[dorkbotsea-blabber] Looking for someone mechanically inclined

[rich at spambutcher.com]

Other good sources for gear motors and some other mechanical parts:

http://www.solarbotics.com
http://banebots.com
http://robotcombat.com (lots of stuff including chains / belts)

Somewhat related - http://www.onlinemetals.com/ is a great local source 
for metal - will do small cuts for cheap.

Wim Lewis wrote:
> 
> On Aug 30, 2008, at 11:07 PM, Brett Wagner wrote:
>> Of particular interest in terms of questions:
>>    - gears, how to source them, how to talk about them.
>>    - drive chains, where to source smaller than bicycle type chains.
>>    - local companies that do milling of various metals and plastics
> 
> I don't know enough to contribute substantially, but I'd love for this 
> to be discussed on-list --- the -blabber list has been kind of 
> low-traffic lately, and getting my mechanical doohickeys to operate 
> properly has always been one of my weak spots.
> 
> Bill Beaty mentions some of them on his web page, but another source for 
> smallish mechanicals is hobby-robot and battle-bot suppliers, like 
> Trossen and Pololu.
> 
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