UPDATE: August 28 2025
Starting Aug. 29, the U.S. will put an end to the exemption that allows Canadian retailers to ship products to the U.S. duty-free. It's called the "de minimis exemption," and it allows goods under $800 to enter the U.S. without duties. The exemption has been in place for nearly a century, with the threshold increasing to 800 under former U.S. president Barack Obama. U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order last month to remove it.
In the wake of the announcement, postal carriers in more than 25 countries have announced they will be suspending service to the United States, and some small businesses owners in Canada have likewise paused their orders to U.S. customers amid a scramble to prepare for new shipping fees.
I have had a great ride over the last 10 years and shipped thousands of RCMs to the USA.
This is a hobby business to me and although I will definitely lose sales I will no longer be shipping to the US. Not ready to jump through all the necessary steps and extra costs for both of us.
Crazy thing is that the most expensive component in my RCM is manufactured in Wisconsin.
Thanks again for your interest.
Nick
March 3 2025
I have decide to suspend shipping to the United States until some things get sorted out there.
Thanks for your past support and your current understanding.
As always, if you have purchased my RCM in the past and need any sort of assistance I am here to help you out.
Nick
This is a very small part of a really small company known as Canfab3D.com that builds prototypes, 3D prints and and can pretty much solve all of your problems.
I am not a web designer or marketing expert. I don't have slick videos or packaging or free shipping.
What is available here has been designed, created and used by me. I love tech, 3D printing and I love vinyl and that is how each and every one of these products has come to these pages.
If you don't see what you need or if you have an idea for an item that doesn't exist please feel free to check out Canfab3D.com and contact me with your ideas and I would love to work with you.
I am only shipping within North America at the moment as our postal service has removed all delivery guarantees due to the pandemic. I apologize for this.
This is my favorite cleaning solution:https://londonjazzcollector.wordpress.com/for-audiophiles/home-brew-cleaner-for-vacuum-rcms/
I am now including enough Ilford Ilfotol (20ml) to make 4L (~1gallon) of cleaning solution, enough to clean up to 800 records. You will need to supply the water and the ISO but they are easy to find locally in sensible quantities.
I'm also including a 5ml syringe as suggested in the above article so you can mix and apply your formula with accuracy.
