27 Oct
2011
27 Oct
'11
11:09 a.m.
On Oct 27, 2011, at 1:21 PM, Richard wrote:
I've received heavy items packed this way that
were damaged from shipping
because the stiff styrofoam basically transmits forces on the box directly
to the object. I've NEVER received damaged heavy items that were
cushioned with packing peanuts and no voids.
My biggest problem with peanuts has been their tendency to move about in the box; perhaps
I should wrap a bunch of peanuts around the item so they don't move quite so much?
How do you usually get around the fluid dynamic problem?
I've found wadded up newsprint to be a surprisingly good packing material (and a great
use for old phone books and Digi-Key catalogs during the summer when I'm not using
them to start fires). It doesn't shift as much as Styrofoam, though I imagine for
extremely heavy objects it would end up compressed too much.
- Dave