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Where to buy cheap parts in the UK
Hey, I have just stumbled upon this site about 2 hours ago (been wandering around looking at stuff to make) and have discovered a minro problem, the instructables all seem to link to US sites and they don't deliver to the UK and any sites I know of that are based in the UK are very expensive. $4 for a single small watch battery seems a little steep. So, if anyone knows of any cheap places to buy parts like components, tools and similar supplies I would really appreciate it. Thanks in advance for your help with this.
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5 years ago
Another UK supplier is Libra Electronic Components https://libraec.co.uk
better prices than most popular ones
6 years ago
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7 years ago
Well, I've just opened this eshop... http://dsmcz.com/presta/en/
Yes I know it's shameless advertising, but opposed to a lot of the surplus firms out there, about 30% of my stock really is surplus from electronic factories, at the prices you used to be able to get surplus components at...
Sorry, I sound like a salesman, I suppose I am, but I've only launched the site today, got to start somewhere...
Reply 7 years ago
A shameless plug you dug deep to make. This thread is over 4 years old. So you went way out of your way to make this plug. :(
11 years ago
Kiteman - there's Supply Shop over at http://www.supplyshop.co.uk ... they're also on e-bay, with fast shipping and good prices too !
12 years ago
http://www.rapidonline.com/
http://uk.farnell.com/
http://cpc.farnell.com/
http://uk.rs-online.com/web/
http://www.fastcomponents.co.uk/
12 years ago
Try Farnell ( http://www.farnell.com/ ), they sell a very wide range of electronic components cheaply.
13 years ago
you can get cheap electronics from www.rapidonline.com
13 years ago
My website is pretty competitive for LEDs, resistors and kynar wire. I won't link it in here as I don't want to look like a spammer!! If you google phenoptix, it's the first site you get.
13 years ago
Alsobits box.
13 years ago
The LEDs cost me a pound:
https://www.instructables.com/id/EKKBWXSF1B3RFK8/
It was Poundland, or PoundWorld or something like...
Reply 13 years ago
But Poundland are out of these now. I did find some hideous flashing glass-crucifixes, and bought one (pound). I haven't used the LED yes, as it's a bit more tricky than I though to get it into my PC case. L
14 years ago
silly answer maybe... but try ebay
Reply 13 years ago
LMAO nice answer :P
13 years ago
Try Futurlec they are who I use everything is dirt cheap especially with the pound dollar exchange rate these days and they have a good range. make sure to check out their "value packs" (100 LEDs for $4.95 etc.). Only down side is very slow delivery (2-3 weeks I think) if you chose the cheapest option which is $4.
13 years ago
Yeah I would go to Rapid Online.com
13 years ago
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14 years ago
for quite cheep parts I go to rapid
rapid.com
14 years ago
I agree with lemonie, try the pound shops and Maplins if you have one around your parts. Careful of the batteries 30 for £5.00 as they don't last. I am a magpie and my wife is driven senseless by my collecting, harvesting and gathering. I am very much into to recycling old broken or useless kit and i am known to stop the car and look into skips. Charity shops always have "stuff". If i see something anywhere, the motto is "This could be useful, if I ignore this I may never get the opportunity again" Don't be afraid of salvaging, one mans muck is another ones brass :-)
Reply 14 years ago
Charity-shops I should have thought of! I know a skip-rat who carried a large CRT monitor home, uphill, and for a couple of miles. More than I could be bothered anyway.
14 years ago
Maplins is OK, but my local store (Norwich) usually has very low stocks (asking for more than two transistors at a time confuses them). I'd try ebay.co.uk - depending what you want, some of the stuff on there is dirt cheap (over-stock etc). Just make sure they've got decent feedback.
14 years ago
I had been looking at maplin's online store as there aren't any in St Andrews and that was where I got those prices. I will certainly be having a swatch at the next pound shop I go to then. Thanks for the help everyone. I had kind of considered ebay, but part of me is a little sceptical of it even though I have never had any problems.
14 years ago
You can get cheap batteries in 'pound shops', they may only be alkalines, but you can buy packs of 50 assorted button-cells for a quid. They also sell some cheap tools. For components, how about skip-ratting some electricals and stripping components out of these? What else are you after? L
14 years ago
try n find some ok hahahah hahahaha