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

[Jason Eckert]

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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