Suppliers
Suppliers - Manufacturers - Organisations - Information - Training - Video Resources
Materials Suppliers
Wood
- Woodsheet warehouse
- MDF Direct MDF and Plywood cut to size and delivered UK
- Ply Direct Plywood cut to size and delivered UK
- MFC Direct Melamine Faced Chipboard - Cut to size and factory edge banded and delivered UK
- Laser Ply
- Basildon Timber
- Blumsons
- Chambers Timber
- Leigh Timber (Leigh-on-Sea local timber merchant)
- Southend Timber (Southend-on-Sea)
- Woodwise Exotic Timbers
- Specialised Panel Products Suppliers of high-end or unusual timber products
- CNC Creations
- Hardwood Offcuts Hardwood and CNC supplier in Brentwood, Essex
- Fulham Timber
- Barton Timber Essex (UK)
- Essex Timber and Ply (Eastwood) (UK)
- Daws Heath Timber (UK)
- Maplin Timber (UK)
Plastics and Resins
- Direct Plastics
- The Plastics Shop
- Wessex Resins Epoxy Suppliers
- Kewell Converters Engineered foam products
- UV Gear UV reactive products and materials
- Vista Resins
- Alchemie
Ceramics and Plasters
Metal
- Aluminium Warehouse
- Alloy Sales
- Metal Fabrication Supplies
- Rapid Metals
- Matara Aluminium Extrusion
- TruPerf Perforated metal sheet
Fabric and Leather
- Leprevo Leather working supplies (UK)
- Tandy Leather (UK)
- J.T. Batchelor Leather supplies (UK)
- JC Joel Theatrical fabrics (UK)
- MacCulloch & Wallis Habadashers (UK)
Gasses
- Dry Ice Supply (UK)
- N2 Nitrogen Services (UK)
- Essex Gasses Argon, CO2, Helium (UK)
- BOC Online Shop (UK)
Other Materials
- Benham Bentley Moulding materials
- Crafty Products Art and Craft supplies
- Greenstick Material Crafts Vinyl and paper crafts
- Penn Elcom Flight and Rack Case hardware and components
- Special Plasters
- Snowdonia Supplies Taxidermy supplies
- UK Knifemaker Supplies
Component Suppliers
Electronics Suppliers
- Hobby Components (UK Supplier)
- Farnell (UK Supplier) Professional Component Supplier
- CPC (UK Supplier) Consumer arm of Farnell
- RS Components (UK Supplier) The original radio spares supplier, expensive but incredible depth of best quality products - commercial
- Cool components (UK Supplier)
- The PI Hut (UK Supplier)
- Hobbytronics (UK Supplier)
- SB Components (UK Supplier)
- ESR Electronic Components (UK Supplier)
- Bitsbox Electronic Components (UK Supplier)
- Mouser UK (UK Supplier) vast selection of components - commercial
- Digikey UK (UK Supplier) vast selection of components - commercial (Makers Pages)
- Simons Electronics (UK Supplier) EEVblog multimeters
- Kitronik (UK Supplier) Kits, STEM and Materials
- Sparkfun (US supplier)
- SeedStudio (US supplier) lots of good product info
- tti (US supplier)components (lots of good spec sheets)
- Adafruit (US supplier)
- PiMoroni Purveyors of Makers Goods
- Pi Supply
- OKDO AIoT Solutions
- Anglia Live
- Switch Electronics
- TME Electronic Components
- Selectronix Waterproof enclosures and connectors
- Rapid Electronics
- Powell Connectors, fans, switches
- Phoenix Electronic Distributers
- Lincoln Binns Enclosures
- KGA Enclosures
- Enclosure Solutions
- Cyntech
PCB Manufacturers
- PCBWay Circuit boards, assembly and hardware fabrication services
- JLCPCB Circuit boards fabrication services
RF and Radio
- McGill Microwave antennas, cable and connectors
Electronics (US)
- Sparkfun
- SeedStudio US supplier with lots of good product info
- tti components suppliers (lots of good spec sheets)
- Adafruit
Robotics
Other Electrical
- Auto Electric Supplies Car electrical components and modules
- Sterling Power Auto electrics systems
- ACDC Drives Electric motors and drivers
- 12 Volt Planet
- ACD Drives - AC Power conversion and motors
Hardware Suppliers
Misc. Hardware
- Bearings Boys
- Misumi - Component and hardware suppliers
- BPF Online
- Castors Online
- My Electronics Rack mounting kits and accessories
- First4Magnets
- Cable Monkey Data cables etc.
Fasteners
- Accu 500,000 Precision Components
- British Tools and Fastners USA site (Ironically) for the supply of nuts bolts for British vehicles.
- Westfield Fasteners
- Vehicle Clips Automotive plasic trim clips and fasteners, adhesives, tapes, hose connectors and reflectors
- Fastenright Security Fasteners and General Fixings
- Blacksmith Bolt and Rivet Supplies fasteners for Makers that you can’t find in the big box stores
- Fair Wind Fasterners(US Marine fasteners)
- Mr Megapack (Japanese motorcycle screws)
- Fastner Data Not a supplier however has links to suppliers and a wealth of specs about all types of fasteners
- Westfield Fastners
- Shop4Fastners (uk)
Cabinet hardware
- G Johns and Sons Architectural hardware
- Buller Ltd. Cabinet hardware
- Ironmongery Direct
- Eurofit Direct
- Furnica Furniture fittings
- Trade Hinges Furniture hardware and fittings
- Flightcase Fittings
- Penn-Elcom Flightcases & 19" Rack hardware
- Better Building Hardware Interesting cabinet and door hardware
- Fixing King hardware and hidden fixing specialist
Service Suppliers
3D Printing
- Shapeways 3D print service
- Triple Axis
- Surfacescan
- SGD3D
- Mitchellsson
- RENND prototyping services
- Midlands3D
- Make it Quick
- Make 360
- Lancashire 3D
- 3D Print UK
- 3D Tomorrow
- Graphite AM
- ProtoLabs by Hubs
LASER/CNC
- Andover LASER
- Kellys Welding
- Femsons Cuts
- LS Engineering LASER cutting, engineering and Fabrication
Tool Suppliers
General Tools
- Machine Mart Workshop equipment
- Airbrushes.com
- Proops Brothers Hobby Tools
- Rowland Tools Pro Tools suppliers
- Workshop Heaven US Tool Suppliers
- Craft lights - bulbs and lamps
- Tool Den
Woodworking Tools
- Axminster Tools (UK)
- Rutland Tools (UK)
- Lumberjack Tools OEM tool suppliers (UK)
- The Wood Workers Workshop (UK)
- Woodcraft (US)
- Woodsmith Traditional and green wood working (UK)
Metal Working Tools
- Metal Craft Tools OEM metalworking tools and materials supplier
Tool Accessories
- Parts Shop Direct - Power Tool Parts
- Shadow Foam Tool storage solutions
- ToolsToday CNC bits, saw blades etc.
- Craft Lights Lighting for work benches.
Workshop Supplies
Adhesives
- Adhesive Brokers
- Stormsure Adhesives
- Sylmasta Adhesives and sealants
- ESSLAB Laboratory supplies
Workshop furniture
Office, Draughting and Stationary
Draghting and Art Supplies
- Seawhite Stationary and art supplies
- Graphics Direct
- JR Bourne Engineering Drafting Supplies and furniture
- Dew Drafting Supplies
- Engineering Supplies
Stationary
Self Publishing
General Office Supplies
Theatrical, Broadcast, Photographic and Film suppliers
- Flints Theatrical and film chandlers
- Doughty Engineering TV and photography hardware and custom fabrication
- Canford Radio and television professional suppliers
- Flash Light Film and TV lighting, Grip and Consumables
- Direct Digital Photographic consumables
PPE
- Safety Specs Prescription safety glasses
- Safelincs fire safety
CNC/LASER/3DPrinting
3D Printing
- 3D Jake
- Rep Rap World 3D printer supplies
- Duet 3D
- F3DM 3D Printer filaments and materials
LASER cutting/engraving
- Endurance LASERs
- HPC LASER Supplier and OEM of LASER engravers
- Open Build Parts Store CNC/Laser parts
CNC
- https://www.vectric.com/ectric CNC Software
- Tools Today CNC Bits and tooling
- Open Parts Store CNC
2D & 3D Models and design
- Printables 3D models
- Instructables
- Thingverse
- TinkerCAD
- 3Axis Free Vectors for Laser Cutting
- Maker Case 3d design tool for Laser cut boxes
- Ponoko Free laser cutting files and templates
- ZenziWerken German language Laser and 3D projects
Artwork, Media and Fonts
- ArtStation
- BBC Sound Effects
- Digital Colour Labs Photographic printing services
- Vector Ruler generator
- Noun project 2D Free artwork - Icons and Photos
Books and written materials
STEM & Educational resource suppliers
- Springboard Supplies
- Skill Supply
- GLS Education STEM
- KCS Education STEM
- Better Equipped
- Hope Education STEM
- Science Studio Scientific calculators for STEM
IT and Cloud
Business and Marketing
- SurfTurf Promotional boothes, gazeebos and Flags
- My Language Connection Wide range of certified translation services
Jewellery Making and Horology
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