back legacy media. These tools are curated and hosted at SynergyMill.
Pair of stacked lidded bins - one labeled "Hangars" and one labeled "Mac Shit" holding Apple cables, adapters and Mac-specific accessories. These tools are curated and hosted at SynergyMill.
Fabric cube bin labeled "Drives/Memory" holding hard drives, optical and floppy drives, RAM and drive cabling. These tools are curated and hosted at SynergyMill.
Blue milk crate holding a Black & Decker power tool, soft tool bags, clamps and assorted hand tools. General-purpose grab-and-go tool crate. These tools are curated and hosted at SynergyMill.
Fabric cube bin labeled "Network Equipment" holding a Linksys router, a TP-Link switch, antennas, a crimper and assorted networking hardware. These tools are curated and hosted at SynergyMill.
Oculus Rift S PC virtual reality headset with both Touch controllers on a printed display stand. Inside-out tracking, no external base stations needed. These tools are curated and hosted at SynergyMill.
Clear lidded bin labeled "Computer Mice" full of wired and wireless computer mice. These tools are curated and hosted at SynergyMill.
YIHUA 8786D combination SMD hot-air rework station and soldering iron in one unit, with digital temperature control, hot-air gun, iron and holders. Good for surface-mount rework and desoldering. These tools are curated and hosted at SynergyMill.
Large Honeywell console HEPA air purifier with a full-height intake grille. Useful for cleaning shop air during sanding, soldering or resin work. These tools are curated and hosted at SynergyMill.
Fabric cube bin of electronics accessories - zippered tool pouches, hook-and-loop straps, a compartmented resistor/component assortment box and assorted small parts. These tools are curated and hosted at SynergyMill.
Fabric cube bin labeled "PSUs" holding desktop PC power supplies including a boxed ASUS TUF Gaming 1200W 80+ Gold unit. These tools are curated and hosted at SynergyMill.
Large clear bin labeled "Wired Keyboards" holding a stack of USB wired keyboards. These tools are curated and hosted at SynergyMill.
Shelving unit of labeled clear bins sorting DC power supplies by voltage - 3 volt, 5 volt, 12 volt, 13-18 volt and 19+ volt - alongside a bin of network cables. Come find the wall wart or brick you need. These tools are curated and hosted at SynergyMill.
Fabric cube bin labeled "Motherboards" holding antistatic-bagged PC motherboards, an ATX secure frame and related PC components. These tools are curated and hosted at SynergyMill.
Fabric cube bin of PC cooling hardware - stock CPU coolers, a large heat-pipe tower cooler and a boxed Arctic Accelero Xtreme IV graphics card cooler. These tools are curated and hosted at SynergyMill.
Three-tier shelving system of labeled bins covering nearly every cable and connector type - VGA, DVI, USB A/B, micro and mini USB, RCA, S-Video, audio, serial and parallel, HDTV, power cords, figure-8 and Mickey Mouse power, plus bins of LEDs, zip ties, EGT sensors, BNC probes, NEMA motors, servos and soldering irons. These tools are curated and hosted at SynergyMill.
Tote labeled "DMX Lights - LED Par 6" holding LED par can stage lights with DMX control, plus power and DMX cabling. Good for events, stage lighting and photo shoots. These tools are curated and hosted at SynergyMill.
Fabric cube bin labeled "LEDs" holding addressable RGB LED strip kits, an Airgoo PC gaming lighting kit, loose LEDs and pigtail-wired LED assemblies. These tools are curated and hosted at SynergyMill.
Freestanding shop-built wooden rack holding five spools of hookup wire on steel axles - black, green, gray and orange - so you can pull and cut the length you need. These tools are curated and hosted at SynergyMill.
Latching clear tote labeled "Data Cords" holding assorted data and interface cables. These tools are curated and hosted at SynergyMill.
Clear tote holding multiple compartmented assortment cases - a 240-piece nut and bolt assortment, a screw assortment kit and additional small-parts organizers. These tools are curated and hosted at SynergyMill.
Clear tote labeled "Network Cables" packed with Ethernet patch cables in a range of lengths and colors, plus spare RJ45 connectors. These tools are curated and hosted at SynergyMill.
Fabric cube bin labeled "GPUs" holding a stack of desktop graphics cards including XFX and Arctic-cooled cards. These tools are curated and hosted at SynergyMill.
Black & Decker Workmate folding portable workbench with twin-screw wooden vise jaws, bench dog holes and fold-out foot pedals. Well used and paint-spattered, mechanically complete. These tools are curated and hosted at SynergyMill.
Shop workstation with a small-form-factor PC tower, Samsung widescreen monitor, wired keyboard and a VR headset with controllers. Set up for CAD, VR and general shop computing. These tools are curated and hosted at SynergyMill.
Small coin-operated countertop vending machine with glass front, multiple pull-knob columns and a lighted "PUSH" delivery door. Quarter operated. These tools are curated and hosted at SynergyMill.
Anycubic Photon M3 Max large-format MSLA resin 3D printer with a yellow UV hood, dual lead-screw Z gantry and an oversized build plate and vat. For big high-detail resin prints. These tools are curated and hosted at SynergyMill.
Fabric cube bin labeled "PC Bus Cords" holding bagged internal PC cabling - SATA, front-panel, USB header and ribbon cables - plus a drive enclosure. These tools are curated and hosted at SynergyMill.
Ricoh floor-standing multifunction copier with automatic document feeder, color touch panel, dual paper drawers and an external print controller. Copy, scan and print. These tools are curated and hosted at SynergyMill.
Fabric cube bin labeled "Network Hubs" holding a rackmount switch, a Netgear switch, an ASUS access point, patch cables and power adapters. These tools are curated and hosted at SynergyMill.
Large Pinnacle CO2 laser cutter and engraver cabinet on a stand, with a hinged access door and exhaust ducting. For cutting and engraving wood, acrylic, leather and paper. These tools are curated and hosted at SynergyMill.
Compact red canister wet/dry shop vacuum with hose and power cord. Handy for bench cleanup and small spills. These tools are curated and hosted at SynergyMill.
Brother P-touch handheld label maker with QWERTY keyboard, two-font display and TZe white tape cartridge installed. Great for labeling bins, cables and tools. These tools are curated and hosted at SynergyMill.
Central Machinery combination 4 inch by 36 inch belt sander and 6 inch disc sander with a tilting belt. Please use dust collection and a mask - shop signage asks that sanding be vacuumed up. These tools are curated and hosted at SynergyMill.
Fender Mustang modeling combo guitar amplifier with carbon-weave covering, silver grille cloth, built-in amp models and effects, and USB connectivity. These tools are curated and hosted at SynergyMill.
Unassembled Creality-style FDM 3D printer kit in its original box - extruded aluminum gantry, hotend and extruder with Bowden tube, LCD control box and accessory bags. Appears new and unused. These tools are curated and hosted at SynergyMill.
Large latching tote holding a Ryobi cordless drill/driver with a battery pack, a rotary-tool accessory case of burrs, wire wheels and cutoff discs, a mallet and assorted hand tools. These tools are curated and hosted at SynergyMill.
DeoxIT D5 D-Series contact cleaner spray, 5 oz can with extension straw. Dissolves corrosion and improves electrical connections on switches, jacks, connectors and edge contacts. Safe on plastics. These tools are curated and hosted at SynergyMill.
Shop-built tape measure Yagi antenna - three elements cut from steel tape measure stock mounted on a PVC pipe boom and phased together with coax. A classic homebrew directional antenna for VHF, radio direction finding and fox hunts. These tools are curated and hosted at SynergyMill.
Heavy cast-iron-base helping hands station with two flexible gooseneck alligator-clip arms and an LED ring-light magnifier on a third arm. Holds your work and lights it at the same time. These tools are curated and hosted at SynergyMill.
Dual-monitor shop computer workstation with a desktop tower, keyboard and mouse, set up for CAD modeling and running job paperwork next to the machines. These tools are curated and hosted at SynergyMill.
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