Re: [ATM] Advice for shipping a 16" mirror

[Joe <nss@mwt.net>]

Mark Holm wrote:

>Mike Lockwood wrote:
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>>  However, nothing can save it if they decide to run a forklift fork 
>>through it.
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>Well, you could build a close fitting plywood inner box, putting the
>plywood box inside the foam-cardboard package.  The fork lift would have
>to be moving pretty fast to damage a mirror packed that way.  
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I beg to differ,,  A forklift  while may look small,, actually weighs 
more than any car you drive.  i drive one  (a small one only rated at 
5000 pounds, tiny as forklifts go)  yet in our warehouse I've seen it 
many times,  Most are set not to go any faster than someone walking. for 
safety reasons.  Yet  I have actually seen where the forks,, well 
actually one fork,, actually penetrated  or as we call it,,  "Speared"  
a major "I" bean post that supports the building roof.  This is a "I" 
bean that is 12" by 12"  and 3/8"  thick steel.  And the fork would 
actually go right through it like it was butter.

So  a plywood box  would not even be noticed.

Joe
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