Surrounding Community Resources: Suppliers, Programs and Services
This is a list of resources generated from submissions of the membership. No enforcement from MakeHaven should be implied but we hope you find it is helpful.
This is another list: "Where to Get Things"
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supporter The Glass Source
18 Bank Street
Seymour
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The Glass Source and refocused the business to concentrating on classes, retail and residential custom designs. Discount or Benefit
$50 off your first 4-week session (Normally$150, $100 for MH members) & $15/hour for open studio time (normally $25/hour) [field_resource_benefit_instruct]
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supporter Creative Arts Workshop
80 Audubon Street
New Haven
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CAW is an educational and cultural center devoted to fostering creativity through participation in and appreciation of the visual arts. Discount or Benefit
10% off any class or workshop [field_resource_benefit_instruct]
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supporter Artist and Craftsman
825 Chapel Street
New Haven
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Artist and craftsman has a wide range of supplies, and is located across the street from MakeHaven. Discount or Benefit
MakeHaven members get a 10% discount. (show your card) [field_resource_benefit_instruct]
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supporter The Clay Date
146 Amity Rd
New Haven
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Clay studio with guideded projects Discount or Benefit
$20 off any 6-week class series & 10% off hand building with clay (Show MakeHaven Card) [field_resource_benefit_instruct]
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supporter Logan Steel (and Bargain Barn)
119 Empire Ave
Meriden
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Supplier and fabricator of all things metal. You can order all shapes and sizes of metal and even have them cut to size or fabricated into various shapes to order. Metal by the pound
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The bargain barn has good deals, but it is left overs so you can not count on the same stock to be there every time. Hit or miss off cuts and lots of metal cuts for welding and fabrication. There's a location in Torrington I've not been to, not sure if there's a bargain barn in Torrington. [field_resource_benefit_instruct]
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supporter The Plastics Factory
678 Howard Avenue
Bridgeport
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A store with all things plastic. [field_resource_benefit_instruct]
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supporter Barcade
56 Orange St
New Haven
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Barcade® is the Original Arcade Bar: a combination bar and arcade with a focus on classic arcade games and American craft beer. Discount or Benefit
$2 off any beer (excluding $5 beers) anytime; $2 in tokens with any purchase on any Monday. [field_resource_benefit_instruct]
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supporter Parkerville Wood Products
580 Parker Street
Manchester
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Mailing and Billing Address Parkerville Wood Products GPS Address Phone and Fax Contact Information -They have a lot (50+ species) of wood, domestic and exotic, slabs, boards, burls, plywood, etc. They can dress/cut the wood however you like. If a bunch of people want to put in an order, they can deliver too.
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Pat Carroll, Is a member and staff and MakerspaceCT in Hartford, he's very maker friendly. -They are also a commercial woodshop, and will help anyone at any point of a project. So if you'd like to get a project run through a massive wide belt sander, planer, or CNC, or get finished in their spray room, they can do it. Discount or Benefit
7% off for MakeHaven Members (show your card) [field_resource_benefit_instruct]
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supporter CityBench
State St
New Haven
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Lots of local hardwood slabs. Check the website, or email info@city-bench.com. [field_resource_benefit_instruct]
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supporter Goody's Hardware
540 Main Street
East Haven
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This is a fantastic hardware store with great staff and an incredible amount of resources. [field_resource_benefit_instruct]
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supporter The Eli Whitney Museum and Workshop
915 Whitney Avenue
Hamden
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The Eli Whitney Museum and Workshop is an experimental learning workshop for students, teachers, and families.
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Great programming for young people. They also have big CNC which can be used for a project with special arrangement. [field_resource_benefit_instruct]
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supporter NewHaven.io
New Haven
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NewHaven.io is a group of talented and passionate individuals living, working, and creating in the New Haven area. We aspire to… - organize events around business and technology
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Excellent resource for info on computer programming and electronics. In-person lectures restarting soon. [field_resource_benefit_instruct]
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supporter The Nutty Company
19 Seemans Ln
Milford
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All kinds of fasteners [field_resource_benefit_instruct]
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supporter Onlinemetals.com
Wallingford
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Online but can pick up in Wallingford.
Notes: FAST online source for obtaining metals (can be more expensive than others but if speed is a need...)
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supporter NE Reuse
400 Sackett Point Rd
North Haven
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From the website: WHAT WE DO:
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Prices are all negotiable. [field_resource_benefit_instruct]
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supporter Guilford Art Center
411 Church St
Guilford
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Non-profit art and craft school offering classes for adults and children. Ceramics, fiber, leather, painting, drawing, metalworking, etc.
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They have a forge and plenty of blacksmithing classes. [field_resource_benefit_instruct]
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supporter New Haven Score
20 Church St
New Haven
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A variety of resources and coaching services aimed at small businesses. [field_resource_benefit_instruct]
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supporter State Street Parking Garage
270 State Street.
New Haven
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Parking garage near MakeHaven Discount or Benefit
Receive a 50% discount on parking while at MakeHaven. [field_resource_benefit_instruct]
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supporter Marco Polo Pizza
55 Crown St
New Haven
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Pizza place. Close and open late. Discount or Benefit
15% discount on all menus items; show your MakeHaven card. [field_resource_benefit_instruct]
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supporter Online Metals
5 Sterling Dr
Wallingford
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Online source for all kinds of metals, can also pick up in Wallingford. [field_resource_benefit_instruct]
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supporter Chapin & Bangs
165 River St
Bridgeport
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Steel supplier. [field_resource_benefit_instruct]
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supporter Mark's Woodshop
370 Gospel Lane
Portland
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Local hardwood (rough cut, squared, etc.). Has a kiln. Text Mark at 18603249894. It's out of his garage so appointment is necessary. [field_resource_benefit_instruct]
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supporter Congdon Lumber
114 Beaver Brook Rd
Lyme
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A guy with lots of local hardwood for good prices. Call RJ at 8609172025 [field_resource_benefit_instruct]
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supporter Grand Paint
451 Grand Ave
New Haven
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Paint Store [field_resource_benefit_instruct]
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supporter Mongers Market
1155 RAILROAD AVENUE
Bridgeport
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WE ARE A COLLECTION OF DIVERSE MONGERS SELLING VINTAGE, INDUSTRIAL SALVAGE AND ANTIQUE ITEMS IN A 75,000 SQ FT REFURBISHED FACTORY. OUR EXTENSIVE ECLECTIC INVENTORY INCLUDES FURNITURE, LIGHTING, ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS AND CLOTHING AND IS ALWAYS CHANGING. Open Sundays 10-4. [field_resource_benefit_instruct]
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supporter Dollar General
Next to MakeHaven
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supporter Woodcraft
249 Spencer St
Manchester
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A woodworking store with tools and wood. [field_resource_benefit_instruct]
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supporter ZuWalick Mill
36 ZuWalick Ln
Branford Ln
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A local lumber mill with lots of great wood. [field_resource_benefit_instruct]
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supporter EcoWorks
89 State St
North Haven
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This store has many up-cycled goods, a lot of fun to look through, and has great prices. [field_resource_benefit_instruct]
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supporter Contractors Steel Supply Inc.
111 Quinnipiac Avenue
North Haven
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Metal supply, generally higher volume. Order in advance, no showroom. [field_resource_benefit_instruct]
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supporter Rings End
25 E Industrial Rd,
Branford
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Ring's End sells wood, tools, and home construction resources.
Notes: Exotic woods and general supplies.
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supporter Hulls
1144 Chapel St
New Haven
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A general art store
Notes: Has some good resources for model making and a section for laser cutter material.
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supporter Elm City Games (Air Brush and figurine paint supplies)
71 Orange St
New Haven
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Game store but includes painting supplies for models. [field_resource_benefit_instruct]
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supporter CONNECTICUT PLYWOOD CORPORATION
189 Pepe's Farm Rd.
Milford
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Connecticut Plywood is a distributor for interior building materials serving the woodworker/cabinetmaker trade since 1956. We specialize in hardwood plywood, engineered woods, MDF panels, butcher block, decorative laminate, 32mm hardware, decorative hardware and more.
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Sometimes we coordinate bulk deliveries to MakeHaven [field_resource_benefit_instruct]
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supporter Entrepreneurial Center of North West Connecticut
Park pl
Winsted
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The NCCC Entrepreneurial Center’s Vision & Goals [field_resource_benefit_instruct]
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supporter John Gardner Chapter Traditional Small Craft Assoc
Avery Point
Groton
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Club devoted to preserving traditional wooden boat-building knowledge and techniques. They build and maintain a number of small traditional craft. Many members also volunteer at Mystic Seaport, helping to maintain their small boat fleet. No experience with boats or boat-building needed, just an interest in our maritime heritage. [field_resource_benefit_instruct]
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supporter Roastmasters
550 East Main St
Branford
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Sellers of green (unroasted) coffee beans, roasters, and other coffee-making equipment.
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This is really an online resource, not a retail store. But all beans are packed at the Branford Willoughby's location and may be picked up there, no shipping charges. [field_resource_benefit_instruct]
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supporter NESIT Makerspace
290 Pratt St
Meriden
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Makerspace in Meriden, CT. Offers a collaborative environment for people of all kinds to come together and build things. [field_resource_benefit_instruct]
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supporter Spark Makerspace
7 Union St
New London
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Spark Makerspace was founded in 2015 by a group of artists, techies, and entrepreneurs, all of them makers, looking to support creativity by providing urban dwellers and the region with resources they did not have at home. [field_resource_benefit_instruct]
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supporter CT Makerspace
960 Main Street
Hartford
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Large makerspace. Community Workshop & Skills Development Center in Hartford, Connecticut [field_resource_benefit_instruct]
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supporter Wiggin and Dana
265 Church St
New Haven
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Legal firm Discount or Benefit
Free initial consultation for inventors. Discounts for early startups. [field_resource_benefit_instruct]
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supporter Elm City Market
777 Chapel St
New Haven
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Grocery and prepared meals Discount or Benefit
5% discount on all purchases [field_resource_benefit_instruct]
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supporter Devil's Gear
845 Chapel St
New Haven
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Bike shop Discount or Benefit
10% discount, excludes bike service; show your MakeHaven card. [field_resource_benefit_instruct]
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supporter National Lumber
381 State St
North Haven
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Locally owned and operated, we provide full service framing, millwork, trusses, engineered joists & beams, windows, kitchens and trim. [field_resource_benefit_instruct]
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supporter Bender
336 East St
New Haven
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Plumbing/HVAC Supply [field_resource_benefit_instruct]
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supporter Rexel
130 Hamilton St
New Haven
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Electrical Supply (not electronics). [field_resource_benefit_instruct]
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supporter New Haven Masonry and Building Supply
355 James St
New Haven
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Masonry supplies, tools and hardware. [field_resource_benefit_instruct]
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supporter Sugar Maple Farms
779 Exeter Road
Lebanon
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A guy with a bunch of walnut slabs. Make sure to call: 860-642-9984 [field_resource_benefit_instruct]
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supporter The Wood Rack
40 North East Industrial Road
Branford
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Lots of hardwood and plywood, make sure to call in advance: 203 481-4505 [field_resource_benefit_instruct]
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supporter BDI
178 Wallace St
New Haven
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Bearing Distributors, Inc. is a solutions provider offering bearings, motors, v-belts, hydraulics, electric motors, pneumatics, and industrial automation products. [field_resource_benefit_instruct]
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supporter Masecraft Supply Co. – Exotic Material Dealer, Meriden CT
254 Amity Street
Meriden
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Family-owned trading company dealing in natural products such as Stag Antler, Shell, LVS, Horn, Bone and Exotic Woods, along with rigid composite laminates including Canvas, Linen & Paper Micarta plus G10, Carbon Fiber, C TEK. Commonly used for making knife handles, these components can also be used in categories including musical instruments, pool cues, pistol grips, pens, fishing rods, custom furniture, shaving razors & brushes, jewelry, fashion, automotive and just about every market you can think of to customize.
Notes: Knife making
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supporter The Wood Rack
40 North East Industrial Road
Branford
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(203) 481- 4505 This one-man shop provides milled lumber and quality sheet goods. Open on Saturday.
Notes: *Online prices are inaccurate. Call or stop by for updated prices.
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supporter Snow Farm
5 Clary Road
Williamsburg
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supporter Gateway Community College
20 Church
New Haven
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Classes on making as well as lots of equipment that can be used. [field_resource_benefit_instruct]
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