Thanks to all that replied to my packaging question. I'm off this AM for suitable boxes and await the RSA number from Dale.
73 Larry K1ZW -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gary Gregory Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2011 9:28 PM To: [email protected] Cc: Elecraft Email; Jim Harris Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Radio Packing for Shipping Yawn.....nuff said folks? I know it's been a slow news week :-) Back to playing with the K-Line :-) 10/15/20 and 6m been pretty good this last week in VK 73's Gary On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 12:17 PM, Don Wilhelm <[email protected]> wrote: > Bob, > > I would not advocate packing peanuts or full enveloping bubble wrap as > the mail support for anything heavy - peanuts or bubblewrap work for > relatively lightweight objects, but not for heavy items. > I had several years experience packing some very delicate and > relatively fragile items (expensive laminate panels for display > exhibits) that had to be "fork truck" capable. The one most important > parameter is to support the object to be protected at the corners. As > an example, you can see the foam placement on many items like LCD > displays and such where there are formed corner supports, and nothing > else - that is the packing method I refer to. If the object is > supported at the corners, and there is open space between the sides of > the enclosure (box) and the remainder of the item, it will ship well without damage. > > So the ideal for heavy delicate items is to provide good support at > each corner and not worry about filling the spaces in between. > Actually attempts to totally support the item at all points says it > will be distorted with any distortion of the outer container, while > support at only the corners will allow the outer container to distort > without causing damage to the item itself. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > On 2/27/2011 8:11 PM, Robert Harmon wrote: >> Jim, >> >> Thanks for the excellent guide on packing. >> I wasn't aware of the settling issue with packing peanuts, thats good to know. >> I will be packing up an Alpha amplifier for shipping soon, your info is duly noted! >> > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email > list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > -- VK4FD - Motorhome Mobile http://www.qsl.net/vk4fd/ K3 #679 Dare to be different!!! ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
