[djmatio]

Thanks for the replys guys. I'll keep checking around. The reasoning for the question is that I need to buy all new parts anyway, so I want to get them cheaper raw prior to any plating especially when I'm going to strip/paint them anyway. Plating/stripping is just an extra cost in addition to the retail mark-up.

There is a plater in santa clara I know who has stripped / plated some things for me in the past. If I can't find more "raw" parts I'll just have to go back to him I guess.

I'll keep on the lookout.

Thanks again.