St John St Cycles, 91-93 St John Street, Bridgwater, Somerset TA6 5HX
Custom framebuilding seems to lead to the need to purchase difficult to obtain parts and sizes. This seems to be the most likely place to source a difficult part.
http://www.sjscycles.co.uk
Atlantic Boulevard, Star Works, Church Street, Bury, Lancashire BL9 6BN.
Telephone: 0161 762 0456
Top class frame restorer and frame repairs. Happy to paint custom frames.
http://www.atlantic-boulevard.co.uk
BikeCAD Bicycle design software, Computer aided design program, the industry standard.
http://www.bikecad.ca
Axminster. General metalworking and engineering tools and supplies. National network.
http://www.axminster.co.uk
Machine Mart. General metalworking and engineering tools and supplies. National network.
http://www.machinemart.co.uk
Beesley’s Tools. Excellent source of Dremel and Proxxon rotary tools and bits.
http://www.tool-shop.co.uk
Miles Tool and Machinery centre. Replacement parts for that broken Dremel!
http://www.mtmc.co.uk
Cromwell. Major supplier of engineering/metalworking and welding equipment and consumables
https://www.cromwell.co.uk
Chronos. Source of a large range of reasonably priced engineering tools and machinery.
Unit 2 Southfields Road, Dunstable LU6 3EJ.
Telephone: 01582 471900
http://www.chronos.ltd.uk/
Forward metals. Suppliers of small quantities of aluminium sheet for custom projects. free cutting service.
Unit 2 Judge Court, North Bank, Berry Hill Indust Est, Droitwich, Worcester WR9 9AB.
Telephone: 01905 796 152
http://www.forwardmetals.co.uk
Cycle Design USA. Manufacturers and suppliers of fine brazing fluxes and metals, available in the UK from Ceeway.
http://cycledesignusa.com/wp/
Superstar components. Supplier of budget bicycle parts and accessories, including a low priced Bottom Bracket Cutting and Facing set.
http://superstar.tibolts.co.uk
Webbline-UK. Supplier of wide range of bicycle tools, including framebuilding tools.
Telephone: 07982 247604
http://www.webbline.co.uk
headbadge.co.uk. Pewter headbadges custom made by Geoff Moorhouse to your design. Extremely good value
http://www.headbadge.co.uk
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/headbadgeUK
email: geoff.moorhouse@gmail.com
RS components. Major suppliers of electrical and electronic equipment but also some engineering stuff and heavy duty metal extrusions for jig building.
http://uk.rs-online.com
RDG Tools. Source of reasonable priced engineering tools, also has an Ebay shop.
Unit 7/8, White Lee / Burnley Road, Mytholmroyd nr Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, HX7 5AD.
Telephone: 01422 885069
www.rdgtools.co.uk
Toolstop. Online low price tool retailer. The only source I could find of Rigid tube benders in the UK
http://www.toolstop.co.uk
Metal Polishing Supplies. One stop online supplier of metal polishing (incl stainless steel) equipment and consumables.
Unit 19 Fairway Business Centre, Airport Service Road, Portsmouth, PO3 5NU
Telephone: 0800 988 7020
Email: sales@metalpolishingsupplies.co.uk
http://www.metalpolishingsupplies.co.uk
M-Machine Metals. Very extensive range of metals for building projects. No minimum order quantity. I find telephoning in an order very quick and easy.
Unit 3 to 7 Forge Way, Cleveland Trading Estate,
Darlington, County Durham, DL1 2PJ.
Telephone: 01325 381302 (Metals and Engineering).
http://www.m-machine-metals.co.uk
Cutwel. Supplier of quality engineering cutting tools for you machine tools, plus many engineering tools.
Unit A Riverside Drive, Cleckheaton, BD19 4DH
Telephone: 01924 869660
https://www.cutwel.co.uk
Associated Production Tools Ltd. Another supplier of an extensive range of engineering cutting and tapping tools.
Unit 7, 28 Queen Elizabeth Avenue
Hillington, Glasgow, United Kingdom G52 4NQ.
Telephone: 0141 892 1010.
https://www.shop-apt.co.uk
Arc Euro Trade Ltd. Another supplier of reasonably priced engineering tools and machinery.
10 Archdale Street, Syston, Leicester LE7 1NA.
Telephone: 0116 269 5693
https://www.arceurotrade.co.uk
Tracy Tools Ltd. Massive range of taps and dies, reamers, drills, mills and lathe tools.
Unit 1, Parkfield Units, Barton Hill Way, Torquay TQ2 8JG.
Telephone: 01803 328 603.
https://www.tracytools.com