We just finished a workshop in Cape Town, and one of the discussions we had was about where to source parts, and how a databank of websites/places that people already have had contact with would be useful.
One of the issues we had before the workshop was knowing how trustworthy certain websites were in order to source parts locally, instead of bringing/shipping things before hand. From the discussions during the workshop, many people have issues sourcing parts in their countries, and it seems that importing them from other countries in the continent is cheaper and/or easier then sourcing them from Europe/US/China.
Hi André, great initiative - would it make sense to have this on GitHub together with protocols and descriptions for constructions and workshop designs? Are GOSH ppl using Github at all? I’m just getting into it and it seems useful and an appropriate place to share and co-develop such. or?
Also, can we post this list to the GIG community to share and add more local sources from around the globe?
Also made it more general: if people want to start sharing other resources, such as 3D printer stores, or companies that sell Open Science Hardware, all they have to do is to create a new file with the name of the category and add information.
