P3D My last word on packing

[Bob Wier <wier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Here's an interesting message about shipping heavy items safely. 
I never would have thought of this! I'm supposing you could also
use the insulating foam spray from places like Home Depot...

              Bob Wier
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   11:36 PM Sunday, November 21, 1999
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   Rocky Mountain College, Billings MT.
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>    Hello:   I use a shipper that packs with two part liquid foam. That's  how Heath packed things after service.   UPS requires either original boxes or two-part foam as an  acceptable shipping container for insurance purposes.   I paid $30 for a 2-part foam box for a 100# amplifier (plus  actual shipping charges), and I know it WILL either arrrive safely or WILL be  covered by the insurance I paid for.   2-part foam works like this:   2 -part liquid is injected into a box. It begins to expand. A  sheet of plastic is laid on top, equipment is put in, more plastic then more  foam. You end up with a form-fitting foam shell, custom made to your equipment.  (Plastic keeps it from attaching to equipment.   Murray
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