Hi.
This seemed to be the most fitting thread.
Thought i'd start off a list of good places for UK supply, including net sources and local sources by city.
Here are the net ones i have used with my comments on them :
SOURCE :http://www.mutr.co.uk
COMMENT : These people are amazing ! They have everything from gears and cogs, through electronic components, to smart materials.
Their minimum order is £10.00. They are VERY cheap but unfortunately their delivery time is ten days :(
They are a university resource here in London. Unfortunately you can't go and pick up your stuff :(
SOURCE : http://www.maplin.co.uk
COMMENT : Good pricing, fast delivery and local shops over the UK. Smaller outlets seem to have lower stock supplies.
SOURCE : http://www.wires.co.uk
COMMENT : Every sort of wire you can imagine. Good prices. Really helpful and fast delivery times. They even sold me 100 empty plastic coil formers for 8p each :) They don't normally do this but i told them i was part of an electronic hobbyist group and would get them more orders.
SOURCE : http://e-magnetsuk.com/
COMMENT : Cheap, fast, good customer service. Slightly limited in magnet variety, be it ferrite or neo. Do custom magnets but not large sizes.
SOURCE : http://first4magnets.co.uk/
COMMENT : Cheap, fast, good customer service. Good variety. Do custom magnets but not large sizes.
SOURCE : http://www.supermagnete.de/eng/
COMMENT : Neo magnets only. Good pricing and variety. Friendly customer service but P&P higher because they are in Germany.
SOURCE : http://www.magnetec.de/magnetec.htm
COMMENT : Yum-yum, they do nanoperm :) Good pricing and delivery, helpful CS but again P&P higher because they are in Germany.
I live in London and the only dependable source i have found is Maplin, though my local stockists don't do Hall Effect sensors !
Hope, this helps, please add to it :)
Two more for the list :
SOURCE : http://www.t2retail.co.uk/
COMMENT : Good prices, good delivery.
SOURCE : https://www.circuitspecialists.eu/
COMMENT : Good prices, fast delivery. This is where i got my 18V, 2A DC PSU for £40.00.