-Mini Lathe and tools
-Mini Mill and tools
-Materials - bars, rods, sheets - Aluminum, Plastics
-ANSI #25 chain or any item you use alot
-Grinders are so useful, get cutoff wheels as well
-I like the table saw idea - maybe we need one too
-Extra IFI relays
-Extra IFI speed controllers
-Oscilliscope would be interesting
-Computer supplies - what does the average road warrior take with them? Scanners, Digital camera, Printer, bags, etc...
-Parts for an off season, demo bot?
-If it was us, I'd go buy about 2000 1/4-20 nuts and bolts of various sizes and 10000 pop rivits of different sizes - so we wouldn't run out any time soon.
-Tap and Die set - a nice one
-BIG Arbor Press and a set of broaches for keyways.
-Does anyone know if the table top breaks and shears are any good at
www.grizzly.com ? That could be fun, and easy to learn the basics.
-Big Ol' Box of Safety glasses and First Aid kits (Those are build supplies, right?)
-If you had a mentor willing to try it out, a small home foundry would be interesting - cast your own parts... but that might be a little out there, and SAFETY and KNOWLEDGE are a MUST.
I think I spent WAY more than you have...
Let me ask this - what do you want to do or try next year?