Has anyone had a FS 3000 guide rail shipped to them? How was the experience? I want to get one but I don't have an easy way to transport it so I was considering having it shipped to my house, but I'm concerned about how well it will survive the trip.
Shipping a FS 3000 guide rail
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Unless something has changed, they come in a wooden box from Festool. We ship them direct from Festool to minimize the potential of damage for our customers.
[member=101]Festool USA[/member], can you confirm packaging? Thanks.
[member=101]Festool USA[/member], can you confirm packaging? Thanks.
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I have a 118" Makita rail that came from [member=101]Festool USA[/member] and was in perfect shape.
I also recently purchased a 75" Festool rail that came in a cardboard box. The rail sits at an angle in the box on top of a diagonal cardboard stiffener. The box is so nice I store two 55" and the 75" rail in the box. Makes the rails east to transport if needed.
I also recently purchased a 75" Festool rail that came in a cardboard box. The rail sits at an angle in the box on top of a diagonal cardboard stiffener. The box is so nice I store two 55" and the 75" rail in the box. Makes the rails east to transport if needed.
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I bought my 3000 in the fall. As mentioned it comes from festool directly.
It was in a heavy duty cardboard box with wood inside. Was a good package, no issues. I used the wood from inside the box to support it to rip the splinter strip as it was the only thing I had fully length to do that with.
Worst part is it comes freight, so you have to go back to a previous world of scheduling delivery and having to be home for it and have a big truck come down your street, and of course he was delayed so I had to sit around all day for him.
It was in a heavy duty cardboard box with wood inside. Was a good package, no issues. I used the wood from inside the box to support it to rip the splinter strip as it was the only thing I had fully length to do that with.
Worst part is it comes freight, so you have to go back to a previous world of scheduling delivery and having to be home for it and have a big truck come down your street, and of course he was delayed so I had to sit around all day for him.
I have never purchased any rails, but I have heard from the guys at my local woodcraft the ones they get in have a pretty high rate of coming in damaged. Enough that they make sure to open every single one even if they were ordered specifically for a customer to check them.
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I purchased my FS3000 rail more than 7 years ago and it came in a wooden box.
I made an enquiry with Phil Beckley not too long ago regarding what the FS5000 rail shipped in as I was thinking about getting the long rail.
He informed me that they now ship in a cardboard box......
I made an enquiry with Phil Beckley not too long ago regarding what the FS5000 rail shipped in as I was thinking about getting the long rail.
He informed me that they now ship in a cardboard box......
Yah, I'm thinking I will have to build a box that I can strap down on my vehicle to protect in transit and just buy it locally. The closest seller to me that has one in stock actually unboxes all the rails, I'm not sure if it's to inspect them or for space efficiency, but I wouldn't even have that cardboard box to protect it.
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