MechMate in Arizona
Anyone in the Phoenix area wanting to order rails from Rick Hoback at
Superior Bearing Company. The shipping for 2 10's and 2 6's is $209.50, that is half the cost of the hard drilled rails... What I am asking is if anyone wants to go in on the shipping let me know. I am sure we can get a lot more rails shipped for not much more money... kevin@smokymountaindesigns.com Thanks, Kevin |
Kevin...
What was (is) the total cost of the rails PLUS the shipping? Bill |
Bill
The hard drilled rails are $13.00 a foot no cutting charge... I need 2@ 10' and 2@ 6' for a total of $416.00... The shipping is $209.50 :eek: (more than half the cost of the rails) So the rails are $625.50 total... I went ahead and have the rollers coming but am holding off on the rails for a bit... Kevin |
Will they ship UPS if the rails were all 6 foot? If so, it would be much cheaper to order enough 6 footers and piece them together. It would make it (slightly) harder to mount them, but not much.
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They told me that UPS and FedEx will carry up to 108". Which will help with the shipping cost.
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Yep that is the problem... If 108" is allowed, add for packing and that will make the rails 106" max that ships by UPS or FEDEX Ground... I want 120" rails, so the choice is...
Ship by FEDEX Freight... pay $209.50 + $416 for the rails and bolt them on Find someone in my area to split the freight with... pay about half of the $209.50 + $416 for the rails and bolt them on Weld or bolt two shorter rails together... pay $100.00 for shipping + $416 for the rails and try to get a CNC quality seam Build it as Gerald originally designed, with angle iron rails... save the shipping, save the rail cost, add more work, lose the hardened edge |
You might talk to the guys at Superior. They said they could be put end to end. Gerald might have some ideas. I think it was mentioned that you don't want the seam on both sides in the same place.
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Kevin... you might want to talk to a machinist to see if they can do something to the rails so they can be "dovetailed" together for alignment.
Perhaps then you can get some shorter lengths.. Just a thought.. Bill |
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