Anyone use "Great Stuff" expanding foam?

Posted by AKA gray asphalt on August 21, 2005, 3:54 am

I"d be tempted to shoot corner pieces of foam.
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bubble wrap.
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Posted by Ross Mac on August 21, 2005, 12:17 pm

> abi wrote:
>> I know I go to lengths not to use one component foams if there is any
>> way to use a 2 component. 1 component foam cures by using moisture in
>> the air as a catalyst. That means it really isn't a good option for
>> packing foam. If you put it on or in anything in a bead (or pile in a
>> box, in your case), the outside will cure and seal the moisture out and
>> the inside will remain semi-liquid. Ideally, you would layer it an inch
>> at a time and wait for whatever cure time it says on the can goes by
>> before applying another layer, but you may have better luck just
>> cutting up some styrofoam blocks to fit the component and the box.
>> To get back to your question, bad can, wrong application, get some
>> styrofoam and pack it tight. Shoot the can and enjoy life!
>> abi
> Thanks. I'm gonna go to Menard's or Home Depot tomorrow after church and
> buy a 4x8' sheet of 1" styrofoam insulation and cut it to line the box.
> Then wedge a few big pieces in to keep things from shifting, and fill it
> up with "packing peanuts".
> The foam packing just seemed like a good use for this can of Stuff that I
> had already. I think shooting it might be a better use :-) Too bad I
> gotta use a pellet gun and don't have a place to legally shoot it with a
> pistol.
> Bob
Just think twice about using UPS...I have always said their motto should be
"We Kick Your Packages Coast to Coast".....

Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on August 21, 2005, 5:38 pm

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Perhaps., but the others are no better. FedEx recently delivered an empty
box to me because the contents fell out when it was damaged.

Posted by zxcvbob on August 21, 2005, 12:53 pm

Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
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I'm probably gonna use FedEx Ground because it is several dollars
cheaper than UPS. I am going to insure the package for $1000 (that's a
realistic value), so while I hope it gets there in one piece it really
doesn't matter all *that* much if they destroy it.
I don't think an insured package will get mishandled much.
Best regards,
Bob

Posted by Jeff Wisnia on August 21, 2005, 7:01 pm

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Just make sure you can produce a bill of sale documenting what you (or
the owner) paid for the computer.
Those carriers can be real bastards when it comes to settling claims,
particularly if you're not a regular customer and have your own account
with them.
Just because you pay them an insurance premium for $1,000 of coverage
doesn't mean they will rush to hand you a check for $1,000, if the
package gets lost or even crushed under the wheels of one of their own
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I doubt the folks handling them give any special consideration to that.
Jeff
--
Jeffry Wisnia
(W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)
"Truth exists; only falsehood has to be invented."

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