Post #18757 by MakeDaMug on Thu, Jan 9, 2003 1:41 AM

packaging...

use 1/4" flexible polyfoam (bubbles pop and create for exposed product surface areas) around each piece; secure w/1" high strength masking tape at the midsection of the piece

create a 1" border along the entire inside perimeter of the case with high density foam around the case

use 200 lb. RSC corrugate boxes

use 20 lb. kraft for any void fill to avoid shifting - the main culprit for damage

use 3" 3M 371 tape to seal the sucker... not the std. 2"

"Crown" the contents of the boxes so that when they close, there is a lot of pressure needed to seal the case - no shifting/products nice 'n snug for transit to far-off tikified destinations.

... trust me, this is the way - major f'in testing but it's worth the extra cost if you're shipping ceramics... 98.5% damage free!!

Holden Westland
Tiki Farm
"Purveyors of Polynesian Pop Culture"
http://www.tikifarm.com
800.357.3360

[ Edited by: smogbreather on 2003-01-09 01:46 ]