[Test-Equipment] Shipping foam?

[Gary H. Harmon, Jr]

Dave,

The dense foam you want is available at Home Depot or Lowes and comes in 4 x
8 sheet for around ten bucks.  Easy to cut to size.  No need for a wood
crate.  Just get a heavy duty double or triple walled box with enough extra
space to put 3-4 layers of the foam on all four sides.  You could also wrap
the unit in the large bubble wrap first.  Been there, done that......it
works just fine.

Good luck.

73, gary

Gary H. Harmon, Jr. / K5JWK
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Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 11:02 AM
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Subject: [Test-Equipment] Shipping foam?

Hello,
I need to ship a large HP rack-mount 3326A signal generator. The specs list
is variously as 60 lbs, but also as 80 lbs (shipping weight). I presume the
shipping weight includes the crate it came in when new.

I plan to make my own crate from plywood and 2x2's, which I've done before.
The foam insulation will be that high-density, shiny, plastic stuff, which
(as you can tell) I don't know the name of. It's very resilient and I've
seen it molded in many shapes as end-caps for packing many pieces of
electronic test equipment.

What is this stuff called? Polyurethane? I've seen polyurethane foam
described, but have found no pictures of it (which would help me identify it
as what I'm looking for...)

Other ideas for building a crate and shipping such a piece?

Thanks,
Dave
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