This page is an archive of iMAL's wiki that operated between 2012 and 2022. It documented projects, residencies and workshops mostly taking place at iMAL's Fablab.

Older & newer Fablab projects are now found at fablab.imal.org

Where to buy materials

Here a list of suppliers (both online and "normal" shops) from which to buy material to use with the Laser Cutter.

Plexiglass / Acrylic

Pragma-Plexi / Cheap in Brussels

http://www.pragma-plexi.be 

Av. Paul Gilson, 358

1620 Drogenbos

02 377 01 56

 

Vink

Located in Belgium, doesn't have online ordering.

http://fr.vink.be/

Catalog and samples in our FabLab.

Evonik

In Germany, has online shop, sells lots of different types of plexiglas, also tubes and cement for gluing pieces together

http://www.plexiglas-shop.com/BE/en/index.htm

Urbia sprl

plexi, cardboard and wood for small scale model
(in Brussels - Forest 1190, but expensive)
http://www.urbia.be/ 
Plexi Reine (New Plexy Concept)
Coudenberg, 76/2,  BRUXELLES 1000
TEL : 02/201 06 10

Glass fiber FR4 / G10

PhenolEpoxyPertinaxPlast

Has FR4 / G10 in green / black / white, G11 in green
Fast delivery from Germany
E-Bay Store

Carbon Fiber

Carbon-Werke

Carbon fiber plates in various sizes and thickness. Price is ok and quality looks good.
E-Shop in Germany (Minimum order is 50 €)
http://www.carbon-vertrieb.com/shop/

Wood

Van Humbeeck

Located in the industrial area of Brussels, Avenue de Vilvorde

http://www.vanhumbeeckfreres.be/

Nordic Wood

Located along the Canal direction Vilvorde.

http://nordicbois.be/fr

Lochten & Germeau 

Located next to the Boulvard industriel (Anderlecht/Forest). They are specialized in wood panels. They have an automatic panel saw that can cut to the 0.1mm.

www.lochten.be

Scierie Schmidt

Located  Rue du Pannenhuis 215-219, 1090 Bruxelles. They are specialized in massive wood. If you are looking for something completely uncommon, they will problably find it for you !  Call : 02/426.48.70

https://www.schmidtwood.be/

Gesibois 

In St-pieters-Leuw... Good choice of veneer. 

http://www.gesibois.be/

Cardboard

AVA

It's located 200 meters north of iMal, at Quai des Charbonnages Koolmijnenkaai 80-82. Big assortments of paper of various types.

 

CHAUDOIR

 In the center of Brussels, old style, official supplier of the Royal Court,...
rue des Fabriques, 1000 Bruxelles
http://www.carton-chaudoir.be/

Leather

Aluminium

Hobby-alu

32, rue de Birmingham - 1080 Bruxelles

http://www.hobby-alu.be/

Testas

http://www.testas.be/

Aludan

http://www.aludan.be/fr/

DHK 

http://www.dhk.be/accueil/

panneaux composite aluminium (ex: Dibond)

Gallery