Best cushioning foam according to redditors
We found 23 Reddit comments discussing the best cushioning foam. We ranked the 11 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 23 Reddit comments discussing the best cushioning foam. We ranked the 11 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
Speaking as someone who has taken professional ESD protection training - Pink Poly Antistatic Foam is your friend. There is nothing safer to put your electronics on, and that $20 roll is enough to build like 20-40 mining rigs. Mine has a couple of sheets of the pink foam wrapped around a piece of cardboard (since the foam is pretty thin), with that entire construction zip tied to a metal shelf - perfectly safe, and works great.
Plastic is bad. Plastic builds up static. The same applies to making PVC rig frames - bad idea without a lot of extra work to ground it. That said, a piece of acrylic with hex standoffs (like you'd use in a case) makes for a wonderful MB tray, just don't let the MB actually touch the plastic. Wood or cardboard should be fine, although not quite the guarantee of a dedicated antistatic material.
i put a thin layer of packing foam around the middle pole then wrapped it in black duct tape. Totally killed the noise.
https://www.amazon.com/Tapix-Perforated-shipping-mailing-packing/dp/B01HU8B43G/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1511208168&sr=8-5&keywords=packing+foam&dpID=318wo4dWQCL&preST=_SX300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch
Like Pick and Pluck foam but harder?
Hi, I just moved from California to Minnesota. All my stuff arrived intact!
I would really recommend getting a foam roll, like you use for wrapping up China dishes, etc. You can get it here for really cheap on Amazon, but I bet Home Depot, etc. has it. The foam roll is perforated into sheets, so it's easy to pull off. I pulled off a sheet and placed one sheet each between my shadows and the lid of my palettes (you can place a tissue to protect the powder from the foam). This really protects them from shattering. If you have any plastic snap palettes you can double up the foam to make sure it fits snuggly inside the snap of the lid. If it's a cardboard, magnetic closure, it should close through the foam. I then wrapped each palette in bubble wrap. You can wrap them individually. Or wrap them all together in a continuous roll (making sure each one is completely covered on the main sides with wrap) - I would just alternate plastic with cardboard until you're finished with plastic; cardboard on cardboard is fine. Use packing or duct tape (a secure tape, not a flimsy tape like Scotch) to wrap around the bubble wrap. Pack the palettes in the midst of soft items like towels/clothes/blankets.
You should be all set!
I hope this is clear, but any other questions, feel free to ask.
I bought these foam sleeves from Home Depot that was designed for packing dishes, similar to this. It worked really well and took up way less room than bubble wrap. I didn’t end up with a single broken item.
That's a different system, ( https://www.amazon.com/Instapak-Quick-Bag/dp/B0185R54KK shows on the bag how they work ). The high volume machine in this video is MUCH MUCH cheaper per bag, but costs a few grand last time I stumbled across one.
Pick and pluck foam would be way easier, faster, and cheaper.
Gun case with pick & pluck foam. Make any size and shape you want.
Here's how it works.
https://www.amazon.com/Charcoal-Pick-Pluck-Foam-10-5/dp/B00I80KG0I
https://www.amazon.com/Charcoal-Pick-Pluck-Foam-10-5/dp/B00I80KG0I
I wrapped the led strip in some packing foam sheets
It honestly wasnt the best though. At least with 60LED/m density, you can kinda see zebra lines. Maybe with 144 LED/m density LEDs, which i still have to try. Something else I still have to try is this film wrap.
If you want to tote around the system too, then make your own.
Any stiff or rigid shaped case + some pick & pull precut foam sheets.
Shop around, there's tons of sizes out there.
If you're just looking for something to carry the controller, then these soft pack Xbox elite controller cases work great.
Do you mean this?
Your safest bet would be to remove the GPU and pack it separately.
Alternatively I've heard of businesses using expanding foam packaging.
https://www.amazon.com/Instapak-Quick-Bag/dp/B0185R54KK
Some pluck foam in the correct size of your foorlocker.
I would suggest using as much padding as possible inside and around the pc case (remove any pcie cards beforehand as mentioned by someone before and maybe even the cpu cooler, if it's a large one). Some thick blankets might do for the outside and for the inside I would suggest something like this probably but in fitting sizes.
Apart from that, pray and good luck.
Seriously. If it's an option, I would rather suggest shipping it with UPS, DHL and the like while still using instapak for the inside but probably better using the case box with the styrofoam padding your case came with for the outside, if you still have it, instead of a suit case.
You should be able to insure your package but I am not sure if that would be possible if you take it with you on the plane.
No personal experiences, just my thoughts.
See if you can buy a single one of those somewhere https://www.amazon.com/Instapak-Quick-Bag/dp/B0185R54KK?th=1&psc=1
It's expansive foam inside a closed bag, you put it inside, "inflate" it, and it will grow and become hard enough to protect everything inside the case during transport...
'Instapak' Expanding foam for packaging. Its what PC builders use to ship their computers with.
https://www.amazon.com/Instapak-Quick-Packing-Shipping-Solution/dp/B01BU5VXVS/ref=pd_lpo_vtph_328_lp_t_4?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=YTR9Z78XACNQ33GMTJ1G
Instapak Quick RT #10 (x9) Packing and Shipping Solution - American Bubble Boy https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01BU5VYRQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_GWeFDbTZK07K4
I use a roll of packing foam I picked up from a hardware store and cutout a small piece for each slot. That keeps the ships from jostling around. Obviously fitted foam would be even more secure, but I've been using this exact storage setup for years and not had any ships break on me yet.
They make rolls of thin foam for packing dishes that is really cheap (Amazon Link). I would use that to individually wrap the figures (secure the foam with some tape), then pack them with a layer of paper/bubble wrap on top and on bottom of the figs to make sure they don't shake around in transit.
This stuff? Case Club Closed Cell Military Grade Pistol Case Foam 18"x16"x1.5" https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075GZ3M9B/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_qHbDCb2GA0CZ5