13 Nov
2004
13 Nov
'04
1:35 a.m.
At 10:52 AM 11/12/04 -0500, you wrote:
John Foust wrote:
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It's not even cost effective for SMALL items! The amount of foam that in one of
those cans is pathetic! I tried to use that when I first shipped stuff that I'd sold
on Ebay and a full can won't fill even the left over space in a a 6" ^3 box. The
other problem with that stuff is that it keeps expanding for hours (at least!). I packed
one box full of small items (sealed in plastic) then filled the box with foam (no, not the
liquid). The buyer told me later that the foam didn't get into anything but that it
had kept expanding till it got into evgr{ crcck and crgvkcg and that hg had to chip thg
stwff ouv of"of it :-) He did sakd"that evgr{thing"was absolwtgl{
intact"thowgh sincg it was one big monolkthic block!
Joe
Still, I wish for one of those expanded-foam packing systems.
My shipping volume does not justify it, but it's such a nice way
to pack anything fragile.
- John
What about using that spray foam insulation stuff, "Great Stuff"?
Probably not cost effective for really large items, though...