Kat Neely Jones on thu 26 jul 01
Hi All ~
A friend of mine wants to buy a little Skutt 609 kiln I'm no longer using,
and I agreed to ship it home for her. "Home" is Georgia, and the kiln and I
are in Oregon. Since I bought this little guy from the store directly, I
haven't a clue how to ship it so it gets to her in good working condition.
Any suggestions? It weighs 55 lbs (according to the booklet). She said I
could "mail it," but I have no experience sending anything this big cross
country. Is this something I can mail? Or would UPS / FedEx be better? Also,
isn't there some kind of foam I can pack it in? Where would I get that?
TIA
Kat Neely Jones
solvejgma@home.com
Arnold Howard on fri 27 jul 01
Packing a kiln:
1) Whether it is top or front loading, place a sheet of plastic
cushioning material between the kiln and the lid/door. Bubble wrap
would probably work.
2) Make a wood skid. Place cardboard on top of the kiln and fasten
the kiln to the skid with banding.
3) After fastening the kiln to the skid, build a crate around the
kiln.
4) Place "Fragile" stickers on the outside.
I would not send the kiln by UPS. We have ceramic fiber kilns
specifically designed to take the abuse of UPS, but UPS will
demolish typical firebrick kilns.
Wishing you luck,
Arnold Howard
Paragon
--- Kat Neely Jones wrote:
> Hi All ~
>
> A friend of mine wants to buy a little Skutt 609 kiln I'm no
> longer using,
> and I agreed to ship it home for her. "Home" is Georgia, and the
> kiln and I
> are in Oregon. Since I bought this little guy from the store
> directly, I
> haven't a clue how to ship it so it gets to her in good working
> condition.
> Any suggestions? It weighs 55 lbs (according to the booklet). She
> said I
> could "mail it," but I have no experience sending anything this
> big cross
> country. Is this something I can mail? Or would UPS / FedEx be
> better? Also,
> isn't there some kind of foam I can pack it in? Where would I get
> that?
>
> TIA
> Kat Neely Jones
> solvejgma@home.com
>
>
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