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    Anyone have a 5ft or 6ft straight edge 2"+ wide they would be interested in a new home for?

    Some time in the future I will be going to straighten the 6ft long ways on this borer I purchased, so will be needing a long straight edge, or at least bigger then the ones I currently have..
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    Quote Originally Posted by .RC. View Post
    Anyone have a 5ft or 6ft straight edge 2"+ wide they would be interested in a new home for?

    Some time in the future I will be going to straighten the 6ft long ways on this borer I purchased, so will be needing a long straight edge, or at least bigger then the ones I currently have..
    I've got a 6' camelback I'd consider lending you. Freight might be an issue though. I haven't checked it sonce I got it off of Phil so I can't comment on its flatness.

    Or I can get a casting done for a 900mm or so parallel flange beam type as I'm seriously thinking of getting one for myself.

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    Thanks for the offer, but at this stage I would rather buy then borrow.... Scared I would drop it...
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    Hi RC,

    While I don't have a 6' straight edge, I could fit a 6' straight edge on the surface plate, and I can certify straightness with the laser interferometer. All you need is a long bit of cast iron.. Stability might be a bit of a challenge at that length.

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    Default Like this?

    This one is going cheap...

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/WOW-JC-BUSCH...item35d50a7b12


    Shame about the postage

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    Quote Originally Posted by .RC. View Post
    Anyone have a 5ft or 6ft straight edge 2"+ wide they would be interested in a new home for?

    Some time in the future I will be going to straighten the 6ft long ways on this borer I purchased, so will be needing a long straight edge, or at least bigger then the ones I currently have..
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    Quote Originally Posted by Theberylbloke View Post
    This one is going cheap...

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/WOW-JC-BUSCH...item35d50a7b12


    Shame about the postage

    Cheers

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    That might still work out to be reasonably priced, if you could come to some arrangement for postage, but it won't stay at that price anyway... they sell for $5K plus, On the other hand, I seem to remember that Busch was clearing out some slow moving stock that was unfinished... it would pay to confirm it is a finished and calibrated straight edge...

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    Yes I have already been through US ebay.. Of course there is also China and granite to consider http://en.longbeide.com/Products_show.asp?ID=379

    This one would have been perfect, cut into the appropriate size http://www.graysonline.com/lot/0205-...d-cast-iron-12
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    Quote Originally Posted by .RC. View Post
    Yes I have already been through US ebay.. Of course there is also China and granite to consider http://en.longbeide.com/Products_show.asp?ID=379
    I once looked into importing some granite references from China. One problem was the costs involved, the other was that - as I was advised by a local shipping agent - the chances of something like that arriving intact would be slim to none, and insurance would be useless.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bryan View Post
    the chances of something like that arriving intact would be slim to none,
    I know of one large granite square that didn't survive the trip. Maybe they have improved their packaging since then?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bryan View Post
    I once looked into importing some granite references from China. One problem was the costs involved, the other was that - as I was advised by a local shipping agent - the chances of something like that arriving intact would be slim to none, and insurance would be useless.
    Thats were my granite squares came from. Shipped by DHL from memory, in timber boxes and no problems.

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    The granite square that arrived in three pieces was from Standridge Granite in the US.. But yea a slender piece of granite would probably fare even less well...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Theberylbloke View Post
    This one is going cheap...

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/WOW-JC-BUSCH...item35d50a7b12


    Shame about the postage

    Cheers

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    Well I threw a bid on it, but as I expected out bid straight away....

    I have come to the conclusion a 5ft (60") or 1500mm would be the ideal size I need... Something will come up eventually..
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    So R.C. I take it you did not put up the $406.00 USD to take possession???

    If it weren't for the shipping that would probably be a bargain!

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    Out of curiosity I had tried getting prices from shipito.com to show just how ridiculous that USP freight price is (I'm thinking that straight edge could have been landed here for $300 - $400) but their on-line calculator hasn't been working over the last week or so. Anyone else having a similar experience with the shipito calculator?

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    Well I am considering a chinese straight edge at the moment... But I have zero experience of buying a larger item direct from China.. There is also India that make them...
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