When I won this auction, I asked that it be packed very carefully, because I've been looking for a nice X-101-C for quite some time. "My husband has already packed it...". Oh, great.
Then, when I picked it up off the front porch, I heard some loose clinking noises...****.
However, when I unpacked it, I realized I was looking at a great idea. Seriously great.
Jay, you mentioned thinking about the need for crating for a heavy amp, and I've had movers crate things, but this is a combination of crating and easy packing that's just amazing.
The first pic is simply with the box removed. There were also pieces of styrofoam on the sides. Note the styrofoam, and then the foam rubber. Foam rubber by itself will provide isolation from vibration, but it provides ZERO protection from impact. However, the combination of styrofoam sheets plus the foam rubber plus the crate is a good combination.
The internal crating, though, is genius. The 1x6's are bolted to the bottom of the chassis, so the chassis itself cannot move inside the crate. Notice how the front panel and knobs are far enough inside the crating that they are protected from impact, and the vertical pieces are tall enough to protect the tubes.
As I think about it, I would make one improvement. Instead of two short vertical pieces, I would use one long piece along the front and back of the unit, which would provide protection from impacts to the side.
Needless to say, the unit arrived in perfect condition.
This is a great idea, and one I'll be using when I ship. I wouldn't use any foam rubber, but a combination of the crating, wrapped in bubble wrap, suspended in compressed styrofoam peanuts, and inside a box lined with 2" construction foam would be super.
(Btw, the clinking was just the plug on the end of the cord bumping against something. Wrap the cord in bubble wrap.)
Then, when I picked it up off the front porch, I heard some loose clinking noises...****.
However, when I unpacked it, I realized I was looking at a great idea. Seriously great.
Jay, you mentioned thinking about the need for crating for a heavy amp, and I've had movers crate things, but this is a combination of crating and easy packing that's just amazing.
The first pic is simply with the box removed. There were also pieces of styrofoam on the sides. Note the styrofoam, and then the foam rubber. Foam rubber by itself will provide isolation from vibration, but it provides ZERO protection from impact. However, the combination of styrofoam sheets plus the foam rubber plus the crate is a good combination.
The internal crating, though, is genius. The 1x6's are bolted to the bottom of the chassis, so the chassis itself cannot move inside the crate. Notice how the front panel and knobs are far enough inside the crating that they are protected from impact, and the vertical pieces are tall enough to protect the tubes.
As I think about it, I would make one improvement. Instead of two short vertical pieces, I would use one long piece along the front and back of the unit, which would provide protection from impacts to the side.
Needless to say, the unit arrived in perfect condition.
This is a great idea, and one I'll be using when I ship. I wouldn't use any foam rubber, but a combination of the crating, wrapped in bubble wrap, suspended in compressed styrofoam peanuts, and inside a box lined with 2" construction foam would be super.
(Btw, the clinking was just the plug on the end of the cord bumping against something. Wrap the cord in bubble wrap.)
