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.
Mechanical
General
Bearings
Small Parts and Bearings - QLD.
Fasteners
Bolts Nuts Screws Online - QLD.
Cost Less Bolts - Located in Cheltenham and Ringwood. VIC.
Keables - VIC.
Metro Bolts - VIC.
Micro Fasteners - VIC.
Allthread/Studding
AKA "Threaded 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.
Bolts Nuts Screws Online - QLD.
Cost Less Bolts - VIC.
- Located in Cheltenham and Ringwood.
Fastener Sales - QLD.
- 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.
Keables - VIC.
Micro Fasteners - VIC.
Southern Fasteners - NSW.
- Categories listed online - Stock & quotation enquiries available via email and phone - shipping charges not yet defined
- - 1 Metre M8 Zinc Plated Allthread @ A$1.75ea Ex GST (Nota Bene: Not BRIGHT Zinc Plated)
- - 1 Metre M8 304 Stainless Steel Allthread @ A$7.50ea Ex GST
Rod/Round Bar
All Things Stainless - NSW.
Inter Alloy Steel - $50 minimum, cheaper over the counter in cash.
Belt
PIES Australia - VIC.
- Items listed in downloadable catalogue - Quotations available - shipping charges yet to be determined
- - Unknown 10T5-990 Continuous Belt @A$22ea Ex Get-Stuffed-Tax (Currently Cheapest - ANSI20110127)
- - Unknown 10T5-M Open Ended Belt @A$28 per metre Ex GST
Aus X Mods - NSW.
- All items listed online - shipping charges yet to be determined
- - Unknown 10T5 Open Ended Belt @A$6.50 per metre Ex GST (Currently Cheapest - ANSI20110127) - [1]
Element14 (Farnell) - UK sourced.
- All items listed online - didn't stop to look at any shipping charges
RS-Australia - UK sourced.
- All items listed online - didn't stop to look at any shipping charges
Stephen George - QLD.
- Local Forum member. Can supply T2.5 and T5 belt kits.
Springs
CSW Products - VIC.
- Will sell in small quantities at the door. Currently testing C9 and C20 springs for a wades.
Small Parts and Bearings - QLD.
Whelans Springs - VIC.
- May need to place a largeish order.
"Kapton" Polyimide adhesive film
Ultrakeet - NSW.
- Mail order Australia wide, they supply 5mm, 10mm and 25mm Tape - 33 Metre rolls.
Electronics
General
Dontronics - VIC.
Element14 (was Farnell)
Oretronics - VIC.
Rockby - VIC.
Arduino
Australian Robotics - ACT.
Freetronics - VIC.
Littlebird Electronics - NSW.
Ocean Controls - VIC.
RobotGear - WA.
Toys Down Under - WA.
Stepper Motors
AusXMods - NSW.
RobotGear - WA.
Nichrome Wire
Dick Smith Electronics - Call first, some stores don't sell it.
Feedstock
Complete Plastic Welding Supplies - VIC.
- Website is old and prices in the catalog may be out of date. Anyone have up-to-date experience with them?
Lybina - VIC.
- 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.
Links
There are lots of other sites on the net that have useful lists of suppliers for all sorts of things. Here are a few that may be relevant.
CCHS Hardware Resources - Melbourne HackerSpace Hardware Resources page.