Back in the days I ran a custom woodworking shop, I used to pack fragile display exhibit assemblies into crates that would be handled by fork lifts and other forms of rough handling used for international shipping. One learns quickly that the best packing method is to secure the corners only, if all surfaces have equal pressure and the exterior of the shipping container takes a shock in the middle of any face, that pressure will be transferred to the object to be "protected" (in other words, the object breaks). OTOH, if the object is supported only at the corners, no damage will be done as long as the corner blocks stay in place.
73, Don W3FPR On 12/28/2011 2:31 PM, Mel Farrer wrote: > A friend had to pack his K3 for overseas shipment and went to a luggage maker > and had them burn a semi ridged foam insert for his shipping container. This > puts equal pressure on all surfaces. It arrived intact. Anything less is a > gamble. > > Mel > > ______________________________________________________________ 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
