Combining item shiping and shipping weight

Hi All!

Great product - so good I got an order on the test site!

Ok - details

ZenCart 1.3.8
Security patches - and Schema patches for admin - installed

1 have multiple products most small

I have set item shipping handline 3 + 3 so I get 6 for first then +3 for additional.

Now I have some larger items that I would like to specify a specific shipping charge.

If i enable weight for the item - on checkout they get the choice best method or by item weight and of course they will choose best method because it is cheaper.

How do I deaal with this

regards and thanks in advance.

Addendum - as I see no way to edit my post.

I tested this on a backup server:

Using tool like myphpadmin

open the products table

SQL Update products set products_weight = 3;

AARRGGHH ! Scary

then go to zc admin turn off all shipping methods other than allow free and edit and allow shipweightunit

edit it so handling fee is 3.00

leave other multiplier as 1

go to config>>shipping packaging and set packge tar and large package to 0:0
turn off all weight display refereences

so what this seems to do is:

Now all products ship for 6 (with weight of 3) plus 3 per additional item unless weight of item is <> 3

select test1 item and add to cart - shipping is 6 yea!

add another test item test2 with weight 15

add it to cart shipping is 21

add another test1 and shipping = 24

add another item 2 and ship = 39 !!!

Comments PLEASE - have I Screwed anything else up???