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Hi all,
I recently sold a 612nm to aryntha who made me an offer I couldn't refuse. Well, yes I could have because it's a very rare tube but I've enjoyed it and it's been sitting in a drawer for ages. So time for someone else to enjoy it now.
I know I'm probably preaching to the converted but when you sell someone a valuable item like this, you want to do the best you can with packaging to protect their investment. It's a long way from Australia to the US.
So I thought I might post up the process with a few pic of the packing and hopefully this shares some useful ideas to some of you who sell lasers. It's also a great opportunity for aryntha to see his treasured tube being packed.
Enjoy!
Here is the tube being prepared for packaging. Also shown is bubble wrap and a solid large tube in which the laser will be suspended in the middle inside the tube.
This is the tube wrapped in bubble wrap and I used sponge that will suspend the laser through the center of the tube and give excellent shock absorption.
The laser has now been placed into the tube and all cavities around the tube have been filled with void fill or 'foam peanuts'. there are 3-4 inches of foam peanuts on either end of the laser head.
Finally the plastic end caps are inserted. The laser head should not be too tightly packed and you should be able to feel the laser move around very slightly within the packaging for best shock absorption. If it's packed to tightly, there's more change if it being damaged even with all this protection around it.
These tubes provide outstanding protection. They are so solid, much better than a cardboard box.
I recently sold a 612nm to aryntha who made me an offer I couldn't refuse. Well, yes I could have because it's a very rare tube but I've enjoyed it and it's been sitting in a drawer for ages. So time for someone else to enjoy it now.
I know I'm probably preaching to the converted but when you sell someone a valuable item like this, you want to do the best you can with packaging to protect their investment. It's a long way from Australia to the US.
So I thought I might post up the process with a few pic of the packing and hopefully this shares some useful ideas to some of you who sell lasers. It's also a great opportunity for aryntha to see his treasured tube being packed.
Enjoy!
Here is the tube being prepared for packaging. Also shown is bubble wrap and a solid large tube in which the laser will be suspended in the middle inside the tube.
This is the tube wrapped in bubble wrap and I used sponge that will suspend the laser through the center of the tube and give excellent shock absorption.
The laser has now been placed into the tube and all cavities around the tube have been filled with void fill or 'foam peanuts'. there are 3-4 inches of foam peanuts on either end of the laser head.
Finally the plastic end caps are inserted. The laser head should not be too tightly packed and you should be able to feel the laser move around very slightly within the packaging for best shock absorption. If it's packed to tightly, there's more change if it being damaged even with all this protection around it.
These tubes provide outstanding protection. They are so solid, much better than a cardboard box.