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Offline Mike Griffin

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Carbon Fiber Veil
« on: August 26, 2023, 07:01:56 PM »
I was going to order some carbon fiber veil from CST.  I was wanting to order a 2 yard package for $38.95 until I got to shipping and they want $25.00 to ship it.   Does anyone have a source for this for a reasonable shipping charge?

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Mike

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Re: Carbon Fiber Veil
« Reply #1 on: August 26, 2023, 08:21:22 PM »

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Re: Carbon Fiber Veil
« Reply #2 on: August 27, 2023, 08:55:19 AM »
I was going to order some carbon fiber veil from CST.  I was wanting to order a 2 yard package for $38.95 until I got to shipping and they want $25.00 to ship it.   Does anyone have a source for this for a reasonable shipping charge?

Thank you,

Mike

Mike - Carbon veil does not fold well so your 36” x 72” (1yd x 2yd) piece will be rolled into a 36”+ long parcel.  Here is some info on the 2022 USPS up-charges for “long” parcels:

Parcels that are longer than 22 inches but less than 30 inches will see a $4.00 surcharge.
Parcels that exceed 30 inches in length will incur a $7.00 surcharge.
Parcels that measure greater than 2 cubic feet (3456 cubic inches) will also see a $15.00 fee added.

If you can find one person local to you (RC club?) that wants to jump in and buy one you are both paying $12.50 shipping.  2 other people… $8.33 shipping.  And so on.

Good look finding a solution.  (I’ve gotten all mine LPU at RC swap meets, CL contests, etc)

Paul W.

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Re: Carbon Fiber Veil
« Reply #3 on: August 27, 2023, 09:40:18 AM »
Mike - Carbon veil does not fold well so your 36” x 72” (1yd x 2yd) piece will be rolled into a 36”+ long parcel.  Here is some info on the 2022 USPS up-charges for “long” parcels:

Parcels that are longer than 22 inches but less than 30 inches will see a $4.00 surcharge.
Parcels that exceed 30 inches in length will incur a $7.00 surcharge.
Parcels that measure greater than 2 cubic feet (3456 cubic inches) will also see a $15.00 fee added.

If you can find one person local to you (RC club?) that wants to jump in and buy one you are both paying $12.50 shipping.  2 other people… $8.33 shipping.  And so on.

Thank you Paul.  Shipping charges on just about anything have gone through the roof.  Thank you for the suggestion.

Mike

Good look finding a solution.  (I’ve gotten all mine LPU at RC swap meets, CL contests, etc)

Paul W.

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Re: Carbon Fiber Veil
« Reply #4 on: August 28, 2023, 10:54:22 AM »
Mike
Check on Alibaba.  Maybe buy direct a roll and parse it out.
Frank

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Re: Carbon Fiber Veil
« Reply #5 on: August 29, 2023, 05:56:25 PM »
Fibreglast.com offers free shipping from time to time.


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