Useful Local Vendors (Ft. Collins, CO)

(make sure you request a CSU discount and tax exemption under tax ID #: 9802381)

Hardware (nuts, bolts, springs, etc.)
Hobby Supplies (small motors and gear boxes, special materials and hardware)
Electronics (IC's, discrete components, switches, photo-optic sensors, power sources)
General Product Information
Mechanical and Industrial Components (motors, gear boxes, accessories, etc.)
Mechatronics Resources and Components
Metal Stock Materials (bars, plates, structural members, etc.)
Plastic Stock Materials (sheets, tubes, rods, etc.)
Robotics Small Project Supplies (motors, drive components, sensors, hardware)
Small Parts (bearings, couplings, gears, springs, shafts, belts, pulleys, seals, etc.)
for miscellaneous, cheap stuff (e.g., motors and gearboxes from appliances, ac-to-dc wall transformers, parts from consumer electronics devices, etc), try:
- Arc Thrift Store
  106 E. Foothills Pkwy
  267-8870
- Eco Thrift
  208 N. Howes St.
  484-4224
- Goodwill Industries
  935 Eisenhower Blvd.
  593-1032
E-bay is also a good source for all types of stuff

local:

Mountain States Electronics
2107 S. College Av.
484-1044
Radio Shack
2109 S. College Av., Suite 102
482-2383
Batteries Plus (battery packs, rechargeables, large batteries)
1107 Drake Rd
206-0206

online:

ERC Tool Crib
491-8245
Colorado Iron and Metal (steel)
1400 E. Mulberry
482-7707
Erickson Metals of Colorado (aluminum)
Denver, CO
1-800 332-0160
Alreco (aluminium surplus supply)
11299 Brighton Road
Henderson, CO 80640
303-287-7210
McMasterCar
www.mcmaster.com