I've spent all day sourcing items I need for a table saw fence I am making,
checking prices too.
I had intended to make the rail and rail support from steel but changed to
wood when the shipping was much more than the steel. I still needed a 15"
piece of 1.25 x 2 angle iron, reasonable enough at $7.06. Add a $2.00 cut
charge and the shipping and it was $22+, can't be helped.
Then there was the UHMW facing for the fence. I needed 3/4" x 3" x 48".
One place wanted $28.29 for it. Plus a $20 "processing fee" Plus $37.52 for
UPS ground. A total of $85.81. No, thank you. I ordered a piece from
Peachtree that was an inch wider - I'll cut it off - for $32.97. Adding it
to a smaller order I had placed just previously added just $1.00 to the
$7.99 shipping for the previous order.
I don't know where the first place is located but I find it insane and hard
to believe that ir would cost $37.52 to ship that smallish and light package
from anywhere in the US to central Florida.
I would prefer to buy from local merchants but many of the things I need
simply aren't available locally. And if they are - and if I can find them -
they often charge many times whatt the local stores do. Case in point: I
needed some hex drive flat head screws. Local borgs don't have them and
their prices for slot or philips drive are 4X what I paid.
Anyway, shipping prices seem to have gone up a lot.
This post serves no purpose, I just felt like venting.
On Saturday, November 26, 2016 at 11:03:33 AM UTC-10, dadiOH wrote:
> I've spent all day sourcing items I need for a table saw fence I am making,
> checking prices too.
>
> I had intended to make the rail and rail support from steel but changed to
> wood when the shipping was much more than the steel. I still needed a 15"
> piece of 1.25 x 2 angle iron, reasonable enough at $7.06. Add a $2.00 cut
> charge and the shipping and it was $22+, can't be helped.
>
> Then there was the UHMW facing for the fence. I needed 3/4" x 3" x 48".
> One place wanted $28.29 for it. Plus a $20 "processing fee" Plus $37.52 for
> UPS ground. A total of $85.81. No, thank you. I ordered a piece from
> Peachtree that was an inch wider - I'll cut it off - for $32.97. Adding it
> to a smaller order I had placed just previously added just $1.00 to the
> $7.99 shipping for the previous order.
>
> I don't know where the first place is located but I find it insane and hard
> to believe that ir would cost $37.52 to ship that smallish and light package
> from anywhere in the US to central Florida.
>
> I would prefer to buy from local merchants but many of the things I need
> simply aren't available locally. And if they are - and if I can find them -
> they often charge many times whatt the local stores do. Case in point: I
> needed some hex drive flat head screws. Local borgs don't have them and
> their prices for slot or philips drive are 4X what I paid.
>
> Anyway, shipping prices seem to have gone up a lot.
>
> This post serves no purpose, I just felt like venting.
I miss Kilgo's. When Eagle Hardware was around they carried a wide variety of products but when Lowes took over it went downhill.
"dadiOH" <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
> I'm happy using wood, my gripe was with shipping cost and "processing
> fees".
>
>
This quote* fits:
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On Saturday, November 26, 2016 at 11:03:33 AM UTC-10, dadiOH wrote:
> I've spent all day sourcing items I need for a table saw fence I am making,
> checking prices too.
>
> I had intended to make the rail and rail support from steel but changed to
> wood when the shipping was much more than the steel. I still needed a 15"
> piece of 1.25 x 2 angle iron, reasonable enough at $7.06. Add a $2.00 cut
> charge and the shipping and it was $22+, can't be helped.
>
> Then there was the UHMW facing for the fence. I needed 3/4" x 3" x 48".
> One place wanted $28.29 for it. Plus a $20 "processing fee" Plus $37.52 for
> UPS ground. A total of $85.81. No, thank you. I ordered a piece from
> Peachtree that was an inch wider - I'll cut it off - for $32.97. Adding it
> to a smaller order I had placed just previously added just $1.00 to the
> $7.99 shipping for the previous order.
>
> I don't know where the first place is located but I find it insane and hard
> to believe that ir would cost $37.52 to ship that smallish and light package
> from anywhere in the US to central Florida.
>
> I would prefer to buy from local merchants but many of the things I need
> simply aren't available locally. And if they are - and if I can find them -
> they often charge many times whatt the local stores do. Case in point: I
> needed some hex drive flat head screws. Local borgs don't have them and
> their prices for slot or philips drive are 4X what I paid.
>
> Anyway, shipping prices seem to have gone up a lot.
>
> This post serves no purpose, I just felt like venting.
Much worse living in Hawaii.....
On Saturday, November 26, 2016 at 3:03:33 PM UTC-6, dadiOH wrote:
> I've spent all day sourcing items I need for a table saw fence I am making,
> checking prices too.
>
> I had intended to make the rail and rail support from steel but changed to
> wood when the shipping was much more than the steel. I still needed a 15"
> piece of 1.25 x 2 angle iron, reasonable enough at $7.06. Add a $2.00 cut
> charge and the shipping and it was $22+, can't be helped.
>
> Then there was the UHMW facing for the fence. I needed 3/4" x 3" x 48".
> One place wanted $28.29 for it. Plus a $20 "processing fee" Plus $37.52 for
> UPS ground. A total of $85.81. No, thank you. I ordered a piece from
> Peachtree that was an inch wider - I'll cut it off - for $32.97. Adding it
> to a smaller order I had placed just previously added just $1.00 to the
> $7.99 shipping for the previous order.
>
> I don't know where the first place is located but I find it insane and hard
> to believe that ir would cost $37.52 to ship that smallish and light package
> from anywhere in the US to central Florida.
>
> I would prefer to buy from local merchants but many of the things I need
> simply aren't available locally. And if they are - and if I can find them -
> they often charge many times whatt the local stores do. Case in point: I
> needed some hex drive flat head screws. Local borgs don't have them and
> their prices for slot or philips drive are 4X what I paid.
>
> Anyway, shipping prices seem to have gone up a lot.
>
> This post serves no purpose, I just felt like venting.
You are in central Florida. Most large cities (and you have a few there" have steel yards. Why not just check Google, drive over (or have someone pick it up when they to to the city) and get what you need?
On 11/26/2016 3:03 PM, dadiOH wrote:
> I don't know where the first place is located but I find it insane and hard
> to believe that ir would cost $37.52 to ship that smallish and light package
> from anywhere in the US to central Florida.
Welcome to the 1820's ... de ja vu all over again.
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On Sat, 26 Nov 2016 16:03:39 -0500
"dadiOH" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I would prefer to buy from local merchants but many of the things I
> need simply aren't available locally. And if they are - and if I can
> find them - they often charge many times whatt the local stores do.
contradicting yourself here
you mean the locals charge way more than online stores
pull up craigslist free and look for stuff made from metal
but it sounds like you do not want to be doing the cutting so
that may not work
shipping prices have gone up recently but considering what you get
for the money it is still not a bad deal
some places make the mistake of locking their business into one
shipper and so they never check for other prices
usps is very competitive
"Dr. Deb" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Saturday, November 26, 2016 at 3:03:33 PM UTC-6, dadiOH wrote:
>> I've spent all day sourcing items I need for a table saw fence I am
>> making,
>> checking prices too.
>>
>> I had intended to make the rail and rail support from steel but changed
>> to
>> wood when the shipping was much more than the steel. I still needed a
>> 15"
>> piece of 1.25 x 2 angle iron, reasonable enough at $7.06. Add a $2.00
>> cut
>> charge and the shipping and it was $22+, can't be helped.
>>
>> Then there was the UHMW facing for the fence. I needed 3/4" x 3" x 48".
>> One place wanted $28.29 for it. Plus a $20 "processing fee" Plus $37.52
>> for
>> UPS ground. A total of $85.81. No, thank you. I ordered a piece from
>> Peachtree that was an inch wider - I'll cut it off - for $32.97. Adding
>> it
>> to a smaller order I had placed just previously added just $1.00 to the
>> $7.99 shipping for the previous order.
>>
>> I don't know where the first place is located but I find it insane and
>> hard
>> to believe that ir would cost $37.52 to ship that smallish and light
>> package
>> from anywhere in the US to central Florida.
>>
>> I would prefer to buy from local merchants but many of the things I need
>> simply aren't available locally. And if they are - and if I can find
>> them -
>> they often charge many times whatt the local stores do. Case in point: I
>> needed some hex drive flat head screws. Local borgs don't have them and
>> their prices for slot or philips drive are 4X what I paid.
>>
>> Anyway, shipping prices seem to have gone up a lot.
>>
>> This post serves no purpose, I just felt like venting.
>
> You are in central Florida. Most large cities (and you have a few there"
> have steel yards. Why not just check Google, drive over (or have someone
> pick it up when they to to the city) and get what you need?
I'm happy using wood, my gripe was with shipping cost and "processing fees".
"Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On 11/26/2016 3:03 PM, dadiOH wrote:
>
>> I don't know where the first place is located but I find it insane and
>> hard
>> to believe that ir would cost $37.52 to ship that smallish and light
>> package
>> from anywhere in the US to central Florida.
>
> Welcome to the 1820's ... de ja vu all over again.
The Pony Express might have been cheaper :)
"GeneT" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> I would prefer to buy from local merchants but many of the things I need
>> simply aren't available locally. And if they are - and if I can find
>> them -
>> they often charge many times whatt the local stores do. Case in point: I
>> needed some hex drive flat head screws. Local borgs don't have them and
>> their prices for slot or philips drive are 4X what I paid.
>>
>> Anyway, shipping prices seem to have gone up a lot.
>>
>> This post serves no purpose, I just felt like venting.
>
> Much worse living in Hawaii.....
For shipping, yes indeed. For local availability, not so much. Especially
when Lewers & Cooke, HonIron, Kilgo et al were around.
"GeneT" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>> Anyway, shipping prices seem to have gone up a lot.
>>
>> This post serves no purpose, I just felt like venting.
>
> I miss Kilgo's. When Eagle Hardware was around they carried a wide
> variety of products but when Lowes took over it went downhill.
Kilgo's was a treasure. How is City Mill? Not the equal of Kilgo's but not
awful in days of yore. Sheridan Building Supply was small but carried stuff
you would never find at a HD/Lowes.