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Mike Elliott (ITLL Equipment Checkout Technician)
Mike recycles old GEEN 1400 project materials. See him (his office is on the ITLL 2B plaza level)
to inquire about free parts and materials you could use for your project.Toledo Glass
Boulder: 2601 Spruce Street
303-443-8282McGuckin Hardware
For hardware, tools, screws, nails, pipes, dowels, raw materials, almost everything
Boulder: 2525 Arapahoe Avenue
303-444-1822
Located on Hop route, bottom of Folsom hill @ ArapahoeHome Depot
Not as helpful as McGuckin's, but it is a "big-box" hardware store in town
Boulder: 1600 29th Street
303-443-9271Grainger
Manufacturing and industrial supplies
Boulder: 3825 Walnut Street
303-998-0275ReSource
Great source for recycled scrap wood, metal, doors, windows, etc. Often gives great deals to students.
Boulder: 6032 Butte Mill Road
303-441-3278CU Property Services
Auctions of old CU furniture, computers, lab equipment, tools, etc.
Boulder: 2000 Central Avenue
303-492-6524Boulder Hobbies
For hobby and model supplies, dolls, and toys
Boulder: 2125 32nd Street
303-442-8669- Metals »
ALRECO Aluminum Surplus Supply
For aluminum, metals
Henderson: 11299 Brighton Blvd.
303-287-7210Den-Col Supply Co.
Full-service steel center; laser, punch plasma, plasma, flame cutting, shearing, sawing and metal inventory
Denver: 4630-T N. Washington Street
Telephone: 303-295-1683Rose Steel
For structural steel
Lafayette: 1005 South 120th
303-673-9919Industrial Edge Supply
For scrap reclamation
Boulder: 4436 Driftwood Place
303-516-0400; fax 303-516-0401
Email: cgregov@industrialedgesuppy.comWestern Aluminum Recycling
For scrap aluminum
Boulder: 3280 Valmont Road
303-447-0252Metals.com
For all types of metals
Website: www.onlinemetals.com- Electronic Parts and Equipment »
CU Electronics Store
On-campus source for Electronic Parts, prototyping supplies, Hand tools, and cabling needs. Located in Electrical Engineering wing, room ECEE 1B10, (next to the ECE student lounge).
Sparkfun Electronics
Started by a CU Electrical Engineering Alum. Sparkfun is an online retail store that sells the electronic parts and modules to make your electronics projects possible. The website also has lots of tutorials and an enthusiastic user community. The website is a must see!!!
Sparkfun does not have a storefront. You must place a website order before you can pick up an order.
Boulder: 6175 Longbow Drive, Suite 200 (Located on 205 Bus route, Longbow at 63rd)
Website: http://www.sparkfun.comJB Saunders
A great Electronics prototyping store with friendly customer's service. For electronic parts and prototyping supplies.
Boulder: 3095 Sterling Circle unit 1 (55th & Valmont)
303-442-1212
Hours: Monday-Friday 9:30am - 5:30pm, Saturday 10am - 2pm
Website: http://www.jbsaundersco.comRadio Shack
For electrical parts and pieces
Boulder: 1895 28th Street (@ Canyon)
303-449-0635
Website: http://www.radioshack.comAcroname Inc.
Acroname's mission is to provide expertise, applications and high quality products in robotics.
Boulder: 4822 Sterling Drive
720-564-0373
Website: http://www.acroname.comMcGuckin Hardware
The ultimate hardware store: Tools, hardware, plumbing, building materials, paint, sporting goods and lots of cool gadgets for your projects. If they don't have it, you didn't want it.
Boulder: 2525 Arapahoe Avenue, 303-444-1822
Located on Hop route, bottom of Folsom Hill @ Arapahoe
Website: http://www.mcguckin.comBoulder Electric Motor Co.
For electric motors of all sizes
Boulder: 3865 Walnut Street
303-443-1331Hobby Town USA
Robotics and radio-control car kits and supplies
Longmont: 1935 Main St., Longmont, CO 80501, Phone: 303-774-1557
Website: http://www.hobbytown.com/Longmont
Westminster: 9120 Wadsworth Ave., Westminster CO 80021, Phone: 303-431-0482
Website: http://www.hobbytown.com/Westminster- Plastics »
Colorado Plastic Products
Large inventory of ABS, acrylic, Plexiglas, tubing, vinyl, cuts, welds, scraps
Louisville: 500 S. Arthur Avenue
303-443-9271
Website: www.coloradoplastics.com
Contact Email: sales@coloradoplastics.comLaserBits
For laser-cutter consumables
Website: www.laserbits.comJohnson Plastics
For laser-cutter plastics
Website: www.johnsonplastics.com- Plumbing and AC Hardware »
Western Pipe
For pipes, sprinklers, lawn and garden supplies
Boulder: 57th & Valmont Road
303-442-7975Meyers Heating & Air Conditioning
For heating, air conditioning, humidifying equipment and parts
Boulder: 260 Pearl Street
303-442-6640
