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| NeoTech:
Ah well yes i did look at the Tormach Spindle at first, BT30 is nice size as well but a bit small for the rest of what im designing. And even tho this BT40 spindle cost twice as much as the Tormach, the shipping was 1/3 of what Tormach wanted. I paid less than 300 usd for shipping, and Tormach wanted close to 700 for the BT30 spindle in shipping costs only. And then im no fan or friend of Tormach actually. Find them to be a BS company, slapping their brand on chinese parts and bragging about how they did the RnD when its obvious OEM parts rebranded for the most of it. Take their "new" pathpilot for example - which is mesa cards (standards) with linuxcnc in the bottom. And the RnD was done by an external contractor. That type of marketing may work in the states, but doesn't work around here. And well are even illegal in my country. =) |
| vtsteam:
$700 shipping! :bugeye: :bugeye: :bugeye: |
| NeoTech:
Well im guessing its an effective way of not selling overseas. Shipping a PCNC1100 would run me about 6000usd.. I exhaused those things before i decided to try this build. |
| philf:
--- Quote from: vtsteam on March 26, 2015, 08:33:32 AM ---$700 shipping! :bugeye: :bugeye: :bugeye: --- End quote --- Steve, I don't know why the cost shipping stuff from the US is so high but it seems out of all proportion. It puts me off buying anything. I've sold microscope objectives to the US and it's only cost me a few Pounds Sterling to send from the UK. Buying the same thing from the US might attract shipping of $50 or more ( and then when it arrives add import duty and VAT) - it's just not viable. Phil |
| NeoTech:
Yeah i bought a tube bender :offtopic: it cost like 135 dollar - and the shipping was 48 dollar, and then came 13% customs on that and 25% VAT In this case it even was a refurbished one, for bending stainless tubes.. |
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