Some places to get cool tools, oodles of stuff, specialized materials, and more. Caveat Emptor. No guarantees.

Members of the Halifax Makerspace Society qualify for the following discounts and loyalty programs over and above the standard offered to the general public:

• DeSerres: Associations Creative Club https://www.deserres.ca/en/associations Sign up in store with a proof of membership (fee payment, email confirmation, or member card).
• Tandy Leather: Elite https://www.tandyleather.ca/en/product/one-year-wholesale-club-membership-elite Sign up in store with a proof of membership (fee payment, email confirmation, or member card).

It might take ages to arrive, but it's the cheapest.

Tools

• Micro-Mark (miniature tools) https://www.micromark.com/
• iFixit (electronics repair) https://www.ifixit.com/

Omni

• AliExpress (small quantities by Chinese manufacturers direct) https://www.aliexpress.com/
• Alibaba (wholesale or continuous supply by Chinese manufacturers direct) https://www.alibaba.com/
• Banggood (Chinese resellers) https://www.banggood.com
• eBay (Worldwide resellers) https://www.ebay.ca
• Amazon (US/CA resellers) https://www.amazon.ca

Sheet goods for laser cutting

• Trodat/Trotec (CA depot, AT manufacturer) https://www.engraving-supplies.ca/

Electrical & electronics

• Velleman (EU kits manufacturer) https://www.vellemanprojects.eu/
• Velleman (US online reseller) https://www.vellemanstore.com/
• Sparkfun Electronics (US manufacturer/reseller) https://www.sparkfun.com/
• DigiKey (US/CA reseller) https://www.digikey.ca
• Mouser Electronics (US/CA reseller) https://ca.mouser.com/
• NewEgg (US/CA reseller) https://www.newegg.ca/
• TigerDirect (US reseller) http://www.tigerdirect.com/
• Adafruit Industries (US reseller) https://www.adafruit.com/
• Element14 (US reseller) https://www.element14.com
• Seeed Studio (US reseller) https://www.seeedstudio.com/
• Cool Components (UK reseller) https://coolcomponents.co.uk/collections/all

Stores that are either locally owned, franchises, or chains and have a location close to the Halifax Makerspace. Close means in Lower Sackville, Sunnyside or Bedford Commons, and Burnside Industrial Park.

Electronics

• Eurekatec (services, consumables, materials) 73 Sackville Drive, Lower Sackville, NS B4C 2R2 https://eurekatec.com
• Jentronics (electronics, Velleman distributor) 15 Weston Court, Dartmouth, NS B3B 2C8 http://www.jentronics.ns.ca
• RAE Industrial (electrical, electronics, automation) 11 Morris Drive, Suite 103, Dartmouth, NS B3B 1M2 http://www.rae.ca

Omni

• Canadian Tire (tools, supplies) 150 Damascus Road, Bedford, NS B4A 0E5 http://www.canadiantire.ca
• Princess Auto (tools, supplies) 81 Wright Ave, Dartmouth, B3B 1H4 https://www.princessauto.com
• Dollarama (supplies, some consumables) 1658 Bedford Highway (Bedford Place Mall), Suite 400, Bedford, NS B4A 2×9 http://www.dollarama.com/
• Michaels (materials, tools, consumables) 161 Damascus Road, Bedford NS B4A 0C2 http://canada.michaels.com (be sure to download the 50% off coupons before going to the store, as items are usually overpriced)

Hardware

• Rona (tools, consumables, materials) 1658 Bedford Highway (Bedford Place Mall), Bedford, NS B4A 2×9 https://www.rona.ca
• Home Hardware (materials, some tools) 250 Sackville Drive, Lower Sackville, NS B4C 2R4 http://www.homehardware.ca
• Kent (tools, consumables, materials) 874 Sackville Drive, Lower Sackville, NS B4E 1R9 http://www.kent.ca

Materials

• East Coast Specialty Hardwoods (materials) 53 Wright Avenue, Dartmouth, NS B3B 1G9 http://eastcoastspecialtyhardwoods.com/
• Piedmont Plastics (materials) 20-24 Akerley Boulevard, Dartmouth, NS B3B 1J3 https://www.piedmontplastics.com
• EM Plastics (materials, consumables, supplies) 133 Ilsley Ave. Unit LMN, Dartmouth, NS B3B 1S9 http://www.emplastic.com
• SABIC Polymershapes (materials) 115-101 Thornhill Drive, Dartmouth, NS B3B 1S2 https://www.sabic.com
• Trans-World Distributing (materials, supplies) 9 Waddell Ave., Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada B3B 1K4 http://transworldfasteners.ca/
• Fastenal (materials, consumables, tools, supplies) 41 Raddall Avenue, Dartmouth, NS B3B 1L4 https://www.fastenal.com/
• Tandy Leather (leather, tools) 75 Akerley Blvd, Unit M, Dartmouth, NS B3B 1R7 https://www.tandyleather.ca
• Metal Supermarket (metal) 75 MacDonald Ave, Unit 5, Dartmouth, NS, B3B 1T8 https://www.metalsupermarkets.com/halifax-dartmouth/

Services

• Deiter’s Tool and Saw Service (services, supplies) 109 Ilsley Avenue Unit 10, Dartmouth, NS B3B 1S8 http://toolpartsrepair.ca/
• Diesel & Auto Electric (services, supplies, tools, materials) 105 Simmonds Drive, Dartmouth, NS B3B 1N7 http://www.dieselandautoelectric.com/

A little further than close, such as Dartmouth Crossing, Bayer's Lake, Lakeview, Bedford Industrial Area, Hammonds Plains, Tantallon.

• DeSerres* (materials, tools, consumables) 1546 Barrington Street, Halifax NS B3J 3×7 https://www.deserres.ca
• Lee Valley (tools, consumables, some materials) 100 Susie Lake Crescent, Halifax NS B3S 1C7 https://www.leevalley.com/
• Halifax Specialty Hardwoods (materials) 112 Bluewater Road, Bedford, NS B4B 1G7 http://halifaxspecialtyhardwoods.com/
• BestBuy (tools, consumables) 119 Gale Terrace, Bldg. 1K-4, Dartmouth, NS B3B 0C4 https://www.bestbuy.ca/
• Home Depot (tools, consumables, materials) 40 Finnian Row, Dartmouth, NS B3B 0B6 https://www.homedepot.ca