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== Building a bill of materials (BOM) ==
Your project BOM will include all components necessary to build your <u>final</u> product. You won't be able to do this properly without a good detailed design so that you don't miss any parts. Based on that list you will be able to tally your total product cost.
=== Bill of materials ===
The most efficient way of compiling your BOM is in a tabular format. Here are the columns that should be included with a few examples of items:
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!Description
!Units of measure
!Quantity
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=== List of equipment ===
You may have other items that are necessary to test your different prototypes however. For example you may need a breadboard to test a prototype but that will not be included in the final product, the breadboard would then be included in your list of equipment but not your bill of materials.
#Don't forget to add links to each item
#Don't forget the taxes
#Don't forget the shipping cost
#Don't forget to include costs of 3D printing or laser cutting materials, estimates can be found from https://makerepo.com/print_orders/index_new
==Spending your Project Budget==
==Spending your Project Budget==
##If a cheaper supplier exists.
##If a cheaper supplier exists.
#When looking for places to find parts, here is the order of places to look:
#When looking for places to find parts, here is the order of places to look:
##In the [http://inventory_mlab.makerepo.com/ Makerlab] (cost included in BOM).
##In the [http://inventory_mlab.makerepo.com/ '''Makerlab'''] (cost included in BOM).
##In the [https://makerstore.ca/ Makerstore] (cost included in BOM).
##In the [https://makerstore.ca/ '''Makerstore'''] (cost included in BOM).
##Online or local stores, some common places are below.
##Online or local stores, some common places are below.
==Online and Local Stores==
==Online and Local Stores==