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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext">Hi Sam, the Canadian Conservation Institute developed a method to estimate packing materials and amounts for fragile items. They have an online tool that can be very helpful, called PadCad. Here is the link.
<a href="https://app.pch.gc.ca/application/padcad/index.app?lang=en">https://app.pch.gc.ca/application/padcad/index.app?lang=en</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span style="color:windowtext"> Nhcoll-l <nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>sam<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, July 27, 2018 1:22 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Nhcoll-l] shock absorber<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Hi all-</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Long ago, when double-boxing specimens, </span>
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<p><span style="font-size:18.0pt">usually avian eggshells, for shipping, </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18.0pt">I chose an outer box quite a bit larger </span>
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<p><span style="font-size:18.0pt">than the inner box. I filled the space </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18.0pt">loosely with squishy soft foam rubber </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18.0pt">chips measuring maybe 3/4" x 3/4" x 3/4". </span>
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<p><span style="font-size:18.0pt">I didn't stuff them in tightly, just enough </span>
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<p><span style="font-size:18.0pt">to let the inner box to move a little to </span>
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<p><span style="font-size:18.0pt">absorb any physical impact the package </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18.0pt">may be subjected to. There are, or at least</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18.0pt">there were, brick and mortar foam rubber</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18.0pt">stores. They sell thick foam pads for </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18.0pt">mattresses, and soft foam rubber chips for </span>
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<p><span style="font-size:18.0pt">pillows. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Best,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Sam Sumida</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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