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weight of Block and Weight of Head
Jamie Offline
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26-04-2020, 10:21 PM
Does anyone have a block and a head which they mind weighing? I want to arrange to have one of each collected from a machine shop and need to separate weights to arrange collection. 

Thank you if anyone can help.

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26-04-2020, 10:54 PM
Is the block totally stripped, no cam follower guides etc?
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26-04-2020, 11:03 PM
Fully stripped block is about 10kg, head is under 5 kg.
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26-04-2020, 11:24 PM
Thank you, Ruairidh.

It is fully stripped.


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26-04-2020, 11:59 PM
I always err on the side of caution with weights and dimensions for couriers.
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27-04-2020, 09:34 AM
I got caught out with Parcel2go recently. They have changed the quote page to add a box that asks if your parcel is greater than length 1m. Mine wasn't, so I ignored it. Got offered what appeared to be some default pricing based on weight for my parcel and thought no more of it, booked and sent it off. A day later, I was penalised for having sent an oversize parcel - which wasn't apparent when I booked. Now, I always check the >1m box which allows me then to enter the specific dimensions and avoid the problem...
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27-04-2020, 11:23 AM
For what it's worth, make sure they are properly packed/ crated.
Cast iron is brittle and a block can break in two if dropped / thrown.
Learned the hard way (or more accurately, I already knew, but the person I hand-carried it to decided to post it back in a cardboard box).
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27-04-2020, 11:38 AM
I ship blocks and head regularly and pack them surrounded by polystyrene sheets that are about 1-2" thick.

Always pack with an expectation for them to be dropped from a 6' height, because they most likely will be.
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