25 May
2006
25 May
'06
4:40 p.m.
On 5/25/2006 at 7:20 AM John Foust wrote:
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.
If it's big and heavy and valuable, build a crate with some cheap wood
paneling (hunt the scrap stock at your local home-improvement store) and
strapping material (an air-powered nail gun makes this go fast) using
construction adhesive. Brace the device in the crate so it can't move and
strap it to a pallet and ship depot-to-depot truck freight. If you're
willing to handle the "first and last mile" yourself, it's surprising how
competitive truck freight can be with UPS and Fedex. That pallet will
prevent anything from getting too close to your baby.
A number of friends who frequently ship tubas internationally tell me that
BAX Global offers about the best rates between Europe and the US. I
haven't discovered a similar outfit that offers good service to
Australia/New Zealand, however.
Cheers,
Chuck