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 | Travis Perkins | https://www.travisperkins.co.uk/ | Unable to cut, decent wood | Sam C | 2019-04 | | Travis Perkins | https://www.travisperkins.co.uk/ | Unable to cut, decent wood | Sam C | 2019-04 |
 | Robbins Timber | Ashton Vale | Good range of materials including veneer | Kit Wallace | 2019-05 | | Robbins Timber | Ashton Vale | Good range of materials including veneer | Kit Wallace | 2019-05 |
-| <del>Jewsons</del> | <del>Round the corner</del> | <del>Jewsons ply does not cut well on the laser, avoid!</del> | Rory P | 2022-05 | 
  
-It appears that Eastmans timber around the corner from Hackspace has closed during covid  
 ===== Laser Acrylic ===== ===== Laser Acrylic =====
  
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 | Pure Plastic | Hengrove | Nice people | Oliver Humpage | 2019-04 | | Pure Plastic | Hengrove | Nice people | Oliver Humpage | 2019-04 |
 | Sheet Plastics | https://www.sheetplastics.co.uk/ | Never had a problem | Oliver Humpage | 2019-04 | | Sheet Plastics | https://www.sheetplastics.co.uk/ | Never had a problem | Oliver Humpage | 2019-04 |
-| F.R.Warren | Unit T, Aiescombe Way, Weston Super Mare, BS22 8NA |  cheap off-cuts in their scrap bins | Kit Wallace | 2019-05 |+| F.R.Warren | Unit T, Aiescombe Way, Weston Super Mare, BS22 8NA | cheap off-cuts in their scrap bins | Kit Wallace | 2019-05 |
 | Klik Plastics | Hengrove | Any size plastic cut to size, Pay per mm2 | Joe Christian | 2020-01 | | Klik Plastics | Hengrove | Any size plastic cut to size, Pay per mm2 | Joe Christian | 2020-01 |
-| Amari Plastics | St Phillips Trading Estate | No comment | 'Richard' - via Google group | 2021-06 | +| Amari Plastics | St Phillips Trading Estate |  | Richard  | 2021-06 | 
-| B&Q | Nationwide | 'Looks a bit spendy' | Big Doug Smith - via Google group | 2021-06 |+| B&Q | Nationwide | 'Looks a bit spendy' | Big Doug Smith  | 2021-06 |
 | Trent Plastics  | https://www.trentplastics.co.uk/ | Affordable compared to other suppliers | Rory P | 2022-03 | | Trent Plastics  | https://www.trentplastics.co.uk/ | Affordable compared to other suppliers | Rory P | 2022-03 |
  
-===== Aluminium Sheet Bending =====+===== Sheet Metal =====
  
 | Banbury Metals | off Feeder Rd | Very old school. Good prices. Terrible service. Like to work in inches. | Matt G | 2019-04 | | Banbury Metals | off Feeder Rd | Very old school. Good prices. Terrible service. Like to work in inches. | Matt G | 2019-04 |
-| LW Jenkins | Feeder Rd | Laser cutting & pressbrake - not sure of the minimum order. | JG Packer | 2019-04 | +| LW Jenkins | Feeder Rd | Laser cutting sheet metal for surprisingly low cost & pressbrake - not sure of the minimum order. | Joe Christian | 2019-04 | 
-| SSC |  |  Mainly use them for laser cutting & bending, cheap, but min order is £125 | JG Packer | 2019-04 |+| SSC |  | Mainly use them for laser cutting & bending, cheap, but min order is £125 | JG Packer | 2019-04 |
  
 ===== 3D Printer Filament ===== ===== 3D Printer Filament =====
  
 | Filamentive | [[https://www.filamentive.com|filamentive.com]] | Recycled filament. Good quality. OK price. | NG | 2019-04 | | Filamentive | [[https://www.filamentive.com|filamentive.com]] | Recycled filament. Good quality. OK price. | NG | 2019-04 |
-| 3D Print Works | [[https://3d-print-works.com|3d-print-works.com]] | Masterspool refills. Good price. Not many different colours these days. | NG | 2019-04 | 
 | Prusament | [[https://prusament.com/|]] | Filament from Prusa. Best of the best. | Davide Bortolami | 2020-07 | | Prusament | [[https://prusament.com/|]] | Filament from Prusa. Best of the best. | Davide Bortolami | 2020-07 |
 | Filament PM | [[https://shop.filament-pm.com/pla-1-75 |]] | Same filament prusa used to sell. Quite good. | Davide Bortolami | 2020-07 | | Filament PM | [[https://shop.filament-pm.com/pla-1-75 |]] | Same filament prusa used to sell. Quite good. | Davide Bortolami | 2020-07 |
-| The Makers Warehouse | [[https://www.themakerswarehouse.co.uk/]] | | NG | 2022-05 |+| The Makers Warehouse | [[https://www.themakerswarehouse.co.uk/|]] | | NG | 2022-05 | 
 +| Amazon | [[https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=3d+printer+filament&sprefix=3d+printer%2Caps%2C136&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_3_10|]] | Multiple brands including Amazon Basics and eSun that are reasonably priced and decent quality. You are buying from Amazon though. | NG | 2023-03 | 
 +| Printy Please | [[https://www.printyplease.uk/Filament/CatYarn|]] | Only ABS, but it's sparkly. | NG | 2023-08 |
  
 ===== Wood Turning ===== ===== Wood Turning =====
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 | Yandles | [[https://www.yandles.co.uk/]] | Good wood, reasonable prices | Sam C | 2019-05 | | Yandles | [[https://www.yandles.co.uk/]] | Good wood, reasonable prices | Sam C | 2019-05 |
 | Stiles and Bates | [[https://www.stilesandbates.co.uk/]] | Full range of wood and tools | Richard L | 2022-2 | | Stiles and Bates | [[https://www.stilesandbates.co.uk/]] | Full range of wood and tools | Richard L | 2022-2 |
-===== Sheet Metal ===== 
  
-| Banbury Metals | off Feeder Rd | Very old school. Good prices. Terrible service. Like to work in inches. | Matt G | 2019-04 | +===== Tools ===== 
-| LW Jenkins | Feeder Rd | Laser cutting sheet metal for surprisingly low cost | Joe Christian | 2019-04 |+ 
 +| [[https://belltools.co.uk/|Bell Tools]]  | St. Johns Lane Bedminster | Tools for Professional trades people | Drew B | 2023-08 | 
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 +===== CNC, laser cutting, other fabrication services =====
  
 +| [[https://avonwaterjet.com/water-jet-cutting|Avon Waterjet]] | St phillips somewhere | 5 axis machine, cut any material you like up to 3x2m and 200mm thick |
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