Quote from: ruddick83 on May 14, 2013, 10:24:52 AM

http://www.pcbuniverse.com/
may be worth a shot, east vancouver.

Thanks. I'll take a look at both of your links.

Quote from: BigZee on May 14, 2013, 01:13:38 PM

There is a manufacturing company in Calgary that my school dealt with for robotics, I've emailed them for a quote.

Excellent. Much appreciated!

Quote from: TomKeddie on May 14, 2013, 09:01:56 PM

Not sure if you're asking me, how I know him or how did I find his work!

Both, basically. He wasn't on my radar until BkkCoins brought him up, and then for you to guess his name right off the bat...

Thanks for giving your endorsement, too. It's good to know I'm working with someone who knows his stuff. :-)

Quote from: TomKeddie on May 14, 2013, 09:01:56 PM

Unfortunately he is located about 11 hours drive east of here in Kimberley (north of Montana, not north of Washington)

Oh man, I didn't realize he was that far away. Will still go with him if I can't find anything nearly as competitive, but dealing with someone so far away is bound to mess with turnaround. :-/

Quote from: TomKeddie on May 14, 2013, 09:01:56 PM

One other thought, have a chat to Paul from pjrc.com, he is OR based and seems to have a lot of experience with SMT production houses. I worked with him years ago on his mp3 player, a smart guy.

I'll definitely do that. It would be awesome if I could manage working with someone more local than Colin. I'm sure he's a great guy, but I'd really like to do face-to-face pickup to expedite orders getting out, and trying to cross the Canadian border with a trunk full of miners sounds like it could end up being a lot of trouble. :-3