What tubes do you folks usually use to ship posters? I may have to ship a few out and was curious if I should just get some from staples or? Any particular types of tubing better than others, etc?
Any advice would be helpful guys
Peace
Best Poster Tubes for Shipping?
DSky
You will want to use at least a 14 gauge ply tube
Do not recommend using Staples or store bought tubes
If you squeeze the tube and it gives its not a ship worthy item-must feel solid
Re-use a tube if any have been shipped to you via artists, ...
Hope this is helpful
Good Luck
You will want to use at least a 14 gauge ply tube
Do not recommend using Staples or store bought tubes
If you squeeze the tube and it gives its not a ship worthy item-must feel solid
Re-use a tube if any have been shipped to you via artists, ...
Hope this is helpful
Good Luck
Fact of the matter is that some artists and galleries are known to utilize "thin" tubes for shipping.JPSjr wrote: Re-use a tube if any have been shipped to you via artists if they are of quality
If you're looking to buy a quantity (20 or more) then I'd suggest getting a box from yazoo -- yazoomills.com. Another option is U-Line which also deals direct to consumer, but I think that more folks prefer the Yazoos on the whole. Again, go for at least a .10 wall thickness (and most folks even prefer a .125 or higher. These are on Yazoo's site under "mailing tubes" and then either heavy-duty kraft or white tubes. Many folks doing extensive shipping will also consider the "Multi-pak" options - consider what sizes and paper thickness/types you'll be sending...
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Agree. But use thicker walled PVC with a 4" or 5" piece cut to appropriate length. If a gorilla gets hold of something with a thin wall and it cracks, say adios to the art. And hello to an insurance claim.bkboy77 wrote:pvc pipe if you are mailing out thousand dollar posters/prints. anything less is criminal.
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PVC Tube I just mailed out today.
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I've got to send out a PVC tube pretty soon here, and I'm curious about this...how do you guys cap off your PVC tubes (4" specifically)?HLB98 wrote:Do you use poster tube end caps for the pvc tube?virtualmert wrote:PVC Tube I just mailed out today.
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Perhaps I'm looking in the wrong spot on their website...but are you guys referring to my question? I don't need tubes, I need a way to cap off PVC, so maybe I have misunderstood youmattlew69 wrote:Yazoomills multipack option is the way to go.Yamar wrote: consider the "Multi-pak" options
It looks to me, in the picture above, that they used regular PVC type end caps.Billycane696 wrote:Perhaps I'm looking in the wrong spot on their website...but are you guys referring to my question? I don't need tubes, I need a way to cap off PVC, so maybe I have misunderstood youmattlew69 wrote:Yazoomills multipack option is the way to go.Yamar wrote: consider the "Multi-pak" options
Yazoomills wont sell anything to cap off PVC.