I’m proud to contribute to the Alcor Life Extension Foundation. Their commitment to scientific progress and life preservation is inspiring, and I encourage others to support this important cause for the future of medical innovation.

The Alcor Life Extension Foundation is the world leader in cryonics, cryonics research, and cryonics technology. 

**Our Mission**

To save lives through the following prioritized principles:

1. Maintain the current patients in biostasis.
2. Place current and future members into biostasis (when and if needed).
3. Eventually restore to health and reintegrate into society all patients in Alcor’s care.
4. Fund research into developing more cost effective and reliable means for 1-3 above.
5. Provide public education as a means of fostering growth to support the goals of 1, 2, 3, 4 above.



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Alcor’s engineers have been working in a seriously cramped space -- and it's seriously cramping their style. We've built them a new engineering wing with plenty of breathing room, but now we need your help to outfit it with essential equipment. Note that you can donate to the general engineering wishlist or indicate a specific piece of equipment that you would like your donation to go towards - either way your support is greatly appreciated.

**>> Alcor's Engineering Wishlist** **<<**

- **$1,900 Metal Bandsaw - [https://www.precisionmatthews.com/shop/bs-712g/](https://www.precisionmatthews.com/shop/bs-712g/ "https://www.precisionmatthews.com/shop/bs-712g/")**
A bandsaw can cut a wide range of materials, including metal bars, tubes, and structural shapes. Bandsaws provide accurate cuts, which is crucial for creating components that meet specific design specifications
- **$5,500 Precision Shop Lathe -** **[https://www.precisionmatthews.com/shop/pm-1228vf-lb/](https://www.precisionmatthews.com/shop/pm-1228vf-lb/ "https://www.precisionmatthews.com/shop/pm-1228vf-lb/")**
A precision lathe is an essential tool for any fabrication facility. Precision lathes allow for the production of custom parts tailored to specific needs, making them ideal for industries like aerospace, medical devices, and automotive manufacturing.
- **$8,000** **HEPA Fume/VOC Extractor – BOFA AD 1000iQ - [https://www.matterhackers.com/store/l/bofa-ad-1000-iq/sk/MZA039LV](https://www.matterhackers.com/store/l/bofa-ad-1000-iq/sk/MZA039LV "https://www.matterhackers.com/store/l/bofa-ad-1000-iq/sk/MZA039LV")**
A good Fume and VOC extractor is essential in an enclosed environment when using adhesives, glues, resins, soldering, etc. Health and safety.
- **$600 3D Scanner - RevoPoint POP 3 -**  **[https://www.3dsourced.com/rankings/best-3d-scanner/#Revopoint-Pop-3](https://www.3dsourced.com/rankings/best-3d-scanner/#Revopoint-Pop-3 "https://www.3dsourced.com/rankings/best-3d-scanner/#Revopoint-Pop-3")**
A 3D scanner will be helpful when integrating our designs with existing components and medical devices. Allows for designing tighter plumbing packaging, neater mounting methods, and such for field deployment, etc. as one example.
- **$2,000 Material storage racks for tubing and sheet materials** – Custom designed inhouse, built locally. An organized workshop is an efficient workshop. Having quick access to our available materials means less waste and duplication of material purchases
- **$40,000 Small electric 2.5T forklift –** PCB to cover some of the cost due to use as main push/pull vehicle for SuperD for all patient transfers into SD dewars. Other functions are general use to load and unload truck shipments, lift heavy objects to mezzanine, onto storage racks and onto worktables.
- **$6,100 52” kick shear and 48” box & pan brake - [https://www.trick-tools.com/Tennsmith-Foot-Shear-and-Box-Pan-Brake-Combo-Ten-Combo-15676](https://www.trick-tools.com/Tennsmith-Foot-Shear-and-Box-Pan-Brake-Combo-Ten-Combo-15676 "https://www.trick-tools.com/Tennsmith-Foot-Shear-and-Box-Pan-Brake-Combo-Ten-Combo-15676")**A kick shear is a manually operated machine used for cutting large pieces of sheet metal. It's designed to provide clean, straight cuts and is particularly useful for cutting steel, aluminum, and stainless steel. A box and pan brake is used for bending sheet metal into various shapes, including boxes, pans, and other complex forms. This tool allows for precise and consistent bends, making it ideal for creating components like electrical boxes, metal cabinets, and enclosures. 
- **$27,175 Tormach 770M CNC Mill - [https://tormach.com/770m-premium-package-cfg.html](https://tormach.com/770m-premium-package-cfg.html "https://tormach.com/770m-premium-package-cfg.html") or – a Lower Cost CNC Mill as an alternative to the 770M is this one; $18,785 Tormach PCNC440 CNC Mill [https://tormach.com/pcnc-440-premium-package-with-atc.html](https://tormach.com/pcnc-440-premium-package-with-atc.html "https://tormach.com/pcnc-440-premium-package-with-atc.html")**
A good CNC mill will be used mainly for machining cryonics-specific custom designed aluminum and copper components. The more expensive mill is bigger, has a larger work area, and due to greater rigidity of the structure it can machine more types of materials in less time.
- **$5,000 – $15,000 for Various Bulk Fastener Assortments - [https://nutsandbolts.com/collections/fastener-assortments](https://nutsandbolts.com/collections/fastener-assortments "https://nutsandbolts.com/collections/fastener-assortments")**
Almost everything we build requires threaded fasteners of some kind. We have always ordered fasteners piecemeal, which means that we buy each one separately at retail price as needed. Buying bulk fasteners means that we will have those fasteners in stock, and these will be much cheaper to implement in the long run. The price differential is based on which fastener assortments we can afford to purchase. More $ = more fasteners.

A well-designed engineering space is essential for maintaining and advancing our technical capabilities. Your contribution will help establish a purpose-built work environment where our team can efficiently manage, maintain, and develop our critical systems and equipment. This investment in infrastructure directly supports the quality and reliability of our preservation services.

Prefer to support a different aspect of our mission? You can support other areas of Alcor through our variety of directed donation funds:

- [🔬 Build Out Alcor’s Science Lab ](https://www.every.org/alcor/f/build-out-alcors-science)    
- [🚑 Power DART’s Growth ](https://www.every.org/alcor/f/power-darts-growth) 

🏗️ Alcor's Engineering Equipment Wishlist

Power-up Alcor's Deployment and Recovery Teams (DART) with expanded geographical coverage, higher-tech equipment and advanced training programs. Every minute counts - help us break more response time records.

Rapid response capability is at the heart of successful cryopreservation. Your support strengthens our DART network by funding advanced medical equipment, specialized team training, and strategic placement of resources across key regions. As we reduce response times and enhance our field capabilities, we increase the likelihood of optimal preservation outcomes. This systematic expansion of our DART infrastructure makes our services more accessible while maintaining the highest standards of care.

Don't forget to check out our other-directed donation funds by clicking on the links below:

- [🔬 Build Out Alcor’s Science Lab ](https://www.every.org/alcor/f/build-out-alcors-science)    

🚑 Power-up Alcor's Deployment and Recovery Team (DART)

Help equip our new research lab with cutting-edge tools and specialized equipment. Dr. Llewellyn's team is ready to push preservation science forward - they just need the right tools.

Scientific advancement requires both expertise and proper instrumentation. Your support enables our research team to pursue crucial investigations with state-of-the-art laboratory equipment designed for preservation science. This investment in research infrastructure strengthens our ability to develop and validate improved preservation protocols, analyze outcomes, and contribute to the field's scientific foundation. Each advancement in our understanding brings us closer to better preservation methods.

Don't forget to check out our other-directed donation funds by clicking on the links below:

- [🚑 Power-up Alcor's Deployment and Recovery Team (DART)  ](https://www.every.org/alcor/f/power-darts-growth)

🔬 Build Out Alcor’s Science Lab 

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