[78-L] Moving 78s 2800 miles/ 4500 km without breaking the suckers

[Anthony Pavick]

I know that 6 is not a lot by any stretch -- just a success story

The boxes from U-Haul have good sidewall strength, so stacking seemed okay,
given the amount of padding from the mattress foam. I do not know how they
were inthe truck, but they did doa stack 3 high when they brought the boxes
into the house. This concerned me, but all was well

T

On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 2:36 PM, Cary Ginell <soundthink at live.com> wrote:

>
> Six milk crates aren't a whole lot. What if you had so many that you
> didn't have enough floor space in the vehicle. Would you risk stacking
> crates? Some milk crates are built so that the edges nest on top of each
> other nicely, with no weight bearing down on what's inside. Anyone ever do
> this before?
>
> Cary Ginell
>
> > Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2011 01:08:46 +0000
> > From: pavukanton at gmail.com
> > To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> > Subject: [78-L] Moving 78s 2800 miles/ 4500 km without breaking the
> suckers
> >
> > Well -- my six milk crates of 78s (plus 6 boxes of lps and 5 banana boxes
> > of 45s) made it from east coast USA to west coast Canada via Allied Van
> > Lines.
> >
> > Here's my 78 packing solution
> >
> > Sterlite milk crates from Walmart -- 11 inches wide x 12 inches long x 10
> > inches deep
> > Cut 1/2 thick pink foam insulation into rectangles to make walls inside
> the
> > crates
> > Place 3/4 to 1 inch of junk records in the crate -- fill will good stuff
> > almost all the way - leaving another 3/4 to 1 inch for junk 78s at the
> end
> > -- the junk acts like book ends. Make sure the records are tight with no
> > jiggle
> > Use 1 inch thick  foam mattress cushion to wrap to crate - cut it to
> shape
> > and wrap it like a package using tape to secure it
> > Place a piece of the 1/2 inch pink foam insulation in the bottom of a
> > medium size moving box -- place a small amount of ball3d up filling paper
> > on top of the insulation.
> > Set the wrapped crate into the box
> > Stuff paper or whatever you want as filler around the crate to hold it in
> > place -- put some on top also
> > Place a piece of the 1/2 inch pink foam insulation in top of the assembly
> > and seal the box
> >
> > Every record arrive safe and sound  -- even the junk didn't break!
> >
> > T
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