Hi Scott,
I called and then emailed MSC about sending stuff to Australia and they were meant to get back to me with a quote but never did. They said they do send to Australia.
Try sending an email to
[email protected] and request a quote for the following to be sent to you in Australia and see if they reply.
2 x 01205996 1/2-8 2 Start Precision Acme Threaded Bar (6ft)
These are the new 2 start ones that Joe and others are now using, which are more expensive that the originals but work a lot better. You'll also need the DumpsterCNC stuff but that's easy to ship here due to lack of weight.
I'm pretty sure you cannot send it USPS but if you can email someone at USPS as well, it might be worth a shot.
If you look at my spreadsheet, you'll see that total weight for the 2 ACME's including tube is 10 lbs (4.45kg) and size of the tube is 6ft 2 1/2" long by 3" diameter
Did you try getting in touch with the guy in Melbourne about the ACME's?
I bought a spare set of Lovejoys if you are interested. The ones at Jaycar will need the ACME to be machined to 1/4" at one end. If you have spare bearings left over then I might be interested in those.
If there's anything else that you need that isn't so large that they won't ship to Australia, let me know as I can probably arrange forwarding.
By the way, how's your project coming along?
Cheers
Claudio