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shipping a vacuum..... please help!
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Post# 93022   3/7/2010 at 10:11 (5,134 days old) by vacuumfreeeke ()        

Hey guys, I need some advice here. If Kenny wants that Singer I posted about, or if he doesn't and I have to put it on Ebay, I'm going to have to ship it either way and I've never shipped a cleaner before. I just want some advice on how to pack it well so that it doesn't get damaged in shipping. Having been the recipient of an awfully shipped and damaged machine (remember my Hoover Z 400 horror story?), I do NOT want to the that kind of person! I'd really appreciate any advice you have on shipping vacuums. I know I can unscrew the handle sections so they fit in the box better... can I just bring the vacuum into the place I'm going to ship it from and pick out a box or do I need to buy the box and packing materials in advance? What is the best material for shipping such a thing? Thanks!

Post# 93023 , Reply# 1   3/7/2010 at 10:30 (5,134 days old) by xraytech ()        

well, I think you would be best to get the materials and pack it yourself.

pick a box that is larger than our singer,

fill the bottom with foam peanuts,

then take the base of cleaner and either place in a bag full of shredded paper or wrap well with bubble wrap
place in box on top of peanuts.
wrap handle in bubble wrap and place next to base
fill around and ontop of cleaner with peanuts.

be sure to tape box up really well and use a very heavy box


Post# 93028 , Reply# 2   3/7/2010 at 11:30 (5,134 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        
Ask yourself what sort , and to what degree, of packing woul

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Trust no one but yourself. Absolutely! Pack it yourself as though you were sending it to yourself. Can't stress this often enough!

You want to physically isolate the the vacuum inside protective layers so no side or edge of the vacuum directly contacts the shipping carton sides, bottom or top. Then those separate bubblewrapped parcels must be secured in place in the carton so there is no possibility the loads will shift. Assume the carton will be vibrated, kicked, prodded, bounced, dropped off a forklift prong and left upside down and backwards as it makes it's way through warehouses and off shipping docks in transit.

Crumpled newspaper, no matter how tightly wadded, will compress even more around a large heavy item - it may be fine for stuffing box voids around toasters and such that have little weight inertia but a Mixmaster, iron or vacuum are HEAVY items that act like unstoppable boulders unless firmly 'locked' within their shipping cocoon.

Remember, be kind if you use styro peanuts - fill and tie individual bags of them in grocery bags...not only because peanuts tend to migrate inside cartons but also to prevent them flying all over the recipient's kitchen upon unpacking.

By any means, remove the handle pole - there is usually enough slack in the internal wire cording to permit this - and if sending to a fellow collector I would also remove the bail, as the recipient will know how to re-attach it. Unless you're packing includes injected expanding foam around the whole thing, there is always the possibility of the bail being bent from side pressures.

No need to spend big bucks on new materials - just ask or check out back of appliance stores and Mall Dumpsters for bubblewrap and peanuts to salvage. When one has to pack long items like Hoover Floor Washers, cylinder vacuums, floor polishers and uprights like a 1930s Air-Way a great technique is to use tightly supporting foam blocks cut to size, that so many appliances, audiovisual items and computers are packed in these days.

Long items require longer but no less careful preparation time than cylinder and tub canisters, which also need to be distanced from contact shock within any shipping container.

No one has ever complained about too much packing material to unpack. :-)

Dave

see this thread from AW.org on packing up a vintage sewing machine.


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Post# 93057 , Reply# 3   3/7/2010 at 17:41 (5,134 days old) by petek (Ontario)        

Bobby if you are using any loose fill stuff for packing, like peanuts or crumpled newspaper. Stuff them in a plastic grocery bag first then tie the handles to make "pillows" out of them,, then stuff that in the cracks and crevices

Post# 93095 , Reply# 4   3/7/2010 at 23:54 (5,134 days old) by vacuumfreeeke ()        

Thanks guys. I'll take your advice when I go to ship :o) I knew I could count on you!


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