Materials

Where To Get Model Engineering Materials For Thailand

Model Engineers need raw materials as well as pre-made castings to make their models. The raw materials include steel, brass, copper, bronze, cast iron to name just a few.

In this section of the Model Engineering In Thailand website we will be posting the suppliers of those materials in Thailand and other countries that can supply to Thailand

Here are some locations and what is available:-

Thailand Suppliers

Name Location Materials Comments
Ying Charoen Pakchong Mainly Steel Vast selection. Just about any section you would ever need
Chonburi Sricharoen Metals Chon Buri All Kinds  
Teera Borigaan Pakchong All Kinds Especially useful for workshop materials, such as cast iron, cast and drawn bronze, stainless steel

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7 thoughts on “Materials”

  1. Chris

    Hi,

    Great site, very interesting.

    I wonder if you could give me a bit of advice. I am looking for a machine shop preferably in the north Bangkok area that will take on small projects. Mainly making one of stainless steel parts (small bearing housings, small axils, brackets etc) for a couple of hobby projects. Basically small milling and Turning jobs.

    I have found a couple of small fabricators locally but the language barrier has become a problem. Any advice is welcome.

    Thanks

    Chris

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  3. Matt Rauen

    Hi Alan,

    I found the best source for materials today. It is called Sricharoen in Chon Buri. it is on the bypass road at the north end of Chon Buri. The GPS numbers for the place are 101.00082, 13.40999. The road from Motorway 7 t the shop is very good.

    They have all the materials you could want in loads of different shapes and sizes. There is also a table at the back where they put the scraps and you can buy those by the kilo.

    They are pretty slow about making up your bin and getting you out the door, but this is best selection I have seen.

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    1. admin Post author

      Wow, Matt that is a real find.

      I popped “Sricharoen, Chon Buri” into Google maps (without the quotes) and it came up immediately complete with street view photos.

      Thank you very much for sharing this with us.

      Alan

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    2. Mike

      Thanks Matt for posting the info on Sricharoen, I live in the Chon Buri area and will definitely pay them a visit.

      If you need any Nuts & Bolts or other fasteners in the Chon Buri area I found a little store just past the Big C Extra on 3 (Sukhumvit Rd): GPS 13.323333, 100.963345 (13°19’24.0″N 100°57’48.0″E)

      The only name for the store is in Thai, but here’s a link to Google Street View of the store: https://www.google.com/maps/@13.323245,100.9632922,3a,69.8y,124.26h,95.81t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1su3mo0Ye9cDG0XuShEsC87g!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

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  4. Kifayat Hussain

    Hello Alan,

    Nice to see you have found established a small Model Engineer community in Thailand. I too am an expat living and settled in Malaysia for the last 10 years or so and have similar interests although I am more focused towards the general projects I am doing such as making tools or parts for tools I use for my various DIY stuff.

    I am still on a quest to connect to other fellow machining hobbyists in Malaysia but have not found anyone yet.

    I have a Sieg SX2P mill and a SC2 lathe that I purchased and imported from China via a seller on AliExpress.

    I am not a regular blogger but recently I decided to compile and post my observations into getting into the hobby with a focus on finding the machines, tools and materials in Malaysia so others may benefit from it. I have focused my search around Kuala Lumpur and Miri (Sarawak).

    The blog I setup is http://kafie1980.blogspot.my/

    My preferred raw materials are aluminium, brass and delrin as my machines lack much rigidity to work with steel.

    I have not intentions to market my blog here or else where but perhaps you can have a quick look and see if some of those sources for machines, tools and raw materials are beneficial to be included in your Thaland based Model Engineering website.

    Cheers,
    Kifayat Hussain

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    1. admin Post author

      Hi Kifayat and many thanks for your comment.

      The small model engineering community in Thailand is not so small. There are around 40 of us at the moment. Quite a few when I thought I would be the only one!

      There is another would-be hobbyist in Malaysia. I can put you in touch if you wish. Chris’s comment and my reply can be found here:-

      http://modelengineeringinthailand.com/workshop-equipment/lathes-in-thailand/sieg-sc4-lathe-comet-vs/#comment-2468

      I have been to your blog at http://kafie1980.blogspot.my/ and I love it! Until I read your blog I had no idea that my affliction with TES and GAS was an actual medical condition!

      I have put your blog’s url on this website at http://modelengineeringinthailand.com/resources/links-to-blogs-websites/ and I will put the links to your materials and machine suppliers on the appropriate pages.

      Right now I have to go to the workshop and finish off the ratchet brake for my homemade forklift truck!

      Best Regards

      Alan Brown

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