NOTE: This list was originally provided by the Nautical Research Guild. It is provided as a service to model builders, and the listing of the businesses does not infer an endorsement of the products or service by the Nautical Research Guild. Specific references can be obtained by applying directly to the business.
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| Ace Hobby Distributors, Inc. 116 W. 19th Street P.O. Box 472 Higginsville, MO 64037 | 800-322-7121 WWW | R/C equipment |
| Anchor Tools (Bill Schroeter) | Reported closed upon the death of the owner. | |
| Barnacle Wharf Trading Company | Apparently DESTROYED by a fire on May 22nd, 2001 | |
| Blazer Corporation 114 E. 32nd St. New York, NY 10016 | 212-532-1166 WWW | micro torches |
| Brookstone 127 Vose Farm Road Peterborough, NH 03458 | 603-924-9541 (orders - 24 hr) 603-924-9511 (Cus. ser. 9-5 EST) WWW | Unusual tools with a number of gadgets. Nice catalog. Brookstone has a number of stores around the country. You can sometimes find specific items for less elsewhere. |
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Byrnes Model Machines, LLC (Jim Byrnes) 4104 Winbrook Lane Orlando, FL. 32817 | 407-657-4663 (evenings) | small (4") table saw (review here) Prices are as follows: basic saw with 20 tooth carbide blade $440.00 extended rip fence 20.00 Micrometer stop 40.00
Accept checks or credit cards through paypal. |
| Calculated Industries, Inc. 4840 Hytech Drive Carson City, NV 89706. | 800-854-8075 702-885-4949 FAX WWW | A dimensional calculator for proportional scale modelers. The ModelCalc has a proportional scaling key with 22 common model scales (i.e., HO, N, G, 1:24, 1:400, +4 Custom Scales) built-in, allowing users to simply enter the actual or prototype size (in any dimensional format), and then find the scaled size with the press of a button. List price of $59.95 and will be distributed through leading modeling/hobby supply stores nationwide. |
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Clipperlight.Com P.O.Box No.3950 Wolverhampton West Midlands, England WV7 3BT. |
WWW | Brass 9" Proportional Dividers £13.60 and Brass 6" Proportional Dividers £11.80. |
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Contenti Jewelery Making Supplies The Contenti Company 123 Stewart Street Providence, RI 02903 |
401-421-4040 800-651-1887 FAX WWW | Jewelry-making supplies; most generally of use to modelers. Of particular interest is a down-loadable table showing saw blade and drill sizes for jeweler's saw blades from #8/0 to #8; also shows the TPI and recommended B&S sheet metal size. |
| +49 (0)2831/133236 WWW | Makes CNC router / routers and engraving machines for hobbyists. | |
| Craft Supplies USA 1287 E. 1120 S. Provo, UT 84606 | 800-551-8876 WWW | Company is owned by Darrel Nish, world
famous woodturner. They feature lathes, such
as the Carba-Tec, Comet mini lathe, and full
size lathes, all wood. Their catalog is full of accessories for lathes, specialty tools and centers for lathes. They have tons of great exotic wood, including boxwood in rounds and squares. Catalog is free and if you don't order anything its a pleasure to look thru. Everything in color and well printed. |
| Craftwoods 2101 Greenspring Drive Timonium, MD 21093 | 800-468-7070 | Power tools, bits, knives, chisels, wood, paint, glues, vises, wood burners and airbrushes; Catalog - Free woodworking catalog |
| Dedeco International Rt. 97 Long Eddy, NY 12760-0244 | 914-887-4840 | Dental abrasive tools -- free catalog |
| Dremel P.O. Box 081126 4916 21st Street Racine, WI 53408-1126 | 414-554-1390 1-(800) 473-3635 WWW | Manufacturer of compact power hand tools, saws, sanders -- free catalog |
| Eastern Tool & Supply Co. 149 Grand Street New York, NY 10013 | 212-925-1006 (orders) 212-226-3749 (office) 212-925-1010 (Fax) | call for catalog |
| Euro Tools 11449 Randall Drive Lenexa, KS 66205 | 913-338-3131 | Swiss & German tools, new extra fine files -- free catalog |
| Excel Hobby Blade Corp. (Mike Hammam, Pres.) 481 Getty Avenue Patterson, NJ 07503 | 201-278-4000 | Scissors, vice, blades, gouges, saw blades, etc. -- free catalog |
| Falcon Tool Company, Inc. 7500 Hub Parkway Cleveland, Ohio 44125 | 1-800-362-9106 | Supplies a variety of shapes and sizes of dental burs, both carbide and vanadium steel on 3/32 inch shafts. |
| Foredom Electric Co. Bethel, CT 06801 | Flex shaft & handpieces | |
| Gesswein P.O. Box 3998 255 Hancock Avenue Bridgeport, CT 06605 WWW | Jewelers hand tools, casting equipment | |
| Industrial Abrasives Co. 642 N. 8th Street Box 14955 Reading, PA 19612 | 800-428-2222 WWW | Sanding tools |
| Jarmac, Inc. P.O. Box 2785 Springfield, IL 62708 | 217-233-1020 217-233-1021 (FAX) | small table saw, 4" disk sander |
| J.F. McCaughin Co. 2628 River Avenue 800-573-5781 Rosemead, Ca 91770-3395 (A subsidiary of M. Argueso & Co., Inc.) | 818-573-5781 WWW | These people have a good inventory of tools for jewelry manufacturing and investment casting. A very nice catalog for the asking. |
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K. H. Lee Jewelry & Craft Tools 6921 N. Guthrie Rd. Tucson, AZ 85743 | 800-799-4557 520-682-8855 FAX WWW | New & used tools and equipment, some of which are useful for modelers. |
| Livesays Inc. 456 W. Columbus Drive Tampa, Florida 33602-1200 | 800-476-2715 WWW | Dental "burs"; call for catalog |
| Mactac Technical Products Division 4560 Darrow Road Stow, OH 44224-1898 | 800-323-3439 WWW 216-688-7949 FAX | double sided sticky tape - thin polyester film, coated on each side with a high performance, acrylic based, pressure sensitive tape. |
| Mascot Precision Tools (Alan Kelso) 750 Washington Ave. Carlstadt, NJ 07072 (Division of Grobet File Company of America, Inc.) | 201-939-6700 WWW | Small hand tools; Catalog $2.00 |
| Micro-Mark 340 Snyder Ave. Berkeley Heights, N. J. 07922-1595 | 800-225-1066 908-665-9383 (FAX) WWW | Specializes in tools for miniature & model builders; Cat. excellent; Catalog - $1.00 (Free with order) |
| Miracle Point P.O.Box 71 Crystal Lake, IL 60039 | 800-682-4256 | Pliers |
| MK Morse P.O.Box 8677 Canton, OH 44711-8677 | 800-733-3377 330-453-8187 800-729-1112 FAX 330-453-1111 FAX WWW | Band Saw Blades |
| NorthWest Short Line Box 423 Seattle, WA 98111 | 206-932-1087 206-935-7106 (FAX) | tools include "chopper", "True Sander", & "Dupli-cutter"; Details - free |
| Paul H Gesswein & Co., Inc. 255 Hancock Ave. P O Box 3998 Bridgeport, CT 06605-0936 | 203-366-5400 | cutting & grinding bits; Catalog $5.00 |
| Paasche Airbrush Co. 744 W. Lawrence Ave. Harwood Heights, IL 60656-3497 | 708-867-9191 | Air brushes & paint booths |
| PanVise Products (Patric O'Rourke) 1485 Southern Way Sparks, NV 89431 | 702-353-2900 702-353-2929 (FAX) | Vises |
| Pfingst & Company (Karl Pfingst) 105 Snyder Road South Plainfield, NJ 07080 | 908-561-6400 | Jewelers supplies |
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Preac Tool Co., Inc. (Charlie Files) 1596 Pea Pond Road N. Bellmore, NY 11710 | 516-333-1500 | EXCELLENT 4"x6" table saw, small clamps, thickness sander; Catalog - SASE |
| Proedge Maple Grange Road P.O. Box 888 Vernon, NJ 07462 | 201-764-1120 | |
| Progress Machine & Tool Corp. 610 South Broadway Suite 510 Los Angeles, CA 90014 | 800-227-9775 213-489-7262 | cutting & grinding bits |
| Royal Products P.O. Box 453 31354 Firwood Dr. Running Springs, CA 92382 | 909-867-9272 909-867-5629 FAX | Treenail maker tools, Thickness sander - free brochure |
| RDA Productions (Vern Smith) P.O. Box 68 Elk, WA 99009-0068 | 509-292-8157 | various parts to convert a Dremel tool into a lathe, saw, etc. Vern make these on request; he is not available during winter months. |
| The Sanding Catalog P.O. Box 3737 Hickory, NC 28603-3737 | Made to order abrasive sheets | |
| Sherline Products, Inc. (Craige V. Libuse) 170 Navajo St. San Marcos, CA 92069 | 800-541-0735 619-744-3674 (outside US) 619-744-1574 (fax) | Sherline lathes |
| Small Parts Inc. P.O. Box 4650 13980 N.W. 58th Ct. Miami Lakes, FL 33014-9727 | 800-220-4242 305-557-8222 | Small drills - down to .005 inch; "capillary"
tubing (hypo needle stock) in 18-24 in lengths;
springs Small Parts has a lot of other interesting toys as well, including very small wire drills ( < #80 ). |
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The St. James Bay Tool Co. 122 E. Main Street Mesa, AZ 05201 | WWW | Finger Planes. It is more than worth your while to obtain one of their catalogs. Their line of tools for cabinet, and musical instrument makers can be very expensive to most reasonable. At the bottom of the home page Click on "Catalog request form". |
| Syntax Mfg & Distributing 249 S. Paseo Tesoro Walnut, CA 91789 | 909-589-9811 | Micro torches -- free brochure |
| Taige Tools 12419 E. Nightingale Lane Chandler, AZ 85249 USA | 602-895-6978 602-895-9648 FAX | Hobby lathe and tools |
| Thayer Chandler 28835 N. Herky Drive Lake Bluff, IL 60044 | 708-816-1611 | New Vega 2000 airbrush -- catalog available |
| Thurston Manufacturing Co. 45 Borden Street Providence, RI 02903 | Miniature saw blades | |
| The Tool Man (Bill & Rose Marie Carr) 7621 Lake Highland Drive Fort Worth, TX 76179-2807 | 817-236-7609 | tools; catalog - same as Internet catalog - $2.00 |
| Tools for Model Makers 3 Arlington Street, Drawer S/S Rochester, NY 14607 | miniature clamps | |
| Tooltron (Thomas Love) 103 Parkway Boerne, TX 78006 | 210-249-8277 | hand tools - pliers, scissors, hemostats, etc. |
| Vanda-La Industries (Larry Stanclift) P.O.Box 1946 Running Springs, CA 92382-1945 | 909-867-9272 909-867-5629 | Makes a series of (Dremel) cutters for making trunnels. |
| Wood Carvers' Supply, Inc. P. O. Box 7500 Englewood FL 34295 | 800-284-6229 (813-698-0123 - Inquiries) | Fine knives, chisels, Foredom tools, books, sanders |
| Woodworkers Supply 1108 North Glenn Road Casper, WY 82601 | Carvers tools | |
| Xuron Corporation (Mark Hamilton) 60 Industrial Park Road Saco, ME 04072 | 207-283-1401
207-283-0594 FAX | Pliers, scissors, cutters, photo etch cutters -- free catalog |
| Zona Tool Company P. O. Box 502 800-299-4208 (FAX) Bethel, CT 06801 | 800-696-3480 | distributor for Berna Assembler, call to locate nearest retailer |
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