From: Gord Tulloch 
To: ATM 
Reply-To: Gord Tulloch 


I'd suggest double boxing as well - box the mirror as Dave says then place
that box in a second box with a few inches clearance and fill it with
popcorn. Not only will this make the assembly less prone to blunt trauma
but as I recall thats the only way the carrier will honor their insurance -
last tiem I shipped a mirror the guy who bought it gave me explicit
instructions to double box because he lost a mirror once and the carrier
refused to honor the insurance due to "insufficient packaging".

Regards,
   Gord

Dave McCarter wrote:
>>What do you all think is a good design for a box to ship an 8 inch
>
> diameter
>
>>mirror in?  Is Texerau's box with wedges to contact the face edge a
>
> good design?
>
> Texereau's wedges box ruined a eight inch mirror, when one wedge came
> loose and slid around on the coated surface. Nasty.
>
> I wrap the mirror in tissue paper, taping the tissue together on the
> back of the mirror. I then place a piece of round stiff cardboard,
> just a bit bigger than the mirror, over the optical surface, and hold
> it in place with four pieces of tape. A length of tape is then wrapped
> around the circumference of the mirror, overlapping the edge of the
> cardboard disk, so it is not likely to shift against the mirror. Now
> wrap the mirror in several overlapping layers of bubble wrap, the
> smaller bubbles used for dishes and glassware seems better. Place in a
> strong cardboard box and fill any spaces with hunks of bubble wrap.
> Tape the outside of the box, address, and ship.
>
> Dave
>
>
>


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