[dorkbotsea-blabber] Local Electronics Suppliers

[K. Camarata]

The plexi shop that I think you are referencing is called "Clear cuts".

For those doing computer based work, there is also a company called
"Redmond Cable Corp" that has all things related to computer cables.
www.redmondcable.com

Ken

On Thu, 29 Jan 2004, Eric McNeill wrote:

> Don't forget the plastic supply store in Fremont for plexi. Don't remember the
> name but its around the corner from the Triangle. And I must say an afternoon
> wandering around the aforementioned Pacific Industrial Supply is heartlifting
> indeed.
>
> I encourage people to buy from local stores if possible but I thought I'd
> mention a few web retailers because sometimes you don't have a local option
> (especially with RADAR moved to where?!? like I'm gonna trek out there...).
> There are tons of options but these pretty much always have me covered for
> electronics:
>
> www.digi-key.com
> www.jameco.com
> www.mouser.com
>
> And the granddaddy of industrial supply:
> www.mcmaster.com
>
> Go to their web sites and order the free catalogs. Pretty much all of the big
> electronics sites are still stuck in print catalog hell, so their web sites are
> pretty lame for finding what you need. You usually end up paging through PDFs
> of the print vesion, so you might as well just get the real thing.
>
> Oh yeah, and Radio Shack's still around. If its Friday night and you've just
> gotta have that 555 timer right away...
>
> eric
>
> --- Kevin Hilbiber <kscience at qwest.net> wrote:
> > other than Ballard Hardware, Hardwick's in the U district, and Hardware
> > Specialties on Harbor Island as part of the second list, no more that I can
> > think of.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Steve Safarik" <ssafarik at speakeasy.net>
> > To: "A discussion list for dorkbot-sea" <dorkbotsea-blabber at dorkbot.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 10:18 AM
> > Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] Local Electronics Suppliers
> >
> >
> > > And I guess as long as we're talking about suppliers... how about a list
> > of
> > > all the local ones?
> > >
> > > * House of Science (Ballard; lots of misc surplus, electronics parts,
> > > motors, tesla, oddities, way more than I can list, something in every
> > > category).
> > > * Vetco (Bellevue, in the back of the Fred Meyer bldg; surplus & new,
> > > elecronic parts, IC's, cable/connectors, wi-fi, power supplies, test
> > equip,
> > > telecom, etc).
> > > * Radar (Canyon Park)
> > > * Frye's (Renton; mostly new computer gear, but also a half dozen aisles
> > of
> > > tools & equipment, electronics parts, surface mount parts, etc).
> > > * Westlake Electronics (on Westlake ave.; mostly cable & connectors &
> > other
> > > hardware, don't mind the "wholesale only" sign on the door).
> > > * Supertronix (Tukwila; misc parts & some test equip).
> > > * Boeing Surplus (Kent; surplus misc including tools, electronic gear,
> > > office furniture, computers, etc).
> > > * RePC (6th & Holgate; surplus computer parts of all eras).
> > >
> > > For mechanical stuff & metal, I suppose I should also mention...
> > > * Pacific Industrial Supply (on 4th S; metal surplus, hydraulics, tools,
> > > wheels, chain, etc, but nothing comes in a size smaller than a "large").
> > > * Pacific Iron & Bldg Materials (on 4th S; metal surplus, and lots of
> > > doors).
> > > * Alaskan Copper & Brass (on 6th S; metal, new and surplus).
> > > * Metal Shorts (on 6th S; I haven't had good luck here, but from the name
> > > you'd think metal surplus).
> > >
> > > Am I missing any?
> > >
> > > Steve.
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "k u r t" <kurtisaurus at spacenv.info>
> > > To: "A discussion list for dorkbot-sea" <dorkbotsea-blabber at dorkbot.org>
> > > Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 2:25 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [dorkbotsea-blabber] neophyte technical question
> > >
> > >
> > > > and for what it's worth Radar is still around, but they've moved to the
> > > > eastside.  When I went to check it out the retail section was pretty
> > > meager,
> > > > nothing like the old days.
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "rob campbell" <rob at phemp.com>
> > > > To: "'A discussion list for dorkbot-sea'"
> > <dorkbotsea-blabber at dorkbot.org>
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 1:47 PM
> > > > Subject: RE: [dorkbotsea-blabber] neophyte technical question
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > http://www.goldmine-elec.com/  has all kinds of stuff, good deals on
> > > > motors.
> > > > > I buy a lot of small dc motors at http://www.bgmicro.com/ as well.
> > You
> > > > > might want to consider a stepper motor for actually pulling something
> > > like
> > > > > that, but in that case a simple circuit is required to run it.  If you
> > > can
> > > > > find a cheap/broken RC car at value village or similar, they often
> > have
> > > > > great high-torque motors which don't need a special controller, but
> > take
> > > a
> > > > > fair bit of juice (9-12v on the ones I have collected).
> > > > >
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: dorkbotsea-blabber-bounces at dorkbot.org
> > > > > > [mailto:dorkbotsea-blabber-bounces at dorkbot.org] On Behalf Of scott
> > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 1:32 PM
> > > > > > To: dorkbotsea-blabber at dorkbot.org
> > > > > > Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] neophyte technical question
> > > > > > Importance: Low
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I have a -really- basic question.. I have long loop of
> > > > > > ribbon, kind of like 16mm film, that I need to pull in a
> > > > > > continuous fashion (like a film projector). I figure I can
> > > > > > get a motor and two rubber wheels and drive it like a fan
> > > > > > belt or something. Does anyone know where I can find a small
> > > > > > motor to do this? It doesn't need to be that powerful. If I
> > > > > > don't have to gear it down that would be great but I'm sure I
> > > > > > could make do.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I thought Radar electronics might have something like this
> > > > > > but they're gone, and I don't have any other ideas of where
> > > > > > to get something like this.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > thanks
> > > > > > scott
> > > > > >
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