[Hallicrafters] Hallicrafters Digest, Vol 118, Issue 6

[Grant Youngman]

I think I'd call a dent -- damage to the radio.

There used to be a couple of franchise places here in the Dallas area that did real "foam in place" packing in double and triple wall cardboard.  I shipped a lot of A-line stuff, an HRO-60 among other receivers and a variety of other back breaking BAs without any dents, or other problems.  This was not the pillow stuff --- it was custom sprayed into the cartons under around and over.  The franchise has not done well in this area (although there are still stores around Houston) -- probably because most people that ship stuff aren't willing to pay the cost of bullet proof packing, and because the foam in place systems and multi-layer cardboard or wood crating is expensive.

The next time I ship a high value radio I have a commercial electronics packer lined up to do the work, crating if necessary, even if it means motor freight transport.  Other than The Packaging Store (the one that's gone), there's no strip mall packer I'd trust to ship anything more complex than a ball of styrofoam. 

Grant NQ5T

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> On Nov 8, 2013, at 5:06 PM, "TC Dailey" <daileyservices at qwest.net> wrote:
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> Cost of the "Foam Pillow" varies by size - the large ones are $7.50, middles are about $6.00, and smaller are $5.00 - prices may have risen a bit, but not a whole lot.  An example might be an SX-100 - 2 large (top & bottom), plus 4 small (sides), and whatever box you put it in - requires about an inch clearance on all sides - that plus the ACTUAL shipping cost.  The National HRO-60 with a coil inside, cost $60. for box, packing, and shipping - it did have a dent on one side when it got there, but NO damage whatsover to the radio, as it never made it through the foam.
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