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From: smith@sndpit.enet.dec.com (Willie Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.robotics
Subject: Re: Robotic Supplies
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Date: 21 Mar 91 16:19:26 GMT
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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
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