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

[Ron Singh]

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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