Cool materials, smart whatever, where do i buy it?

You know all kinds of interesting things are everywhere, but even with internet they are pretty difficult to find.

So here the result of a bit of experience, and indeed lots of houres searching.

Since I am on a tight budget, trying to make the most of it, i try to avoid “handling costs” or expensive ways of posting.

These links may change or disappear!

First of course: search in your neighbourhood: Harolds has graphite powder, thin metal wire to sew.

A real cool site is this one:

http://mutr.co.uk/ —postal costs not indicated???

thermo sensitive stuff, conductive stuff, EL, phone flasher, fancy switches, and even expensive things, like conductive cloth in small quantities so it remains affordable….

http://www.sparkfun.com/

for all around Arduino (and the lilypad ), very exciting
(for me as a contrechoc.com and addict to five sided things:) ProtoBoard - Penta-shape, five angled board, don’t buy these, because these are mine :-)!

Sparkfun for conductive thread: yes expensive (everywhere) 20 euros…:-(

for all kinds of electronic equipments, resistors, relays, diodes, also EL sheet:

http://www.conrad.nl/

this comes in handy because the delivery is relatively fast, for us in Holland.

For EL wire, in Rotterdam! So i can go there on bike and save me 6 euros posting

http://www.kitelight.nl/

For thermo-sensitive pigments, used for silkscreen:

http://www.zijdelings.eu/dupont.html

ok here the direct link: http://www.zijdelings.eu/overige-pigmenten.html

For Liquid tape, used with graphite powder from Harolds, to make conductive glue:

http://www.classicinternational.nl/textned/plastidip.htm

(minimum order 25 euro)

Ok, no, not at all: they don’t pay me for making this publicity!