Rita on sun 16 jun 96
To Vickie --
We moved from FL to NC a few years ago and had our electric kiln moved
to storage in FL and then from storage to NC. We did not pack it, tape
it, or prepare it in any way. Even stacked the shelves on its floor!
We were assured by the movers that it would travel well.
Pleased to say that it did!
Good luck with yours!
Rita
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Lori Leary on mon 17 jun 96
Hello,
I have to add to this thread, I can't keep quiet any longer.
Three years ago, my Skutt 1027 survived a door to door military move from
Charleston to San Diego without a scratch....BUT....In January, we moved
back to Charleston. The movers handled my kiln exactly as I told them
to....BUT....We had to put our things in storage for three months. I
think my verbal instructions fell by the wayside, because when they
delivered our things, I apprehended one of the movers trying to move my
kiln with a HAND TRUCK...over a gravel driveway! The kiln was damaged,
but it can be easily fixed. Mostly, it was just a pain in the
you-know-what. I have yet to see the claim $$...
My advice: If you use a service, make sure you tell anyone who will
listen how you want the kiln to be handled. Then write it down and have
them attach a copy to the inventory list.
Good Luck!
Lori in Charleston, S.C. and glad to be back home even after after 20
years of living in various wonderful places.
jsproule@mars.ark.com on tue 18 jun 96
Hi everyone,
I want to thank everybody who replied - your stories were just what I
needed. I thought it would be one of those questions which doesn't
generate much interest, but I've had LOTS of stories, good and bad, of
kilns being moved.
While the good/bad ratio was about equal, I have to admit to a tendency to
cut my losses, take the safe way out, etc. With all of the uncertainty of
the move, the last thing I want to think about is whether my most expensive
piece of capital equipment is going to survive. So....
Anybody wanna buy a kiln?
Vickie
on Hornby Island, B.C., where my garden is finally looking totally
gorgeous, and I'm moving!
email: jsproule@mars.ark.com
Cristpots@AOL.COM on fri 16 jun 00
Jeremy asked about the best way to move an electric kiln and if it's worth
it. I've had two experiences moving a Skutt 1027 kiln - one was good and the
other was bad. In both cases I used a professional mover. With the good move,
the movers wrapped the whole kiln, including the stand, together in several
layers of moving blankets. Then they strapped everything together very
securely and so moved the kiln as one big piece. I got one tiny chip in the
lid and it wasn't a problem. In the bad move, the movers waited to pack and
move the kiln until the end of the day when they had been working for about
ten hours - not good! We had discussed how the kiln was moved before but
because they were tried the didn't want to deal with moving one big heavy
thing, ie, the kiln. So they took off the top and the bottom and would have
tried to take more apart if I hadn't stopped them. They did not wrap the kiln
until it was on the truck. Anyway, the kiln arrived with lots of chips in the
soft brick of the lower ring. The good news is that the moving company paid
for a new ring. If I have to move again I will hire a professional
packer/crater to build me a crate similar to what the kiln came in - pallette
on the bottom with straps and cardboard sides. I'll also call Skutt and get
their advice. Moving is stressful enough and having your pottery equipment
arrive damaged just makes it worse.
Good Luck,
Beverly Crist, Los Angeles
Milton Markey on tue 20 jun 00
In a message dated 6/20/00, Herb writes:
> Watch out for you local Pack and Ship. Last week we were "back home" and I
> shipped a large fountain back to me that someone had been storing for me.
> It arrived broken. We ship all the time and have never lost a piece. The
> one time I have to use MBE they ruin a $500 piece. And yes, I bought the
> insurance.
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Hi Herb, and Everybody!
I second the motion, to avoid MBE, or its competitors, when sending fragile
items, or items of great value. Two years ago, a friend of mine sent me an
old computer. He had an "MBE" wannabee pack it, and ship it via UPS. I
received a computer with a non-working hard drive, and a monitor that only
showed one color, thanks to the sloppy packing. He bought insurance, which
replaced the broken monitor and the hard drive, but the info on the hard
drive was rendered irretrievable.
The best folks to go to for packing such items: Freight packers, who do
business building shipping crates custom-made for heavy and fragile items.
Look them up in the Yellow Pages, or on Yahoo.com. Very often, these
companies can get you a discounted freight carrier, since they ship for the
"big guys."
Another idea: call a moving company. Movers offer to pack specialty items for
clients who use their services. Some moving companies will pack a kiln or a
large ceramic object, regardless of who ultimately trucks it to the new
location.
Caveat Emptor--ask questions, buy insurance, and get recommendations.
Best wishes!
Milton NakedClay@AOL.COM
A quail hen and her chicks came out from the oleanders to play in the desert
sun a few minutes ago.
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