how to pack a 19" monitor for shipping better than factory

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over the yrs developed this way of shipping monitors

buy home depot heavy duty extra large 2x thick box

find base wood material for bottom, can be old ply wood scrap, presswood, old back door scrap, ect

cut to fit inside bottom of box

put monitor on wood, position so neck has max distance from box side, and tube will still have maybe at least 1/2 inch from cardboard side or more, room for a bit of bubble wrap in front of tube at end of pack job, mark spots on mount areas with pen, then drill holes to mount monitor on wood with carriage bolts nuts

insert assy. with bolts tight into bottom of box, find and cut foam blocks to slide into side edge (this will make the whole assy. immobile unable to move anywhere after the box size is adj. and carboard folded to close) in the example shown, they do not span the whole distance of box because they are locked in place by the monitor mount edge is imbedded in them one inch, so they cant move, but if you can find the right size to span the whole distance of box, thats better

cut foam blocks to be maybe 1/2 inch to 1 inch above metal edge of monitor

now cut to reduce size of box so new fold lines are just at top of foam mentioned above

make light surface cuts in cardboard to reflect new fold lines for reduced box size

fold and generously tape

with this way of packing, it can withstand being rolled on all 6 sides and be ok, it can be dropped from maybe 1 or 2 ft and be ok,
 

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Here's an NOS monitor I have still in shipping box for reference how they did it back in the day.

I had many delivered to me like this, never a problem! That thick styrofoam really stiffens all sides of the box.
 

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a sheet of foam under wood would not hurt,
and some bubble wrap in front of tube good too.
 
Can confirm his method works. He shipped me a 13" monitor a couple years ago and it arrived safe 'n sound packed just like the first post.
 
a sheet of foam under wood would not hurt,
and some bubble wrap in front of tube good too.
I would say it would hurt. The wood is hard to damage or deform. It is the protective layer and putting anything below it would allow more movement. I do agree I would like to see some firm Styrofoam in front of the tube to protect from a side impact. I like the approach with the wood as it makes sure the monitor does not move and that is about 75% of the battle. If the item has room to move around, then it can get damaged. The use of the extra heavy box helps a bunch. Having said that, it was stated this has worked a bunch so you can't argue with results, and I appreciate the OP sharing this.
 
Nothing protecting that neck but some cardboard?!

I was a shipping manager for years, but never shipped a monitor. I would have used same scrap 2x4 and built some protection around the neck. I did something similar when I shipped small motors.
 
the cardboard is 3x thick
i think its better to not build anything round the neck, as if the thing you make gets pushed/moved,/loose into neck , it will break the neck
the way this is, the box would have to be pushed in 4 inch or more to then hit neck, (the one in pix is a long neck, that has maybe 2.5 inch from side, but most have 4 to 5 inch)
the factory packing had this idea too, nothing around neck except as much space as possible from the side of box
 
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the cardboard is 3x thick
i think its better to not build anything round the neck, as if the thing you make gets pushed/moved,/loose into neck , it will break the neck
the way this is, the box would have to be pushed in 4 inch or more to then hit neck, (the one in pix is a long neck, that has maybe 2.5 inch from side, but most have 4 to 5 inch)
the factory packing had this idea too, nothing around neck except as much space as possible from the side of box
Not directly around the neck, more of a brace on that side of the box
 
Stiffen all sides of the box.

Not necessary to go crazy and use 2x4s or weld a metal frame or use plutonium.

Take a look at the NOS shipping box I posted, the vast, vast majority of monitors shipped like that made it just fine.
 
Long ago, when I had to ship a couple of monster monitors (I think 29")...

I actually called Wells Gardner and they mailed me empty boxes with the proper styrofoam inserts. That as pretty cool.

I put the monitors, which probably weighed 75 pounds, in the boxes with the inserts and nothing else...and shipped them with FedEx.

They arrived in perfect condition.
 
I too have bought a monitor from op arrived safe and undamaged packed like this.
 
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