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=== Spending your Project Budget ===
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==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.
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##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).
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##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).
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##Online or local stores, some common places are below.
##Online or local stores, some common places are:
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=== Online and Local Stores ===
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==Online and Local Stores==
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=== General ===
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* '''Amazon''' https://www.amazon.ca/
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=== Mechanical/hardware ===
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*'''SDP/SI''' https://www.sdp-si.com/
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*'''Spaenaur (Canada)''' https://spaenaur.com/
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*'''McMaster-Carr (US)''' https://www.mcmaster.com/
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*'''Hardware stores (local)''' home hardware, home depot, rona
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*'''Metal Pros (local)''' http://www.metalpros.com/
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*'''MetalMart (local)''' https://www.metalmart.ca/
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=== Electrical/robotics ===
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*'''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/
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*'''Great Hobbies''' https://www.greathobbies.com/
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*'''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)
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*'''Metal Pros (local)''' http://www.metalpros.com/
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*'''MetalMart (local)''' https://www.metalmart.ca/
 
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