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[revchris]

A month or two ago I ordered a dozen cooling panels from Switzerland for the microscope lab we're remodeling at work.

They just arrived. 12 panels, that, according to the manufacturer, weigh 13 kg each, including the mounting frames.

Why, then, do they ship in a crate with a total weight of 460kg?

Do the 156kg of panels really need 300kg of packaging? I realize that they ship in a crate made from unsanded 7/8" thick lumber (which might be oak), but that seems excessive.

My afternoon plan is, with the aid of my trusty Fubar, to remove the panels from the crate so that I can get them into the freight elevator and take them to the lab, and then stash the lumber in my shop until I think of a use for it.

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[joletaxi.livejournal.com]

Ooh... when we got our household stuff shipped to us in wooden crates like you describe (we moved from one country to another), we got that wood turned into good solid bookshelves. Not kidding when I say solid. They were impossible to shift single-handedly, but entirely worth it. Just a thought.

[revchris.livejournal.com]

Some of the boards are checked or split too much to use, but there's a lot of good wood there, still.

My financial person asked if she could have it (after she checks with her husband) to use to build the structural parts of a treehouse for her kids.

[joletaxi.livejournal.com]

oh cool! lucky kids :)