Metal working links.

Raw Materials & parts:

http://www.mcmaster.com/

http://www.metalexpress.net/

http://onlinemetals.com/

http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/default.asp - great prices on UHMW & Delrin

http://www.smallparts.com/

http://www.gehrplastics.com/products/products.htm#Thermoplastics

http://www.asapsource.com/public/index.asp

http://dunham.thomasnet.com/

http://www.composite-resources.com/

http://www.carbonfibertubeshop.com//index2.html

http://www.macqc.com/

http://www.graphitestore.com/



Equipment Venders:

http://www.cumminstools.com/index.htm

http://www.discount-tools.com/index.htm

http://www.littlemachineshop.com/ One of the best

http://www.lathemaster.com/ Just bought the 9X30 lathe – great machine

http://www.grizzly.com/

http://www.harborfreight.com/

http://www.use-enco.com/

http://www.shars.com/ - Great prices

http://www.taigtools.com/index.html

http://www.sherline.com/

http://www.wttool.com/

http://www.a2zcnc.com/

http://www.plastools.com/

http://www.caswellplating.com/index.html

http://www.eastwoodco.com/

http://www.industrialhobbies.com/

http://www.victornet.com/cgi-bin/victor/index.html

http://www.bay-com.com/index.php?main_page=index

http://www.truemade.com/home.htm

http://www.shumatech.com/


Forums:



http://www.cnczone.com/forums/

http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/

http://bbs.homeshopmachinist.net/

http://www.practicalmachinist.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi includes gunsmith forum

http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/lathemaster/

http://machinistnetwork.com/member/news.php

http://machinistnetwork.com/member/news.php

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MEworkshop/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/7x12minilathe/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/7x10minilathe/ mostly off topic now but has good resources

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/9x20Lathe/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mlathemods/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mlathemods2/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mlathemods3/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mlathemods4/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mlathemods5/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/4x6bandsaw/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gingery_machines/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GrizHFMinimill/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hf47158toCNC/

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/home_machinist/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MEworkshop/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mini-mill/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/miniature-machine-tools/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mylittlemachineshop/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ShumaTech/ DIY DRO



Please note: You may need a Yahoo Groups login just to get to the forums I’ve listed under Yahoo groups. In other words, you may get a nag screen before it will let you into any of them if it doesn’t recognize you as a member or something like that.



General Interest:



http://www.dragonworks.info/

http://www.mini-lathe.com/

http://www.tokentoolroom.com/

http://warhammer.mcc.virginia.edu/ty/7x10/

http://www.backyardmetalcasting.com/

Here are links to sites with lists of metal working site links:

http://pico-systems.com/Machining.html

http://bedair.org/Lathelinks.html

http://www.mini-lathe.com/Links.htm

http://www.cartertools.com/index.html#AAT

http://www.angelfire.com/ks/mcguirk/mwlinks.html

http://www.sherline.com/resource.htm

http://www.stagesmith.com/Metal-links.html

http://www.proshoppublishing.com/Links.htm

http://www.machinistsfriend.com/links.htm

minilathe or minimill needs.
http://www.littlemachineshop.com/

Good site for the mini lathe.
http://www.mini-lathe.com/

This is an oldie but goodie.
http://www.geocities.com/Varmint_Al/ahunt.htm

One for the mini mill
http://www.mini-lathe.com/Mini_mill/Main/mini-mill.htm