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P3D Foam
> 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
Great stuff. That's how my slot machines come in. Incidentally, at one time you
could ship big items via Amtrak. It was less than truck or other methods. We
used to occasionally ship Projection Screens using Amtrak.
RM
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