Local Resources

Local Resources

Put your favorite Arizona businesses/resources here for community reference! Please categorize and alphabetize for readability.

Also, provide details of their services (maybe pricing, or even a short review) so it's easier to find the right resource for your specific project.

Building/Finishing/Construction

• Building Materials Outlet‎

Hobbyist/etc Groups

• http://www.valley-metal.org/ Arizona Area Metal Hobbyists
• http://club.azhomebrewers.org/ Arizona Association of Home Brewers
• http://www.phx2600.org/ Phoenix 2600
• http://urbanstew.org/ Urban Stew

Electronics Supplies Distributors

• http://mightyohm.com/wiki/resources:surplus#arizona Great list of sites all over the world, including Arizona
• http://www.goldmine-elec-products.com - Scottsdale - only order online?
• http://www.circuitspecialists.com/ - Mesa - walk in with stock listed online
• http://www.tritekelectronics.com/
• http://www.frys.com/template/ecomponents - Tempe - Large Store with a good sized stock

Auctions

From Bankruptcy to Surplus to Seizure these are the local guys we've come across

• Auction AZ
• A-1 Auction every wednesday morning 9am for tools, electronics, books, and household items
• ASU Surplus Has auctions the first Saturday of every month. On the Friday before the auction they let you preview the items for sale. They mostly auction vehicles. They do online auctions as well which seem to have more of a variety. Their Phoenix location is 3570 NW Grand Ave. 85019.
• Sierra Auctions
• Auction Systems Auctioneers & Appraisers, Inc.
• http://www.investmentrecovery.srpnet.com This is how SRP sells their unused equipment. You have to make a list of the items you are interested in and contact them through the web site for prices.
• http://www.policeauctions.com/ This is a police and government auction site. This is not only local to AZ. The auctions are from all over the country. You can submit online bids for everything. They also have an insane amount of foreclosures listed by state. You must make an account to get "full access" to the site. Each auction has it's own expiration timer.

Swaps

• http://www.scoutscomputerswapmeet.com/

Surplus

Apache Reclamation

• Google Maps
• (602) 254-0613
• 313 W Apache St
• Phoenix, AZ 85003
  • One of the legendary electronics/hardware surplus places. Well worth the trip if you've never been there.

Laser Engraving / Cutting

Phoenix Laser Engraving

• http://www.phoenixlaserengraving.com/
  • Laser Engraving
  • Cutting
  • Design and Fabrication

Waterjet/CNC Machining Services

Whitley Machine

Great pricing, Cliff was my top choice for waterjetting because he was eager, flexible, and cheap. --Will 22:00, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

• cliff@whitleymachine.com
• http://www.whitleymachine.com
• Edm
  • We offer precsion cutting with seven machines. We offer fast turn around times. With cutting of 14"x20"and up to 17" tall and 2500 pounds
• Waterjet Cutting
  • We offer precsion cutting with four machines. We can cut material up to 4'x8'and 10"tall. We offer multi-head cutting.We can cut 8 parts at once
• Progressive Dies
  • We have capabilities to design dies to produce parts to meet your specifications and blueprints.
• Die Repair
  • We can repair and upgrade your dies or tooling to your requirements
• Metal Stamping
  • We have several presses from 5 to 45 ton.
• Short or long runs.We do it all.

Research Engineering Development

• http://www.resengdev.com
• info@resengdev.com
• WATER JET CUTTING
  • Machine: JET EDGE 55-50B - 48" X 120"
  • Cutting Stream Diameter: .030"
  • Accuracy: +/-0.005"
  • Maximum Thickness: 12.00"
  • Metals
  • Plastics
  • Composites
  • Stone
  • Glass
  • Rubber
  • Wood
• LASER CUTTING:
  • Machine: Mitsubishi 2512 HD - 48" X 96"
  • Beam Diameter: .010"
  • Accuracy: +/-0.001"
  • Maximum Material Thickness:
  • Hot Roll Steel: 1/2"
  • Stainless Steel: 3/16"
  • Aluminum: 1/8"
  • Plastics: 1/2"
  • Hardwood: 3/4"
• CNC MACHINING:
  • CNC VERTICAL MACHINING CENTER ( Mill ):
  • Machine: Supermax FV-102A - 40"x X 20"y X 20"z
  • CNC TURNING CENTER ( Lathe ):
  • Machine: Daewoo Puma 200 - 10"x X 10"z

Cutting Edge Manufacturing

• http://www.cemaz.com
  • laser cutting
  • engineering
  • welding
  • forming

MWM Corporation

• sales@mwmcorporation.com
• http://www.mwmcorporation.com
  • Custom millwork
  • Stainless steel fabrication
  • WaterJet CNC & Plasma cutting.
    • OMAX Model 80160 JetMachining® Center: Will machine parts up to 80” x 160” (6.6 feet x 15 feet or 2m x 4m).
  • Equipment sales

Prototyping Labs

• http://design.asu.edu/it/digitallab.shtml

Plastics

Polystyrene Sheets

• Regal plastics 8-5 mon fri 602 437 1000 4ftx8ft .020 (20 thousandths) white - $6.50 -prefer 25 dollar order but will do lower, cash only
• Professional plastics - 602 437 4555 -100 minimum
• Port 480 813 6118 - .060 4x8 in stock 17.75 no minimum

Acrylic

Remember, Cast acrylic is preferred for lasering. The cut makes extruded acrylic extremely brittle. Based on last research I'm recommending Port for their walk in remnant sales, Sabic for their overall low prices, and estreet for their funky colors at decent prices even with shipping.

Port plastics 480-813-6118

• clear .118" x 48" x 96" $81.00
• clear .220" x 48" x 96" *$161.00/
• also available black, white, bronze, grey
• qty discount @ 10
• No cut fee no if in halves, quarters. $20 if lots or small cuts
• decent walk in rems/clearance section, clearance on site tends to be old so call http://www.portplastics.com/clearance/index.html

Sabic 602-275-6542

• clear 1/8 x4x8 58.67 4x8
• clear 1/4 x4x8 73.33 4x8
• also black,white, other opaques in stock
• qty discount @ 10
• no cut fee
• no walk in rems/clearance section

Regal/Piedmont 602 437 1000

• clear 1/8 3mm x4x8" $70.75
• clear 1/4 6mm x4x8" $137
• green,red,white all~25% translucent, black 1/8 x4x8"
• black 1/4 x4x8"
• qty discount @ 10
• cut fee $5, can stack sheets for same cut to several sheets for same cut fee
• rems? sort of, they recycle it

Laird 866-262-7819

• clear 1/8 x4x8" $65
• clear 1/4 x4x8" $133
• black 1/8 x4x8" $80
• black 1/4 x4x8" $148
• other colors, same as black +75 freight fee to bring into states
• qty discount?
• 1 time 25 cut fee
• rems/clearance?

www.estreetplastics.com/

• good for colors you can't get locally
• transparent colors, 1/4 x2x4 $48 or $192 a sheet
• qty discount at 6,11,etc

Montroy (877) 270-3709

• clear 1/8 x4x8" $75.11
• red,green,black,blue 1/8 x4x8" $82.22
• clear 1/4 x4x8" $142.67
• rems-work with
• cut off-work with you
• qty discount-work with

Professional Plastics 888-995-7767

• http://www.professionalplastics.com/PLEXIGLASS-ACRYLICSHEET-EXTRUDED
• clear, transparents, and more 1/8 x 2x4ft $28-43 (or $112-172 /sheet)
• clear, transparents, and more 1/4 x 2x4ft $52-94 (or $208-376 /sheet)
• no cut fee, sell by foot
• qty discount@20 (2x4) of 10%
• no walk in rems/clearance section

Interstate 602 272-3610

• clear 1/4 x4x8" $162.57
• no cuts
• no qty discount
• rems/clearance?

Other

• lowes and home depot clear 4x2 $22, $26 .08 thick (2mm)
• smallparts.com clear 1/8 x12x12" $12+shipping
• mcmastercarr clear 1/8 x24x24" $20+shipping