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Suppliers

2026-04-01T00:07:11Z

Cclark5189: added 2 vendors and filled tool libraries

= Local Suppliers =


== Retail Stores ==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!
! Product
! Location
! Pros
! Cons
|-
| [https://www.freegeek.org Free Geek]
| Consumer Electronics
| 1731 SE 10th Ave
| refurbished by volunteers
|
|-
| [https://www.platt.com Platt Electrical]
| Electrical
| Various locations
| home and industrial electrical
| check prices
|-
| [https://grumpymancables.com Grumpy Man Cables]
| Electronic Cables
| Hillsboro, OR - no walkin
|
| online only now
|-
| [https://www.surplusgizmos.com Surplus Gizmos]
| Electronics
| Hillsboro, OR
| friendly, also bench equipt
|
|-
| [https://www.ursele.com URS Electronics]
| Electronics
| 123 NE 7th Ave
| desk service, nice
|
|-
| [https://www.parkrosehardware.com Parkrose Hardware]
| Hardware
| 10625 NE Sandy Blvd and others
| great bolt selection
| pricy
|-
| [https://winkshardware.com Winks Hardware]
| Hardware
| 200 SE Stark St
|
|
|-
| [https://www.hippohardware.com Hippo Hardware]
| Hardware - Vintage
| 1040 E Burnside St
| very vintage
|
|-
| Clackamas Steel
| Metal
| Clackamas, OR
| scrap and new, reasonable prices
|
|-
| [https://eastsidesteel.com Eastside Steel]
| Metal
| 9949 SE Powell Blvd
| good prices, no cut charge
| smaller
|-
| [https://www.metalsupermarkets.com/location/portland Metals Supermarket]
| Metal
| 13010 NE David Circle
| discount remnants
| pricy for new
|-
| [https://www.onlinemetals.com/en/portland Online Metals]
| Metal
| 701 NE Columbia Blvd
| warehouse pickup in Portland
|
|-
| [https://roymfg.com Roy Manufacturing]
| Metal - Perforated
| 3113 N Mississippi Ave
|
|
|-
| [https://teamtubellc.com Team Tube]
| Metal - Tube
| 13821 NE Jarrett St
|
| $100 minimum
|-
| [https://oshpark.com OSH Park]
| Printed Circuit Boards
| Lake Oswego - mail order only
| low cost, open source supporter
|
|-
| [https://www.tapplastics.com TAP Plastic]
| Plastic
| 2842 NE Sandy Blvd
| sheets, liquids, can fabricate
|
|-
| [https://www.west3d.com West 3D]
| 3D Printer Supplies
| Hillsboro, OR
|
|
|-
| [https://www.harborfreight.com Harbor Freight]
| Tools
| Various locations
| inexpensive
| inexpensive
|-
| [https://www.meshertool.wixsite.com Sam A. Mesher Tools]
| Tools
| 7540 N Interstate Ave
| lathe/mill/abrasive tooling
|
|-
| [https://pacificcoastsignsupply.com Pacific Coast Sign Supply]
| Vinyl
| 940 SE 7th Ave
|
|
|-
| [https://www.burlandgrain.com Burl and Grain]
| Wood
| Hillsboro, OR
| fantastic
|
|-
| [https://www.gilmerwood.com Gilmer Wood Co]
| Wood
| 2211 NW St. Helens Rd
| exotic woods, good prices
|
|-
| [https://www.outbackhardwoods.com Outback Hardwoods] was Hurford Hardwoods
| Wood
| 8930 NE Lombard St
| 8930 N.E. Lombard St
|
|-
| [https://www.woodcrafters.us Woodcrafters]
| Wood
| 212 NE 6th Ave
|
| pricy
|}


== Portland Tool Libraries ==

Usually you must be a local resident.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| [https://www.septl.org Southeast Portland Tool Library]
| 1137 SE 20th Ave
|-
| [https://www.greenlents.org/tool-library Green Lents Community Tool Library]
| 9215 SE Ramona
|-
| [https://www.neptl.org NE Portland Tool Library]
| 5431 NE 20th Ave
|-
| [https://swptl.org SW Portland Tool library]
| 6434 SW Capitol Hwy
|-
| [https://eastportlandtoollibrary.org East Portland Tool Library]
| 1736 SE 106th Ave
|}


=== Salvage Yards ===

TBD


=== Recycler/Repurpose/Thrift Stores ===

TBD

Suppliers

2026-03-30T18:19:58Z

Cclark5189: Handy local suppliers

= Local Suppliers =


== Retail Stores ==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!
! Product
! Location
! Pros
! Cons
|-
| [https://www.freegeek.org Free Geek]
| Consumer Electronics
| 1731 SE 10th Ave
| refurbished by volunteers
|
|-
| [https://www.platt.com Platt Electrical]
| Electrical
| Various locations
| home and industrial electrical
| check prices
|-
| [https://grumpymancables.com Grumpy Man Cables]
| Electronic Cables
| Hillsboro, OR - no walkin
|
| online only now
|-
| [https://www.surplusgizmos.com Surplus Gizmos]
| Electronics
| Hillsboro, OR
| friendly, also bench equipt
|
|-
| [https://www.ursele.com URS Electronics]
| Electronics
| 123 NE 7th Ave
| desk service, nice
|
|-
| [https://www.parkrosehardware.com Parkrose Hardware]
| Hardware
| 10625 NE Sandy Blvd and others
| great bolt selection
| pricy
|-
| [https://winkshardware.com Winks Hardware]
| Hardware
| 200 SE Stark St
|
|
|-
| [https://www.hippohardware.com Hippo Hardware]
| Hardware - Vintage
| 1040 E Burnside St
| very vintage
|
|-
| Clackamas Steel
| Metal
| Clackamas, OR
| scrap and new, reasonable prices
|
|-
| [https://eastsidesteel.com Eastside Steel]
| Metal
| 9949 SE Powell Blvd
| good prices, no cut charge
| smaller
|-
| [https://www.metalsupermarkets.com/location/portland Metals Supermarket]
| Metal
| 13010 NE David Circle
| discount remnants
| pricy for new
|-
| [https://www.onlinemetals.com/en/portland Online Metals]
| Metal
| 701 NE Columbia Blvd
| warehouse pickup in Portland
|
|-
| [https://roymfg.com Roy Manufacturing]
| Metal - Perforated
| 3113 N Mississippi Ave
|
|
|-
| [https://teamtubellc.com Team Tube]
| Metal - Tube
| 13821 NE Jarrett St
|
| $100 minimum
|-
| [https://oshpark.com OSH Park]
| Printed Circuit Boards
| Lake Oswego - mail order only
| low cost, open source supporter
|
|-
| [https://www.tapplastics.com TAP Plastic]
| Plastic
| 2842 NE Sandy Blvd
| sheets, liquids, can fabricate
|
|-
| [https://www.harborfreight.com Harbor Freight]
| Tools
| Various locations
| inexpensive
| inexpensive
|-
| [https://pacificcoastsignsupply.com Pacific Coast Sign Supply]
| Vinyl
| 940 SE 7th Ave
|
|
|-
| [https://www.burlandgrain.com Burl and Grain]
| Wood
| Hillsboro, OR
| fantastic
|
|-
| [https://www.gilmerwood.com Gilmer Wood Co]
| Wood
| 2211 NW St. Helens Rd
| exotic woods, good prices
|
|-
| [https://www.outbackhardwoods.com Outback Hardwoods] was Hurford Hardwoods
| Wood
| 8930 NE Lombard St
| 8930 N.E. Lombard St
|
|-
| [https://www.woodcrafters.us Woodcrafters]
| Wood
| 212 NE 6th Ave
|
| pricy
|}


=== Tool libraries around Portland if you are a local resident ===


=== Salvage Yards ===


=== Recycler/Repurpose/Thrift Stores ===

User:Cclark5189

2026-03-30T17:48:41Z

Cclark5189:

= Editing Wiki =

Making and editing tables in MediaWiki is trash. Here is how to fetch and covert to markdown format, edit locally in a text editor or LibreOffice, then upload the sparkly freshness.


== Fetch file ==

<code>wget 'https://hhacker.space/wiki/index.php?title=Equipment&action=raw' -o Equipment.wiki</code>

<code>pandoc -f mediawiki -t markdown_mmd Equipment.wiki -o Equipment.md</code>


== Edit ==


=== Linux/Text edit ===

<pre>Linux emacs editor has a markdown mode that seems to work fine. You must install the package first</pre>

=== Excel or LibreOffice ===

<pre>LibreOffice Writer read and writes *markdown* format files. Tables seem to work, things like code blocks do not.</pre>

== Push ==

<code>pandoc -f markdown_mmd -t mediawiki Equipment.md -o Equipment.wiki</code>

Right now just copy/paste to the wiki edit page, I haven't spent time on remote file update

User:Cclark5189

2026-03-30T17:47:20Z

Cclark5189:

== Fetch file ==

<code>wget 'https://hhacker.space/wiki/index.php?title=Equipment&action=raw' -o Equipment.wiki</code>

<code>pandoc -f mediawiki -t markdown_mmd Equipment.wiki -o Equipment.md</code>


== Edit ==


=== Linux/Text edit ===

<pre>Linux emacs editor has a markdown mode that seems to work fine. You must install the package first</pre>

=== Excel or LibreOffice ===

<pre>LibreOffice Writer read and writes *markdown* format files. Tables seem to work, things like code blocks do not.</pre>

== Push ==

<code>pandoc -f markdown_mmd -t mediawiki Equipment.md -o Equipment.wiki</code>

Right now just copy/paste to the wiki edit page, I haven't spent time on remote file update

User:Cclark5189

2025-09-12T06:52:15Z

Cclark5189:

Test page for mediawiki emacs edit testing, stay tuned

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Usage Restrictions
|-
! scope="col"| Key
! scope="col"| Meaning
|-
! scope="row"| F
| Free to use
|-
! scope="row"| C
| Bring your own consumables or pay for ours. A tiny bit of free use is okay
|-
! scope="row"| R
| Rental price required. (Covers maintenance)
|-
! scope="row"| T
| Training or certification required
|-
! scope="row"| t
| Please ask for help if you haven't used this tool before
|-
|}

User:Cclark5189

2025-09-12T05:48:09Z

Cclark5189: Created page with "Test page for mediawiki emacs edit testing, stay tuned"

Test page for mediawiki emacs edit testing, stay tuned