Buying materials to use on my X-Carve 1000mm

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I see there is a large selection in the online store and I guess the prices are ok, Im not
sure of prices other places but like to support this online store if I can.

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I buy all my materials localā€¦ Iā€™m lucky enough to have a nice hardwood dealer, acrylic and aluminum distributors within a 2-mile radius of my office.

Buying local lets you see & feel your material before you buyā€¦ Just google ā€œacrylic dealers near meā€ (or whatever material youā€™re looking for).

If you have to buy online i think youā€™ll find Inventables shipping cost is very reasonable.

Iā€™m not sure if itā€™s against the forum rulesā€¦ but if you need other sources i could post some of my favorite online stores.

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Thanks for info. I have the normal store Depot and Lowes but not the best wood.
I will do some searching around the net. Not sure what Amazon might have too.
One thing I like about 3D printing, material is easier to ship:) Im getting into that
aswell and looking at a gCreate 1.5 XL unit an a few others but want to buy in
USA and gCreate is.

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Where do you guys live?

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Im in Bradenton, Fla.

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Iā€™m in SLC, Utahā€¦

Here is my Acrylic dealerā€¦ I would suggest them over anything Amazon has :slight_smile: http://www.delviesplastics.com/

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Delvie Plastic has good prices, have you had them cut sheets to size for you? Curious if they polish the edges or not.

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Thanks, guys!

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Delvie Plastic has good prices, have you had them cut sheets to size for you? Curious if they polish the edges or not.

When i have them cut sheets for me in the store i donā€™t get the edges polished. The people that work there are super niceā€¦ if itā€™s not an option when ordering online give them a call.

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I might as well post the rest of the places i get my supplies fromā€¦

Aluminum:
Metal Remnants: local to meā€¦ but they have an ebay store)
http://stores.ebay.com/metalremnantsinc/

MidWest Steel & Aluminum: The BEST source for ā€˜Jig Plateā€™ (ATP5) aluminum Iā€™ve found. If you need an aluminum bead for your 3d printerā€¦ this is the place.

Acrylic: as seen in my post above.

Hardwood:
MacBeath: Local to me againā€¦ but has storeā€™s around the country and some online options.
http://www.macbeath.com/location/salt-lake-city
Woodworkers Source: Some of their ā€˜hobby packsā€™ have good prices every now and then.

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any trusted sources for Corian sheets or tiles?
I keep hearing its its pretty stable to mill on. My searches keep coming up with supplies for countertopsā€¦