yoshi@nocusuhs.nnmc.navy.mil (Dojun Yoshikami) (03/21/91)
Howdy. We're in the process of making some small robots, but we're haveing some problems with where to get robotics supplies. I'm referring to small parts (all those little nifty things that you find in the drawers of a machine shop). If anyone knows of some mail-order companies that have a good selection of small parts (gears, bearings, pullies, screws, sheet metal, tools, whatever) please let me know. We figured we'd look in the Thomas Register (You know, that big stack of green books that you find in the library that is kind of a business yellow-pages for industrial America) and found a half-inch or so worth of pages all about motors. But so far, the folks we called haven't sent us a thing. We even found a bunch of places that were willing to custom make things, but as with many experimenters, we're on a shoestring budget and custom-machined goods are just too expensive. Most of the stuff we're looking for is small hardware or small parts, and there is not much of a heading for that in the Register. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=+=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= D M Yoshikami :-) ;-) :-) | Internet: yoshikami@usuhsb.ucc.usuhs.nnmc.navy.mil May the Forth be with you! | Bitnet : yoshikami@usuhsb.bitnet *** !!xob X*NU V METSYS T&TA eht ni renosirp dleh gnieb m`I !pleH !pleH *** =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=+=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
nivek@scythe.frc.ri.cmu.edu (Kevin Dowling) (03/21/91)
The catalogs from the following companies make both a great source of small mechanical parts but good references and design ideas as well. Try the following places: Designatronics has two division at the same place - Stock Drive Products and Sterling Instruments - both great source of small mechanical pieces. Sterling Instrument (Division of Designatronics) 55 South Denton Avenue New Hyde Park, NY 11040 (516) 328-3300 Sterling's catalog has excellent reference sections as well. Stock Drive Products 55 Denton Avenue New Hyde Park, NY (516) 328-0200 Wonderful selection of small parts Small Parts Inc 6891 N.E. Third Avenue PO Box 381736 Miami, FL 33238-1736 (305) 751-0856 Great supply of metal and plastics, but tools and hardware as well. Winfred M. Berg 499 Ocean Avenue East Rockaway, LI, NY 11518 Lots of precision mechanical components and all kinds of chain and belting (516) 599-5010 nivek aka Kevin Dowling Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (412) 268-8830 nivek@rover.ri.cmu.edu -- aka: Kevin Dowling Carnegie Mellon University tel: (412) 268-8830 The Robotics Institute adr: nivek@rover.ri.cmu.edu Pittsburgh, PA 15213
dj@bragi.ctron.com (DJ Delorie) (03/21/91)
For small motors, parts, etc., don't forget to try your local RC hobby shop. Find one that specializes in miniature RC cars. They usually have or can get small bearings, hinges, and other mechanical parts. DJ dj@ctron.com
smith@sndpit.enet.dec.com (Willie Smith) (03/22/91)
In article <1991Mar20.235317.1541@nocusuhs.nnmc.navy.mil>, yoshi@nocusuhs.nnmc.navy.mil (Dojun Yoshikami) writes... >Howdy. We're in the process of making some small robots, but we're haveing >some problems with where to get robotics supplies. I'm referring to small >parts (all those little nifty things that you find in the drawers of a >machine shop). If anyone knows of some mail-order companies that have a good >selection of small parts (gears, bearings, pullies, screws, sheet metal, tools, >whatever) please let me know. Try a place called Small Parts Inc. in (I think) Florida. I don't have my catalog here, but if you've got access to a Thomas Register, you can find them there. Other places I've used when building my teleoperated vehicle are McMaster-Carr (in NJ) and Winfred Berg (in Chicago?). I fyou can't find adresses for the above, email me and I'll post contact info. Willie Smith smith@sndpit.enet.dec.com smith%sndpit.enet.dec.com@decwrl.dec.com {Usenet!Backbone}!decwrl!sndpit.enet.dec.com!smith
harold@cup.portal.com (Harold DOC Miller) (03/23/91)
Checl out a company called SMALL PARTS..they have a fat catalog chock full of robotic parts..sorry i don't haver the address handy, but if u bug m i'm sure i (or someone else reading this) can get the address. Harold Miller Seabury Hall HS Maui, Hawaii Bitnet: CNET2SH@UHCCVX.BITNET Internet: harold@cup.portal.com Applelink:K1993 Well:hmiller HamRadio:VE3DOA/KH6 Lumaphone:808-572-2744
brownp@stuff.rtp.dg.com (Peter Brown) (03/27/91)
|> |> Try a place called Small Parts Inc. in (I think) Florida. I don't have my |> catalog here, but if you've got access to a Thomas Register, you can find |> them there. Other places I've used when building my teleoperated vehicle |> are McMaster-Carr (in NJ) and Winfred Berg (in Chicago?). I fyou can't find |> adresses for the above, email me and I'll post contact info. |> Anyone have the address for Small Parts Inc? Phone number too? -- Peter Brown -- Data General Corp. -- email: brownp@stuff.rtp.dg.com My views, thoughts, opinions and spelling errors are definitely my own!
ad1n+@andrew.cmu.edu (Alexander Joshua Douglas) (04/09/91)
This is a list of companies that I have used to get junk for my home robotics..
Lots of different companies, in fact I don't remember what some of them
are anymore. I hope this can be of some use....
-Alex Douglas ad1n+@andrew.cmu.edu
Ain Plastics
249 E. Sandford Blvd.
Mt. Vernon, NY. 10550
Edmund Scientific
101 E. Gloucester Pk.
Barrington, NJ. 08007
Fair Radio Sales
1016 E. Eureka St.
Lima, OH. 45802
Jerryco
601 Linden Pl.
Evanston, IL. 60202
McMaster-Carr
Box 54960
Los Angeles, CA.90054
Maxim
120 San Gabriel Dr.
Sunnydale, CA. 94086
Nuts & Volts
Box 111
Placienta, CA. 92670
PCIM
2472 Eastman Ave.
Ventura, CA. 93003
Player Piano Company
704 E. Douglas
Whitchita, KS. 67202
U.S. Plastics
1390 Neubrect rd.
Lima OH. 45801
Value Plastics
Parker Hannifin/Paraflex Division
1300 N. Freedom St.
Ravenna, Oh. 44266
Samsung
3725 n. First St.
San Jose, CA. 95134
Surplus Traders
co Winter Lane
Box 276
Alburg, Vt 05440