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[http://www.aluminumandstainless.com/ *Aluminum and Stainless, warehouse close to campus.  Download their catalog online.]
[http://www.aluminumandstainless.com/ *Aluminum and Stainless, warehouse close to campus.  Download their catalog online.]


[https://www.facebook.com/nationalartandhobby *National Art and Hobby]
[http://www.onlinemetals.com/ *Online Metals: Aluminum and steel, small quantities cut to length and shipped UPS]


[http://www.craftsman.com/ Craftsman (Sears)]
[http://www.craftsman.com/ Craftsman (Sears)]
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[https://entrescan.com/ Entrescan]
[https://entrescan.com/ Entrescan]
[https://realdfm.com/ Real DFM]


[https://www.facebook.com/groups/makersofno/ Makers of N.O.]
[https://www.facebook.com/groups/makersofno/ Makers of N.O.]

Latest revision as of 21:20, 30 June 2020

Forms and Databases

Tulane requires that all users must sign a waiver of liabilty form, available here and as an 11"x17" double sided hard copy in the MakerSpace.

Suppliers

Note: Suppliers marked with an asterisk (*) have a local store for in-person shopping.

Tools and Materials

McMaster-Carr: our favorite, quick delivery, incredible depth of stock

Grainger Industrial Supply

MSC Industrial Supply

*Fastenal

80/20 Structural Components

*Lowes

*Home Depot

*(Harry's) Ace Hardware

*Aluminum and Stainless, warehouse close to campus. Download their catalog online.

*Online Metals: Aluminum and steel, small quantities cut to length and shipped UPS

Craftsman (Sears)

*Harbor Freight Tools

*Freret Hardware

*Liberty Lumber Yard

Electronics

Newark/element14

Jameco

DigiKey

Mouser Electronics

All Electronics

SparkFun Electronics

Adafruit Industries

Kits and Projects

SparkFun Electronics

Adafruit Industries

MakerShed

Information

Tables for holes and fasteners

Threaded holes must be of specific size to accommodate standard screws. This table shows US standard screw sizes on one page, and metric screw sizes on the next. "Clearance" holes are made with larger drill bits, and are designed to let the threaded fastener pass through the hole without engaging any threads Drill sizes for threaded fasteners

Drill bits are labeled with 4 different size standards -- letters A-Z; numbers 1-80; fractional inches; and metric. This table shows all 4, with equivalencies. The range is from 0.014" to 1.000" Size and equivalency for standard drill bits

Books and Magazines

The Tulane MakerSpace has a Digital Library of books and magazines available for Tulane students, faculty, and staff. It is currently only available to users in the MakerSpace.

MAKE

O'Reilly Books

Online Resources

Instructables

Thingiverse

iFixit

Ponoko

YouMagine

MyMiniFactory

GrabCAD

Codecademy

All About Circuits

DesignSpark

Local Collaborators

Laitram Machine Shop

Entrescan

Real DFM

Makers of N.O.

The New Orleans Mini Maker Faire

The Mystic Krewe of the Silver Ball