Finding what you need to build projects in VU
These are my sources.Some require search at local SP Road market here in Bangalore. Some are web sources..
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Various SS nuts n bolts: Sundha Fastners (off SP Road)
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Brass spacers and other items: Corner shops on opposite side road of Sundha Fastners
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Nylon/teflon materials: Nyloking - SP Road, Bangalore
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Aluminium HeatSinks: Perfect metal works, Mysore Rd, Bangalore
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Fiberglass pipes: Calcutta House, Ludhiana [good for hexbeam] and Spiderbeam.com for better quality made for ham purpose poles
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Instrument Enclosures (Extruded Al, PVC etc) : SK Instruments, Mumbai, Texonic Instruments SJP Road, Bangalore
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Aluminium - Many metal sheet shops around Bangalore. I normally get Jindal industrial grade material. Arihant in KR Market, Bangalore seems to be bigger dealer. I purchased materials at smaller shop- Om Aluminium Peenya.
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Aluminium Grease- M.R.SILICONE INDUSTRIES 28976177 / 28968673 (Mumbai)
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Parts and enclosures from China: Banggood.com, AliExpress.com
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Tools: HM Tools SP Road
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Copper, Brass, SS rods/tubes: Maharastra Metals (opposite to HM tools)
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Discrete parts:
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Vishal , Kellitronics SP Road, Bangalore
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Copper Wires : Shops opposite to Vishal Electronics SP Road [ bit busy shop not so welcoming]
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RF Connectors: Toyo Connectors , S.P Road. Bangalore [
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Elcon Rotary Switches: Texonic Intruments, Kellitronics, Bangalore
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Global parts :Element14 (kitsn spares), mouser.com(semikart.com), DXEngineering.com, RFparts.com, remoteQTH.com, W6PQL.com
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Amazon and Ebay search for some rare parts (door knob capacitors etc)
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Toroids: Amidon or Element14 , partsnkits.com
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​OM Ganesan keeps good stock of popular RF items at http://homebrewcorner.blogspot.in/p/rf-components-stock-as-on-oct-2012.html
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Coax:
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RG213 Technocables, Hyderabad - Excellent Mil Spec cables
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CableCrafts, SP Road (Chetan brand or Belden) - Also has hookup/teflon wires
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Synergy Telecom, Delhi (unbranded RF Connectors and various coaxes, source for patch cables)
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Others:
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Laser Cutting - Mathod Laser, Peenya Bangalore
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PCB small batch: EasyEDA.com / PCBWay (both China)
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Front Panel Vinyl sticker Print: Printo.in Shop (ask for premium vinyl sticker)
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Box maker - Creativer designs/Engineering fabricator Peenya, Bangalore
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Annodizer - Vinayaka Annodizer, Peenya, Bangalore
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Beautifully Made in India Brass keys and paddles write to Ram - vu3xvr@gmail.com [Feels awesome, solidly built top notch craft ]
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Perforator: RK , Peenya, Bangalore
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High Quality 13.8V SPMS - Pulse Electronics Mumbai
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Power Lifting, Steel Cables, Winches - Modi lifting opposite side of SP road (near to Arihant Aluminium)