OK, DT suggested that I add this thread, sticky it and just for listing books, DVD / Videos, trade magazines material suppliers in the USA (and another one for the other side of the pond…).
So please, just add the company’s name, what they handle and address or website link and leave the discussion to a new thread. I have several world wide trade mags listing just about everyone, but I don’t have time to type them all out!
And please, remember to tell them you read about them on here…
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Books:
Fiberglass & Composites by Forbes Aird / HPBooks www.penguinputnam.com (eBay or Amazon.com)
ISBN 1-55788-239-8
Successfull Composite Techniques by Keith Noakes /Osprey Automotive
ISBN 1-85532-261-7
A Practical Guide to Composites by Multi-sports Composites Limited www.netcomposites.com
ISBN 1 900213 001
Crystic Composites Handbook by Scott Bader scottbader.com Or www.netcomposites.com
CCP Polycor Polyester Products applications manual Cook Composites Polymers (CCP) I’m not 100% for sure if they are still around, but this is “the Bible” for PER and the book was $100 in 1990! (816) 391-6000 in Kansas City, MO. USA. I had 2x of these but I loaned one out and it never came back…I have my last copy here to try and assit others.
[u][i][b]DVD & Videos
[/b][/i][/u]http://www.grpguru.com/ The best VIP DVD’s
http://www.fibreglast.com/contentpages-Learning-Center-286.html
www.shophistory.com Modern Mavels series (you can buy them for $25 or …) has had a lot of shows that covered Composites and Plastics that I use in the classroom. Just now, while on the 'Puter, in the background was Modern Marvels covering “Taxidermy” and they showed how to make flange fiberglass molds for Plaster of Paris or PUR foam copies of animals and they were posed in compound positions!
Trade Assocations & magazines:
www.compositesworld.com Composites Technology mag.
www.reinforcedplastics.com Reinforced Plastics mag.
www.rpasia.com too
www.acmanet.org [b]Composites Manufacturing
[/b]http://www.sampe.org/[b] Society of Advanced Materials & Process Engineering
Schools:
[/b]http://www.mfgskills.com/ Cerritos College in So. Calif. Everything from intro to Aerospace Autoclave cert. classes
Tools:
http://www.mcmaster.com/ MCMaster Carr everything you can think of and high quality, fast shipping
http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/wwg/start.shtml Grainger’s supply, another great source on everything, but may be a little higher in price
http://www.northerntool.com/ Northern tools Inexpensive tools but wide choice
http://www.harborfreight.com/ Inexpensive tools but great place to get tools to MODIFIED for special uses, also pressure pots and much more
http://my.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?MyEbayForGuests&MyeBay=guest What can I say, you can find “IT” on here, maybe not one day but maybe the next
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[u][i]Material suppliers:
[/i][/u][/b]http://www.compositesworld.com/sb/ 2007 worldwide source book website
www.revchem.com RevChem Plastics (you name it and Duratec manufactor and many other brands…) 3+ sites USA wide
www.bjbenterprises.com BJB Ent. (epoxies, silicones and many other materials and equipment too) Calif.
www.bondlineproducts.com Bondline RVBS (reusable vacuum bagging euipment) (Calif.)http://www.shopmaninc.com/index.html USComposites
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Specialty Sales Systems /b 978-4423 Kevlar & Composites hand shears (Fl.)
www.delviesplastics.com Delvies Plastics (cups, resins and pigments in Utah) (800) 533-5843
www.abbeon.com ABBEON Plastics working tools (tools and hardware) Calif.
www.carb.com Carb.com Carbon fiber materials and excellant samples kit too
www.kindt-collins.com Kindt-Collins Master Pattern supplies and Equipment, Ohio (and other cities too) (800) 321-3170
www.Fiberglast.com Fiberglast Ok, they are not the cheapest but…also SPAM central on their forum!
www.usplastic.com US Plastics Everything made from plastics like hoses, “t” fittings, cc cups…
www.ThomasNet.com Thomas Register Regional guide, trade source ref.
http://www.fiberglasssupply.com/ [b]Fiberglass Supply
[/b]http://www.expresscomposites.com/ Express Composites, Minnisota, USA black Bondo plus…
http://www.ptm-w.com/ PTM&W Epoxies and more
http://www.solarcomposites.com/ [b]Solar Composites
Eastern Burlap and Trading Co[/b] in Norfolk, Va. [b]757-622-5914
[/b]http://www.hexionchem.com/ Resins and more. VIP PER #710-2290
In So. Calif. or shipping available: Sher-Fab Unlimited, Doug 14629 Carmenita Rd., Norwalk, Ca. 90650 b 921-5206
[/b]http://www.plascore.com/ [b]Honeycomb and more…
[/b]http://www.pjengineering.co.uk/ PJ Eng. CF High temp tubes in the UK
http://www.specialtyproductsco.com/HOME.htm [b]PER odor reducer and more…
[/b] www.diabgroup.com Honeycomb & sandwich materials
http://www.tapplastics.com/index.php?PHPSESSID=20070810175720952028806 I guess I forgot about these guys most in the bay area in Calif.
http://www.fiberglassflorida.com/products/moldsupplies.htm In Florida
http://www.expresscomposites.com/index.html
More will be posted later and if you want to add to this thread, please do so as no one person knows everything…ok, I’m close… but just kidding. :rolleyes: