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

[CrankyOldBugger]

I see the problem.. I can't get in whilst my VPN is active.  If I go on the
internet without my VPN, I can get in.

I'm currently trying to think of an adjective that's socially acceptable to
use here...


On Sat, 14 Aug 2021 at 20:56, Ron Singh <ronsingh149 at gmail.com> wrote:

> https://www.digikey.ca/
> It's live.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ron S.
>
>
>
> On Sat, Aug 14, 2021 at 8:19 PM CrankyOldBugger <crankyoldbugger at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> 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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>>>>>
>>>>> --
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