LES !!!

What are you doing over here in the metalworking area? Good to hear from
you. I still read ASA about every other day, but don't feel I have much to
contribute anymore. Anyway. Thanks. That's an option I had not
considered. I don't know if its financially viable either, but I bet I'll
have fun learning bout it.

Bob

"ABLE1" wrote in message ...

On 7/10/2017 9:58 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:
I ship machined aluminum molds all over the world now. Primarily by USPS
Priority Mail. Since they are aluminum I am concerned about dings and
dents in transit. It happens. I usually wrap the molds in bubble wrap
and then pack in other packing materials to stabilize them in the
container. Now being somewhat of a harder I've always saved bubble wrap
for the occasional shipping I had to do as a communications contractor.
Now I'm starting to run out.

I'm not against buying bubble wrap, but the price at the local office
supply stores is insane. The flip side is its pretty reasonable on-line,
but the shipping cost gets the net cost back up there again. Other than
hording air in little plastic pockets like I have done, what do you guys
that ship stuff do to keep the costs down?

Every piece of bubble wrap that comes in is placed in storage boxes in my
office, but its just not enough.





Hey Bob,

When I was reading your quest I remembered a customer of mine that has a
bubble wrap making machine.

Something like this:
https://www.uline.com/BL_174/Instant...e-Roll-Machine

Personally I don't know the economics of it all but you may want to run
the numbers for yourself.

Hope that helps.

Have a good week.

Les