Any USA residents willing to help me out with a bit of mail re-direction?

baz

I am very keen to get hold of a Shaper Origin. (See link below).
For some obscure reason they are unwilling to ship to Australia.

So If ordered one and had it sent to a USA address, would anyone be willing to send it on to me? It would be a simple matter of re-addressing and paying the freight, no re-packing required.
Of course I would cover all costs.

And it's a lot of money for me, so ideally it would be a forum member that I have had interactions with over the years. (I started with V5 and joined this forum about 20 years ago!)

Is this a crazy idea?

I am pretty much retired but I still spend most of my time in the studio.
I have always been a tech-head as well as a traditional woodworker, but until the Shaper turned up, CNC has always been out of my reach.

I would have a lot of fun with this piece of kit. (Currently, I am just beginning a Teardrop camper for a client, with mostly boat building techniques).

Cheers, Baz.

PS: I can only afford a refurbished unit, which is only available in the States.
PPS: I am fully aware of the difference in Voltages, that wont be a problem.

Shaper Origin | Handheld CNC Routing

Shaper Tools (www.shapertools.com)

Rich O Brien

@baz said in Any USA residents willing to help me out with a bit of mail re-direction?:

Is this a crazy idea?

No, but there are services you can use too which may be cheaper

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Box

Another option might be if someone from Oz is going to Basecamp, they could bring it back for you or organise the shipping while there.

baz

Hey thanks Rich. I had no idea such a service existed.
Just signed up, got my address and then ordered the Shaper.
So, done deal. Fingers crossed.
Baz

baz

Hi Box. Hope you are well. See my reply to Rich. All done, hopefully. Cheers Baz

Rich O Brien

@baz said in Any USA residents willing to help me out with a bit of mail re-direction?:

Hey thanks Rich

No probs, we suffer from same issue here with shipping. So I feel your pain.

baz

Having fun with the Shaper. Here be a small example...usually Ellipses are a pain, not any more.
3D printed hinges, handle and numerals.
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