[sdiy] Shipping a modular

[Pete Hartman]

You're probably going to hear this a lot: I agree, take the modules out of
the racks.

Pete

On Mon, Apr 13, 2026 at 5:50 PM Quincas Moreira via Synth-diy <
synth-diy at synth-diy.org> wrote:

> I would also advise removing and bubble wrapping the modules.
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> Quincas Moreira
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> On Mon 13 Apr 2026 at 3:56 p.m. Jesse Weideman via Synth-diy <
> synth-diy at synth-diy.org> wrote:
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>> The people shipping CRT's swear by pool noodles, they're cheap insurance.
>> That or EPS foam sheets from the hardware store. I usually just wrap my
>> racks in a bunch of blankets and box them, haven't had any problem - altho
>> they're all 6u euro so not a giant cabinet. Uline offers wood box pallets
>> in tons of different sizes, that plus a bunch of blanketing/padding would
>> be the most bullet proof. Double boxing can work wonders too.
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 13, 2026 at 1:40 PM John Speth via Synth-diy <
>> synth-diy at synth-diy.org> wrote:
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>>> I have a two modular cabinets containing MOTM and Synthesizers.com
>>> module. I'm moving and I need to pack them securely so the movers can't
>>> destroy them. It will be a 1000+ mile move. Can anyone provide advice on
>>> the best way to pack it all up? Lessons learned? Regrets? etc?
>>>
>>> Each cabinet is 40in wide (double column 19in rack) by 23in tall by 1ft
>>> deep. One is fully loaded and the other is half loaded.
>>>
>>> Thanks - John Speth
>>>
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