Benoît

I'll been looking for tools for model boat building. I came across a supplier called Precision Scale Model Engineer that has a one page Website advertising its 315 page catalog claimed to have everthing including over 6000 products in the tools section. There's no date, I don't even know if the company is still around, and the catalog costs $20 (but there's a $14 discount on the first order)..

Has anyone here every had dealings with this outfit? http://www.psmescale.com/

Thanks.

Justaddwata

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Welcome to the forum!!

I have heard the name before but not sure if it was for good reasons or not so good - sorry I cannot be of more help there. The street address they list on the site shows up as a house in a neighborhood so not sure how big an operation they have.

One company I have had some dealings with is www.micromark.com who have a variety of tools, hardware, fittings etc. Not sure what your shopping for but they may have something of interest.

Benoît

Thanks for the info. I know about MicroMark. The other place (PSME) sounds interesting because of the very large number of items they claim to have available. I found a 5-year old ref on the net that says it is indeed a one-man operation.

Justaddwata

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I looked up the address as it is only an hour away from me and I thought it might be worth the drive to check out a shop like that - just not sure he wants me at his house.

Certainly let us know how you make out. Seems odd that they have such a print catalog yet cannot scan it and share it on their website - be easy to do and surely would help potential customers see what they have on offer.

NailHead

You might try:

http://www.widgetsupply.com/

For items like micro-drivers (set), micro-files (set) and small clamps,
I get those at Harbor Freight.

http://www.harborfreight.com/

Please be more specific about which tools you are looking for. 

Benoît

Thanks Nailhead.

Widget Supply is new to me and looks interesting. I'm not looking for anything specific or hard-to-find right now. What interested me about PSME was the claim that they had a 300 page catalog, which suggests a vast inventory. If legit, they are very strangehuge catalog and almost invisible!

Umi_Ryuzuki

PSME was recommended to me purchase American style fluke anchors for a scale boat.
The lack of online product listings is a barrier, but I was told that the owner would be happy to discuss business.

The person looking for anchors found an adequate part somewhere else, so PSME was never contacted.

Kmot

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AGadayev

Try these guys.

www.alpsm.com

they make great precision scale models and stand behind their work.

Regards,

AG