[TheForge] long distance freight

[Bruce Freeman]

I can't advise you on most of this, but I DO suggest you think about it
from the standpoint of the shipper as to what could happen to it.  For
example, if you put it in a nice, flat, forkliftable crate, they're sure
to lie it flat and pile tons of other stuff on top of it.  Hence, rig it
somehow so it "has to" stand vertically.

Bruce
NJ



>>> bkmetal at mwt.net 3/23/2005 2:20:48 PM >>>
I'm going to be shipping this piece
http://i.xanga.com/leafylady/screenprog3.jpg from Wisconsin to
Washington
state soon.  (It's not done yet.)

I need recommendations for good long distance freight shippers that
won't
destroy the crate or piece.  I haven't had great luck with long
distance
shippers.  The client is paying for shipping and has had similarly
poor
experiences with freight shippers.

I would also like some recommendations for crate construction.  I'm
sure
that a trucker or forklift operator will bash, stab and drop the crate.
 How
can I construct a wood crate and padding material to put up with the
long
distance abuse?  Do I need to make it easy for a forklift to move
around or
should I put handles on the sides of a wood crate?
Has anyone used that expanding foam to pad around irregularly shaped
objects, encased it plastic so it doesn't stick?
Thanks in advance for your tips.
-Kirsten
 bkmetal at mwt.net 
http://www.mwt.net/~bkmetal/index.html 
Japanese Forging Hammers at http://www.mwt.net/~bkmetal/Billhome.html 

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