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Mark Harriss

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Recently won an Ebay auction for a lathe chuck weighing 20Kg which
by the time it's put in a pine box will be over Australia Post's
20Kg limit for parcels. Can anyone recommend a freight company that
has a not too extortionate rate ~$70 for such an item?.

TIA
Mark
 
On Sat, 10 Oct 2009 11:44:24 +1000, Mark Harriss <billy@blartco.co.uk>
wrote:

Recently won an Ebay auction for a lathe chuck weighing 20Kg which
by the time it's put in a pine box will be over Australia Post's
20Kg limit for parcels. Can anyone recommend a freight company that
has a not too extortionate rate ~$70 for such an item?.
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I know of one that would fit the bill inter-capital, but there is NO
WAY I would recommend them even to my enemies. Northline.
 
KR wrote:
On Oct 10, 11:44 am, Mark Harriss <bi...@blartco.co.uk> wrote:
Recently won an Ebay auction for a lathe chuck weighing 20Kg which
by the time it's put in a pine box will be over Australia Post's
20Kg limit for parcels. Can anyone recommend a freight company that
has a not too extortionate rate ~$70 for such an item?.

TIA
Mark

from where to where ?
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From Launceston to Cairns. I just spoke to my friend and he's been able
to remove the useless steel backing plate which has cut the weight to
well under 20Kg so it'll go via Post now.
 
who where wrote:
On Sat, 10 Oct 2009 11:44:24 +1000, Mark Harriss <billy@blartco.co.uk
wrote:


Recently won an Ebay auction for a lathe chuck weighing 20Kg which
by the time it's put in a pine box will be over Australia Post's
20Kg limit for parcels. Can anyone recommend a freight company that
has a not too extortionate rate ~$70 for such an item?.

I know of one that would fit the bill inter-capital, but there is NO
WAY I would recommend them even to my enemies. Northline.
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Thanks for the tip
 
On Oct 10, 11:44 am, Mark Harriss <bi...@blartco.co.uk> wrote:
Recently won an Ebay auction for a lathe chuck weighing 20Kg which
by the time it's put in a pine box will be over Australia Post's
20Kg limit for parcels. Can anyone recommend a freight company that
has a not too extortionate rate ~$70 for such an item?.

TIA
Mark
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from where to where ?
 
"Mark Harriss" <billy@blartco.co.uk> wrote in message
news:sY-dnS1Keqdne1LXnZ2dnUVZ8sKdnZ2d@westnet.com.au...
Recently won an Ebay auction for a lathe chuck weighing 20Kg which
by the time it's put in a pine box will be over Australia Post's
20Kg limit for parcels. Can anyone recommend a freight company that
has a not too extortionate rate ~$70 for such an item?.
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**ANYONE but TNT. Absolutely any company will do a better job.


--
Trevor Wilson
www.rageaudio.com.au
 
Hi,
try the following
e-go.com.au
hunter express
pack and send

I think e-go are a retail outlet of hunter.

Greg
 
"gcd" <gcdmelbnospam@deletemelbnospam.iimetro.com.au> wrote in message
news:4ad0126c$1@dnews.tpgi.com.au...
Hi,
try the following
e-go.com.au
hunter express
pack and send

I think e-go are a retail outlet of hunter.
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**I second e-go. I just had a 40kg package shipped from Sydney to Cairns. It
was slow (6 days), but it arrived safe and secure. Oh yeah, e-go are
exceptionally competitive price-wise. Just don't expect instant service.


--
Trevor Wilson
www.rageaudio.com.au
 
Trevor Wilson wrote:
"gcd" <gcdmelbnospam@deletemelbnospam.iimetro.com.au> wrote in message
news:4ad0126c$1@dnews.tpgi.com.au...
Hi,
try the following
e-go.com.au
hunter express
pack and send

I think e-go are a retail outlet of hunter.

**I second e-go. I just had a 40kg package shipped from Sydney to Cairns. It
was slow (6 days), but it arrived safe and secure. Oh yeah, e-go are
exceptionally competitive price-wise. Just don't expect instant service.
Click to expand...

Ok, e-go it is, thanks guys!. I'll let you know how things go.
 
On 2009-10-10, Mark Harriss <billy@blartco.co.uk> wrote:
Recently won an Ebay auction for a lathe chuck weighing 20Kg which
by the time it's put in a pine box will be over Australia Post's
20Kg limit for parcels. Can anyone recommend a freight company that
has a not too extortionate rate ~$70 for such an item?.
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can you get the seller to remove the jaws and ship them in a separate
box?

OTOH: why do you need a pine box, it's not like it's fragile.
brown paper and twine are all that should be needed.
 
Jasen Betts wrote:
On 2009-10-10, Mark Harriss <billy@blartco.co.uk> wrote:

Recently won an Ebay auction for a lathe chuck weighing 20Kg which
by the time it's put in a pine box will be over Australia Post's
20Kg limit for parcels. Can anyone recommend a freight company that
has a not too extortionate rate ~$70 for such an item?.

can you get the seller to remove the jaws and ship them in a separate
box?

OTOH: why do you need a pine box, it's not like it's fragile.
brown paper and twine are all that should be needed.
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Australia Post is famous for damaging parcels with it's conveyor belts
dropping parcels onto the ground and a 20kg cast iron chuck will fret
through brown paper and twine in no time, not to mention getting
damaged beyond repair the first time it get dropped on a jaw and smacks
into the internal scroll plate.

So far Lathe chucks in wood boxes have survived with minimal damage via
post even if some of the wood was splintered.

I'd mentioned in an earlier post that the sender has removed the
steel adapter plate (unusable to me)at the back which has brought it
under 20 kg.
 
In article <4ad0126c$1@dnews.tpgi.com.au>,
gcdmelbnospam@deletemelbnospam.iimetro.com.au said...
:
:Hi,
:try the following
:e-go.com.au
:hunter express
:pack and send

Pack and Send's prices are completely unviable. I was quoted approx.
$140 to send a 16 element UHF yagi from NSW to QLD. You'd probably be
better off booking a return flight ticket and picking it up yourself!
 
Jeßus wrote:
In article <4ad0126c$1@dnews.tpgi.com.au>,
gcdmelbnospam@deletemelbnospam.iimetro.com.au said...
:
:Hi,
:try the following
:e-go.com.au
:hunter express
:pack and send

Pack and Send's prices are completely unviable. I was quoted approx.
$140 to send a 16 element UHF yagi from NSW to QLD. You'd probably be
better off booking a return flight ticket and picking it up yourself!
Click to expand...

That was one of my options too.
 
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