New build, Joe 2006

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I received the Joe 2006 kit today. This has been in the works for a awhile and my son and I are looking forward to the build.

Before I start this build I would like to thank Joe for all his help in getting this kit to us in Canada, got to love customs.

This is a couple of photos af the kit, and we are hoping to start the build this weekend.

Have a great day!
John/Scott

[PhillyCyberJoe]

Hey John/Scott,
Welcome to the "Joe's 2006 awesome DIY CNC" family! I hope you enjoy the build as much as I did and we look forward to your progress.

If you need any help along the way, just give a shout. I am certain that you will enjoy the fruits of your labor.

The "other" Joe

[Khalid]

Let us see ur build... _

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Originally Posted by Khalid Let us see ur build... _

No worries there, we take pictures of everything and will surely be posting here.

I'm also going to do a build log up on a wiki once were completed as from what I've seen these build threads can get pretty long and difficult to maneuver through.

It wouldn't hurt to have it in a more organized way once its all done, and I personally love wiki's.

Were starting assembly tonight and just need to source-out our pipe and acme threaded rod and order our driver kit (going with cnchobby's kit).

Life sure would be easier if McMaster shipped to Canada.. but hey, what can you do!

Expect some more pictures soon!

Scott

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Originally Posted by PhillyCyberJoe Hey John/Scott, Welcome to the "Joe's 2006 awesome DIY CNC" family! I hope you enjoy the build as much as I did and we look forward to your progress. If you need any help along the way, just give a shout. I am certain that you will enjoy the fruits of your labor. The "other" Joe

Thanks Joe "Too" and thanks for the offer of help, I am sure somewhere my son and I will get into a dead lock, on how to solve a problem, and will be sure to post our question. It is always good to be able to talk with people that have been where we are now,,, starting.

Thanks John

[CanSir]

How did you get the kit shipped and can I ask how much the shipping/brokerage fees/etc added up to in the end? I was all ready to buy a pre-cut kit from Joe, but I couldn't find a reasonably priced way to get a 98 lbs package shipped across the border. I've since purchased something else, but I'm sure other Canucks will come along that could benefit from the information.

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We used FedEx ground and it came to 120. Expensive yes but reasonable when you consider DHL or USP.. and USPS just won't take packages that heavy.. which sucks because I use USPS to get things shipped here whenever possible.

As for import duties, they were low.. although were still waiting form the bill from fedex for the exact price. Its all in the paperwork.. which can be very confusing if you've never shipped internationally before.

Just ask us.. it took almost a month of confusion and a few trips to fedex for Joe before we finally got it to actually leave Texas. My favorite part was when they re-delivered it back to Joe's place and left it on his front porch and then tried to charge us the full price of shipping. Good times. I guess "require signature" is just a suggestion.

Needless to say... make sure you paperwork is in order!

[CanSir]

Thanks for the info. I've been slapped with surprisingly high import duties from both UPS and Fedex so I hope your right about how much they end up charging you. When I get my little CNC machine up and running, I plan to cut all of the pieces to Joes 2006 kit that the machine is capable of cutting - then hit Joe up to see if he will put together a custom package with only the long pieces. Hopefully shipping will be under 70 lbs for the parts I need and I can just use USPS (the only reasonably priced US -> Canada carrier there is).

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The real problem with both Fedex and UPS isn't even so much the import duties as thats straight up across all the carriers and not really calculated by them.. Its the handling fees that they tack on which can be crazy. Its only a $5 handling fee at the most for USPS and a lot of the time its free(they must only select certain packages). I especially dislike UPS because there not even really up front on the cost, you just get a bill in the mail most of the time and from what I've seen inaccurate quotes.

Personally I try to avoid companies that only ship UPS. I just refuse to deal with them. While Fedex might be expensive they do at least seem to be upfront on costs (other they duties which they don't calculate).

The real advantage of either Fedex or UPS IMHO is largely speed (and in the kits case weight). They get things through customs real quick while USPS can take upwards of a week or two on certain items to get it through.

At least thats my thoughts on the matter!

[CanSir]

Yeah, I shouldn't have called it import duties because you're right - that's a fixed rate and only applies to stuff not covered under NAFTA.

The carriers handling fees are ridiculous though. If something can't be shipped by USPS, then I don't buy it or I buy it from someone who is willing to ship via USPS. I made an exception to that this morning however. Allied Electronics is a Canadian company, but they warehouse their inventory in the U.S. as that's where the majority of their sales are made. The 5 pound transformer and pactec case that I bought is coming from Texas via Purolator, but Allied has a special arrangement with Purolator so it's customs cleared and shipped for $12 total. For that price I had to make an exception.

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How's the build coming along? Don't be shy about posting pictures! I know we've all seen several examples of Joe's kits coming together in the past, but it helps to keep the enthusiasm up to see someone else progressing.

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Here are a few picks of our build, it seems a lot of labour and slow progress.I pick up our acme rod and nuts today, so should be ready to put the bed and gantry together.

Have a great day, and off to work.
John/Scott

[joecnc2006]

Great progress. I like the lathe setup for the pipes...

joe