One of the things 80/20 doesn’t seem to do well is calculate shipping optimally.Can't do it! Not even for you Guru. And mixed orders seem to have smartly calculated shipping. But where you need the extra strength they are reasonably priced (eg $3 for a double sided corner gusset). Still expensive compared to building yourself using angle. I may have found a new favorite supplier- since they carry a lot of stuff.Īlso, their framing gussets are half price of the comparable 80/20 parts. The Misumi website is very enterprise oriented but it is well designed and consistent and looks like a dream to work with.

That comes out, on an order of 5 units, to be $0.29 per inch. Now that the Misumi website is up I’ve generated a quote for their 30mm - HFS6-3030-1800 - which is 1800mm of 3030 with the HFS6 (lightweight smooth) profile. At 15 units you’re paying $0.32/inch still. I’ve found: if you buy 5 or more units the shipping amortized out quite a bit to about $0.33 an inch (still %50 more than the 80/30 raw price of $0.22 per inch for this profile.). I priced out shipping of 1-15 units of 2440 length 30-3030 in 1 unit increments on amazon. So, for reference I’ve been pricing out series 30 standard profile- 80/20 part 30-3030. Indiana is a couple days drive and there’s a couple other items I can source along the way. Is there some category of business I’m missing? Or were these distributors listed on the future or 80/20 site? I have seen people say they sourced t-slot from local Maxine shops- but how do you find them? This is a reasonably industrial town but seems like it would take many days calling shops and asking if they have t-slots to sell, and I’m guessing most receptionists haven’t heard of it. But after creating my account the site is down for maintenance. Mitsumi looks interesting, great website with apparently online ordering. More core distributors for 80/20 are in other states.įuture industries has a “distributor” nearby but their website doesn’t inspire confidence. Amazon you pay separate shipping for each piece, again often doubling the price. Grainger and other distributors charge the same as buying from 8020 with shipping. This will let me buy longer lengths than can be shipped, and no shipping costs.

I’m considering placing an order and driving to I Diana and picking it up directly. Ordering from produces a shipping charge of %50-%100 of the order amount. Having a bit of difficulty sourcing t-slot extruded aluminum at reasonable price.

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