Suppliers & Resources

Plastic Suppliers

• Precision Plastics Inc., 6405A Ammendale Road, Beltsville, MD 20705, Phone: 301-937-1317. Web page at: http://www.precisionplastics.com/ Supplier specializing in plastics, supplies for working plastics, and also fabrication services.

• Total Plastics, 5424 Pulaski Highway, Baltimore, MD 21205 , Phone: 410-483-1493. For typical offerings see: http://www.totalplastics.com/ Supplier specializing in plastics; special adhesives, sealants, and polishes for plastic.

• Piedmont Plastics (formerly Reed Plastics), 7045 Troy Hill Dr Ste 450 Elkridge, MD 21075 Phone: 301-881-7900. For typical offerings see: http://www.piedmontplastics.com/ Supplier specializing in plastics, all types and forms.

• Johnson Plastics Plus (Formerly Laserbits) Phoenix, AZ, 800.733.7705 1-800-869-7800 https://www.jpplus.com All sorts of specialty laserable materials.

• Laird Plastics, 8991 Yellow Brick Rd. Baltimore, MD 21237 Phone:800-873-8405, 410-780-7100. www.lairdplastics.com Laird Plastics carries a wide range of Materials in different formats including Sheets, Rods, Films (Rolls), Tubes, Profiles and other shapes.

• Laird Plastics, 325 Hill Carter Pkwy., Ashland, VA 23005 (near Richmond), Phone:804-412-7585. www.lairdplastics.com Laird Plastics carries a wide range of Materials in different formats including Sheets, Rods, Films (Rolls), Tubes, Profiles and other shapes.

• Piedmont Plastics, 7045 Troy Hill Dr Ste 450 Elkridge, MD 21075, 301-881-7900 www.piedmontplastics.com Plastic sheet, rod, tube, and film products.

• Online Metals, 1-888-373-0607. www.onlinemetals.com/en/buy/plastic. Sells online and ships from multiple US warehouses for fast delivery.

• Outwater Plastics, Online sales with locations in New Jersey & Arizona, www.outwater.com Plastic, Signage supply, LEDs, architectural elements, etc. Be sure to look at their online catalogs or order a catalog

• West Marine, www.westmarine.com Fiberglass and epoxy.

• TotalBoat, www.totalboat.com Fiberglass and epoxy.

Hardwood Lumber & Woodworking Tool Suppliers

• Woodcraft of Rockville, 11910 Parklawn Drive Unit K, Rockville, MD 20852. Phone: 301-984-9033. Woodworking specialty chain selling hardwoods and specialty plywood, woodworking tools & supplies. Open 10am-9pm M-F 10am-6pm Saturday, 10am-5pm Sunday. web: www.woodcraft.com

• Exotic Lumber, Locations at 1610 Whitehall Road Annapolis, MD 21409 (410.349.1705) and 329 E. 2nd Street Frederick, MD 21701 (301.695.1271) Specialty lumberyard with over 150 species of wood in stock. Open 8am-4:30pm M-F, 9am-1pm Sat. www.exoticlumber.com

• Ocooch Hardwoods, 14860 County Hwy E, Viola, WI 54664, (608) 466-6470, Good source for thin wood for laser cutting and scroll sawing. www.ocoochhardwoods.com

A-Wood, 6189 Grovedale Ct Alexandria, VA 22310, 703.922.2805 lumber"

Colonial Hardwood, 7953 Cameron Brown Ct, Springfield, VA 22153, 703.451.9217

Galliher & Huguely Associates, 5925 Blair Rd NW, (202) 723-1000

Leland L Fisher inc, ,

Smoot Lumber, 6295 Edsall Rd #20, Alexandria, VA 22312, 703-823-2100 lumber, hardwoods

Dunlop Woodcrafts, 14600F Flint Lee Rd, Chantilly, VA, 703.631.5147 Mon - Fri | 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM Sat | 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Vienna Hardwoods, 241 Mill Street NE Vienna, VA 22180, (703) 255-9663 Mon - Fri 9:00am - 5:00pm Sat 9:00am - 4:00pm

Art Supplies

Artist & Craftsman Supply Hyattsville, 4902 43rd Ave, (301) 887-1104

AC Moore, 12013 Rockville PK Rockville,

Utrecht Art Supplies, 1250 I St NW, (202) 898-0555

Plaza Artists Materials & Picture Framing, 1990 K St NW , (202) 331-7090

BLICK art materials, 1250 I Street NW Washington, DC 20005, 202-898-0555 Mo-Fr: 9-8 Sa: 10-6 Su: 12-5

Michael's, 1509 Rockville Pike Rockville,

AC Moore, 5800 Crossroads Center Bailey's Crossroads, VA

Michael's, 6330 7 Corners Center Virginia,

Plaza Artists Materials & Picture Framing, 3045 Nutley Street, Fairfax, VA

Fairfax, VA 22031, 703-280-4500 Mo-Fr: 9-7 Sa: 9-6 Su: 12-5 More locations in Bethesda, Silver Spring, DC, Rockville, etc."

Fibrespace, 1219 King St., (703) 664-0344

The Potomac Bead Company, 1104 King St, (703) 299-8730

Bike Parts & Tools

Mount Rainier Bike Co-op, 3601 Bunker Hill Road, (301) 277-2110

Electronics

Micro Center, 1776 E Jeferson St Rockville, MD www.microcenter.com. Local store of a nationwide chain of computer stores, has a fairly comprehensive electronic parts department.

Digi-Key, 701 Brooks Avenue South, Thief River Falls, MN 56701, (800) 344-4539, www.digikey.com Electronics parts company, with live online help in case you can't find something you need.

Jameco Electronics, www.jameco.com

Mouser Electronics, 1810 Gillespie Way, Suite 101 El Cajon, CA 92020, (800) 346-6873 www.mouser.com Online electronic components distributor.

Sparkfun Electronics www.sparkfun.com

Fabric

G street Fabric, 5520 Randolph Rd Rockville,

Phi’s Discount Fabrics, 618 University Blvd E, (301) 434-6848

Stitch DC, 4000 Albemarle St NW, (202) 487-4337

Joann, 6320 Leesburg PK 7 Corner's,

Joann Fabric, 11160 Veirs Mill Rd Silver SPring,

Rocky Woods Outdoor Fabrics, Colorado, (970) 663-6163 Tactical/Outdoor Fabrics and accessories

Architectural Salvage & Building Material Surplus

Community Forklift , 4671 Tanglewood Dr, Edmonston, MD, (301) 985-5180

Hardware

Home Depot, 4700 Cherry Hill Rd, College Park, MD 20740

Lowe's, 7710 Riverdale Rd, New Carrollton, MD 20784

Lowe's, 14300 Baltimore Ave, Laurel, MD 20707

5th Street Ace Hardware, 1055 5th St NW,

Glover Park Hardware, 2251 Wisconsin Ave NW DC,

Old Takoma Ace Hardware, 7001 Carroll Ave, Tacoma Park, MD, (240) 839-5170

Old Town Hardware, 809 S. Washignton St Alex VA,

Strosniders Hardware, 815 Wayne Ave, Silver Spring, MD, (301) 565-9150

True Value on 17th, 1623 17th Street NW,

Woodley Park Hardware, 2616 Connecticut Ave Woodley Park,

Parts, tools, misc., New

• Harbor Freight with multiple locations, at 14250 Smoketown Rd., Woodbridge, VA , (703) 494-1290, at 338 Domer Avenue, Laurel, MD, (301) 362-9536, and at 9649 Lost Knife Road, Gaithersburg, MD (301) 947-2905. See their web page for more stores in Richmond, Norfolk, and Baltimore. Imported machinery and tools. For examples see: http://www.harborfreight.com/

• Motion Industries with locations all over the country including the DC/Baltimore area. Supplier of bearings and all sorts of other stuff related to moving parts of machinery. See: http://www.motionindustries.com

• Tractor Supply with multiple locations in the farming areas surrounding the DC/Baltimore cities. Welding supplies and some metalworking tools. See: http://www.tractorsupply.com/welding-metalworking/

• Gem Specialties, 5830 Kirby Road, Clinton, MD 20735, (301) 297-8700 Specialty fasteners, screws etc., will sell small quantities.

• The Jewelers Warehouse, 8631 16th St. Silver Spring, MD 20910, (301) 588-7296 Jewelers tools and supplies, great for model making and fine work. http://jewelerswarehouseusa.com/supplies

• Terra Firma Enterprises, Inc., 1316-B Reisterstown Road, Pikesville, Maryland 21208, 410-602-2232 Jewelers tools and supplies. Some casting and plating stuff. http://www.tfeinc.biz

• Leonard Jed Company, 1104 Russell Street, Baltimore, MD 21230, 410-690-7383 Tools and fasteners. An old style (from the 1880's) company with real stock and service. In 2012 Leonard Jed was acquired by Posners and now operates as one of their branches. http://www.posners.com/

• W. C. Chapman, 8220 Pulaski Hwy Rosedale, MD 21237, 410-686-6860 Cutting tools and supplies, local stock. Their web site is at: www.wcchapman.com

• Baltimore Belting Co. Inc. located at 766 East 25th Street, Baltimore, MD 21218, phone (410) 338-1230 Sells both leather and composite belts for machinery made to your size requirements. They have a web site at: www.baltimorebelting.com

• Joseph Fazzio, Inc., 2760 Glassboro-Cross Keys Road, Glassboro, New Jersey 08028, phone (856) 881-3185 Candy store of surplus fasteners and widgets of all types. See: http://www.josephfazzioinc.com/

Metal Suppliers

• Potomac Steel, 7801 Loisdale Road, Springfield, VA, phone 703-550-7300 Commercial supplier, mostly structural steel but some cold rolled stuff. They keep their "cut offs" along a wall and they don't mind if you come in and look around. They also sell a good selection of nuts and bolts in good grades and a wide selection of sizes. They are reported to also have some stainless bar stock and aluminum.

• BMG Metals, multiple locations including 7600 Wellingford Drive, Manassas, VA 20109, phone 703-330-4474 or see http://www.bmgmetals.com Warning - though still listed for completeness, BMG has had a rash of bad reviews since being acquired Commercial supplier, various steels and aluminum in structural shapes, flat strips, plate, angle, channel, bar stock, and square tubing. Local stock and offer cutting and delivery services on larger orders.

• Boulevard Sales Corp., 7205 Washington Blvd Elkridge, MD 21075, just south of Rt. 100 intersection with Washington Blvd. (US Rt. 1), phone 410-796-9370 Structural steel shapes, flat strips, plate, angle, channel, and square tubing. The sort of stuff that is more in line with fabricating rather than machining. Possibly some salvage stuff also. They are friendly and sell in any quantity.

• C & S Metals, 7325 Washington Blvd (US Rt. 1) Elkridge, MD 21075, phone 410 796 5661 (oops, something has changed, now reachable at 800-284-5551, may be wholesale only) Commercial metal supplier. Can supply aluminum tube. Takes credit cards.

• EJ Enterprises (oops, they have closed), 7280 Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard, Glen Burnie, MD 21061, phone 410-625-8200 see: http://www.e-jenterprises.com/ Commercial metal supplier. Can supply aluminum and stainless steels. Also offers some local retail sales of cutoffs and drops at discounted prices using the business name of "Metal to Go"

• Posner Industries, 8641 Edgeworth Dr., Capitol Heights, MD 20743, Phone: 301-350-1000, Also has locations in Fredrick, MD, Baltimore, MD, Chantilly, VA and Fredericksburg, VA - see: http://www.posners.com/ In 2012 Posner acquired the old Leonard Jed company in Baltimore. Commercial metal supplier, mostly structural steel and related tools and hardware. The Baltimore branch is the old Leonard Jed company which had a great selection of tools and fasteners.

• Metal Supermarkets (formerly Metal Express), 7120 Golden Ring Road , Suite 112, Baltimore, MD 21221-3165, Local Phone: 410-918-0199, Headquarters Phone: 800-657-0721. For typical offerings see: http://metalsupermarkets.com/baltimore/ Supplier specializing in cut to order and small lots of metals.

• Access Metals, 8866 Kelso Drive , Essex, MD 21221, Phone: 410-687-2414. For typical offerings see: http://www.accessmetalsinc.com Supplier specializing in cut to order and small lots of metals.

• Standard Supply Steel store, 4 Meem Ave. Gaithersburg, MD, 301-590-1770 Structural steel (beam, tube, etc)

• MISSCO Inc., 5101 Lawrence Place, Hyattsville, MD, 301-277-4300 web site: http://www.misscoinc.com/ Structural steel (plate, beam, tube, etc)

Casting supplies

• Albertus Engineering, 7130 Golden Ring Rd, Suite 116, Baltimore, MD 21221, (410) 682-3205 They cater to furnace installation/refurbishment business but usually have a few types of firebrick and castable refractory in stock. They now have a website at: www.albertuseng.com

• Potomac Valley Brick and Supply Company, 3 Derwood Circle, Rockville, MD (301) 309-9600 They sell fire brick and the mortar at reasonable prices.

• Lancaster Foundry Supply, 2314 Norman Road, Lancaster, PA 17601, (717) 394-0753 Carries a very large assortment of casting supplies, but not much equipment. They have a web site at: http://www.lancasterfoundrysupply.com

• Budget Casting Supply - http://www.budgetcastingsupply.com Supplies for casting and foundry work seem difficult to purchase locally, so here is a link to a mail order outfit that sells to hobbyists.

• Malcolm G. Stevens, Inc. - http://www.mgstevens.com/ OK, its in the Boston area, but they are the real animal. According to Chris Daniel this is a place that actually stocks all the goodies and you can see the stuff and get questions answered. Web site is now available at: Malcolm G. Stevens, Inc., 12 Progress Avenue, Tyngsboro, Massachusetts, 01879 Phone: (978) 649-0112

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Metals & Welding Supplies

"Access Metals, 8866 Kelso Drive Essex, MD 21221, 410-687-2414 Monday - Friday from 8 AM to 5 PM Good for small metal purchases"

Advanced Sheet Metal Supply, 5719 Edsall Rd, Alexandria, VA 22304, 703.751.3244 sheet metal

BMG Metals, Richmond, Baltimore, Manassas..., (804) 226-1024

Dixie Sheet Metal Works, 111 Gordon Rd, (703) 533-1111

Potomac Steel and Supply, 7801 Loisdale Rd., Springfield, VA 22150, (703) 550-7300

Roberts Oxygen, 2929 Eskridge Rd, Fairfax, VA 22031, (703) 698-5322 Mo-Fr: 7:30AM - 5:00PM Welding supply Multiple area locations, good customer service"

Airgas, 2200 Jefferson Davis Highway, Alexandria, VA 22301, (703) 548-5966 Welding Supply"

Online Metals, Connecticut and Ohio,

Hobby SHops

Hobby Works, 354 Domer Ave, Laurel, MD 20707 (301) 725-0383

Hobby Works, 12274 Rockville PK Rockville,

Misc

Ranger Surplus, 811 Hungerford Dr Rockville, MD, (301) 424-1125 Surplus/Tactical gear

Kamco Supply, 5860 Farrington Ave, Alexandria, VA 22304, 703.823.8700 Building Supply

Misc

Grainger, 2947 Gallows Rd, Falls Church, VA 22042,

Enco, Nevada, 800-use-enco

Grizzly Industrial, Inc., ,

McMaster-Carr, New Jersey, They have EVERYTHING

Micro Fasteners, ,

MSC Industrial Supply Company, ,

SDP/SI, ,

Tormach, , for Tormach tooling

Shars, Illinois, 630-443-6822 9:30 am to 5:30 pm Eastern Tooling