Suppliers: Difference between revisions
(Update screwfix address to nearest branch) |
(Nav no longer works near the old screwfix branch, and the new one is certainly close enough to the hackspace that you can go yourself!) |
||
| Line 53: | Line 53: | ||
*Website: [http://www.screwfix.com/ www.screwfix.com] | *Website: [http://www.screwfix.com/ www.screwfix.com] | ||
*Location: College Trade Park, 5 Roundhay Road, LS7 3AJ | *Location: College Trade Park, 5 Roundhay Road, LS7 3AJ | ||
Source of reasonably priced tools. They occasionally have some absolute bargains | Source of reasonably priced tools. They occasionally have some absolute bargains. | ||
==Trotec Engraving Supplies== | ==Trotec Engraving Supplies== | ||
Latest revision as of 15:57, 1 March 2025
The following local suppliers have been found to be rather useful:
Member Storage
The member storage shelves are located in the member storage room, at the very back of the space.
Farnell
- Website: uk.farnell.com - Trade counter has now closed down.
- Useful products:
- Storage Cabinet - Bulk component storage.
HacMan have their own list of useful stuff
Metal Supermarket
- Website: www.metalsupermarkets.co.uk
- Location: 1 Overland Trading Estate, Gildersome
Suppliers of steel/aluminium/copper/brass/bronze sheet/bar/tube. Will cut to size. Supplied the smooth rod for the hackspace Mendel Max.
Huws Gray
- Website: www.huwsgray.co.uk
- Location: 83-85 Skinner Lane
Just down the road from the hackspace, a very handy source of wood & mdf.
Dragon Timber
- Website: www.dragontimber.co.uk
- Location: Pickup Business Park, Grangefield Road, Stanningley, LS28 6LG
Out laser ply supplier.
Model Shop
- Website: www.modelshopleeds.co.uk
- Location: 86-88 Crossgates Road
The model shop in Crossgates is a traditional style model shop, of the type that is rapidly disappearing due to cheap imported stuff bought via the internet killing the trade (Remember Maplins)
They stock servos, motors, motor controllers, construction materials (balsa wood etc), glues, model kits, radio control equipment, R/C planes / helicopters / boats / cars, spare parts, rockets, kites, model engines and their fuels, paints of all kinds, batteries and chargers, modeling tools etc.
It is a place where enthusiasm can result in you spending plenty of cash.
Useful products:
Screwfix
- Website: www.screwfix.com
- Location: College Trade Park, 5 Roundhay Road, LS7 3AJ
Source of reasonably priced tools. They occasionally have some absolute bargains.
Trotec Engraving Supplies
- Website: http://www.suregrave.com/
Sells supplies for laser engraving, from wood to stone. Notable products: Product Size Cost pounds Solid wood Alderwood Sheet -20 Pack 101x 304 x2.4mm 40.40 Alderwood Sheet -20 Pack 101x 609 x3.0mm 71.94 Alderwood Sheet -20 Pack 101x 304 x6.0mm 52.80 Sheets MDF with veneers on both sides. Birch Laserwood Sheet 304x 609 x3.2mm 11.10 Cedar Laserwood Sheet 304x 609 x3.2mm 11.94 Cherry Laserwood Sheet 304x 609 x3.2mm 11.10 Maple Laserwood Sheet 304x 609 x3.2mm 11.10
Leisure Lakes Bikes
- Website: https://www.leisurelakesbikes.com/
They very kindly replaced the chain in our plainer/thicknesser for nowt. Massive thanks to them :)
Cromwell Tools
- Website: https://www.cromwell.co.uk/
They sell replacement blades for the power hacksaw as well as all sorts of other bits.
Solent Tools
They sell spare parts for Titan tools, including the thicknesser/plainer.
Bolt & Nut
- Website: https://boltandnutsupplies.co.uk/
Suppliers of all sorts of threaded fixings as well as threading equipment and drills. Got a weird bolt you need to replace? These guys probably have a box full.