PDX surplus stores was: Great day at Tek

From: "Paxton Hoag" I've been there many times. I bought my digital calipers there, and a friend likes to buy their small end-mill bits there, from the small tools and stuff in the glass counters. They have a nice selection of switches, connectors, resistors, and other small parts. I've also purchased a number of things from their selection of small boards and whatnot for $.50 to $2. I've seen lots of Z80 SBC's there in the past, and a number of boards with socketed SRAM as well. (Which is amusing, as the SRAM removed from the boards is sold in the small parts area for about the same price per chip as for a board of the stuff.) I haven't bought much of the test equipment or manufacturing robotics, as I don't need it. I did buy a bunch of those fancy ZIF sockets that fit all kinds of different chips (which appear to be meant as shippers; they have all the pins grounded, and a hard plastic case). Loads of fun :-)! Hmm. I went there a couple weeks ago on a Tuesday, I thought. I knew they were closed on Mondays -- have they closed on more days of the week recently? Vince