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"Moonraker" wrote in message . .. "Glassman" wrote in message ... I really want a 900 weller tip. Sorry but not one wholesaler I deal with thinks they exist. I've been soldering with 100 watts for almost 30 years. but I must be doing somehting wrong huh? I raised 3 kids.... own my building.... drive a new car...... all with a lousy 100 watt iron. Yup....but, iffe'n you'd been a-sodderin' with one of dem 175W 1100*F irons, you'd have a whole passel of youngun's, a giant international distribution warehouse, a whole fleet of cars and trucks, and been a world-famous author and lecturer. Not to mention being the most respected and admired poster to all of usenet. Why people woulda been just clamoring to sit at yer feet and maybe even touch the hem of yer robe. See what you've missed? All for the want of 75 measly watts and 400*F. You've just squandered yer life, bubba. Sniff. OH you guys are priceless! Kill filed the dip**** after his last profound uttering, but nice to see he isn't just posting with free rein, I should hope to hell the "students" he is "teaching" don't catch him in the parking lot some dark night and lynch his ass for taking advantage of them....Can't wait for another Glass Expo, so I can sign up for one of his classes and have it cancelled, again. Maybe they wouldn't let him in the country because he knows so much. If all that knowledge got out to the general public it would lead to the collapse of glass technique as we know it. Better off keeping such information in Canada, where it's safe. |
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"Moonraker" wrote in message . .. "Glassman" wrote in message ... I really want a 900 weller tip. Sorry but not one wholesaler I deal with thinks they exist. I've been soldering with 100 watts for almost 30 years. but I must be doing somehting wrong huh? I raised 3 kids.... own my building.... drive a new car...... all with a lousy 100 watt iron. Yup....but, iffe'n you'd been a-sodderin' with one of dem 175W 1100*F irons, you'd have a whole passel of youngun's, a giant international distribution warehouse, a whole fleet of cars and trucks, and been a world-famous author and lecturer. Not to mention being the most respected and admired poster to all of usenet. Why people woulda been just clamoring to sit at yer feet and maybe even touch the hem of yer robe. See what you've missed? All for the want of 75 measly watts and 400*F. You've just squandered yer life, bubba. Sniff. And...if you'd been using yer wet belt sander religiously, why....they'd probably be naming streets after you. Like, "Dead End". |
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We sent a package to Germany last year. Less than 10 lbs. UPS wanted $120.00
US post office $25.00. It took longer but it was worth the wait if you have the time. "David Billington" wrote in message ... I found the DHL handling charge quite small and thought it reasonable, I have heard UPS is quite expensive in this regard and would agree from my experience. Adrian Brentnall wrote: HI David On Thu, 04 May 2006 00:55:45 +0100, David Billington wrote: I would try and get an indication of the VAT and import duty you may have to pay in order to get an indication of the true price. I have heard that customs duty and VAT is variable as to whether you get charged, some have some haven't. I have bought some graphite products from the US only to be hit by the duties 3 month later. Nice DHL quick delivery so you get your items but deferred charging for the taxes, didn't know about that. Also got a product from the US as I couldn't get the quality I required in the UK, the postage from the US cost more than the product and the product wasn't cheap and the product wasn't heavy either. Thanks for the warning g The oncosts vary from zero (if the package doesn't get stopped) up to 15 uk pounds on 86 uk pounds-worth of dichro that I had shipped over. Still worked out about 1/4 of the price I'd pay over here for the same item..... This was delivered via Royal Mail - ISTR that 'proper' couriers (like DHL) charge a punitive 'handling' cost on top of the Import Duty / Vat - happened to me with some 2nd hand lapidary gear that came from the USA. Annoying - but that's how it works g Adrian ======return email munged================= take out the papers and the trash to reply |
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Thanks for that info, I do have the time but at the time the US supplier
said they dealt with UPS and that was it. They also said that DHL charged them a $20 callout charge for collection. From the postage on the invoice they sent from the US to the UK it might have been cheaper to send each of the 100 items in a separate envelope via USPS than send one box of 100 UPS. I will investigate further in future, fortunately these are not items I need often and 100 should last awhile and the on cost to the final product overall is small. The main issue I had with the UK supply I found was that the current maker, probably in the far east was making sub standard parts and that was the only option. Useless to me so I sourced them from a US supplier. I had actually got a sample from the supplier in the UK and that was fine so I ordered some, those supplied were useless and returned. Jeff Diebolt wrote: We sent a package to Germany last year. Less than 10 lbs. UPS wanted $120.00 US post office $25.00. It took longer but it was worth the wait if you have the time. "David Billington" wrote in message k... I found the DHL handling charge quite small and thought it reasonable, I have heard UPS is quite expensive in this regard and would agree from my experience. Adrian Brentnall wrote: HI David On Thu, 04 May 2006 00:55:45 +0100, David Billington wrote: I would try and get an indication of the VAT and import duty you may have to pay in order to get an indication of the true price. I have heard that customs duty and VAT is variable as to whether you get charged, some have some haven't. I have bought some graphite products from the US only to be hit by the duties 3 month later. Nice DHL quick delivery so you get your items but deferred charging for the taxes, didn't know about that. Also got a product from the US as I couldn't get the quality I required in the UK, the postage from the US cost more than the product and the product wasn't cheap and the product wasn't heavy either. Thanks for the warning g The oncosts vary from zero (if the package doesn't get stopped) up to 15 uk pounds on 86 uk pounds-worth of dichro that I had shipped over. Still worked out about 1/4 of the price I'd pay over here for the same item..... This was delivered via Royal Mail - ISTR that 'proper' couriers (like DHL) charge a punitive 'handling' cost on top of the Import Duty / Vat - happened to me with some 2nd hand lapidary gear that came from the USA. Annoying - but that's how it works g Adrian ======return email munged================= take out the papers and the trash to reply |
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