Tips for packing and shipping a pachinko machine - Part 1

[CarlW]

Tip 1 - Got to UPS store and let them do it.

Tip 2 - If you are frugal and want to do it yourself, I have had success with the following materials and techniques.

I think the minimal size box for a vintage machine is 36” x 24” x 12”; the minimal size for a modern machine is 36” x 24” x 18”. The reason to use as small a box as possible is because the shipping companies will charge more for a bigger box and with pachinko machines the box size is usually the determining cost factor not the weight.

I like to use a 275# box, shipping peanuts, tape and ½” bubble wrap perforated every 12”.

I like to triple tape ALL seams, box flaps, and the pre glued corner of the box.



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Above, the box - taped up on the bottom with reinforcing tape strips.


Partially fill box with shipping peanuts about 2" deep.

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Next photo shows some bubble wrap "filler pieces" for the front and back of the machine; the machine is in a black bag to keep some of the shipping peanuts out of the machine.

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Next picture shows the machine and filler pieces about to be wrapped in the bubble wrap.

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