Where to buy in Canada ?

[Slave-One]

This question is more for Canadian members.

I'm going BL (I have a code for Tower :) and the CAD$ is very high :p : this is the time :D ) and I need 5mm bore pinions.
I did several simulated orders from various places (in USA) and the S&H is way too high (20$ minimum). When I see that a full Hexcrew kit can ship for 4.60$ (but charged 20$ :mad: ), I understand where all those sellers make profit.

So is there a place in Canada where I can find 5mm pinions ?

Any help would be really appreciated.

Cheers

S1

[Filibuster]

I buy a lot of stuff from :
http://www.rcwings.com/
The owner is Chris Martin, I am very pleased to deal with him.
I always ask for a quote with the link from Tower for what I need.
These days, he get same price as tower (or lower) but CDN $, shipping varies depending of size & weight, + no duty charges $$$ to bring that here. Transit time is 3 days to get the stuff here in Québec City.

He is located in Nova Scotia, great service.
I returned a battery pack that was dead after charging 6 times and he exchanged it !

Highly recommended S1

[Slave-One]

Thanks Filibuster.
At first look there is no 5mm pinions but I will phone tomorrow.
A lot cheaper than my LHS.

[crazynic]

Don't forget you can just drill out most pinions (not the real small ones) to fit the 5mm shaft....Cheap and easy:D

[jhul]

do you try to go at udisco or hobbieville?

http://www.udisco.com/hobbies/francais.htm
(the site is not very nice cut you can see what they have in stock)

http://www.hobbieville.com/
you really have to go to the shop to know

[Slave-One]

Don't forget you can just drill out most pinions (not the real small ones) to fit the 5mm shaft....Cheap and easy:D

I don't have a drill or something to do a clean job.

[Slave-One]

do you try to go at udisco or hobbieville?

http://www.udisco.com/hobbies/francais.htm
(the site is not very nice cut you can see what they have in stock)

http://www.hobbieville.com/
you really have to go to the shop to know

I don't like udisco : bad advices but cheap and just near my home. I like Hobbieville but expensive (asked for the E-FS price : 260$ at least :eek: !!!) and special orders for most of what I need. I will try a call and let u know.

[banx]

I use ebay, rcmart or great hobbies out of edmonton. they are usually the most expensive, but the fastest shipping, usually have things in 2 days.

[droopy]

Shure have this posting right after I just made a order from rc-monster for my 5mm pinon and a few other goodies I will just have to wait for my order,, o well.shipping was 16.50 through ups hopefully customs doesnt hold it up like my order from tower 2 days to get to canada and 8 days to clear still waiting for it to arrive.

[Slave-One]

I use ebay, rcmart or great hobbies out of edmonton. they are usually the most expensive, but the fastest shipping, usually have things in 2 days.

Same for me, but in this particular case I'm looking for 5mm pinions and those web sites are useless. Anyway, thank you all for the advices.