How to pack end mills for shipping ? I dont have the original plastic containers
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txvwnut
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Several wraps of heavy weight paper taped tightly will protect them. I've had people ship some in several layers of news paper also.
alfadan
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I've had them delivered wrapped up in blue shop towels with the ends folded over and taped.
Shiftless
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Sounds like a perfect use for PVC pipe scraps
four.cycle
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Individually wrap each piece with waxed paper. It's cheap, and easily found. Prevents the pieces from banging into each other during transit.
Also does provide some "cushion" when it's all bunched up.
Alternatively you can just use newspaper, which I also do, but the ink will turn your hands black and leaves black inky residue on whatever it is you're wrapping. Older newspaper that's been stored for a few years isn't so bad.
If I am shipping out anything in the way of "cutting tool" I will be sure to wrap the sharp edge with something suitable - usually corrugated cardboard - secured with either clear packing tape of (preferably) gaffers' tape.
Punches and screwdrivers - the sharp pointy end is driven into a wine cork before shipping.
Also does provide some "cushion" when it's all bunched up.
Alternatively you can just use newspaper, which I also do, but the ink will turn your hands black and leaves black inky residue on whatever it is you're wrapping. Older newspaper that's been stored for a few years isn't so bad.
If I am shipping out anything in the way of "cutting tool" I will be sure to wrap the sharp edge with something suitable - usually corrugated cardboard - secured with either clear packing tape of (preferably) gaffers' tape.
Punches and screwdrivers - the sharp pointy end is driven into a wine cork before shipping.
Shiftless
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I do the same.
Question... If you have a side business of selling tools would the expense of buying a bottle of wine to get the cork be a legitimate business expense and a therefore a tax deduction?
NoahG
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KwikFab
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Just wrap each one, and maybe put some tape on it so it doesn't come unraveled.
But really treat it like any other package you ship - ensure you fill it so boxes are less prone to having its walls crushed/torn open.
Unless there's something I'm missing?
But really treat it like any other package you ship - ensure you fill it so boxes are less prone to having its walls crushed/torn open.
Unless there's something I'm missing?
four.cycle
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I keep all the corks. Not sure why. I figure somebody will want them for some project at some point.
I was wrapping some stuff up and had a Phillips screwdriver to ship, and the corks looked handy!
Beerhippie
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Don't you save your Amazon padded envelopes?
What is this newspaper of which you speak?
mrb1
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I keep all Amazon brown paper and padded mailers I receive and use for ebay shipping. Wrap in the paper and then some of the mailers that are cut to size. If you must, they have small plastic "test tubes", "vial tubes", or "candy tubes" of just about every size.
.....https://www.amazon.com/Berenti-Plastic-Test-Tubes-Caps/dp/B09TTG1JLD/?tag=atomicindus08-20
If looking for a box, have used a couple hundred of these for shipping old cassette tapes, fishing lures, sockets, and smaller items. Never had an issue.
....https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08HK5DR66?tag=atomicindus08-20
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.....https://www.amazon.com/Berenti-Plastic-Test-Tubes-Caps/dp/B09TTG1JLD/?tag=atomicindus08-20If looking for a box, have used a couple hundred of these for shipping old cassette tapes, fishing lures, sockets, and smaller items. Never had an issue.
....https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08HK5DR66?tag=atomicindus08-20.
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four.cycle
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My mother subscribes to two local newspapers.
She is single-handedly going to keep the newspaper publishing industry in business.
She saves them all for me so I have a pretty good supply.
mrb1
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^^^ Local small town weekly paper has a dumpster out back filled with rejects/blanks. Free for the taking as long as you call ahead.
Beerhippie
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Local small town paper here died about ten years ago. Usual story--bought by a big firm, moved printing to a larger city, stopped covering local news, then just vanished.
Last time I bought a paper was for masking off a truck I was painting.
As a kid we had a stack probably a foot tall in the cellar for lighting fires in the wood stove. No idea where they came from, my folks didn't get the paper that I remember. For all I know if could have come with the place and they were 30 years old then.
My Dad would yell for "using up all the paper" when we did projects and put it down to cover the bench. Course he would have yelled for getting paint on the bench too. I think he just liked yelling
OccupantRJ
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We bought bogus paper (blank newspaper sheets) by the 4 foot high pallet load at work for shipping. No idea the price of it. I used it for masking in the maintenance area.
four.cycle
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^ I use a LOT of newspaper for various projects, as well as for packing material.
The other reason I need to have a supply is for a papier-mache project I have in mind.
The other reason I need to have a supply is for a papier-mache project I have in mind.
niget2002
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I was going to say bubble wrap, but I like the wax paper idea. Roll the first one a few times, add the second. Roll the two together, add the third... etc... etc...
four.cycle
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^ exactly. works great. I just shipped out a set of SAE offset double-end box wrenches, all neatly nested together, individually wrapped and secured with rubber bands.
buyer's feedback:
"Smooth transaction ! World Class Packaging! Fast Shipping ! SUPER Communications! Top Block Stars ! A100+++++++ THANKS!!
Thorsen Giller 7 pc Double End Box Wrench Set * CLOSE OUT! * FREE SHIPPING! * (#397924967714)"
They definitely appreciate items being packed up properly.
I bought a mess of that brownish-colored "anti rust" paper, but it seemed silly to use it when I knew it would be tossed out as soon as the items were received - that's why I prefer to use the wax paper - it's super cheap. (And I always have it for rolling pie dough.)
buyer's feedback:
"Smooth transaction ! World Class Packaging! Fast Shipping ! SUPER Communications! Top Block Stars ! A100+++++++ THANKS!!
Thorsen Giller 7 pc Double End Box Wrench Set * CLOSE OUT! * FREE SHIPPING! * (#397924967714)"
They definitely appreciate items being packed up properly.
I bought a mess of that brownish-colored "anti rust" paper, but it seemed silly to use it when I knew it would be tossed out as soon as the items were received - that's why I prefer to use the wax paper - it's super cheap. (And I always have it for rolling pie dough.)
niget2002
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If moisture is a concern, those little silicone "don't eat me" packets are pretty cheap too. If someone is selling a lot of items, wrap them up, stick them in a zip lock, and toss one of the packets in before shipping.
four.cycle
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I save all of those.
Right now, "moisture" isn't really a concern for most of the stuff.
If I ship anything to Florida, I usually make sure it's sealed up in zip-locks, and I'll toss one of those little packets in if I remember.
I haven't had many problems with stuff being damaged in transit, but I'm pretty good at packing stuff - I worked shipping and receiving in two different warehouses, one of which was exclusively exhaust components. One has to get very creative when shipping oddly-shaped exhaust systems to Hawaii via UPS, particularly when they've got all kinds of pokey-bracket-thingies welded all up and down them. (No sharp edges, and no pokey things allowed on UPS trucks.)
I have to get pretty creative at times, building my own boxes to ship stuff so it's not trashed in transit.
a6hux
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Coin tubes
mrb1
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Ya missed it.
tool_scrounge
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I usually see that on resharpened endmills, not new ones
NoahG
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Yup. That’s what I linked too. Apparently a common trade name is Seal-Peel
Dipseal Provides Removable Plastic Protective Coatings
Provides Removable Plastic Protective Coatings to an array of industrial Applications.
www.dipseal.com
I did this, then taped them to a piece of cardboard, then bubble wrapped that, then put in a bubble wrap envelope.
Of course I save those envelopes, what do you think I am, some kind of psychopath?
whateg01
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I like to cut up card stock or cereal boxes wrap a couple turns around the em, then stuff paper towels in the ends or fold the ends of the tube closed. Be sure what you put them in won't be easily punctured if one gets loose.
In The Doghouse
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Get some of the cheap hollow pool noodles and cut to length.
danielbuck
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If it were me, and since I have VCI and vacuum sealer already, I would wrap them in vci paper, folding the paper over several times near the sharp edges, and possibly some sort of cardboard, card stock, or even shop towels or cloth, and vacuum seal them if you want some extra protection from jiggling around. The vacuum sealing is probably not needed for the individual ones, but packs of 4 could benefit from that, seal all 4 together after they are wrapped in paper/cardboard. The best thing though, as others suggested, is find something that you can put the parts inside of, like foam, tubes, or whatever. but if you can't do that, wrap them in multiple layers.
The tighter packed you can get things, the better. that's where vacuum sealing helps.
Or, you could just wrap them in paper several times, and wrap tape around them to keep them tight. then fill the rest of the box on all sides with paper, cardboard or whatever.
Parts that can jiggle around, will eventually wear through whatever you've wrapped them in, and even through the box. especially with sharp edges. I get hardware delivered to me regularly, and I've seen all kinds of sloppy packaging. Even seen packages arrive where the parts wore a hole in the side, and fell out.
I appreciate well packed packages. it shows that you care.
The tighter packed you can get things, the better. that's where vacuum sealing helps.
Or, you could just wrap them in paper several times, and wrap tape around them to keep them tight. then fill the rest of the box on all sides with paper, cardboard or whatever.
Parts that can jiggle around, will eventually wear through whatever you've wrapped them in, and even through the box. especially with sharp edges. I get hardware delivered to me regularly, and I've seen all kinds of sloppy packaging. Even seen packages arrive where the parts wore a hole in the side, and fell out.
I appreciate well packed packages. it shows that you care.
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mrb1
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Check post #30^^^^
whateg01
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Would work, but that's a lot of extra bulk
Twisted Sid
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Pipe insulation
gahrajmahal
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I would cut a piece of 2 x 4 pine, drill the appropriate sized holes in and place the end mills in the holes. I would then put my business sticker or business card on the outside. The new owner would keep them in this inexpensive storage block and contact you for more when they wear out or break.