23 Jan
2014
23 Jan
'14
7:58 p.m.
On 1/23/14 9:55 AM, Zane Healy wrote:
On Jan 23, 2014, at 3:16 AM, Jerome H. Fine<jhfinedp3k at compsys.to>
wrote:
As I figure my time is worth more than minimum wage and I own power
tools, it's cheaper and easier to build a crate. a sheet of 1/4"
sheathing-grade plywood, some 1x1 lath, a box of 1" lag screws and a
sheet of 2" styrofoam make a very nice crate for a Unibus box.
I'm also a huge fan of dock-to-dock shipping. It makes freight items
far cheaper to ship and removes most of the operations that invite
damage. Forward Air is my favorite.
I also have a number of BA23 boxes which I will
need to dispose of
within a few years. Just in case no one is able to pick them up
locally, how do you go about shipping a BA23? At one point I even
had one of the protected (with foam) shipping boxes, but no longer.
The BA23 boxes seem just too heavy to safely ship, let alone the
consideration of the cost.
I shipped a pair of SMS-1000's, which are basically a 3rd party BA23
back around 2001. It took two or three boxes intended for PC towers,
either foam or styrofoam, and a lot of strapping tape. I then hauled
them down to the UPS Depot, and sent them out. As I recall, it
wasn't cheap, but it got the job done. It helped that the pair I
shipped were rack mount, not desk-side.