[sdiy] Tip of the Day: Resource Development

[Andy Main]

You Americans seem to have it good over there with all these surplus
shops!  Here in Birmingham (UK) we don't have it so good :(  Just a
couple of Maplins and RS - who in the past have always refused me going
as I was non trade (this might have changed - but they are still too
pricey).  Anyone care to prove me wrong at point me in the direction of
some shops?

Andy.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl [mailto:owner-synth-
> diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl] On Behalf Of Oren Leavitt
> Sent: 21 June 2003 06:21
> To: Synth-Diy
> Subject: Re: [sdiy] Tip of the Day: Resource Development
> 
> I've got a Home Depot, Sears a Radio Shack & two great surplus stores
> within walking distance. (less than a quarter mile)
> 
> Websites for the two surplus stores - I'm usually at one or the other
> every weekend:
> http://www.murphyjunk.bizland.com/
> http://www.californiaelectronic.com/    (website *very* under
> contruction...)
> 
> Tom Arnold wrote:
> 
> >On Fri, Jun 20, 2003 at 03:12:05PM -0700, Tim Parkhurst wrote:
> >
> >
> >>My girlfriend thinks I'm goofy when I tell her I want to go to the
> Hardware
> >>/ Electronics / Surplus / etc. place just to look at stuff. She's
> completely
> >>befuddled when I go to a place and don't buy anything, but
developing
> >>resources and getting ideas is exactly what these trips are for.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Every weekend I do the same thing, South down 101 to Weirdstuff,
across
> >to Disk Drive Depot and Action Computer, then a little further to
Halted
> >Electronics, then south to Excess Solutions.  Then head back towards
home
> >and hit several general thrift stores.  On days when they are running
> I'll
> >hit the local electronics fleamarket and at least once a month a trip
to
> >Mike Quin's Electronics.
> >
> >My GF cant understand this.  She also cant understand why I *read*
the
> new
> >Mouser, Newarc, Digikey, Jameco, etc etc catalogs like they are a new
> novel
> >or something but you know, I pick up things from all over the place.
Even
> >a bit of surplus junk that I have no want or reason to buy might have
a
> nifty
> >way of mounting something I just hadnt seen before so I get the idea
for
> >free...
> >
> >
> >
> 
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> Oren Leavitt
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