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petanque don Senior Member Joined: 02/08/2006 Location: AustraliaPosts: 212
Posted: 12:04am 05 Jun 2007
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Are there currency exchange issues with sending AU dollars to New Zealand?
Seems a good idea.
KiwiJohn Guru Joined: 01/12/2005 Location: New ZealandPosts: 691
Posted: 09:36am 05 Jun 2007
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I am sure there would be no problem with the amounts we are talking about here but if it gives anyone concerns you could ask your bank to change it for a NZ note and send that.
I am in for $10, sent it this arvo.
Could i suggest if too much money turns up, just keep filling the box till the postie says stop? I was scared silly the first time i chopped up a stator and the thought that i had a spare went a long way.
Having heard what Trv has been up to I thought i would invite any one in the area to my bit of madnes in the Adelaide hills ://itshare. org.au explains it, we have just sent a 40ft container of very groovey computer gear to PNG and are about to send some geeks to set it all up.bbqs are almost a daily event as a shared lunch in the park next to us and F&P bits are laying about as you cant have many soap challenged hippie geeks hanging around before some one pulls out a stepper motor for discussion and distraction from computers
cheers
Lyn
Is all cool I have even had people refuse to talk to me on the phone because i was a bloke and not the woman they thought they should be talking to.But back to the subject is there a chance we might get two stators in the box?
it looks like I am about to be employed again (after only 2 dole forms) so can chuck in a bit more if need be
permaclutter
KiwiJohn Guru Joined: 01/12/2005 Location: New ZealandPosts: 691
Posted: 08:55am 08 Jun 2007
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Yea, I will look at putting in two stators, I might do a revised measure and weigh tomorrow and see what the second stator would add to the cost.
Gill Senior Member Joined: 11/11/2006 Location: AustraliaPosts: 669
Posted: 09:25am 08 Jun 2007
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Was thinking if just a little bit left over but not enough for postage of 2 F&P, then maybe some electronic bits would be handy. eg. 3 bridge rect, a couple of mosfets and a Picaxe08M(the basics of a DIY rectifier and shunt regulator)?
Maybe?was working fine... til the smoke got out.
Cheers Gill _Cairns, FNQ
dwyer Guru Joined: 19/09/2005 Location: AustraliaPosts: 574
Posted: 12:35am 09 Jun 2007
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Hi Gill and teams
Others Day I have made ofter for Two F&P to Vasi as l have to many F&P in my backshed lying around doing nothing as last weekend go other one from Local tip plus found working micowave oven near new without glass turntable place with l might find one at life line and l can get up to four micowave oven every week (local tip if l want to but might end too much juckyard maybe strip down getting wire,micoswitch transfomer ,fanlight fitting,screw,eletronic part, electral cord with plug so on if anyone might have any bright ideas just let me know .
Anyway back to two F&P to Vasi which l said before would like to send to Vasi so anyone would like to help with the postage please let me know Regard Ian
Dwyer the bushman
KiwiJohn Guru Joined: 01/12/2005 Location: New ZealandPosts: 691
Posted: 01:20am 09 Jun 2007
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Errrr, ummmm?
KiwiJohn Guru Joined: 01/12/2005 Location: New ZealandPosts: 691
Posted: 06:31am 11 Jun 2007
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Another four cards received today!
Thanks to:
Gill
Trev, Marcy and Dale at Foundry+Fibreglass
Allan Smith
and Herb.
Thanks to everyone supporting me on this, I had intended to post this weekend but I have been called away so it wont happen until about Tuesday of next week. If you have a card in the mail or even if you would still like to send something in the next couple of days it should arrive in time to be included in the parcel to Vasi.
KiwiJohn Guru Joined: 01/12/2005 Location: New ZealandPosts: 691
Posted: 06:53am 12 Jun 2007
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No cards today.
Trev Guru Joined: 15/07/2006 Location: AustraliaPosts: 676
Posted: 08:39am 12 Jun 2007
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Hi KiwiJohn,
Not sure if you have thought of it, but in our experience we find that clothing makes good packing. We have good 2nd hand clothing stores in Australia - cheap too. Vasi may wear it, or someone he knows. Or else good grease rags. Just a thought...... see if there is more cash than needed for postage.
Trev @ drivebynature.com
KiwiJohn Guru Joined: 01/12/2005 Location: New ZealandPosts: 691
Posted: 09:04am 12 Jun 2007
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Good idea Trev, this time next week will be cut off date and I will see how we are then.
Trev Guru Joined: 15/07/2006 Location: AustraliaPosts: 676
Posted: 09:59am 12 Jun 2007
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KiwiJohn,
I should have said too that any clothing is 'packing'. You don't have to declare to customs what is used for packing. And there should be no customs duty ($$) in any country on packing. But clothing could have custom duty.
Here is our packing boxes sent to Kirabati. We taught some locals how to make it.
Trev @ drivebynature.com
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Regard Ian
