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Title: t-molding in australia
Post by: evilfuzzle on October 07, 2008, 06:30:37 am

hey all  ;D !

i am looking for some cheap t-molding here in Aus. i have tried Ozstick but they only carry blue red and black. i was going to go with the red but they are out of stock for the next couple of weeks.

so my question is where does everybody in Australia get their t-molding? I don't really want to pay for shipping from America seeing as i am drawing to the end of my project and have basically no money left so places like t-molding.com aren't really an option.

so yeah...

Title: Re: t-molding in australia
Post by: HoopstarsGarage on October 07, 2008, 06:51:08 am

Game Dude (http://www.gamedude.com.au/arcade/) sell a good variety..


Hoops

Title: Re: t-molding in australia
Post by: dmworking247 on October 07, 2008, 06:51:41 am

Evilfuzzle,

My primary source is Ozstick. The main reason for this is because his T-molding is a nice thick, rubbery (easily flexible) T-molding with a thicker spine (3mm?).

All other sources I find have a very 'plastic', stiff T-molding, but when I want something different from the red/blue/black that OzStick stocks I go to T-molding.com OR www.gamedude.com.au/arcade/ who I think resells the stuff from T-molding.com.

I haven't come across any other viable sources in Aus I'm afraid.

Title: Re: t-molding in australia
Post by: captainpotato on October 07, 2008, 08:06:59 am

I got mine at t-molding.com, as I wanted orange.

Title: Re: t-molding in australia
Post by: evilfuzzle on October 07, 2008, 08:16:10 am

yes but think about the shipping! t-molding is in America, do they have a branch in australia?

can people tell me how much the t-molding plus shipping was?

Title: Re: t-molding in australia
Post by: captainpotato on October 07, 2008, 08:24:19 am

Shipping was USD 12.30 for my order. Sure, it was more expensive than local shipping, but it was the only place I found at the time that had want I wanted, so given how much the other parts cost, it wasn't exactly a bank breaker.

Title: Re: t-molding in australia
Post by: DrFrag on October 09, 2008, 09:04:36 pm

I looked around but ended up going with T-molding.com too.  Partly because I could also get a router bit that I could be sure would match the t-moulding.  I found what seemed to be approximately the right router bit in Bunnings, but it was metric and cost about $50.

The costs in $AU were:
$18.02   2x 20' red 5/8" t-moulding @$9.01ea
$21.87   Router bit (for t-moulding)
$12.12   Router bit arbor (for t-moulding)
$16.48   T-molding.com shipping

Total $68.49

I don't know what the exchange rate was at the time.  Unfortunately the Aussie dollar kind of sucks right now.  Shipping was fast, and the quality seems pretty good.  It's divine to cut, for where you need to attach at curves.

Eh, probably not much help to you.  But at least there's some figures.  Good luck!