[HN Gopher] Build List: A directory of on-demand manufacturers f...
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Build List: A directory of on-demand manufacturers for your
creative projects
Author : privong
Score : 75 points
Date : 2022-12-05 18:40 UTC (4 hours ago)
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| spfzero wrote:
| OSH Park will definitely do 4 & 6 layer, not just 2.
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| estebarb wrote:
| Nothing for latam? :(
| jkingsman wrote:
| Surprised not to see Lulu publishing on here. Whenever I need a
| North America hardcover print job, I refuse to use anyone but
| them -- a 300 page linen hardcover is $20, and gets cheaper as
| you make the components more and more modest. I print all my own
| custom notebooks that are laid out just like want this way.
| omg_ponies wrote:
| If you're willing to share, I'd be interested to see your
| custom notebook design. I've recently been laying out a few
| custom productivity "things" - like a continuous calendar - and
| can always do with more ideas.
| alangibson wrote:
| I've used both Lulu and BookBaby with good results. You can see
| a sample at apollo11flightplan.com
| alangibson wrote:
| I use kovac-stahl.at in Austria quite a bit for laser cutting and
| bending. Good prices, instant quotes, finishing available.
| DoreenMichele wrote:
| https://www.onlinemetals.com/ will let you order custom cut metal
| supplies. I ordered from them years ago. It was the _only_ source
| I could find at the time for being able to get just a small
| quantity of sheet copper. Everyplace else was like "Sure, we
| will sell you scads of copper sheet for scads of money. Bulk
| orders only."
| convolvatron wrote:
| online metals is fine, but they aren't cheap, and shipping is a
| drag. certainly better than nothing.
|
| if you start doing this a lot check local metal suppliers,
| metal recyclers, and craft shops. decent hardware stores often
| have a small selection with a large markup. there are 4-5
| places within a mile of me where I can get copper sheet. for
| copper and aluminum sheet there are speciality distributors for
| roofing that you can get copper and aluminum sheet and roll
| from.
| DoreenMichele wrote:
| I did check local craft suppliers and hardware stores -- what
| I could get to, at least. I've lived without a car for a lot
| of years and I'm seriously medically handicapped. Perhaps
| there was a craft store in the sprawling city I lived in at
| that time which had what I needed, but not one I could
| readily find in walking distance and like a lot of American
| cities the bus system was pretty dysfunctional.
|
| So after determining that there was nothing readily at hand
| nearby that I could readily identify, I turned to the
| internet. Whatever you think of their prices, Online Metals
| was willing to sell me the quantity I wanted for a few bucks,
| which fit my very limited budget. I could not afford to order
| bulk sheet copper and there were other reasons why it would
| have been a bad idea for me to do so.
|
| A metal recycler would not have been acceptable. I wanted
| fresh, clean sheet copper. This was essentially an
| experiment, me testing how useful the antimicrobial
| properties of copper were to me, someone with a serious and
| incurable medical condition. Dirty/used copper would not have
| been acceptable for my experiment, which was medical in
| nature.
|
| If anyone knows of another _online_ source where you can
| order _small quantities_ of copper and wants to chat up that
| they have better prices or better selection or something than
| onlinemetals.com, I am happy to hear recommendations. My
| condition is incurable and it 's entirely possible I will
| wish to order more copper at some point in the future.
| a-r-t wrote:
| I'd definitely add https://www.ponoko.com/ there.
| abeisgreat wrote:
| Yes! I've used them dozens and dozens of times. Not the
| cheapest if you want quick turnaround, but I did use to cut
| down cost by walking over to their Oakland warehouse for
| pickup. Was a nice small operation, smelled like burnt acrylic
| from a block away though haha
| montecarl wrote:
| I only have experience with PCBWay. I'm not associated with them
| at all, but their service is amazing. I've ordered (in 50+
| quantities) five different 3d printed parts. In my case I chose
| MJF (multijet fusion) as I wanted a semi-professional looking
| part and had already prototyped using my FDM printer (regular 3d
| printer) at home. The price is shockingly low (like a couple of
| dollars per part) and the shipping from China to the US is very
| fast.
|
| I have also used their CNC milling to make a tool from steel. It
| was delivered exactly as specified including threaded holes.
|
| It really blows my mind that they can provide these services so
| cheaply.
|
| Edit: Forgot my favorite feature. Most of the time there is an
| automatic quote for the price. It gets reviewed by a human, but
| I've only ever see it go down, not up, after review. Other
| services really want a human to look things over first which
| turns me off as I don't want to wait several days to hear that it
| is too expensive.
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