Reading old tapes

At 09:44 PM 5/24/2006, Patrick Finnegan wrote: Which is why I like the box-within-a-box method. Support the inner box with spare foam (so the box doesn't shift, and such that the foam won't shift) as well as spare peanuts or other material to give some support to the other spaces. Double-wall boxes (like from many tube monitors and some PCs) are great for the outer box, too - but we do realize that our market for big tube monitor boxes will fade over time, too, as LCDs dominate. A good, sturdy box makes all the difference. Kept in dry conditions, they last a long time. I once had a 20+ year-old Terak shipped to me in the original boxes. They still looked brand-new and shipped well. A box gets some of its inner strength from edge-to-edge integrity. I like to be sure that the flaps meet precisely, then tape them down well. Lots of good-quality shipping tape, covering every flap seam. I repeat a mantra I learned when packing up endless boxes of crap after trade shows: packing tape is cheap insurance. - John