[GreenKeys] Oops, I got an ASR-33, what is the best current practice for securing for shipment?

[Pete Lancashire]

I agree with Don. first ship as two the 33 and the stand.

if I was shipping this is what I would do (and may be doing soon)

have the unit mounted on a piece of 3/8" plywood that is at least 1"
larger then the Lenght and Width
of the TTY.

then with a double wall corrugated (225 lb or better) box i would put
in a 1/2" minimum
piece of soft foam, the unit on its plywood bottom. I have shipping
foam that is made from foam
scraps

take a piece of 1x2 wood (actually about 3/4" x 1-1/2" or about) and
cut 4 or 6 pieces so that when placed
on the top of the plywood is 1" higher then the top of the TTY.

glue the pieces on the plywood one one each corner and two 1/2 from
left/right side placed at the back and
front.

cut another piece of shipping foam the size of the sheet of plywood
with cutouts where the 1x2s are, place
on top. also if you have some left over of softer pieces fill in the
space between the keyboard to top.

take another piece of plywood, can be 1/4" or use the rest of the 3/8"
and cut same size as the bottom,
glue to tops of the 1x2's and put in place.

lastly another piece of shipping foam, seal up the box call your
shipper, insure for $2,500 and pray.

-pete

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On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 6:35 PM, Don Robert House <packard42 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Mr. Nabil,
>
> Under the base pan you will find a hole in the middle if you look into
> it from
> underneath there is a nylon fastener, above the fastener the frame of
> the typing
> unit also has a hole in it.  Common practice is to put a large 1 inch
> or larger fender
> washer on a #10 sheet metal screw that is 1 1/4 inch long.  The screw
> is placed
> from under and snugged up to keep the typing unit in place during
> shipping.
>
> The problem with the 33 and 32 machines is that they are very very top
> heavy.
> The best way to ship them is by putting them on a small pallet and
> drilling holes
> thru the pallet where the adjustable feet are.  You can then use the
> feet as bolts
> to secure the machine after removing the rubber pads.
>
> Another way to ship one of these machines is to remove the pedestal
> (stand)
> completely and ship it separately from the rest of the machine.  Any
> one of these
> steps need to be made carefully with patience as if the machine is not
> secured
> well you will receive it in pieces.  They damage very easily.
>
> There are folks that after spending hundreds of dollars do not trust
> the freight
> companies and go pick the machines up themselves.  That is exactly
> what I did
> when I picked up my 32 ASR in Indiana.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Don
> K9TTY
>
>
> On 25 Aug 2010, at 3:33 PM, Aaron Nabil wrote:
>
> I sort of accidentally picked up this ASR-33 on ebay, looks kinda
> nice, I
> for giggles I put $399 into my autobidder fully expecting it to go
> for, you
> know, $2000 or something, but I guess I got unlucky and now I own it.
> Oops.
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280551550218
>
>
> What is the best current practice for securing the typing mechanism?
> Last
> time I played with one they seemed to be self-tapping screws, nothing
> standard worked well.  So maybe a set of screws and some washers?  I
> don't
> want him to over-tighten them and crush the unit down.
>
> It's possible I have an original fiberboard here someplace, but there
> were I
> think some little round standoffs as well, sort of a little sleeve
> with a
> flange at one end.
>
> Does anyone have an original shipping mount they could lend me?
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