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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..
 

​Hardware Items:

  • Various SS nuts n bolts: Sundha Fastners (off SP Road)

  • Brass spacers and other items: Corner shops on opposite side road of Sundha Fastners

  • Nylon/teflon materials: Nyloking - SP Road, Bangalore

  • Aluminium HeatSinks: Perfect metal works, Mysore Rd, Bangalore

  • Fiberglass pipes: Calcutta House, Ludhiana [good for hexbeam] and Spiderbeam.com for better quality made for ham purpose poles

  • Instrument Enclosures (Extruded Al, PVC etc) : SK Instruments, Mumbai, Texonic Instruments SJP Road, Bangalore

  • 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.

  • Aluminium Grease- M.R.SILICONE INDUSTRIES  28976177 / 28968673 (Mumbai)

  • Parts and enclosures from China: Banggood.com, AliExpress.com

  • Tools: HM Tools SP Road

  • Copper, Brass, SS rods/tubes: Maharastra Metals (opposite to HM tools)

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Discrete parts:

  • Vishal , Kellitronics SP Road, Bangalore

  • Copper Wires : Shops opposite to Vishal Electronics SP Road [ bit busy shop not so welcoming]

  • RF Connectors: Toyo Connectors , S.P Road. Bangalore  [

  • Elcon Rotary Switches: Texonic Intruments, Kellitronics, Bangalore 

  • Global parts :Element14 (kitsn spares), mouser.com(semikart.com), DXEngineering.com, RFparts.com, remoteQTH.com, W6PQL.com

  • Amazon and Ebay search for some rare parts (door knob capacitors etc)

  • Toroids: Amidon or Element14 , partsnkits.com

  • ​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: 

  • RG213  Technocables, Hyderabad - Excellent Mil Spec cables

  • CableCrafts, SP Road (Chetan brand or Belden) - Also has hookup/teflon wires

  • Synergy Telecom, Delhi (unbranded RF Connectors and various coaxes, source for patch cables)

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Others:

  • Laser Cutting - Mathod Laser, Peenya Bangalore

  • PCB small batch: EasyEDA.com / PCBWay (both China)

  • Front Panel Vinyl sticker Print: Printo.in Shop (ask for premium vinyl sticker)

  • Box maker - Creativer designs/Engineering fabricator Peenya, Bangalore

  • Annodizer - Vinayaka Annodizer, Peenya, Bangalore

  • Beautifully Made in India Brass keys and paddles write to Ram - vu3xvr@gmail.com [Feels awesome, solidly built top notch craft ]

  • Perforator: RK , Peenya, Bangalore

  • High Quality 13.8V SPMS - Pulse Electronics Mumbai

  • Power Lifting, Steel Cables, Winches - Modi lifting opposite side of SP road (near to Arihant Aluminium)

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