[kwlug-disc] answering questions for complete strangers..

[CrankyOldBugger]

I tried that Digikey.ca and got a 403 error...


On Sat, 14 Aug 2021 at 20:08, Jason Eckert <jason.eckert at gmail.com> wrote:

> I know its not local, but I order from Digikey.ca and the stuff arrives
> fast (I always prefer that to Sayal).
>
> On Sat, Aug 14, 2021 at 7:59 PM Chris Craig <kwlug.org at ciotog.net> wrote:
>
>> I live within walking distance of Cambridge Surplus. I would suggest that
>> you don't go out of your way to check it out. It has far less than KW
>> Surplus.
>>
>> Everything Andrew K said about Sayal is spot on.
>>
>> How is The Source these days? How about Graybar? Eclipse Automation?
>>
>> On Sat, 14 Aug 2021 at 16:47, Charles M <chaslinux at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> That's odd because we were driving by Orion the other day and I swear
>>> I saw the neon sign lit up as open. I thought it was strange since I
>>> heard they were closed too. Going a little closer to Cambridge there's
>>> also Cambridge Surplus.
>>>
>>> On Sat, Aug 14, 2021 at 1:38 PM Andrew Kohlsmith (mailing lists
>>> account) via kwlug-disc <kwlug-disc at kwlug.org> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On Aug 14, 2021, at 1:25 PM, CrankyOldBugger <
>>> crankyoldbugger at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > So I was in KW Surplus earlier today, in the little electronics
>>> section with the switches and the Arduino add-ons, etc., when some guy
>>> asked me "is there anyplace else around here where I can get more of this
>>> stuff?"
>>> >
>>> > I really couldn't give him an answer, other than "there used to be a
>>> cool place on Lancaster but they changed it".
>>> >
>>> > So.. to answer the question for my own curiosity, does anyone know of
>>> any other stores in the KW area that would sell oddball electronics stuff?
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Sayal Electronics, across the street from the Toyota plant: 1040
>>> Fountain St N, Cambridge, ON N3E 1A3. Their prices are higher (stupidly so
>>> on some items), but they’re local and have a LOT, including mechanical
>>> bits, tools, 3D printing stuff, educational kits/toys and of course,
>>> components.
>>> >
>>> > Orion Electronics on Lancaster I think is (finally) dead and closed.
>>> They hung on for-freaking-ever, reinventing themselves several times.
>>> >
>>> > There is (was?) also Environmental Quescence, run by David Schlievert.
>>> He used to operate out of is house on River Rd., but he’s moved, I think to
>>> Guelph. His website is a bit of a mess, but email him, he’s got so much
>>> stuff, he’s exactly like how KW Surplus used to be in its heyday:
>>> https://eq-trm.com. LOTS of mechanical, pneumatic stuff too, generally
>>> for automation. You won’t find Arduino-esque stuff there, but damn near
>>> anything else you might want.
>>> >
>>> > -A.
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