Blackgates Engineering
Filed under: Equipment, Materials, Services, Tools and Machinery
Name: Blackgates Engineering
Services:
Drawings and castings for locos, traction engines and machinery. Various raw materials and equipment.
Address:
Unit 1 Victory Court
Flagship Square
Shawcross Business Park
Dewsbury
West Yorkshire
WF12 7TH
Phone: 01924 466000
Website: www.blackgates.co.uk
Email: sales@blackgates.co.uk
Notes:
Blackgates is a long established supplier of model engineering requirements. This is a friendly family company, well known to many model engineers. They have an extensive plan and casting supply service covering many popular designs featured in Model Engineer and Engineering in Miniature along with a number of independently produced designs. Their catalogue also features a wide range of materials, small tools and accessories. Recently the company has acquired the rights and material assets of the much respected H.P. Jackson of York, for which a catalogue is currently being prepared.
Global Surplus
Name: Global Surplus Limited
Services:
David Wheelwright offers a very extensive range of new and used workshop equipment, to cite at random, a vast range of Imperial standard nuts and bolts, fastenings of all kinds, gas supplies, grinding discs, drills and taps, electrical fittings, precision measuring equipment, lathe accessories and tools. David usually has a selection of used machine tools in stock, smaller lathes including instrument maker’s lathes, larger lathes, milling machines, drilling machines and many specialised machines.
Address:
Grantham Road
Boothtown
Halifax
West Yorkshire
HX3 6PL
Phone: 01422 362526
Notes:
Situated in the former Stirk’s engineering factory Global Surplus is an Aladdin’s cave of engineering supplies. The table top upstairs is not be missed. Prices are very competitive.
John W. Laycock
Name: John W. Laycock Ltd. Est. 1810
Services:
Steel Suppliers & General Ironmongers
Address:
Stockbridge Works
Bradford Road
Keighley
West Yorkshire
BD21 4EH
Phone: 01535 667033
Website: www.johnwlaycock.co.uk
Email: sales@johnwlaycock.co.uk
Notes:
Laycock’s have sadly but understandably left their old premises in the centre of Keighley and now occupy a modern building with extensive warehousing. Although a supplier of engineering steels to the engineering trades they are willing to deal in small quantities with a very nominal cutting charge. Service is always good and the staff helpful. Many model engineers use Laycock’s as a source of steel.
B & N Patterns
Name: B & N Patterns
Services:
Patternmakers
Address:
Unit 5 Eastfield Mills
Belmont Street
Horley Green
Halifax
West Yorkshire
HX3 6AT
Phone: 01422 342939
Notes:
Traditional patternmakers willing to deal with and interested in model engineering customers. Prices very reasonable.
Metal Supermarkets UK
Name: Metal Supermarkets UK Limited
Services:
They stock bright mild steel in flat, plate, square or round in any length. Brass, Copper, Stainless, Phosphor Bronze, Gunmetal and Aluminium.
Address:
Unit 4, Overland Trading Estate
Geldered Road
Leeds
LS27 7NJ
Phone: 01132 380900
Fax: 01132 380060
Website: www.metalsupermarkets.co.uk
Email: leeds@metalsupermarkets.com
Notes:
Opening times. Monday – Friday 8am to 5pm, Saturday 8am to noon.
Minimum orders of ten pounds.
Robert Fardell
Name: Robert Fardell
Services:
Bob can supply brass and copper tube in all sizes and shapes as well as sheet and bar stock.
Address:
4 Sandstone Close
Honley
Holmfirth
HD9 6HA
Phone: 01484 661081
Fax: 01484 661081
Notes:
Auto Paint
Name: Auto Paint
Services:
Car body shop but they will mix paint in any colour for use in an aerosol or for brush painting, they also keep undercoats and quality lacquer’s.
Address:
4B Union Road
Liversedge
Heckmondwike
West Yorkshire
WF15 7HW
Phone: 01924 410125
Notes:
Phoenix Locomotives
Name: Phoenix Locomotives Limited
Services:
Manufacturer of various 5″ and 7 1/4″ locos in either kit form or ready to run. Also supplies speed controllers (iDrive), driving trucks and accessories.
Address:
1 Colchester Road
Kew
Southport
PR8 6XJ
Phone: 01704 546957
Website: www.phoenixlocos.com
Email: keith@phoenixlocos.com
Notes: Products have now been taken on by MRW
4QD
Name: 4QD
Services:
Manufacturers of high power speed controllers and electrical systems for locos.
Address:
36 Greenfields
Earith
Cambridgeshire
PE28 3QH
Phone: 01487 450520
Website: www.4qd.co.uk
Email: esales@4qd.co.uk
Notes:
The website has details on choosing the right controller as there are several different options for each model. All accessories such as handsets, boxes and cabling are sold separately so make sure you have everything you need before ordering.
Aaran Sheet Metal
Name: Aaran Sheet Metal Limited
Services:
Sheet metal workers, plasma cutting and fabrication. Can supply mild, galvanised and stainless steel, aluminium copper and brass.
Address:
Unit 6, Crossley Hall Works
York Street
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD8 0HR
Phone: 01274 549100
Website: www.aaransheetmetal.co.uk
Email: aaranmetal@aol.com
Notes:
The society had the louver panels on the club loco pressed here as well as purchasing the steel plate for the cab.
