Thread: It does work

Congratulations on your new toy, I am waiting for same machine to arrive.

Thanks WM460, and at the Christmas sale price of $1095 I consider it a real bargain.

Just curious how much was the freight?
$110.00 to Tennant for me.

Freight charges here to Hobart are usually in the same league as our phone number, but Asset obviously have a great network.

For both the lathe and the stand, they charged me a total of $88.00, pick up from the freight depot in Hobart. Even then the freight depot offered to deliver it to my home, had to decline this kind offer because I could not unload it from a truck at home.

I have since found out why the machinery shop here in Hobart admitted to me that they make their money on the tools and accessories and very little profit on the lathe.

Thanks to this forum I have ordered 2 boxes of stuff from CDCO in USA. Expect this lot to arrive early next week. Freight for each box was $41.oo US.

Cheers

I have since found out why the machinery shop here in Hobart admitted to me that they make their money on the tools and accessories and very little profit on the lathe.

Nuthin unusual there. It seems to work the same here in central Vic. A business needs to make reasonable money on some things, otherwise why would u bother...not to mention being able to survive.

The freight price sound pretty good, especially considering your location.

I agree with you there Jat.

Considering the local business has to stock, staff, pay their overheads, they are indeed entitled to a fair margin of profit.

Most times I like to support the local business for the convenience of having them there. But, like everything in life there has to be a cut off point where all the options are weighed up, obviously others feel the same or there would not be people on this forum recommending buying elsewhere. We all like to get value for our money.

Cheers.

Most times I like to support the local business for the convenience of having them there.

Totally. Usually small more complex items like power tools I usually purchase locally, easier with warranty stuff and any other after sales support should one need it. Mill tooling isnt very well supported here, so have been hitting the net pretty hard and buying it that way.

Finding too that a couple of my local haunts have decent affliations with the likes of H&F and Asset. After doing the usual net searches of these places quite often find that I can get it ordered via my locals for a similar (sometimes cheaper) than dealing direct with Melb. No hassles with freight of large items. My recently purchased mill was a good example, top heavy, flimsy phonebooth sized crate...and it was cheaper that me dealing direct, freight included.

Am told that any after sales issues are still covered, despite going thru an agent instead of direct. Havent actually tested the theory tho...