packing question

scottyboy76 · May 2011

will soon be packing and shipping some monoblocks and hopefully a rec. to fellow polkies.

Have never done this, no original boxes.

Unless buyers request a certain pack and ship type operation to do the packing,I will be doing it.

thought maybe some home insulation foam sprayed and plastic sheeting over it, along with peanuts to fill in, or would the ins. dry too hard?

Please let me know how you have done it, i want to do right by these guys.

Glowrdr · May 2011

I'm not sure what type of packaging I see in the bags, but I'd be VERY hesitant in using home foam. Dries hard, possibly issues with it expanding and breaking something? (unlikely, but hey..), plus if there is any hole in the bag you use, it's for certain it would never come off unnoticed.

Not sure where you buy the dense grey foam (office store perhaps?) - use that, wrap the item in bubble wrap and peanut the rest in. That's how I'd rock it.

EndersShadow · May 2011

scottyboy76 wrote: »

will soon be packing and shipping some monoblocks and hopefully a rec. to fellow polkies.

Have never done this, no original boxes.

Unless buyers request a certain pack and ship type operation to do the packing,I will be doing it.

thought maybe some home insulation foam sprayed and plastic sheeting over it, along with peanuts to fill in, or would the ins. dry too hard?

Please let me know how you have done it, i want to do right by these guys.

The foam spray i would not do. I think it would be too hard and make it a PITA to open the package, and add a bit of weight to it as well..

Best method is a double box to start with. The what I would do is find some old foam you use when your lying on a sleeping bag on the floor (name escapes me) and cut that up to line the inside of the box with.

Then wrap each piece seperate w/ bubble wrap and call it a day.

Ship it insured for the replacement cost of the items and take pictures of how it was packaged should there be any problems. Also you might PM those to the buyer so they know your not messin around

Personally for me UPS was much cheaper than Fed-Ex and I have had lots of probs with Fed-Ex personally, not that I enjoy the UPS monkey loaders any better.

stuwee · May 2011

Home insulation foam is perfect! Wrap the unit in bubble wrap, you need to get some thick plastic sheet or bags, the trick is to make the 'case' in two parts, top and bottom, get a sturdy box 1 1/2 times bigger, spray a foam base, wrap the equipment from the bottom with the plastic.

Fill in the area around the piece to the box sides with foam to about half way, push down the plastic and trim. Place another sheet of plastic down from the top and trim, fill the rest with foam to the top and viola! a nice case for the amps inside the box. A couple pics of my Teac as it arrived....

steveinaz · May 2011

Don't use peanuts--they are useless. Styrofoam, heavy bubble wrap, etc are best. I always wrap the equipment in a water proof covering as well (trashbag, shrink wrap, etc.). The big thing is to limit movement inside the box. Pay special attention to corners, sharp edges, other "high risk" for damage areas.

Joe08867 · May 2011

stuwee wrote: »

Home insulation foam is perfect! Wrap the unit in bubble wrap, you need to get some thick plastic sheet or bags, the trick is to make the 'case' in two parts, top and bottom, get a sturdy box 1 1/2 times bigger, spray a foam base, wrap the equipment from the bottom with the plastic.

Fill in the area around the piece to the box sides with foam to about half way, push down the plastic and trim. Place another sheet of plastic down from the top and trim, fill the rest with foam to the top and viola! a nice case for the amps inside the box. A couple pics of my Teac as it arrived....

+1 on the Stuwee method. I send and receive stuff like this everyday. Nothing beats foam....

Glowrdr · May 2011

I've receive items almost daily (mostly printer parts) that are "foamed" into a container - the part that I was a little hesitant about, was what is this stuff? I certainly would not rush out and get all excited over filling some garbage bags with the orange contractors foam. You'd never get your stuff out of the box.

WilliamM2 · May 2011

Glowrdr wrote: »

I've receive items almost daily (mostly printer parts) that are "foamed" into a container - the part that I was a little hesitant about, was what is this stuff? I certainly would not rush out and get all excited over filling some garbage bags with the orange contractors foam. You'd never get your stuff out of the box.

You can get it here, we use it at work occasionally:

http://www.uline.com/Product/AdvSearchResult.aspx?KeywordTyped=expa&keywords=Expanding Foam&RefineSubGroups=7701&RefineLink=Y

Not really worth it for home packaging, it's very expensive, prices per bag aren't bad, but you have to buy at least 1 case.

scottyboy76 · May 2011

heretofore this packing method is to be known as the stuwee.

I really do appreciate it guys,

Scott

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