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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: councilface on October 13, 2007, 02:26:44 pm
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Any brits know where to get standard 3/4" T-mold (3/4" x 0.1" x 1/4)? Theres a chap on e-bay but it looks a bit pricey to me (£15 for 20'). Is this the going rate?
Cheers.
CF.
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just looked at a german site , its about a quid a metre on there not sure bout postage costs, or if we have to pay import duty from europe, but the ebay one seems expensive in comparison.
arcadeshop (http://www.arcadeshop.de/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=t+mold)
where in the uk dude?
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just looked at a german site , its about a quid a metre on there not sure bout postage costs, or if we have to pay import duty from europe, but the ebay one seems expensive in comparison.
arcadeshop (http://www.arcadeshop.de/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=t+mold)
where in the uk dude?
I thought it seemed a bit much for what it is. Im on the Norfolk/Suffolk border. My broad is a septic that has a PO Box on the local airbase. I may just get some american stuff sent there ;o)
I will check out the german site though. Cheers!
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Why not simply order in the US ? With current dollar-euro, I beg your pardon, pound rate it's a lot cheaper than the e-bay guy....
www.t-molding.com has 20' black for $7,40, shipping $11,40, total $18,80=UKP 9,24
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i think we have to pay more tax on non eu imports, but i cant find a definitive answer, thats the joy of the uk
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I thought it seemed a bit much for what it is. Im on the Norfolk/Suffolk border. My broad is a septic that has a PO Box on the local airbase. I may just get some american stuff sent there ;o)
I will check out the german site though. Cheers!
if your bird( im going uk style there) is a seppo on the airbase, i'll bet they can avoid import duties on stuff coming to the base
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I thought it seemed a bit much for what it is. Im on the Norfolk/Suffolk border. My broad is a septic that has a PO Box on the local airbase. I may just get some american stuff sent there ;o)
I will check out the german site though. Cheers!
if your bird( im going uk style there) is a seppo on the airbase, i'll bet they can avoid import duties on stuff coming to the base
Indeed she can. ;)
I think I will just get it sent over. Im looking for a blue to match happ ultimate buttons. Can anyone help?
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i think we have to pay more tax on non eu imports, but i cant find a definitive answer, thats the joy of the uk
Not sure about the UK, but anything below a value of €22,- is tax and import duty free. Further, if you can ask the seller/sender to send it as a gift or sample, you get little problems.....don't let them include a bill in that case !
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I get alot of stuff sent from the us, mainly Old Skool BMX including frames and I haven't been bitten by customs once......gotta be worth a punt surely ??
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I've never had any problems except once, an order from arcadeshop, but that included a bill AND the full value was stated on the customs note.... :banghead:
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were passed the customs issue here anyway guys his seppo missus can help him there :cheers:
and on another note cmon sa or argentina i dont care which just please please win the world cup :cry:
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There is a guy on the UK Ebay selling T-molding - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320168546537
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There is a guy on the UK Ebay selling T-molding - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320168546537
Ahem
Any brits know where to get standard 3/4" T-mold (3/4" x 0.1" x 1/4)? Theres a chap on e-bay but it looks a bit pricey to me (£15 for 20'). Is this the going rate?
Cheers.
CF.
;o)
Ta anyway
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Ahem... criticism accepted ; )
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There is a guy on the UK Ebay selling T-molding - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320168546537
Ahem
Any brits know where to get standard 3/4" T-mold (3/4" x 0.1" x 1/4)? Theres a chap on e-bay but it looks a bit pricey to me (£15 for 20'). Is this the going rate?
Cheers.
CF.
;o)
Ta anyway
I thought it was a bit pricey too, but I have no idea where to go for it.
Any additional vendors would be much appreciated!
:cheers:
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I'm in Scotland and I've bought T-Molding twice from the US and had no problems or tax ,
I would recomend T-molding.com as the price is great , delivery was fast and also they do the slot cutter half the price I could find it in the UK ,I also used Dreamarcades and had no problem .I also looked at the UK ebay dude , too pricey .
When I was looking to buy I was also looking to buy UK ( thought it would be easier )but it's so easy to buy from the US ( or anywhere now) , once you order let the post do the rest :cheers:
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I can vouch for t-moulding.com, I had some chrome 3/4" delivered from them (fits 18mm MDF etc a treat) and it was delivered superfast and was fairly cheap and I paid no import taxes etc.
Try and get a price from divemaster127 though, I know he stocks some t-moulding and i imagine he would be able to ship it competitively and I imagine would mark it as a sample etc too. Support the BYOAC community if you can ;)
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Yep go with t-molding.com. I'm in Leeds and have bought from them twice, the first time they sent me some free samples to make sure the size and colour (or color) were what I wanted. And I've never had to pay customs tax either.
In fact the only time I've been hit with extra tax was with an order from playasia.com - made it not worth it in the end :(
I searched and searched for ages for a good uk supplier but gave up - so do the right thing and order from t-molding.com !
Buks
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just got mine from t-moulding.com i'm in the uk didn't get charged any import tax get the slot cutter as well a lot less hassel as i've cut my slots a little to big and now have to glue it in!
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I have 18mm plywood for my cab's sides (seems to be std width in the uk)... this is about 0.71 inches, and is somewhere between 5/8" and 3/4"...
Anyone know where I can get t-molding at this width?
Thanks!
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I have 18mm plywood for my cab's sides (seems to be std width in the uk)... this is about 0.71 inches, and is somewhere between 5/8" and 3/4"...
Anyone know where I can get t-molding at this width?
Thanks!
3/4" T-molding works fine on 18mm Timber... You're only talking 4 hundredths of an inch difference. That's in fact a smaller difference that the tollerance on the manufactured timber or on the T-molding. I always use 3/4" and have no problems with it.
Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)
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If anybody needs the slot-cutter router bit for t-molding, then I have one - only used once.
Make me an offer!
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3/4" T-molding works fine on 18mm Timber... You're only talking 4 hundredths of an inch difference. That's in fact a smaller difference that the tollerance on the manufactured timber or on the T-molding. I always use 3/4" and have no problems with it.
Thanks! I also sent an email to t-molding.com. They too suggested the 3/4" size, but recommended I trim it to fit after installing (not sure how difficult that would be - has anyone successfully trimmed t-molding once fitted?). 3/4" works out at 19mm so that's .5 mm to trim each side.
They also said they sell 11/16" (17.5mm) t-molding, but only in BLACK. If I choose black this would probably be the better option, as I reckon the .25mm gap each side would be hardly noticable, especially if I paint the edge of the wood black to match.
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Thanks! I also sent an email to t-molding.com. They too suggested the 3/4" size, but recommended I trim it to fit after installing (not sure how difficult that would be - has anyone successfully trimmed t-molding once fitted?). 3/4" works out at 19mm so that's .5 mm to trim each side.
They also said they sell 11/16" (17.5mm) t-molding, but only in BLACK. If I choose black this would probably be the better option, as I reckon the .25mm gap each side would be hardly noticable, especially if I paint the edge of the wood black to match.
No mate!! Use the 3/4" ...... You'll find it's as good a fit as you'll get. Going smaller than the timber size is a bad idea. The T-Molding is there to protect the edges as well as to look good. If you go smaller it's easier to chip bits out of the timber.
Trimming T-Molding is possible... I've done it a couple of times. You get a new sharp Stanley Knife blade and let it sit flat against the surface of the cabinet, then run it down the T-Molding. It takes practice to get the technique right. so try it out on some scrap first.
That said, I think you're going to find that 3/4" T-Molding doesn't need trimming once it's in place. It will look exactly right. Like I said you're working out tolerances that are smaller than the tolerances in the timber and the T-molding. Trust me on this one 3/4" will fit fine.
Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)
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Cheers for the advice :)