Suppliers

2025-07-24T12:45:07Z

Benkyd: Add arnwood timber to suppliers list

List of suppliers for various materials, tools and equipment you may need for hacking.

== Materials ==
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!Supplier
!Good for materials
!Website
!Contact details
!Notes
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|Westfield Fasteners
|Fastenings, bolts, screws, nuts, washers
|h[https://www.westfieldfasteners.co.uk/ ttps://www.westfieldfasteners.co.uk/]
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|<nowiki>Westfield Fasteners the UK supplier of ISO metric, UNC & UNF threaded fasteners. Thousands of products available online | Buy screws, nuts and bolts, washers</nowiki>
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| TC Fixings
|Fixings
|[https://tcfixings.co.uk tcfixings.co.uk]
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|Established in 1996, TC Fixings has grown from a small start-up, concentrating on the supply of fixings and fasteners, into a mature company with wide product choice, knowledgeable staff and a large showroom and stores. Located in Saffron Walden, Essex, TC Fixings offers a free van delivery service to the surrounding area and a free carrier service for the rest of the United Kingdom on orders over £100
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|Spalding Fasteners
|Nuts, bolts, screws, rivets
|[https://spaldingfasteners.co.uk spaldingfasteners.co.uk]
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|Spalding Fasteners - Nuts, Bolts, Screws, Rivets etc. Low prices, fast delivery
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|Wickes
|DIY materials and tools, sheet wood, timber
|https://www.wickes.co.uk/
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|<s>Southampton Wood Recycling Project</s>
|<s>All sorts of recylced wood, pallets, scaffold boards, sheets</s>
|<s>https://southamptonwoodrecycling.org.uk/</s>
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|Now ceased trading.
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|Arnwood Timber
|Hardwood, softwood in various shapes and sizes, friendly to hobby woodworkers. Can plane and cut down large pieces.
| https://www.arnwoodtimber.co.uk/
|61 Millbrook Rd East
Southampton
SO15 1HN
Tel: +44 (0)23 8023 2327

Email: sales@arnwoodtimber.co.uk
|Lots of choice for woods, many hardwoods and will cut large pieces down for you. Just down the road from the space.

Also sell woodworking tools, nuts, bolts etc
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|M-Machine
|Aluminium, Brass, Phosphor Bronze, Copper, Colphos, Cast Iron
Silver Steel, Engineering Steel, Spring Steel, Stainless Steel

Key Steel, Tufnol and Plastics
|http://www.m-machine-metals.co.uk/
|01325 381302 / metals@m-machine.co.uk
|Check the catalogue, email them what you want, and ask to pay by bank transfer.
Reliably get orders right
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|Metals4U
|Aluminium, Brass, Phosphor Bronze, Copper, Cast Iron
Silver Steel, Mild Steel, Stainless Steel

Plastics
|https://www.metals4u.co.uk/
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|Lots of choice, though they have occasionally missed items
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|Metal Supermarket
|Aluminium, Brass, Phosphor Bronze, Copper, Cast Iron
Silver Steel, Mild Steel, Stainless Steel

Plastics
|https://www.metalsupermarkets.co.uk
|0238 022 0999
Unit 16 Mount Pleasant Industrial Estate, Mount Pleasant Road, SO14 0SP
|Shop on the Itchen, and online shop.
They do ship, or allow collection.
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|Smiths Metal Centres
|All the metal
All the plastics
|https://www.smithmetal.com/
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|Email only, but if they don't stock the alloy or plastic you want, you probably don't need it.
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|ACCU
|Stainless steel screws and other hardware
|https://www.accu.co.uk/
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|Screwfix
|Screws, Tools, Building trade materials
|https://www.screwfix.com/
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|Same day collection avaliable on most items
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|Plastics online
|Plastic sheet for laser cutting
|https://plasticonline.co.uk/
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==Electronics==
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!Website
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|The Pi Hut
|SBC, Microprocessors, compatible components, cases and add on boards
|https://thepihut.com/
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|Pimoroni
|SBC, Microprocessors, compatible components, cases and add on boards
|https://shop.pimoroni.com/
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|RS
|Electronic components, fasteners
|[https://uk.rs-online.com uk.rs-online.com]
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|RS is the leading provider of industrial and electronic solutions. Secure online ordering, same-day dispatch & free delivery available.
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| Rapid Electronics
|Electronic components
|https://www.rapidonline.com
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|Farnell/CPC
|Electronic components, test gear, microcontrollers
|https://uk.farnell.com<nowiki/>https://cpc.farnell.com
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|Despite being owned by the same company, the prices can be somewhat different. Check CPC, it's often cheaper. CPC alsohave a lower free shipping threshold. (If you are staff/student at the uni use [https://onecall.farnell.com onecall.farnell.com] to order from both at the same time)
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| Digikey
|Electronic components
|https://www.digikey.co.uk
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|US based large scale electronics distributor has a larger range than RS/Farnell £33 order volume for free shipping. Will ship with taxes/duties paid so no issues with this being non uk.
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|Mouser
|Electronic components
|https://www.mouser.co.uik
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|The other Large US based components distributor, will also ship to the uk DDP.
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|LCSC
|Electronic components
|https://www.lcsc.com/
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|China based parts distributor, it has most common components and also stocks a range for china only parts, prices for the china only parts can be cheaper for many of these compared to similar parts from other suppliers (Also used as the supplier for JLC PCB assembly orders)
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|Component shop
|Batteries, and asociated cabling
|https://www.componentshop.co.uk/
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==Equipment and Tools==
{| class="wikitable"
!Supplier
!Good for
!Website
!Contact details
! Notes
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|Zoro
| Measuring equipment, hand tools, HSS blanks, fasteners, pipe clips, abrasives, boxes
|https://www.zoro.co.uk/
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|General supplier of tools of various branded tools
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|Cromwell
|Measuring equipment, hand tools, HSS blanks, fasteners, pipe clips, abrasives, boxes
|https://www.cromwell.co.uk
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| General supplier of tools of various branded tools
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|H Roberts
|Measuring equipment
|https://www.hroberts-di.com
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|Supplier of metrology equipment, mostly Mitutoyo, Moore and Wright, etc
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|Machine DRO
|Digital Readout units, slides and other measuring equipment
|https://www.machine-dro.co.uk/
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|Cutwel
|Metalworking tools, endmills, inserts, measuring equipment
|https://www.cutwel.co.uk/
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|Generally more expensive, and higher quality
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|RDG Tools
|Metalworking tools, endmills, inserts, measuring equipment
|https://www.rdgtools.co.uk/
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|Quality is fine, they have inserts for the larger Harrison tooling
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|Arc Euro Trade
|Metalworking tools, endmills, inserts, measuring equipment, mini-lathe parts
|https://www.arceurotrade.co.uk/
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|Quality is fine, they have smaller lathe inserts, and reasonable endmills
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|APT
|Metalworking tools, endmills, inserts
|https://www.shop-apt.co.uk/
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|Good quality, though generally more expensive. Between Arc and Cutwel
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