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Pappy
1st October 2010, 10:20 AM
I have been looking at purchasing a Makita 1210L saw and have been checking prices waiting for the Melbourne wood show.
At this time Amazon has them for @ $550. us. and with the Aussie $ that very good going.
The problem is that Amazon quote @$500us to freight it here.
Any ideas how to get it here cheaper? ( its @ 26 kgs):-
dugjac
1st October 2010, 05:14 PM
$310USD if you join US Mail Forwarding, International Shipping | MyUS.com (http://www.myus.com) Works great and they will consolidate all your orders saving $$ on postage. Helps to buy all those items on amazon that "can't" be shipped ouside of the US
rrich
5th October 2010, 09:26 AM
When looking at the US Makita site, I can only find a 1210LX.
The reason that I'm asking is that aren't you blokes using 230 Volt electrical systems? The saw that I found is US spec and uses 115 Volts.
TP1
5th October 2010, 08:11 PM
I have been looking at purchasing a Makita 1210L saw and have been checking prices waiting for the Melbourne wood show.
At this time Amazon has them for @ $550. us. and with the Aussie $ that very good going.
The problem is that Amazon quote @$500us to freight it here.
Any ideas how to get it here cheaper? ( its @ 26 kgs):-
Try Toolking.com - they are often cheaper on delivery than most
TP1
5th October 2010, 08:13 PM
When looking at the US Makita site, I can only find a 1210LX.
The reason that I'm asking is that aren't you blokes using 230 Volt electrical systems? The saw that I found is US spec and uses 115 Volts.
Yes we are on 240V but many of us have 110-120v capability. Its worth it for certain tools where there is a huge difference in price between USA and Aussie stores. For example some ( but not all ) Festool gear
clogger
15th October 2010, 01:14 PM
I'm hoping to buy a Festool Domino from USA using MyUS.com (only costs US$780 plus PP), and I have a 110 -240 volt converter thingy. Are there going to be any problems with this?
TP1
15th October 2010, 04:06 PM
PM sent
R W
1st January 2011, 06:04 PM
$310USD if you join US Mail Forwarding, International Shipping | MyUS.com (http://www.myus.com) Works great and they will consolidate all your orders saving $$ on postage. Helps to buy all those items on amazon that "can't" be shipped ouside of the US
Thanks for this address, high shipping costs or ship to US only can make purchasing
from their difficult.
Many things available from the US are not available here.