ASR-33

--- Don <THX1138 at dakotacom.net> wrote: Definitely. It is rather awkward to use the paper tape reader without the base. I had an ASR33 shipped to me as follows: The machine was removed from its base and bolted down to a piece of half-inch particleboard (plywoood would be even better) with bolts and washers, with the bolts going through holes in the baseplate and into the typing unit casting. This was the way that the machines were originally shipped from the factory. The wooden baseplate was padded below with urethane foam. The machine was surrounded by a heavy cardboard "collar" that filled the space between the baseplate and the top of the crate so that if it were turned upside down, the machine would hang from the bolts rather than rest on the easily-cracked plastic cover. The machine was wrapped in plastic, and bags filled with styrofoam popcorn filled the dead space inside the box. He used a wooden crate, which was ideal, but a well-reinforced doublewall carton would probably work as well. The base was shipped separately in a cardboard carton. Shipped in this fashion, I had no problems with the machine when it arrived. --Bill