I wouldn't have thought it would have worked either as I used to have an auto parts distribution business where I shipped radiators that were sometimes larger than a 1u server, but lighter. My initial thinking when I opened the box was that this heavy server would have popped all the bubbles--but it didn't. It was wrapped and taped and I think the idea above of using a layer of small bubble wrap first on the server itself and then two layers of big bubbles would be perfect, especially with some filling.Honestly, thats a great idea. It crossed my mind but i just never really considered it.
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This is how I got a supermicro 2u and it was completely undamaged. But use thick bubble wrap with big bubbles.Two layers of bubbly wrap, small bubbles on the inside, larger on the outside. Pack with some popcorn to remove any slop in the box
Oh, that's awesome. If you can, layer some card board in between the big bubble wrap layers, especially on the edges and corners. That would provide a pretty strong secondary support in case of serious impact.Got some double walled boxes for around 1 euro per box which was very cheap imo. They are very strong and fit the servers exactly, leaving 10cm or a little more for filling material. Bubble plastic will do fine, will fill up the rest with hard peanuts and i also have tons of scrap cardboard as well.
Im sure this will be fine = ) i pack a lot of items, i just didn't think simple enough.
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I forgot about that stuff--it's really great for stuffing empty spaces since it compresses but still has air so it acts the same as a soft foam cushion. We used to save off the pallets we'd order each week just for this purpose.I didn’t tape it by you the movers cling film style wrapping over the bubble wrap and worked fine.
Nice. If you plan to sell some here, be sure to link to the for sale thread. I'm curious as to what a server like this would cost.
I know...there's things here I could only dream about. Even these are out of my range. I'll just grab a server when it's better bang for buck than a desktop.For these forums its not good enough. 400 per server is easy on eBay but thats not the best price here. If you need anything though you can pm and i'll have a deal for you or atleast some advice.