Baren Digest Friday, 20 July 2001 Volume 16 : Number 1496 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Rudolf Stalder" Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 09:41:00 -0700 Subject: [Baren 15197] Mailing large prints Large-print-exchange : So far we are up to "24" interested participants. I shall send out a questionnaire at the end of this month, and then we will discuss and decide the further proceedings. Nobody has to be concerned, everything will work out fine, to everybody's convenience. In the following I would like to address the question how to ship rather large prints. Mailing -tubes cost from $ 4 -10, but I feel not comfortable feeding in several large prints into a single tube of 4 inches of diameter. A convenient and save way appears to me, to use a "portfolio" consisting of a front and a back cover, composed each as Òcorrugated paper/acryl sheet/carrugate paperÓ as shown in http://www.rst-art.com/wcin-pfol.htm This portfolio may cost up to about $20. But if used in a print-exchange, you will get it back, and it can also serve to store and transport prints. So the $20 are rather an investment than an expense. Also, in my very proper interest coordinating the Òlarge print exchangeÓ : It may not be so easy to deal with eventually up to 20 different modes of packing. When the prints arrive - as I understand - they will have to be un-packed, for control and to be kept flat. Some type of Òuni-conceptÓ of packing would make things much easier. I hope for comments and suggestions, as this type of packing may eventually be useful for mailing small prints too. have everbody a good day Rudolf ------------------------------ From: "Tyrus Clutter" Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 09:39:08 -0600 Subject: [Baren 15198] Re: Mailing large prints Keith Howard's Non-toxic Print book gives an example of how to make a shipping tube using PVC, ribbed drainage pipe. It would still be a 4" diameter with this method but I would think that there must be something else with a bigger diameter that could be used if you scanned the aisles of Home Depot. TyRuS >>> stalderp@mindspring.com 07/19/01 10:41AM >>> Large-print-exchange : So far we are up to "24" interested participants. I shall send out a questionnaire at the end of this month, and then we will discuss and decide the further proceedings. Nobody has to be concerned, everything will work out fine, to everybody's convenience. In the following I would like to address the question how to ship rather large prints. Mailing -tubes cost from $ 4 -10, but I feel not comfortable feeding in several large prints into a single tube of 4 inches of diameter. ------------------------------ From: Cucamongie@aol.com Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 11:48:29 EDT Subject: [Baren 15199] last-minute nyc news Hi all, this is as last minute as you can get, but for any NYC folks, if you're free sometime between 1pm and 3pm today (Thursday) and feel like visiting, I'll be gallery sitting at a lovely show of small works at Gallery 402 at OIA, located at 19 Hudson Street, very close to the Chambers St. stop on the subways - hasta la vista, Sarah ------------------------------ From: "Maria Arango" Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 09:04:34 -0700 Subject: [Baren 15200] Re: Mailing large prints charset="iso-8859-1" > Mailing -tubes cost from $ 4 -10, but I feel not comfortable feeding in > several large prints into a single tube of 4 inches of diameter. >From a coordinators point of view, tubing would be a nightmare as every set of (large) prints would have to be "relaxed" prior to sorting. I would vote for packing flat. Sandwich the prints between two pieces of 1/8" masonite, two pieces of cardboard slightly larger (you pay more for "wooden" packages with almost any carrier), some packaging tape...presto! Alternative: If you have ever received paper from Daniel Smith, Graphic Chemical or Rembrandt, you could use one of their boxes; check out how they wrap and tape the paper so that the corners don't get dented. Remember that when shipping by ground services, the cost adds up by weight, not size, so a large box will cost the same as a tube. Maria <><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Maria Arango Las Vegas, Nevada, USA http://www.1000woodcuts.com maria@mariarango.com <><><><><><><><><><><><><><> ------------------------------ From: Sunnffunn@aol.com Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 17:15:22 EDT Subject: [Baren 15201] Re: exchanges Maria I just mailed my 31 prints for #10 and would not find 50 unreasonable for an exchange. However I am such a newbie and this next exchange I just can't do. Between the bach house this city house and the boat and club stuff and readying to move I pray to have any art time. So I am not one to listen to hard and fast. Have fun printing. Marilynn End of Baren Digest V16 #1496 *****************************