Looking for tubes to ship cues
- Thread starter jocnat
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Look under Shipping in the Yellow Pages.
Even in our small city, we have a shipping outlet where you can purchase any type of shipping container.
Even in our small city, we have a shipping outlet where you can purchase any type of shipping container.
Jerry Forsyth
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I live in a very small town where tubes are not available. For our Gold Member cues I use the Triangular box for Priority Mail that you get for free at the Post Office. Wrap the cue in Bubble-wrap (Wal-Mart) and we have never had one dinged or harmed in any way.
I like getting the thick tubes. I remove the shipping info and re use them.
If you are going to be shipping many cues than go here - http://catalog.selfsealtubes.com/viewitems/mailing-tubes/heavy-duty-mailing-tubes
Then order the triangular boxes from USPS, they are free. Triangular box by itself is very poor protection but the heavy duty tube inside the triangle works very well.
Then order the triangular boxes from USPS, they are free. Triangular box by itself is very poor protection but the heavy duty tube inside the triangle works very well.
Is this a throwaway tube or a reusable tube?
you guys are nuts
Go through the flooring store trash can, carpet and flooring rolls use heavy wall car board tubes.
Take a hand saw and tape measure :thumbup2:
Go through the flooring store trash can, carpet and flooring rolls use heavy wall car board tubes.
Take a hand saw and tape measure :thumbup2:
I go to Home Depot and buy either 3" or 4" PVC pipe in 10' length and have them cut it into 3 separate sections (each like 33" or 34"). They also sell end caps that fit nice and snug that I simply duct tape on. I do this for international shipments or when shipping a cue worth over $2k.
Otherwise I get a cheap tube that will fit inside a USPS triangle pack. This also works great.
Dave
Otherwise I get a cheap tube that will fit inside a USPS triangle pack. This also works great.
Dave
Damned right! Makes it easier to find those damaged cues,,,
This!
PVC costs almost as much as cardboard tubes but you can run em over with a truck and there is barely a nick. Use em for all my cue shipments now.
FedEx will provide 36" triangle boxes for free to account holders. I used to ship my cue in an old cheap aluminum cue case but Laurie Franklin from Southwest convinced me to change to the FedEx box and some bubble wrap.
No problems so far and much less expressive due to the free boxes and less weight from not shipping the case.
One day i found few good ones at Fabric Stores dumpster! I would assume also Arts Crafts Stores might have some!
