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

Bunnings

Home Hardware

Mitre 10

Bearings

H.E. Supplies Pty Ltd - QLD.

Store-front version of Small Parts and Bearings.

Small Parts and Bearings - QLD.

Online version of H.E. Supplies Pty Ltd.

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.

All Things Stainless - NSW.

Listed under Nuts, Bolts, Washers.

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.

Metro Bolts - 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 - Aus wide.

$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
- Conti Synchroflex 10T5-990 (tooth depth 2.2mm) @A$61ea Ex GST [2]
- Conti Synchroflex 10T5-1380 (tooth depth 2.2mm) @A$80ea Ex GST [3]

RS-Australia - UK sourced.

All items listed online - didn't stop to look at any shipping charges
- Conti Synchroflex 10T5-1380 Continuous Belt @A$40ea Ex GST [4]
- Conti Synchroflex 10T5-990 Continuous Belt @A$31ea Ex GST [5]

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.

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

Ultrakeet - NSW.

Mail order Australia wide, they supply 5mm, 10mm and 25mm Tape - 33 Metre rolls.

Electronics

General

Altronics

Digikey

Dontronics - VIC.

Element14 (was Farnell)

Futurlec

Jaycar

Oretronics - VIC.

Rockby - VIC.

RS Components

Arduino

Australian Robotics - ACT.

Freetronics - VIC.

Littlebird Electronics - NSW.

Ocean Controls - VIC.

RobotGear - WA.

Toys Down Under - WA.

Stepper Motors

AusXMods - NSW.

Sell a very powerful NEMA17 and lots of NEMA23 motors.

RobotGear - WA.

Only seem to carry 2 steppers, one of which is powerful enough for a Mendel or Mendel-variant.

HomannDesigns - VIC.

Currently only stock NEMA23 motors. Listed for the future Mendel Apollo makers ;-)

OceanControls - VIC.

Have mix of motors, drivers and controllers.

Nichrome Wire

Dick Smith Electronics

Call first, some stores don't sell it.

Jaycar

Only sell plain Nichrome wire (non-fibreglass coated).

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.

Tools

Supplier Location Notes
Belic Tools Box Hill and Dandenong, VIC 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) 3 Ebden St, Moorabbin, VIC 3189 Tools and accessories related to bolts and nuts. No web store (unfortunately)
Cost Less Bolts (Ringwood) 13 Molan St, Ringwood, VIC 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 186 Wecker Road, Mansfield, QLD 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 454 Hume Highway(Liverpool Rd), Yagoona, NSW, 2199 Engineering and Woodwork tools
Mitre 10 Aus wide Standard hardware store. Useful if you need generic stuff, but not always cheapest.
MyToolStore Aspley, QLD 4034 Online sales of Dremel, Proxxon, Bosch, Kincrome, and other tools. Also sells CNC's and mini-lathes.
Small Parts and Bearings Mansfield, QLD 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. Here are a few links that may be relevant.

CCHS Hardware Resources - Melbourne HackerSpace Hardware Resources page.