The guys from Surplus Center in Lincoln, Nebraska, are set up just ten or fifteen feet from us at Maker Faire, and we got a chance to swing by this afternoon. They carry all sorts of crazy stuff, including high-power hydraulic linear actuators. If you’re looking for high-end hydraulics for cheap, they look to be your source. The best part, though: they have a catalog and do mail order.
The Surplus Center [Corporate Site]
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May 19th, 2007 at 7:28 pm
Surplus Center Rocks! Motors and controllers are mostly what I shop for there but about anything you need for your off-the-wall projects can be purchased there, often for really good prices.
May 21st, 2007 at 10:57 am
I’m with rob on this one, everything I’ve ordered form surplus center has been great. especially the cheap hydraulics.
May 22nd, 2007 at 8:20 pm
While most little girls my age were immersed in the Sears catalog, geekgirl that I am, I always got lost in my dad’s surplus center catalog and have bought various gadgets from them over the years. If no one else has it, they will!