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List of suppliers for various materials and items and user reviews.
List of suppliers for various materials and items and user reviews.


Please add new suppliers and user comment lines (with attribution)
Please add new suppliers and user comment lines (with attribution / date)
Suppliers can be are rated by in the user comment lines.  
Suppliers can be are rated by in the user comment lines.  
Convention is [1] = worst, [5] = best
Convention is [1] = worst, [5] = best
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*  [http://www.mouser.com Mouser Electronics]
*  [http://www.mouser.com Mouser Electronics]
** [4] Very complete product line, good searchability, fast service, decent prices on parts. Tools and some other items are expensive (alden)
** [4] Very complete line of electronics parts. Good searchability, fast service, decent prices on parts. Tools and some other items are expensive (alden 10/02/09)
 
* [http://www.digikey.com DigiKey]
** [3] Very complete line of electronics parts. I find it harder to navigate than Mouser, and more expensive. I generally don;t use them unless I can't find something elsewhere (alden 10/02/09)


* [http://ledz.com/ Hebei (China)]      [http://ledz.com/?p=z.pricelist.led.diode thru hole pricelist] [http://ledz.com/?p=z.pricelist.other.led SMT pricelist]
* [http://ledz.com/ Hebei (China)]      [http://ledz.com/?p=z.pricelist.led.diode thru hole pricelist] [http://ledz.com/?p=z.pricelist.other.led SMT pricelist]
** [5] Best prices on LEDs I've found - but does have a $199 minimum (see Buy LEDs Online for smaller orders). Ship fast. Worked through a problem with them and they handled me fairly. (alden)
** [5] Best prices on LEDs I've found - but does have a $199 minimum (see Buy LEDs Online for smaller orders). Ship fast. Worked through a problem with them and they handled me fairly. (alden 10/02/09)


* [http://www.buy-leds-online.com/Products.html Buy LEDs Online]
* [http://www.buy-leds-online.com/Products.html Buy LEDs Online]
** [4] US distributor for Hebei. Same stuff. Prices are more expensive but no minimum. (alden)
** [4] US distributor for Hebei. Same stuff. Prices are more expensive but no minimum. (alden 10/02/09)


== Plastics ==
== Plastics ==
* [http://www.estreetplastics.com eStreet Plastics]
** [4] Very good prices, and good for small quantities (e.g. 1 foot lengths of tuning, etc. (alden 10/02/09)


* [http://www.delviesplastics.com/ Delvies Plastics]  
* [http://www.delviesplastics.com/ Delvies Plastics]  
** [4] good prices on acrylics, casting supplies. Shipping is OK, but not lightning fast. (alden)
** [4] Acrylics, casting supplies. Good prices, shipping is OK, but not lightning fast. (alden 10/02/09)
 
* [http://www.tapplastics.com/ TAP Plastics]
** [3] Acrylics, casting supplies. Good selection, services; somewhat more expensive than some other suppliers (alden 10/02/09)
 
* [http://aeromarineplastics.com AeroMarineProducts, Inc. ([email protected])]
** [5] Resin casting supplies. Got to love this place. One guy, very cehap prices, good delivery (alden 10/02/09)


== Metals ==
== Metals ==


== Other Materials ==
* [http://www.metalsdepot.com Metals Depot]
** [5] This has been a great find. Small quantities of steel, aluminum, etc; cheap prices, reasonable shipping, good service. (alden 10/02/09)
 
* http://www.speedymetals.com/ Speedy Metals]
** [4] Good second choice to Metals Depot. SOmewhat larger selection, somewhat higher prices (alden 10/02/09)
 
== Machine Tools  ==
 
* [http://Use-Enco.com Enco] - Machine tools and supplies
** [3] Very complete source for machine tooling, can be expensive. Online specials can be good deals, however. (alden 10/02/09)
 
* [http://www.harborfreight.com Harbor Freight]
** [3] Some things are really cheap. Others are just "cheap". Not good for precision equipment such as lathes, rotary tables, etc. Still useful, however (alden 10/02/09)
 
== Other ==

Revision as of 19:51, 2 October 2009

Purpose of this page

List of suppliers for various materials and items and user reviews.

Please add new suppliers and user comment lines (with attribution / date) Suppliers can be are rated by in the user comment lines. Convention is [1] = worst, [5] = best

Electronics

  • Mouser Electronics
    • [4] Very complete line of electronics parts. Good searchability, fast service, decent prices on parts. Tools and some other items are expensive (alden 10/02/09)
  • DigiKey
    • [3] Very complete line of electronics parts. I find it harder to navigate than Mouser, and more expensive. I generally don;t use them unless I can't find something elsewhere (alden 10/02/09)
  • Hebei (China) thru hole pricelist SMT pricelist
    • [5] Best prices on LEDs I've found - but does have a $199 minimum (see Buy LEDs Online for smaller orders). Ship fast. Worked through a problem with them and they handled me fairly. (alden 10/02/09)
  • Buy LEDs Online
    • [4] US distributor for Hebei. Same stuff. Prices are more expensive but no minimum. (alden 10/02/09)

Plastics

  • eStreet Plastics
    • [4] Very good prices, and good for small quantities (e.g. 1 foot lengths of tuning, etc. (alden 10/02/09)
  • Delvies Plastics
    • [4] Acrylics, casting supplies. Good prices, shipping is OK, but not lightning fast. (alden 10/02/09)
  • TAP Plastics
    • [3] Acrylics, casting supplies. Good selection, services; somewhat more expensive than some other suppliers (alden 10/02/09)

Metals

  • Metals Depot
    • [5] This has been a great find. Small quantities of steel, aluminum, etc; cheap prices, reasonable shipping, good service. (alden 10/02/09)
  • http://www.speedymetals.com/ Speedy Metals]
    • [4] Good second choice to Metals Depot. SOmewhat larger selection, somewhat higher prices (alden 10/02/09)

Machine Tools

  • Enco - Machine tools and supplies
    • [3] Very complete source for machine tooling, can be expensive. Online specials can be good deals, however. (alden 10/02/09)
  • Harbor Freight
    • [3] Some things are really cheap. Others are just "cheap". Not good for precision equipment such as lathes, rotary tables, etc. Still useful, however (alden 10/02/09)

Other