11 Nov
2004
11 Nov
'04
12:26 a.m.
Styrrofoam peanuts definitely won't do. Heavy items like theis will quickly sink
right to the bottom and then they'll bounce around like they had no padding at all. If
nothing else go to Home Depot and buy sheets of styrofoam or heavy insulating foam and cut
them to size and pad the box with those. In addition, the peanuts will get chewed into
small bits and will get into EVERYTHING. A friend of mine shipped me six large boxs of
heavy manuals in three ring binders packed in peanuts and the pieces of styrofoam got into
every nook and cranny and even betweenthe pages. It took a couple of days to get the
majority of it out but even today when I open one of those manuals bits of styrofoam fall
out from between the pages. If you have to pack stuff in styrofoam peanuts at least put
the stuff into a sealed plastic bag first to keep the styrofoam out of it.
Joe
At 03:40 PM 11/10/04 -0800, you wrote:
I've bought a model 33 off eBay. The seller
doesn't
really know how to ship one -- he's just got it in a
box with styrofoam peanuts. I'm trying to give him
some instructions on how to do it right. I recall
that
there is a shipping screw that must be locked, but
don't remember the details. Can anyone give me some
instructions I can pass on to him? If anyone has
shipped one of these, I'd like to know what worked and
what didn't. I remember a few stories of machines
damaged in transit showing up on the list.
Thanks,
--Bill