RUG/Australia/Suppliers
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Australian Suppliers
We've broken up the page into a number of sections to make it easier to find stuff. Feel free to add suppliers as you find/purchase from them.
- Notes
- Some of the suppliers here are not "Australian owned", but they all have offices in Australia. Some places may ship parts from overseas to fill an order. Most places deliver anywhere in Australia, unless otherwise noted.
- Any prices listed here are indicative only, and should be checked for correctness before ordering.
- Cheaper prices at overseas websites may be announced in IRC (see also wikipedia's entry on IRC), however shipping costs may eclipse any savings. While you are in IRC, you can ask if 'whatever website' is a reputable retailer. Caveat emptor should still apply when shopping online.
Mechanical
General
Bearings
- QLD H.E. Supplies Pty Ltd <- Store-front version of Small Parts and Bearings.
Fasteners
- QLD Bolts Nuts Screws Online
- VIC Cost Less Bolts Cheltenham and Ringwood
- VIC Keables
- VIC Metro Bolts
- VIC Micro Fasteners
Allthread/Studding
AKA "Threaded Rod" or "Booker Rod". Also check Fastener suppliers. Note that any Studding used as a drive rod should always be Stainless Steel. Some people have used Galvanised rod for the frame.
- NSW All Things Stainless Listed under Nuts, Bolts, Washers.
- NSW Southern Fasteners
- QLD Bolts Nuts Screws Online
- QLD Fastener Sales Some of their threaded rod is VERY cheap, but some is off the scale (eg: 316 grade steel will be cheaper than 304 in some cases, etc). Worth a look though.
- VIC Cost Less Bolts Cheltenham and Ringwood.
- VIC Keables
- VIC Metro Bolts
- VIC Micro Fasteners
Rod/Round Bar
- NSW All Things Stainless
- Inter Alloy Steel - Aus wide. :$50 minimum, cheaper over the counter in cash.
- SES Linear Bearings - Offices in VIC, NSW, QLD, WA, SA & NZ
Belt
- VIC PIES Australia.
- NSW Aus X Mods.
- QLD Stephen George Local Forum member. Can supply T2.5 and T5 belt kits.
- Element14 (Farnell) Timing Belts.
- RS-Australia Timing Belts Timing Belts
Springs
- QLD Small Parts and Bearings
- VIC CSW Products Will sell in small quantities at the door. Currently testing C9 and C20 springs for a wades.
- VIC Whelans Springs May need to place a largeish order.
- Bunnings Currently testing "Utility Comp Spring C-608" with Adrian's Geared Extruder and spring loading. These springs are somewhat expensive, costing just under $5 for a pack of 3 (the updated nozzle design requires 4). The smaller C-582 springs just manage to fit an M4 bolt but the wire itself is so thin that it occasionally slips through the very narrow gap between an M4 bolt head and its washer; there's also a greater chance of them catching the threads.
"Kapton" Polyimide adhesive film
- NSW Ultrakeet Mail order Australia wide, they supply 5mm, 10mm and 25mm Tape - 33 Metre rolls.
Electronics
General
- Altronics
- Digikey
- VIC Dontronics
- Element14 (was Farnell)
- Futurlec
- Jaycar
- VIC Oretronics
- VIC Rockby
- RS Components
Arduino
- ACT Australian Robotics
- NSW Littlebird Electronics
- VIC Freetronics
- VIC Ocean Controls
- WA RobotGear
- WA Toys Down Under
Stepper Motors
- NSW AusXMods Sell a very powerful NEMA17 and lots of NEMA23 motors.
- VIC HomannDesigns Currently only stock NEMA23 motors. Listed for the future Mendel Apollo makers ;-)
- VIC OceanControls Have mix of motors, drivers and controllers.
- WA RobotGear Only seem to carry 2 steppers, one of which is powerful enough for a Mendel or Mendel-variant.
Nichrome Wire
- Dick Smith Electronics Call first, some stores don't sell it.
- Jaycar Only sell plain Nichrome wire (non-fibreglass coated).
Pololu
A4983
A4988
Feedstock
- VIC Complete Plastic Welding Supplies 26 Nov 2011 -> Website is old and prices in the catalog may be out of date, please update *this page* if the linked website is updated.
- VIC Lybina Can supply continuous rolls of extruded 3mm ABS. They are considering extruding PLA (determining interest). Other materials and sizes a possibility, depending on volume and the material.
Tools
Below is a sortable table, click the icon beside the column heading to change which column to sort by.
Supplier | State | Suburb | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Belic Tools | VIC | Box Hill and Dandenong | Very large range of tools and accessories. |
Bunnings | Aus wide | Standard hardware store. Useful if you need generic stuff, but not always cheapest. | |
Cost Less Bolts (Moorabbin/Cheltenham) | VIC | 3 Ebden St, Moorabbin 3189 | Tools and accessories related to bolts and nuts. No web store (unfortunately) |
Cost Less Bolts (Ringwood) | VIC | 13 Molan St, Ringwood, 3134 | Tools and accessories related to bolts and nuts. No web store (unfortunately). |
Dick Smith | Aus wide | Sadly, carrying less and less tools. | |
H.E. Supplies Pty Ltd | QLD | 186 Wecker Road, Mansfield, 4122 | Sells a lot of tool accessories including drill bits, burrs, bits, etc. Note: Store-front version of Small Parts and Bearings. |
Home Hardware | Aus wide | Standard hardware store. Useful if you need generic stuff, but not always cheapest. | |
Jaycar | Aus wide | Carry a fair range of electronics tools. | |
McJing Tools | NSW | 454 Hume Highway(Liverpool Rd), Yagoona, 2199 | Engineering and Woodwork tools |
Mitre 10 | Aus wide | Standard hardware store. Useful if you need generic stuff, but not always cheapest. | |
MyToolStore | QLD | Aspley, 4034 | Online sales of Dremel, Proxxon, Bosch, Kincrome, and other tools. Also sells CNC's and mini-lathes. |
Small Parts and Bearings | QLD | Mansfield | Sells a lot of tool accessories including drill bits, burrs, bits, etc. Note: Online version of H.E. Supplies Pty Ltd. |
- Note
- Many suppliers of electronics and mechanical parts also sell tools, usually related to their field of expertise. It's always worth checking them out, even if only for ideas, as the cost can sometimes be much more expensive.
Links
There are lots of other sites on the net that have useful lists of suppliers for all sorts of things. Any of the Local HackerSpaces are definitely worth checking out for this sort of stuff. You can ask in IRC if you need more information. Below are a few links that may be relevant.
CCHS Hardware Resources - Melbourne HackerSpace Hardware Resources page.