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Re: Shipping Scopes
If I can, I pack items myself and take them to UPS or FedEx for shipping.
Double-wall boxes are available at Home Depot and Lowes. They are usually in the ¡°moving supplies¡± aisle. If you are shipping a scope with plug-ins, remove the plug-ins and pack them in a separate box. It may be more expensive, but my understanding is that Tek always recommended shipping scopes with the plug-ins removed. Besides less stress on the backplane connectors, packing the plug-ins separately means you can pack them to better protect the knobs. I probably overdo packing and it costs more both for the packing materials and higher shipping weight but if you want an item to get to its destination in good shape, pack well. UPS used to say to pack for a four-foot drop onto concrete (a sign in the UPS store I used to use when I was in Los Angeles and bought a lot of surplus electronic equipment). Nothing I packed and sent home was ever damaged in shipping. I bubble wrap the scope with at least a double layer over the front and back. I buy the inexpensive white styrofoam insulation at the home improvement stores. I have found that using a serrated knife works well (I bought an inexpensive bread knife for this) to cut the foam to fit the box. I will usually put an extra couple of layers of bubble under the bottom of the scope. I always attach a label with the address of the recipient on it to the wrapped scope or other item. If there are voids between the wrapped scope and the foam lining, I fill that with more bubble. I hate using styrofoam peanuts to fill voids, but there¡¯s a trick I use so the recipient does not spend a mess of time getting the peanuts out of the equipment or off the floor. I put the styro peanuts into plastic bags (I use recyclable grocery bags for this) and tie the bags off so the peanuts stay in them. Sometimes, I put an empty bag in the voids if they are irregular in shape and then pack the peanuts into them and tie them off. Loose peanuts also ¡°migrate¡± in the box and putting them in bags prevents this. A couple of other tricks. Stretch wrap - I use that to hold the bubble around the scope rather than taping it. It allows the bubble to be re-used rather than thrown out. I have also used painter¡¯s tape (¡°blue tape¡±) for this as it is easily removable so also allows the bubble to be reused. I tape the box shut with packing tape including the edges of the flaps (keeps them from getting caught on the various sorting machines). I put the label on the ¡°top¡± side as that tends to stay right side up. Another trick - write on the BOTTOM of the box - ¡°This side DOWN¡±. The reason? If you write ¡°This side UP¡± on the top and the box is inverted, the shipper will not see that. If it is bottom up, then the message that it is inverted is clear. For really heavy items (not heavy enough for freight) I staple the carton. Years ago, I bought a carton stapler and a box of staples. I still am using that first box of staples, but I still have it - only about a quarter used. On Wed, Sep 23, 2020 at 10:43 greenboxmaven via groups.io <ka2ivy= [email protected]> wrote: Fedex and UPS pack things fairly well, I have not had any damage. It |
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