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A list of good places to get robot parts in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area.
ABC Electronics
315 7th Ave N
Minneapolis, MN 55401-1237
612-332-2378
http://www.abctest.com
Good selection of surplus mechanical and electronic parts.
Not open weekends.
Acme Electronics Inc. (AEI Electronic Parts)
6020 Olson Memorial Highway
Golden Valley, MN 55422-4929
763-543-2585
http://
Retail and wholesale tools and parts.
Axman Surplus
http://www.ax-man.com/
location #1:
1639 University Ave W
St Paul, MN 55104-3820
651-646-8653
location #2:
This store in Bloomington closed.
location #3:
6235 Highway 65 NE
Fridley, MN 55432-5119
612-572-3730
location #4:
8008 Minnetonka Blvd
Minneapolis, MN 55426-3020
612-935-2210
Axman has tons of surplus stuff. Good place
for mechanical, electrical and electronic parts.
Harbor Freight
725 45th Ave NE
Minneapolis , MN 55421
763-571-9390
(They say they have a new store opening in St. Paul)
9 Signal Hills
St. Paul, MN 55118
651-306-0555
http://www.harborfreight.com/
Chinese import tools and random stuff.
(If you can wait, wait unitl it is on sale, it will be about half price.)
Hub Hobby
http://www.hubhobby.com
location #1:
6416 Penn Ave S
Richfield, MN 55423-1141
612-866-9575
location #2:
82 Minnesota Ave
Little Canada, MN 55117-1736
651-490-1675
Midwest Surplus and Electronics
124 12th Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55415-1221
612-339-9533
They mostly sell new and used computers these days.
Northern
(Formerly Northern Hydraulic, Northern Handyman)
1-800-533-5545
http://www.northern-online.com
9 stores in MN
Also stores in WI, IA, NC, SC, VA, GA, TN, FL,TX
Tools, mechanical parts
PPL Shop
850 15th Ave Ne
Minneapolis, MN 55413-1571
612-789-3322
They have turned into a COMB type store. They still have something interesting occasionally.
Metal Stock (Aluminum, Brass, Stainless, etc.)
These are all places in the "scrap yard" district. You buy scrap pieces
by the pound. And yes, you can buy new stock also.
| American Steel | 1803 North 2nd St. | 612-522-3624 |
| Discount Steel | 216 27th Ave North | 612-522-5959 |
| North Second Street Steel | 2212 North 2nd St. | 612-522-6626 |
| Garelick Steel | 1900 North 2nd St. | 612-521-8857 |
Online Metal Stock
http://www.onlinemetals.com