Recommended Distributors and Products
Looking to purchase project supplies? Here are a few of our favorite stores and some pro-tips.
Electronics
Want to get some supplies that aren't available in the ITL Program?
- Preferred Electronics Stores/Distributors
- Sparkfun - online, but local! started by a CU alum, sko buffs.
- Adafruit - online
- Digikey - online, 2 day shipping standard
- Wanna go to a brick and mortar store? Have a car or enjoy public transit? Check out Denver Micro Center
- Buying electronics on Amazon? Try to find the exact same product from another distributor, then take advantage of shipping by getting it from Amazon if you can.
Generally looking for a microcontroller?
- Need an ESP32 dev board? We recommend Arduino-brand, espressif systems brand, Sparkfun and Adafruit.
- What if I wanted to get it off Amazon? Elegoo
- Need an Arduino?
- With LOTS of pins? Arduino Mega 2560
- Like the Uno but Small? Arduino Nano
- Off Brand to save funding?
Prototyping
- Need Acrylic to laser machine? No larger than 24" x 36", no thicker than 1/4"
- Home Depot (Boulder)
- McGuckin Hardware (Boulder)
- Colorado Plastic Products (Louisville)
- Need Wood to laser machine? No larger than 24" x 36", no thicker than 1/8"
- Home Depot (Boulder)
- McGuckin Hardware (Boulder)
Manufacturing
- Need Wood to cut in the manufacturing center? No larger than x by x, no thicker than x"
- Home Depot (Boulder)
- McGuckin Hardware (Boulder)