Twist-n-Pull Shipping Tubes

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Thu May 31, 2012 10:26 pm

Has anyone ever used one of these shipping tubes?
Twist-n-Pull Heavy Duty

I received one today. It had stuff other than art in it but at .125" Wall Thickness I can not crush it with my hands...
It seems superior to any tube that has been sent to me as of yet. A couple come close.
I have yet to send any prints out but I'm seriously considering using these tubes since a piece of steel was sent from California in the one I received and the tube survive unharmed.

...a bit impressed. :shock:
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Thu May 31, 2012 10:28 pm

exiter wrote:Has anyone ever used one of these shipping tubes?
Twist-nPull Heavy Duty

I received one today. It had stuff other than art in it but at .125" Wall Thickness I can not crush it with my hands...
It seems superior to any tube that has been sent to me as of yet. A couple come close.
I have yet to send any prints out but I'm seriously considering using these tubes since a piece of steel was sent from California in the one I received and the tube survive unharmed.

...a bit impressed. :shock:
Just got a box of them delivered today
Best price for that wall thickness
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Thu May 31, 2012 10:29 pm

Slater uses them....only artist that I consistently order from that uses them
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Thu May 31, 2012 10:29 pm

exiter wrote:Has anyone ever used one of these shipping tubes?
Twist-nPull Heavy Duty

I received one today. It had stuff other than art in it but at .125" Wall Thickness I can not crush it with my hands...
It seems superior to any tube that has been sent to me as of yet. A couple come close.
I have yet to send any prints out but I'm seriously considering using these tubes since a piece of steel was sent from California in the one I received and the tube survive unharmed.

...a bit impressed. :shock:
I've had several of those tubes sent to me by someofthe artists. I think Todd Slater uses them.they're great, sturdy outer wall and the end caps have the extra secure tabs. Very impressive.
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Thu May 31, 2012 10:30 pm

itsame wrote:whenever i send one back out, i always end up taping the endcaps anyways. you can't truss it!!!!! although todd does
The one I received had the end caps taped too. Better safe than sorry...
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Thu May 31, 2012 10:31 pm

If I'm not mistaken Todd Slater uses those very tubes.
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Thu May 31, 2012 10:32 pm

yea budich uses em too, I dig em.

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Thu May 31, 2012 10:33 pm

itsame wrote:whenever i send one back out, i always end up taping the endcaps anyways. you can't truss it!!!!! although todd does
They get looser each time you open them, so good idea taping.
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Thu May 31, 2012 10:33 pm

The question is, does Slater use them?


I got one of those from Kevin Tong back in the day.
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Thu May 31, 2012 10:34 pm

itsame wrote:whenever i send one back out, i always end up taping the endcaps anyways. you can't truss it!!!!! although todd does
Yeah, tap tap tap never trust the cap cap cap
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Thu May 31, 2012 10:36 pm

veltri wrote:
itsame wrote:whenever i send one back out, i always end up taping the endcaps anyways. you can't truss it!!!!! although todd does
They get looser each time you open them, so good idea taping.
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Thu May 31, 2012 10:42 pm

I'm actually not a big fan (for a somewhat silly reason). I can never open the caps without a minor headache or destroying the caps. I like to reuse a tube when I can, and with these I never can. That being said, if you're buying tubes, you're probably buying them to securely send a print, and not to mildly annoy someone; as a safe and secure print carrying vessel, they seem to be more than adequate.
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Fri Jun 01, 2012 12:26 am

ceevee wrote:The question is, does Slater use them?
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finneganm wrote:I'm actually not a big fan (for a somewhat silly reason). I can never open the caps without a minor headache or destroying the caps. I like to reuse a tube when I can, and with these I never can. That being said, if you're buying tubes, you're probably buying them to securely send a print, and not to mildly annoy someone; as a safe and secure print carrying vessel, they seem to be more than adequate.
I HATE opening these but will admit they seem safe. As long as you tape the caps like everyone's said.

Is there some trick to opening?
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Fri Jun 01, 2012 12:37 am

The only other tube besides yazoo that I will reuse!
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