Home Made Shipping Box

[Tom McCoy]

Thank for the pics!
I was heading in another direction for a solution. Yours is more simple and cheaper. Thanks for sharing this!

Tom

Atlanta

[Dean Romig]

All credit goes to Allan Swanson - he showed me how he has done it for years of shipping guns.

[Hammer Gun]

Allan , How about shipping me one of them boxes just to look at mind you, but you could put a 250.00 dollar grade lifter in it just to see how it fits? gary

[edgarspencer]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

Of course he would but currently my costs are about $9/box. I would have to increase my shipping charges substantially if I had to use one of his boxes.

How do you make them for $9 when you have $18 worth in screws?
I make mine just the same, but use a few dozen less screws securing bottom and top. I use torx head cabinet screws so the heads don't pull through the plywood.

[Dean Romig]

At least mine aren't Torx or Phillips head screws.

I use finish screws so they sink below the wood's surface. That way when the box is laid on a piece of furniture by the recipient the screws won't mar the furniture.

[edgarspencer]

You are so thoughtful. Henceforth and forever after, I shall stencil in large red letters, on all surfaces, DO NOT SET THIS BOX ON FINE FURNITURE BECAUSE DEAN SAYS YOU WILL SCRATCH IT

[C grade]

Dean
You make a great box . I wish you would use all with the same head though and include a bit for them.. Am I complaining about a great, FREE, box?
I may have spent too much time around some other members , current and former,
David

[Double Play]

Originally Posted by David Dwyer

Dean
You make a great box . I wish you would use all with the same head though and include a bit for them.. Am I complaining about a great, FREE, box?
I may have spent too much time around some other members , current and former,
David

Famous forum quote (Quit your bitching, save your breath...you'll need it when it's time to die.. Grandma)

[Richard Flanders]

Another appropriate quote: "Some folks would bitch if they was hung with a new rope"

[Bruce Day]

Over 10 years and multiple undamaged shipments