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To ship a piece of glass, it needs to be crated and nicely protected. We construct a crate close to every single piece of glass which we ship. It needs to be a personalized fit so that the glass can be adequately safeguarded. The pictures that go with the article are of us developing a crate for an eighteen” by thirty” window. We use the identical tactics when crating even bigger windows.

We start off by laying out a piece of one” thick, rigid foam insulation which can be purchased at a house advancement centre.

Then we lay the stained glass piece to be delivered on the foam. I align two aspect of the glass with the edges of the foam.

Employing a utility knife, I rating the foam along the two edges of the foam that want to be trimmed.

I then split the foam at the score line by lining the rating on the edge of the table and firmly urgent both ends. It truly makes a popping seem which will scare the cat or any little youngsters in the location.

Then I line up the resized insulation and minimize an similar piece making use of the minimize foam as a template. While I am cutting foam, I reduce several strips the width of a two by four.

Here we have the “foam, glass, foam sandwich, all set for some wooden crating.

Listed here is the “sandwich” and two of the two x 4 sized pieces of foam for the edges.

I set the foam edges all around the sandwich so I can get measurements for the 2 x 4’s I require.

Listed here you can see the sandwich, surrounded by foam and 2 x 4’s

I remove the leading layer of foam, so you can see what is happening in relation to the stained glass.

I use pipe clamps to gently squeeze the frame function jointly. The two x 4’s only set slight pressure on the foam which is holding the glass.

Now that the boards are lined up, the crate is all set to be assembled. I layer “squishy” foam underneath the panel and on top of it ahead of changing the best layer of foam. This way there will be a slight quantity of give when the panel is being transported.

With pipe clamps keeping the wood framework together, I use additional clamps to squeeze the aspect boards so that they line up completely. This places a slight force on the glass so it will sink into the foam slightly and stay held tightly as it really is shipped.

I shoot a pair of finish nails into the frame to keep issues together. There is small risk of hitting the glass given that it’s so much absent from the edge of the crate. Then I can take away the pipe clamps. No require to shoot numerous nails, just two for each joint, the aspect will hold the box collectively.

I fill the void in the top of the box with scrap styrene foam, that other shippers deliver to me.

Then I best it of with one more layer of foam sheet. I want there to be a little pressure in the crate to preserve factors from obtaining too much perform.

I set a sheet of guidelines within the box.

TO UNPACK YOUR GLASS Securely,

Very first PRY THE 1″ Vast FOAM FROM THE EDGES ON A single Facet AND THEN THE Prime OR Base. THIS WILL Cost-free UP THE FLAT FOAM SO YOU CAN Elevate IT OUT, EXPOSING THE GLASS.

Suggestion THE GLASS Cautiously AND Slowly and gradually. GLASS HAS Minor Power WHEN LYING FLAT.

After THE GLASS IS VERTICAL YOU Might Carry IT TO THE Location Where YOU WANT IT AND Cling IT FROM CHAINS BY THE RINGS Offered.

I then mark the items of foam to remove first talked about in the unpacking instructions.

Next I lower plywood to the dimensions of the frame. vacuum insulated glass are required.

I put the best over the facet with the guidelines, reduce it into spot and line it up with the body.

Then I screw 1″ long drywall screws all around the leading to hold it down.

I elevate the crate and gently idea it more than, creating confident to hold the uncovered foam on the underside to hold it from shifting.

With the bottom of the crate dealing with up and the foam facet uncovered, I’m all set to attach the base plywood.

I set it in area and line it up.

Then use staples to keep it in place. I do this due to the fact I want it to be simple to take the prime off of the box and difficult to take the bottom off. That way, the client obtaining the situation will have a better likelihood of success.

I write directions on each side of the crate, like, NO Action, FRAGILE GLASS, and DO NOT LAY FLAT. On the best, I insert arrows and the phrases: “Just take out screws this side and go through instructions.”

Then I consider the crate to the UPS store and hope they do not toss it or fall it as well hard. I determine if the driver isn’t going to throw it down on its’ aspect and use it for a phase much more than after or twice, it’s going to survive the journey.

Then I insure it for the retail price!

I received an e-mail from Debra Beatty, who followed these directions when sending a window to Granada from California through snail mail (US postmaster floor) and it obtained there fantastic. But I have had times exactly where buyers acquired their home windows with a small crack, I think those moments had been because the packaging was so restricted that there was not any give to the package deal.