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djcslice
10-17-2005, 03:24 PM
What would be the proper and safest way to ship a pair of woofers without surrounds to avoid damaging the vc.
Micropassatman
10-17-2005, 04:43 PM
Disconnect the spider and remove the cone for shipment? I wouldn't ship it whilst unattatched.
djcslice
10-17-2005, 04:47 PM
?? I dont know if you are asking about the spider or telling me about the spider. The surrounds are warn out, and i dont want any damage to happen while shipping them to me.
MarkAnderson
10-17-2005, 08:15 PM
Just wire-tie the woofers together face-to-face through the screw holes (or I suppose you could use screws :D ), wrap generously in bubble wrap, and stick 'em in a box. They'll be fine, IME. - Mark
Wornears
10-17-2005, 10:09 PM
Agree with Mark on the face-to-face packaging, but IME it's also a good idea to put a stiff cushioner arc between the drivers along the edge, not overlapping into the surround. I usually do four of cardboard or the like. Insurance to keep the edges from getting dinked.
ARguy
10-18-2005, 09:08 PM
Yup...Mark has it right. When I buy them from someone else I send them a photo of how I would like them shipped together if they can't box them seperate. The plastic zip ties work great!
Fast_Eddie
10-18-2005, 10:33 PM
Well, this isn't what you want to hear, but why not find something to hold the cone centered for shipping. Something like, I don't know, a new surround maybe?
outlawmws
10-18-2005, 10:49 PM
I shipped speakers needing surrounds by carefully cushoning the cone to frame area with a light wadding of paper towel. this is to keep the cone from banging on the VC in shipment. This can be done in addition to tywraping the baskets together.