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| ====== Vendors for Maker Supplies====== | ====== Vendors for Maker Supplies====== | ||
| These are vendor recommendations from our community for great shopping. We've divided them into shop areas, and distance from MAKE Roanoke or Online. Local is defined as under 90 minutes from the space, Road Trip is defined as 90 minutes-4 hours from the space. | These are vendor recommendations from our community for great shopping. We've divided them into shop areas, and distance from MAKE Roanoke or Online. Local is defined as under 90 minutes from the space, Road Trip is defined as 90 minutes-4 hours from the space. | ||
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| - | ====Fiber Arts==== | + | =====Fiber Arts===== |
| ==Local== | ==Local== | ||
| * [[https:// | * [[https:// | ||
| * Valley View Mall | * Valley View Mall | ||
| - | * Schoolhouse Fabrics | + | * [[https:// |
| * 220 N Locust St, Floyd, VA 24091 | * 220 N Locust St, Floyd, VA 24091 | ||
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| - | * Bargain Barn Fabrics | + | |
| * 11600 W Lynchburg Salem Tpke Montvale, VA 24122 | * 11600 W Lynchburg Salem Tpke Montvale, VA 24122 | ||
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| + | * 8249 Williamson Rd. Roanoke, VA 24019 | ||
| + | * An animal therapy farm, they sell alpaca fiber and yarn as well | ||
| + | ==Road Trip== | ||
| + | * [[https:// | ||
| + | * 238 Main St., Brookneal, VA 24258 | ||
| + | * Huge selection of quilting fabric, sewing machine sales and service (Juki, Babylock), classes. | ||
| + | * [[https:// | ||
| + | * 121 Carpenter Ln, Harrisonburg, | ||
| + | * Large selection of quilting fabric, classes, Janome sewing machines. | ||
| + | * [[https:// | ||
| + | * 322 W Brookland Park Blvd, Richmond, VA 23222 | ||
| + | * SCRAP RVA is a creative reuse center in Richmond, so they have a little bit of everything | ||
| + | * [[https:// | ||
| + | * 1157 S High St, Harrisonburg, | ||
| + | * Creative reuse center in Harrisonburg | ||
| + | * [[https:// | ||
| + | * 2050 Chapel Hill Rd, Durham, NC 27707 | ||
| + | * The Scrap Exchange is a creative reuse center near Raleigh and they have a huge selection of items - from everything from metal and wood scraps, sewing machines, fabric, magazines, etc. | ||
| + | * [[https:// | ||
| + | * 1745 Allied St, Suite C, Charlottesville VA 22903 | ||
| + | * Creative reuse center that has bulk fabric, arts and crafts supplies, and lots of donated art materials | ||
| + | * [[https:// | ||
| + | * 4118 Spring Garden St, Greensboro NC 27407 | ||
| + | * lots of donated craft supplies and bulk fabric/ | ||
| + | ==Online== | ||
| + | * [[https:// | ||
| + | * [[https:// | ||
| + | * [[https:// | ||
| + | =====3D Printing===== | ||
| + | ==Local== | ||
| + | * [[https:// | ||
| + | * [[https:// | ||
| + | * 1333 S Main St, Blacksburg, VA 24060 | ||
| + | ==Road Trip== | ||
| + | * [[https:// | ||
| + | * Great selection of filaments, as well as project pieces and parts | ||
| + | * 4744 South Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28217 | ||
| + | * 3089 Nutley St, Fairfax, VA 22031 | ||
| + | ==Online== | ||
| + | * [[https:// | ||
| + | * Many great, almost-engineering resins | ||
| + | * [[https:// | ||
| + | * "ABS Like" is a great budget-friendly resin | ||
| + | ==Online Sources of 3D Models== | ||
| + | * [[https:// | ||
| + | * [[https:// | ||
| + | * [[http:// | ||
| + | =====Wood Shop===== | ||
| + | ==Local== | ||
| + | * [[http:// | ||
| + | * Cabinet supply store with a good selection of domestic hardwood, plywood, and cabinet hardware. | ||
| + | * Let them know you’re there in the office area before going into the larger warehouse. | ||
| + | * [[https:// | ||
| + | ==Road Trip== | ||
| + | * [[https:// | ||
| + | * 2050 Chapel Hill Rd, Durham, NC 27707 | ||
| + | * The Scrap Exchange is a creative reuse center near Raleigh and they have a huge selection of items - from everything from metal and wood scraps, sewing machines, fabric, magazines, etc. | ||
| + | =====Metal Shop===== | ||
| ==Road Trip== | ==Road Trip== | ||
| + | * [[https:// | ||
| + | * 2050 Chapel Hill Rd, Durham, NC 27707 | ||
| + | * The Scrap Exchange is a creative reuse center near Raleigh and they have a huge selection of items - from everything from metal and wood scraps, sewing machines, fabric, magazines, etc. | ||
| ==Online== | ==Online== | ||
| + | * [[https:// | ||
| + | * Amazing selection with complete specs, fast but usually expensive shipping | ||
| + | =====Electronics===== | ||
| + | ==Local== | ||
| + | * [[https:// | ||
| + | * 2740 Franklin Rd SW #3, Roanoke, VA 24014 | ||
| + | * [[https:// | ||
| + | * 4224 Valley Ave, Roanoke, VA 24018 | ||
| + | * Will have basic hand tools, multimeters, | ||
| + | * [[https:// | ||
| + | * 4176 Franklin Rd, Roanoke, VA 24014 | ||
| + | * Will have basic hand tools, multimeters, | ||
| + | ==Road Trip== | ||
| + | * [[https:// | ||
| + | * Good selection of electronics tools and components. Has Arduinos, Raspberry Pis, and hats/ | ||
| + | * 4744 South Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28217 | ||
| + | * 3089 Nutley St, Fairfax, VA 22031 | ||
| + | ==Online== | ||
| + | * [[https:// | ||
| + | * Offers a lot of maker-friendly prototyping resources, as well as usage guides. Great for break-out boards and project inspiration. | ||
| + | * [[https:// | ||
| + | * Offers a lot of maker-friendly prototyping resources, as well as usage guides. Great for break-out boards and project inspiration. | ||
| + | * [[https:// | ||
| + | * Supplier of electronics components. | ||
| + | * [[https:// | ||
| + | * Like digikey, supplier of electronics components. | ||
| + | * [[https:// | ||
| + | * Overseas supplier of electronic components. Can be very cheap source for passives, but high shipping cost. | ||
| + | * [[https:// | ||
| + | * Domestic PCB manufacturer | ||
| + | * [[https:// | ||
| + | * PCB manufacturer | ||
| + | * [[https:// | ||
| + | * PCB manufacturer. Tends to be a little cheaper than PCBWay for >2-layer boards | ||
| + | * [[https:// | ||
| + | * Incredible resource for lamp and light fixture components of all types | ||
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