Local Resources
The following are local Las Vegas vendors which are good resources for finding things locally:
Plastics:
Sabic Polymershapes
6435 South Valley View Blvd., Suite A
Las Vegas, NV 89118
Tel: 702-732-8866
Located in the NW corner of South Valley View Blvd. and Sunset Rd.
This is a distributor only and doesn't have scraps.
Plastics Plus LV - FKA Piper Plastics
7260 Dean Martin Drive
Suite 1000
Las Vegas, Nevada 89118
Tel: 702-269-8076
Located at the NE corner of Dean Martin and Warm Springs
They will sell scrap pieces for small projects or order full sheets. Very knowledgeable.
Their selection of 'standard' pieces is decent and so is their price of $1 a pound for less than 1/2" thick pices and $2 a pound for 1/2" thick pieces or thicker. They seem to have a few pieces here and there that aren't standard, so it might be worth pawing through their bin a bit.
Plastic Man
3823 Renate Dr.
Las Vegas, Nevada 89103
Tel: 702-362-2113
Located just south of Spring Mountain Rd on Valley View Blvd in what appears to be an alley, but it has a labeled road name.
A little hard to find and little to no parking area. They don't sell scraps, since they use a recycling service.
Welch Plastics
4080 W Desert Inn Rd Suite W110
Las Vegas, NV 89102
Tel: 702-240-9668
Located right on W Desert Inn Rd, with the door facing the road.
They have some scrap and willing sell small pieces of what they have as 'leftovers', but it's not cheap. I got 1/2" thick pieces for $18.something per sq. ft.
Laird Plastics
6485 W Sunset Rd Suite 101
Las Vegas, NV 89118
Tel: 702-220-3761
Just south of Sunset Rd, and not easily visible when coming from the east.
They use a recycle service, but seemed like they would let me look through their bin, if it hadn't been emptied earlier that day.
Electronics:
Pololu Robotics and Electronics
3095 E. Patrick Ln. #12
Las Vegas, NV 89120
Tel: 877-776-5658
No Retail Store but Same-Day Local Pick-Up available!
Circuit Monkey
Las Vegas, NV
No Retail Store. Pick-up by appointment only.
Kiesub Electronics
3185 S. Highland Drive, Suite 10
Las Vegas, Nevada 89109
Near Fashion Show Mall
Hardware
McFadden-Dale Industrial Hardware
5580 South Decatur Blvd # 114
Las Vegas, NV
S. Decatur just North of Russell
Richer variety of hardware than you would find at Home Depot or Lowes.
Commercial Hardware/Nevada Casters/Aztec Bearing
3725 West Russell Road
Las Vegas, NV 89118
SE Corner of Russell and Valley View
Another option to McFadden-Dale. Fastener section is much better organized, bearings, general hardware plus a bazillion wheels and casters. Open M-F only.
Grainger Industrial Supply
2401 Western Ave.
Las Vegas, NV 89102
On Western Ave (Highland turns into Western) just North of the Sahara overpass on the East side of the street
Extensive inventory with local pickup. Free catalog in store or order online. Open M-F only.