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=== Spending your Project Budget ===
==Spending your Project Budget==


#Before anything is bought by a team you must approve it.
#Before anything is bought by a team you must approve it.
#When reviewing BOMs always check for:
#When reviewing BOMs always check for:
##Complete list of parts, this should be representative of the designs and include fasteners and wire and everything else.
##Complete list of parts, this should be representative of the designs and include fasteners and wire and everything else.
##Shipping and tax costs.
##Shipping and tax costs, duties can be expensive so try to buy things from Canada.
##If a cheaper or better alternative exists.
##If a cheaper or better alternative exists.
##If a cheaper supplier exists.
##If a cheaper supplier exists.
#When looking for places to find parts, here is the order of places to look:
#When looking for places to find parts, here is the order of places to look:
##In the Makerlab, here is the inventory (cost included in BOM).
##In the Makerlab, here is the inventory (cost included in BOM).
##In the Makerstore, here is the makerstore guide and here are your codes (cost included in BOM).
##In the [https://makerstore.ca/ Makerstore] (cost included in BOM).
###Assume prices from the store are what you would find at aliexpress for a certain component (electronics not metal).
##Online or local stores, some common places are below.
##Online or local stores, some common places are:


=== Online and Local Stores ===
==Online and Local Stores==
 
=== General ===
 
* '''Amazon''' https://www.amazon.ca/
 
=== Mechanical/hardware ===
 
*'''SDP/SI''' https://www.sdp-si.com/
*'''Spaenaur (Canada)''' https://spaenaur.com/
*'''McMaster-Carr (US)''' https://www.mcmaster.com/
*'''Hardware stores (local)''' home hardware, home depot, rona
*'''Metal Pros (local)''' http://www.metalpros.com/
*'''MetalMart (local)''' https://www.metalmart.ca/
 
=== Electrical/robotics ===


*'''Amazon''' https://www.amazon.ca/
*'''Digikey''' https://www.digikey.ca/
*'''Digikey''' https://www.digikey.ca/
*'''Robotshop''' https://www.robotshop.com/ca/
*'''Robotshop''' https://www.robotshop.com/ca/
*'''Great Hobbies''' https://www.greathobbies.com/
*'''Sparkfun''' https://www.sparkfun.com/
*<s>'''Active tech electronics'''</s> (Merged with Gervais)
*<s>'''Active tech electronics'''</s> (Merged with Gervais)
*'''Gervais electronics (local)''' http://www.gervaiselectronics.ca/
*'''Gervais electronics (local)''' http://www.gervaiselectronics.ca/
*'''A2D electronics (local)''' https://a2delectronics.ca/
*'''A2D electronics (local)''' https://a2delectronics.ca/
*'''Hardware stores:''' home hardware, home depot, rona (local)
*'''Metal Pros (local)''' http://www.metalpros.com/
*'''MetalMart (local)''' https://www.metalmart.ca/

Revision as of 04:24, 22 February 2020

Spending your Project Budget

  1. Before anything is bought by a team you must approve it.
  2. When reviewing BOMs always check for:
    1. Complete list of parts, this should be representative of the designs and include fasteners and wire and everything else.
    2. Shipping and tax costs, duties can be expensive so try to buy things from Canada.
    3. If a cheaper or better alternative exists.
    4. If a cheaper supplier exists.
  3. When looking for places to find parts, here is the order of places to look:
    1. In the Makerlab, here is the inventory (cost included in BOM).
    2. In the Makerstore (cost included in BOM).
    3. Online or local stores, some common places are below.

Online and Local Stores

General

Mechanical/hardware

Electrical/robotics

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