[Elecraft] Packing for shipment/rough handling

[Mike]

Don,
I like the corner idea. I think I'll check with Elecraft and see how assembled rigs 
are shipped, and if they'll sell the packing.
73, Mike NF4L

On 12/28/2011 2:50 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
> Back in the days I ran a custom woodworking shop, I used to pack fragile
> display exhibit assemblies into crates that would be handled by fork
> lifts and other forms of rough handling used for international
> shipping.  One learns quickly that the best packing method is to secure
> the corners only, if all surfaces have equal pressure and the exterior
> of the shipping container takes a shock in the middle of any face, that
> pressure will be transferred to the object to be "protected" (in other
> words, the object breaks).  OTOH, if the object is supported only at the
> corners, no damage will be done as long as the corner blocks stay in place.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> On 12/28/2011 2:31 PM, Mel Farrer wrote:
>> A friend had to pack his K3 for overseas shipment and went to a luggage maker and had them burn a semi ridged foam insert for his shipping container.  This puts equal pressure on all surfaces.  It arrived intact. Anything less is a gamble.
>>
>> Mel
>>
>>
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