I know this subject has come up a few times but things change pretty
fast in the San Francisco Bay Area and I'd like something up to date.
I found out this morning that a planned trip to Sonora, CA has instead
been changed to, I think, Palo Alto. While my wife and her relatives
do their thing I will hopefully be able to get away and explore some
surplus stores. We leave monday morning and it will probably turn out
that I will only be able to get away for maybe 6 or 7 hours total over
two or three days. I will be looking for machine shop small tools such
as cutting tools, inspection tools, air vises, collet closers and
collets, chucks, etc. On the electronics list will be small to medium
sized servo motors (3 to 12 inches long x 2 to 8 inches dia), LCD
monitors, industrial rated keyboards, and anything interesting. And
for mechanical and electromechanical stuff I'm looking for positioning
equipment such as leadscrews, linear bearings, dovetail slides, linear
shafting, bearings, etc. So if anyone knows of any places that fit the
bill I'd really appreciate some names. Phone numbers and addresses too
if you have them. I'll be making some maps to take down with me to get
the best use of my time.
Thanks,
Eric R Snow

Eric R Snow wrote:
I know this subject has come up a few times but things change pretty
fast in the San Francisco Bay Area and I'd like something up to date.
I found out this morning that a planned trip to Sonora, CA has instead
been changed to, I think, Palo Alto. While my wife and her relatives
do their thing I will hopefully be able to get away and explore some
surplus stores. We leave monday morning and it will probably turn out
that I will only be able to get away for maybe 6 or 7 hours total over
two or three days. I will be looking for machine shop small tools such
as cutting tools, inspection tools, air vises, collet closers and
collets, chucks, etc. On the electronics list will be small to medium
sized servo motors (3 to 12 inches long x 2 to 8 inches dia), LCD
monitors, industrial rated keyboards, and anything interesting. And
for mechanical and electromechanical stuff I'm looking for positioning
equipment such as leadscrews, linear bearings, dovetail slides, linear
shafting, bearings, etc. So if anyone knows of any places that fit the
bill I'd really appreciate some names. Phone numbers and addresses too
if you have them. I'll be making some maps to take down with me to get
the best use of my time.
Well, there isn't much left. Halted Specialties is still there, I
think. And Mike Quinn's, by the Oakland airport. Triangle Machine
is totally amazing, shelves filled with servo drives and motors.
A table covered with ballscrews! (I think Triangle Machine is the
right name.....)

Sam Wasserman's place (the laser guy) is wild, but his prices are
out of sight.

Excess Solutions is a relatively new place, but also quite good.

I haven't been there in quite a while, so things could have changed.

I found this listing, which seems to be pretty recent. You should be
able to follow the links to check if they are still operating, and
get directions :
http://www.bluefeathertech.com/techn...swapindex.html


Jon

Jon Elson wrote:

Eric R Snow wrote:

I know this subject has come up a few times but things change pretty
fast in the San Francisco Bay Area and I'd like something up to date.
I found out this morning that a planned trip to Sonora, CA has instead
been changed to, I think, Palo Alto. While my wife and her relatives
do their thing I will hopefully be able to get away and explore some
surplus stores. We leave monday morning and it will probably turn out
that I will only be able to get away for maybe 6 or 7 hours total over
two or three days. I will be looking for machine shop small tools such
as cutting tools, inspection tools, air vises, collet closers and
collets, chucks, etc. On the electronics list will be small to medium
sized servo motors (3 to 12 inches long x 2 to 8 inches dia), LCD
monitors, industrial rated keyboards, and anything interesting. And
for mechanical and electromechanical stuff I'm looking for positioning
equipment such as leadscrews, linear bearings, dovetail slides, linear
shafting, bearings, etc. So if anyone knows of any places that fit the
bill I'd really appreciate some names. Phone numbers and addresses too
if you have them. I'll be making some maps to take down with me to get
the best use of my time.

Well, there isn't much left. Halted Specialties is still there, I
think. And Mike Quinn's, by the Oakland airport. Triangle Machine
is totally amazing, shelves filled with servo drives and motors.
A table covered with ballscrews! (I think Triangle Machine is the
right name.....)


Triangle Machinery is worth a visit. I haven't been there in a couple of
years but as I recall they were actively aquiring new equipment. I was
looking for a vacuum pump and they had dozens to choose from. Even let
me plug it in and test it.
The address is

1051 Commercial Court
San Jose, CA

(408) 452-8666

don't know if it's still there, but I used to go to Weird Stuff Warehouse
every trip to the bay area - but it's been a number of years - it had a lot
of the electronic related deutritus from silicon valley


"Eric R Snow" wrote in message
...
I know this subject has come up a few times but things change pretty
fast in the San Francisco Bay Area and I'd like something up to date.
I found out this morning that a planned trip to Sonora, CA has instead
been changed to, I think, Palo Alto. While my wife and her relatives
do their thing I will hopefully be able to get away and explore some
surplus stores. We leave monday morning and it will probably turn out
that I will only be able to get away for maybe 6 or 7 hours total over
two or three days. I will be looking for machine shop small tools such
as cutting tools, inspection tools, air vises, collet closers and
collets, chucks, etc. On the electronics list will be small to medium
sized servo motors (3 to 12 inches long x 2 to 8 inches dia), LCD
monitors, industrial rated keyboards, and anything interesting. And
for mechanical and electromechanical stuff I'm looking for positioning
equipment such as leadscrews, linear bearings, dovetail slides, linear
shafting, bearings, etc. So if anyone knows of any places that fit the
bill I'd really appreciate some names. Phone numbers and addresses too
if you have them. I'll be making some maps to take down with me to get
the best use of my time.
Thanks,
Eric R Snow

Halted Specialties for new and surplus electronics. Wierdstuff
wharehouse has surplus computer and mechanical parts of all kinds.
http://www.weirdstuff.com/cgi-bin/ca...category=where
In terms of mechanical stuff, there ain't much out there. I've
resorted to building it myself or getting it from other places.
If you're in the area, you might want to visit our shop and robotics
team at Los Altos High School, 201 Almond Ave, Los Altos

Eric,

Check Craigslist, specifically this ad
http://www.craigslist.org/sby/tls/106798679.html
I don't know who it is, but he's been putting up lots of ads for all
kinds of tooling for weeks now. I've been thinking of seeing if he'll
take a personal visit but have not gotten 'round to it yet and I'm an
hour away from there.

-Bruno


(Eric R Snow) wrote:

I know this subject has come up a few times but things change pretty
fast in the San Francisco Bay Area and I'd like something up to date.
I found out this morning that a planned trip to Sonora, CA has instead
been changed to, I think, Palo Alto. While my wife and her relatives
do their thing I will hopefully be able to get away and explore some
surplus stores. We leave monday morning and it will probably turn out
that I will only be able to get away for maybe 6 or 7 hours total over
two or three days. I will be looking for machine shop small tools such
as cutting tools, inspection tools, air vises, collet closers and
collets, chucks, etc. On the electronics list will be small to medium
sized servo motors (3 to 12 inches long x 2 to 8 inches dia), LCD
monitors, industrial rated keyboards, and anything interesting. And
for mechanical and electromechanical stuff I'm looking for positioning
equipment such as leadscrews, linear bearings, dovetail slides, linear
shafting, bearings, etc. So if anyone knows of any places that fit the
bill I'd really appreciate some names. Phone numbers and addresses too
if you have them. I'll be making some maps to take down with me to get
the best use of my time.
Thanks,
Eric R Snow

I emailed him if he had any stuff for our 12 inch craftsman and he said
he didn't have anything that small.

Weirdstuff was there this year before I bailed out of Si Valley.

384 Caribbean dr one can take Mathilda Ave. and make the corner at the dump...
it turns into Caribbean - it is part way up - across from Mathilda not on the dump leg.


Got my 5si mx and a E size plotter there. Lots of cool stuff.

Martin
Martin Eastburn
@ home at Lions' Lair with our computer lionslair at consolidated dot net
NRA LOH, NRA Life
NRA Second Amendment Task Force Charter Founder


william_b_noble wrote:
don't know if it's still there, but I used to go to Weird Stuff Warehouse
every trip to the bay area - but it's been a number of years - it had a lot
of the electronic related deutritus from silicon valley


"Eric R Snow" wrote in message
...

I know this subject has come up a few times but things change pretty
fast in the San Francisco Bay Area and I'd like something up to date.
I found out this morning that a planned trip to Sonora, CA has instead
been changed to, I think, Palo Alto. While my wife and her relatives
do their thing I will hopefully be able to get away and explore some
surplus stores. We leave monday morning and it will probably turn out
that I will only be able to get away for maybe 6 or 7 hours total over
two or three days. I will be looking for machine shop small tools such
as cutting tools, inspection tools, air vises, collet closers and
collets, chucks, etc. On the electronics list will be small to medium
sized servo motors (3 to 12 inches long x 2 to 8 inches dia), LCD
monitors, industrial rated keyboards, and anything interesting. And
for mechanical and electromechanical stuff I'm looking for positioning
equipment such as leadscrews, linear bearings, dovetail slides, linear
shafting, bearings, etc. So if anyone knows of any places that fit the
bill I'd really appreciate some names. Phone numbers and addresses too
if you have them. I'll be making some maps to take down with me to get
the best use of my time.
Thanks,
Eric R Snow




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