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2 | Company | Type | Notes | Contact | Delivery / Shipping | Delivery Time | CU Discount | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Delivery Information | USPS, UPS, FEDEX packages can be sent to: Your Name Prentis Hall 632 W125th St New York, NY 10027 | USPS in Prentis is dropped off on the 1st floor mail station. UPS and FEDEX are dropped off in the 2nd floor office suite | Any delivery from a delivery truck needs to be recieved by you. Make sure your cell number is on the delivery ticket and make sure you are in Prentis to recieve it when they arrive. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Archival Materials / Custom Boxes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Talas | Custom boxes and archival materials, also great selection of papers | 212-219-0770 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Art Supply Stores | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Artist and Craftsman | Art supplies - great selection | Location @ 2108 7th Ave Adam Clayton Powell Blvd is the best art supply store close to Columbia. But it's a bit of a long walk from Prentis. | 212-222-4700 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Dick Blick | Art supplies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Janoff's | Art Supplies | Pretty good art supply store on Broadway near main campus | (212) 866-5747 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Auto Parts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | J.C. Whitney | Car Stuff | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Book Supplies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | A & A Printing, Inc | Book Printing and Binding | Really nice about printing jobs, talk to Billy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Linco Printing | Newsprint and Offset Printing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Lower East Side Printshop | Blog with print supply listings for nyc | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Standard Screen | Screen printing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Talas | Archival Materials and Custom Boxes | Located in Brooklyn, really nice custom boxes for print storage or editions, etc. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Ceramics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Dick Blick | Glazes | They stock many Aamco glazes in small quantities - also have some clay tools | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Ceramic Supply | Ceramics, Clay, Plaster | If you're ordering heavy stuff like plaster or clay the monday and wednesday trucks will save a bunch on shipping | 973-340-3005 | Delivery trucks on Mondays and Wednesdays - otherwise UPS | ||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Continental Clay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Digital Fabrication (3d printing, Laser, CNC, etc) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Columbia Maker-Space | Located on the 12th floor of the MUDD building. Free to all Columbia students! 3d printing, laser cutting, vinyl ploter. Requires only a 30min training session. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Shapeways | 3-d printing | online service for 3-d printing | online service | |||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | Electrical Supplies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | Lendy | 176 Grand St. | 212-431-3698 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Electronics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | Adafruit | arduinos, microcontrollers, starter kits, large selection | Good tutorials on webpage and great help in the forums section | 2/3 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | Allcorp | motors and other parts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | Digikey | The ultimate supplier for electronic parts/goods | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | Electronic Goldmine | Slow Shipping = weeks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | Electronic Surplus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | Herbach and Radman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
34 | Jameco | electronics resistors, capacitors, solderers, etc. | easier to search than Mouser, but not as much stuff. Good prices | about a week | |||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | Mouser Electronics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
36 | Servo City | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
37 | Spark Fun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
38 | Tinkersphere | East Village location for electronics parts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
39 | Sculpture Fabrication | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
40 | Lanning Smith | Fabricators | Good shop that does all different sizes of fabrication jobs, everything from pedestals and framing up to full scall commercial displays and sets. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
41 | Milgo-Bufkin | Metal Fabrication | Pricey but a good large shop that does all things metal and frequently works with artists | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | Foam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | City Lumber | Building materials | Good supplier for rigid insulation foam | (718) 937-6300 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
44 | Canal Foam and Rubber | Foam / Rubber | Expensive, but a decent selection of various foam and rubber. Good for a small amount if you need it fast. | 212.226.7339 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
45 | Foundry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
46 | Polich Tallix | Metal Casting | Upstate foundry that works with artists and offers a discount for Columbia students. Contact: Vanessa Hoheb - vanessa@polichtallix.com | 15% | |||||||||||||||||||||||
47 | Framing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
48 | It Is Framing | Framing | This shop located in Greenpoint is run by recent Alum Cy Morgan - "We offer reasonably prices frames, mounting, stretcher bars and panels, furniture. We also offer rolls of linen at wholesale prices–must purchase the whole roll." | yes@itisframing.com | Yes | For orders large enough they can give a bulk discount and free delivery to Prentis or Watson. For smaller orders they can also do free delivery, but then it will be at their schedule's convenience | |||||||||||||||||||||
49 | City Frame | Framing | As good as you'll get for the price. A commercial frame shop geared towards the conventions of contemporary gallery photography. Not the highest quality but a lot of gallerys use this place. They do not do mounting in house. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
50 | Downing Frames | Framing | Pretty expensive but this place is the real deal. Very nice to work with, high quality | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
51 | Handmade Frames | Framing | Expensive but the best!!! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
52 | Hardware | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
53 | Home Depot | Duh | 23rd St. - good if you're on the train | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
54 | Home Depot | Duh | The Bronx - good if you have a car / truck | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
55 | Columbia Hardware | Hardware Store | Close to campus, has some of the basics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
56 | Industrial Supply (These Places Have Everything) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
57 | Grainger | Industrial Supply | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
58 | MSC | Industrial Supply | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
59 | McMaster Carr | EVERYTHING | Next day delivery via UPS if order is placed by 6pm. MAGIC. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
60 | Laminating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
61 | Laminall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
62 | Mechanical Parts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
63 | McMaster Carr | Lots of machine parts, springs, gears, bearings, etc. | Def. not the cheapest. But often not bad prices. | Next day delivery via UPS if order is placed by 6pm. MAGIC. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
64 | Small Parts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
65 | Stock Drive Products | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
66 | Surplus Center | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
67 | Metal / Machining | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
68 | Aquel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
69 | Boro Supply | Machining Supply | Extensive supply of machining tools and parts | Yes, located in NJ | 1-2 days | ||||||||||||||||||||||
70 | Hadco Metal | Aluminum | Great nyc supplier if you need a larger quantity of aluminum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
71 | Onlinemetals.com | Many types of metal | Fast delivery, better prices than McMaster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
72 | Rapid Steel | Steel only | Great place for steel orders. Especially in large quantities. | Stephen Messina SteveM@rapidsteel.us (718) 392–9500 | YES - UPDATE - NO MINIMUM ORDER, NO DELIVERY FEE! | 1-2 days | |||||||||||||||||||||
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74 | McMaster Carr | Good selection of all kinds of metals | Great for small orders or if you need a piece next day | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
75 | East Coast Tools | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
76 | Northern Tool | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
77 | Outwater Plastic Industries | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
78 | S&F Supplies (Dibond) | Sign Making Materials | Good supplier of DiBond | 718-399-3333 | Will deliver | ||||||||||||||||||||||
79 | Model Airplane Parts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
80 | Sig Manufacturing | Model Airplanes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
81 | Hobbylinc | Scale Model Parts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
82 | Online Resources / Tutorials and Reference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
83 | Compound Miter Calculator | A good online calculator for plotting some complex angled cuts in the woodshop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
84 | Lynda.com | Online Tutorials | All kinds of stuff, amazing for learning new software | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
85 | instructables.com | Online Tutorials | DIY project ideas and instructions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
86 | 3daily.net | Online Tutorials | Sketchup tutorials | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
87 | Paint | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
88 | Franklin Lennon (Benjamin Moore) | House paint and painting supplies | Close to Prentis on 125th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
89 | Guerra Paint | Artisan paints | This is the real stuff. Made by a true guru. | 212-529-0628 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
90 | TCP Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
91 | Robert Doak | Artisan paints | 718.237.1210 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
92 | Kremer Paint | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
93 | Soho Art Materials | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
94 | Packing Supplies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
95 | Valentine Packing | Packing materials | Cheap cardboard, roll paper, bubble wrap, next day delivery | 718.418.6000 | Yes via their own truck | Next Day | |||||||||||||||||||||
96 | Uline | Packing materials, envelopes, office supplies, etc | Very fast delivery | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
97 | Photography / Video Retailers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
98 | B&H Photo/Video | All things photo/video/electronics | Duh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
99 | K&M Camera | Photography | Good smaller old-school photo place. Good for darkroom stuff | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
100 | Fotocare | Photography | Good place for stills photo gear and supplies. |