I have a new video explaining the process I use to build a custom box. Just follow the link in this comment or the link at the end of this video. Thank you for watching and I appreciate all the kind feedback. th-cam.com/video/JfGmu-06rM0/w-d-xo.html
I started selling on eBay and I wanted to save on shipping so I found your video. I must say that you saved me a lot of money :) I have made all my boxes, did not buy a single box. I love making them and I get so much joy making these boxes not only because it saves me money but the joy of making things with your own hands is something different. Thank you for the way you explain and for your videos.
You should have seen the hack job box I just made. I should have watched this beforehand. But next time Ill measure instead of making a cardboard burrito box.
This is a perfect example if what I wanted to see. Take free or available oversized box, use it as stock material, plan and execute a box build. Perfectly titled, and executed, thanks.
I would have thought that a machine needed more padding so that if it was dropped, it would not break. so, when making measures, it would have needed to been already wrapped up in bubble wrap. I had to put the movie on slow to see some of the details. I loved the detail of the plastic knife and a ruler used to bend the cardboard box. That was a very useful idea. Yay! Thank you.
Your box is great. However, you could of used glue to stick the sides together so that the box can be much stronger. That would prevent the use of wrapping plastic surrounding the box.
Thanks for your input, I am always trying to learn new things. The stretch wrap is normally not needed for strength but this was a relatively heavy item and I like the added water resistance that it affords. I tend to over build things too so there is that.
@@AlexanderDyer Me too. I like to learn new things as well. That's the reason why I want videos on how to make cardboard boxes. There are so many ways to create custom boxes. You can post videos on different ways to make cardboard boxes. Colored tape can be used to decorate the box on the outside.
Yes double boxing it and styrophome and bubble wrap will protect it plus the plastic wrap protects it. The handlers toss and throw boxes. So it has to be padded a lot. I saw a pilot throw my machine after I asked him to take care of it. It was brutal.
This video has talking: HandyScore How to make a box out of Cardboard. He has a perforating tool I like better than Alexander's, and he has a delightful scoring/crafting board (this helps).
I have made a new video explaining my process of box building. You can see it here if you would like. Thank you. th-cam.com/video/JfGmu-06rM0/w-d-xo.html
This might have been very uninteresting to watch were it not for the tune. Indeed! 'Twas the tune that held me at the edge of my seat for over 4 minutes... and a lovely tune it was! Perhaps one could even watch paint dry with such a tune!!!
Great video! I waste so much time chopping down oversized boxes, or connecting 2 boxes. My boxes work great but they look like garbage. terrible first impression for my customers. Im going to do it the right way from now on! Thanks!!!!!!
Sir, you got some skills there. It was like a wood work done to perfection.👍 I found what I needed. Some written or spoken explanation would have been a help though caz I am looking forward to make such a box; horizontally.
Haha! Funny 😄! I laughed out loud at this comment!!! I’m currently shipping a LARGE set of HEAVY table bases that are very awkward shaped. They literally at at the max size before being to large ship without freight charges, which goes from $370 to 680 to ship. However, I’m struggling to get it braced, within the size limit (Length + 2xWidth + 2xHeight
If every seller on Amazon and Ebay boxed large items like this (especially making sure every side of the item has padding) then nothoing would ever get broken.
This was not what I expected lol. For a sewing machine, I feel that having at least 3" of bubble wrap would be good for shipping 2 states or farther. Its good you reinforced the top and bottom, but I don't know if that double cardboard on the sides would take the hit for a thrown box. With that said, this Singer sewing machine looks very well built compared to the new ones now. If it was an as is/non collectors sewing machine, then this shipping method is perfect for a lower cost. But if it just works and whoever you shipped to received it in great condition, then there's no point in critiquing a job well done! :)
Since this was more about the box than the actual packing of the machine I glossed over some of those steps in editing. You are correct in your inclination to include layers of protection and that is exactly what I do but I am inclined to use multiple materials, strategically placed trussing, hand compress Styrofoam fill, multiple layers of corrugated board, rigid foam, and a great deal of shrink wrap. Here is a better video of how I pack sewing machines. th-cam.com/video/J2-R7hVFv-c/w-d-xo.html
The comments on this video... you had the trouble of providing good content for free and still people complain. Sorry for my strong word but people are really dumb... you should be in their houses making their own boxes off course. And TALKING. LOUDLY.
This has been kind of a love it or hate it video. I think it boils down to a premise that there are two ways of learning from others that people prefer. Learning by watching or learning by listening. I tend to be more visual. Sorry this didn't work for you but I have to be comfortable with the fact that I can not be everything for everybody. Thanks for taking the time to leave me a brief message.
My machine came like this (in the first box) and it broke the case someone put it in...... DON"T DO THIS with a BERNINA with HARD CASE....... Do a better job by bubble wrapping it to death THEN put in a double box surrounded by TONS... (as in tightly packed) packing peanuts. That's the best way a machine has ever been shipped to me Make sure that the bubble wrap is BETWEEN the MACHINE and HARD CASE. Also make sure it is AROUND HARD CASE... paper just won't do. Unless you want the machine and the case to be crushed against one another.
Anyone have suggestions on where to get the cardboard? I'd rather not have amazon or U-Haul printed in various places if I'm sending something to a customer. thx in advance.
I know that sheets of cardboard can be purchased although I never have. I get all my cardboard from dumpsters behind department stores and appliance stores. Appliance stores throw away huge boxes.
Thx for the response. Yeah, I think that's pretty much what I'm going to do. Obviously, your clients/customers don't care if the box has other stuff on it right?
That is NOT going to withstand a 10-foot drop from the conveyor belt at the cargo handling department or those horrible baggage handlers who habitually hurl (huge/heavy) boxes and luggage, regardless of size, shape, label, or weight! It needs to be double or even triple boxed, with stiff styrofoam (taped like bandaging, and tied securely around each box), not mere paper/plastic bubble wrap/packing peanuts! Also, it needs a lot of protection at the base where all the precision mechanical parts are exposed!
Hi, Thanks for your comments. 10 foot falls are pure abuse and not much would survive that, not even your car. If you will watch again you will see that in fact I have double boxed this with triple floor. The peanuts are only one of the layers of protection and when it in slightly compressed it acts as an excellent shock absorber between the double wall box and the heavy paper and shrink wrapped machine. I have shipped many machines and my methods are sound. There may be more than one way to skin a cat.
Alexander Dyer Oh you did? I didn't see that. I bought a few machines shipped from overseas. So far, only three out of six survived. One from Austria had just peanuts and newspapers in a big box. Luckily that Brother serger was tough and still worked The ones that made it were triple packed and crated. All precious vintage machines!
Finally. If I knew how to make a box I wouldn't be watching this video on how to make a box. Needs a few words for the measurements etc, even if they're only words on the screen.
Doesn't seem cost effective. You could just find a slightly off sized box and use a little extra bubble wrap and be done. Waaaaay too much time involved in supply acquisition, prep, etc. The box should have been done on the opposite side as well so that the print doesn't show, should use bubble instead of paper since it increases weight significantly. However, it was impressive as a finished product.
People who have off sized boxes to choose from are probably not watching such a video. They, like me, have more time than money and so do for themselves. I use lots of recycled material and bubble wrap is only one way to protect items. Bubble wrap is often misused to protect heavy items such as this sewing machine and if you or people like you save time and money but the recipient of the package receives a broken antique sewing machine, I don't think that is good. I choose to place the cardboard this way so that viewers could better see the lines I am making. We can both be right here. Just because something doesn't work for your situation does not mean it is wrong for everybody's situation. You are just one of 150,000. I am looking forward to the box making video you are going to make.
I like the making of a custom box but I despise the wrapping. What's the whole purpose of wrapping it so extreme? It only makes the person receiving it annoyed to unwrap the whole damn thing. Not to mention it offsets the fact that you used a lot of materials that will go to waste, but then you're trying to recycle some old boxes lying around.
Despise? That is a strong word Francis. The stretch wrap adds considerable strength and water resistance to the package and the person receiving it will be ecstatic to find their newly purchased item in pristine condition. Shipping companies are notoriously hard on packages and I go to great measures to ensure that my customers get what they paid for and that includes the stretch wrap.
That's really debatable. Would you do the same to a $10 or $20 worth of item? I agree, maybe I neglect the fact about the more expensive and priceless items. But most of the time, anything otherwise, insurance would suffice or be more cost effective for the millions of packages that's being sent everyday.
Francis Imperial you have obviously never tried to file a claim with a shipper! You almost never get a payout. I've had commercial shippers literally drop pallets off the backs of trucks with no consequences. All I got was an "oops my bad".
Said the guy who mailed me a broken sewing machine. Too Much is an artificial construct really, it is like saying there is too much construction material in your house. Most of the material I am using is reused. Now if you want to use less material in your packaging then nothing you see here will preclude you from it.
I have a new video explaining the process I use to build a custom box. Just follow the link in this comment or the link at the end of this video. Thank you for watching and I appreciate all the kind feedback. th-cam.com/video/JfGmu-06rM0/w-d-xo.html
You can also build a custom box by using individual boards and gluing the sides together.
Mkkk
Came with a high DIY spirit, but after seeing this, I've decided to buy one instead
Chris Tee haha same here
😂
Hahahaha same
😭😭😭
Here is a more explanatory version th-cam.com/video/JfGmu-06rM0/w-d-xo.html
I started selling on eBay and I wanted to save on shipping so I found your video. I must say that you saved me a lot of money :) I have made all my boxes, did not buy a single box. I love making them and I get so much joy making these boxes not only because it saves me money but the joy of making things with your own hands is something different. Thank you for the way you explain and for your videos.
Finally did it! Only 4999 to go
So much work. but this is how you do it. I like that there no spoken words, what you gotta do, is right in front of you. just watch and do.
You should have seen the hack job box I just made. I should have watched this beforehand. But next time Ill measure instead of making a cardboard burrito box.
This is a perfect example if what I wanted to see. Take free or available oversized box, use it as stock material, plan and execute a box build. Perfectly titled, and executed, thanks.
I would have thought that a machine needed more padding so that if it was dropped, it would not break. so, when making measures, it would have needed to been already wrapped up in bubble wrap.
I had to put the movie on slow to see some of the details.
I loved the detail of the plastic knife and a ruler used to bend the cardboard box. That was a very useful idea. Yay!
Thank you.
You are right to include room for your packing materials.
This was great! Some people are so clueless on how to ship stuff. They think they gotta go buy a box for every little thing.
a lot quicker than doing this lol
Rumor has it....the customer is still unwrapping the item😂...great packing job👍
😆
Your box is great. However, you could of used glue to stick the sides together so that the box can be much stronger. That would prevent the use of wrapping plastic surrounding the box.
Thanks for your input, I am always trying to learn new things. The stretch wrap is normally not needed for strength but this was a relatively heavy item and I like the added water resistance that it affords. I tend to over build things too so there is that.
@@AlexanderDyer Me too. I like to learn new things as well. That's the reason why I want videos on how to make cardboard boxes. There are so many ways to create custom boxes. You can post videos on different ways to make cardboard boxes. Colored tape can be used to decorate the box on the outside.
Perfectly executed and very very safe and convenient way to ship
So much love went into this box
Wow just the video I needed to watch
After seeing this Im going to go buy mine at UHAUL
Watching this video makes me feel good!
I'm digging the jams.
You can find a food box that is the size you want, carefully take it apart and use it to trace on cardboard.
cool simple and self explanatory
Very cool to see this. I never have the right size box it seems. I'll have to give it a try. Thanks!
Yes double boxing it and styrophome and bubble wrap will protect it plus the plastic wrap protects it. The handlers toss and throw boxes. So it has to be padded a lot. I saw a pilot throw my machine after I asked him to take care of it. It was brutal.
Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!
I'm glad you found it.
Brock Taylor
Masterpiece
I would like spoken, or written directions for this.
Me too.
This video has talking: HandyScore How to make a box out of Cardboard. He has a perforating tool I like better than Alexander's, and he has a delightful scoring/crafting board (this helps).
isew do u no
I have made a new video explaining my process of box building. You can see it here if you would like. Thank you. th-cam.com/video/JfGmu-06rM0/w-d-xo.html
@@KA2HRO th-cam.com/video/JfGmu-06rM0/w-d-xo.html
Great job 👏🏽 👏🏽
This might have been very uninteresting to watch were it not for the tune. Indeed! 'Twas the tune that held me at the edge of my seat for over 4 minutes... and a lovely tune it was! Perhaps one could even watch paint dry with such a tune!!!
Great video! I waste so much time chopping down oversized boxes, or connecting 2 boxes. My boxes work great but they look like garbage. terrible first impression for my customers. Im going to do it the right way from now on!
Thanks!!!!!!
Great, also check out the updated information video listed in the video and video description.
Hey Mark, how did you get on in making a box that impresses your customers?
dude you're fast
He's actually an android
its sped up
Bradley Hayman card broad box, stapler
That's what she said...
Sir, you got some skills there. It was like a wood work done to perfection.👍 I found what I needed. Some written or spoken explanation would have been a help though caz I am looking forward to make such a box; horizontally.
I'll see what I can do. Thank you.
It is done. th-cam.com/video/JfGmu-06rM0/w-d-xo.html
Not even Singer pack this good
Question:
Can it fit snake?
Dradster Gaster nanomachines?
no he means the video game character Solid Snake for Metal Gear. go look it up search "solid snake hiding in a box
This!
This is pretty amazing. I'm wondering how this tool is called - the one which you used to bend all sides of the cardboard (01:46) ?
That is a bone folder. Their is a link in the description. Thank you.
Cheers!
Plastic trim stick. Used to remove car interior plastic trim pieces is one use.
Good packing👌
This was extremely satisfying to watch, especially with the music!
Hey, thanks for saying so. I have got several videos that I make stuff in, check out my channel and maybe you will see something else you like.
You definitely went the extra mile! Thorough to the max, lol! Thanks for the awesome tutorial!:)
Well done!
Speaking of saving the planet sksksks
I learned a new word. Thanks
a man who earns that handling fee
Mas itu yang buat bikin pola tekukan namanya apa ya? Beli dimana? Makasih mas e
Can you please explain how we would make any size box we desire? What's the formula or the measurements we use? Please someone help me out.
Length X Width X Height . Measure your item and then make your box according to those measurements. Its geometry.
Took 3 years 2 months to open.
Haha! Funny 😄! I laughed out loud at this comment!!! I’m currently shipping a LARGE set of HEAVY table bases that are very awkward shaped. They literally at at the max size before being to large ship without freight charges, which goes from $370 to 680 to ship. However, I’m struggling to get it braced, within the size limit (Length + 2xWidth + 2xHeight
If every seller on Amazon and Ebay boxed large items like this (especially making sure every side of the item has padding) then nothoing would ever get broken.
This was not what I expected lol. For a sewing machine, I feel that having at least 3" of bubble wrap would be good for shipping 2 states or farther. Its good you reinforced the top and bottom, but I don't know if that double cardboard on the sides would take the hit for a thrown box. With that said, this Singer sewing machine looks very well built compared to the new ones now. If it was an as is/non collectors sewing machine, then this shipping method is perfect for a lower cost. But if it just works and whoever you shipped to received it in great condition, then there's no point in critiquing a job well done! :)
Since this was more about the box than the actual packing of the machine I glossed over some of those steps in editing. You are correct in your inclination to include layers of protection and that is exactly what I do but I am inclined to use multiple materials, strategically placed trussing, hand compress Styrofoam fill, multiple layers of corrugated board, rigid foam, and a great deal of shrink wrap. Here is a better video of how I pack sewing machines. th-cam.com/video/J2-R7hVFv-c/w-d-xo.html
great video👍🍀
⚡️🔥💥☄️
He beat amazon
What companies hire for this type of work?
A+
I want one of those. What is his name and where do I find one. Lol. Sherie Rodrigues
can I pay you to make me a box that is 15 x 10 x 5in ?
Sorry, try your local package shipping store.
What did you use to score the box?
Looks like a plastic knife. Just make a heavy line; no cutting necessary.
I used this. amzn.to/2Has5B7 Just kind of pre-crease the cardboard to get it to fold right where you want and in a straight and square line.
Lot of measuring and marking. Awesome job, though. Looking for simple easy to do box, that didn't take much time.
I use hot glue and tape for heavy items
The comments on this video... you had the trouble of providing good content for free and still people complain. Sorry for my strong word but people are really dumb... you should be in their houses making their own boxes off course. And TALKING. LOUDLY.
Excellent. Concise. I appreciate your sharing your information with us. Need some custom boxes for some books. Edit: Liked and Sub'd!
thank you
your welcome
Sewing Machine Weight = 25lbs. Shipping Weight = 100lbs. If only we all had that much time and material...
Music?
Title & who does it?
"Mining by Moonlight" Kevin Macleod
All that work and he forgot to turn the box inside out🤔always turn the box inside out! Beautiful work, though💚1¢
Yes, that makes sense, Thanks
Hi Alex it was a great video. And i want to ask what is that white tool that you used for making the box easier to be folded? Thank you
It is a bone folder but lots of stuff could work if you don't have one or want to get one.
Here is the one I have. amzn.to/2wwzAfg
Kitchen butter knife. Blunt pressure makes a hinge, not a cut.
Now that package weight is more than product weight
Ha ha, no. The product is an all metal sewing machine and so the package weight is necessary and proportional.
WHAT? I need a RULER?
You'd think it'd be easy to find a size box but..
who is available to make special boxes sizes?
I have no idea how you made the box
This has been kind of a love it or hate it video. I think it boils down to a premise that there are two ways of learning from others that people prefer. Learning by watching or learning by listening. I tend to be more visual. Sorry this didn't work for you but I have to be comfortable with the fact that I can not be everything for everybody. Thanks for taking the time to leave me a brief message.
How can I talk with this guy I'm trying to pay him to make me a box with a fack bottom in it
I work for UPS and I'm years late, but this was so satisfying to watch..... idk y
Captions, or voiceover would have been swell.
Thanks for the input. I get that a lot. Think I'll do another.
золотые руки
My machine came like this (in the first box) and it broke the case someone put it in...... DON"T DO THIS with a BERNINA with HARD CASE....... Do a better job by bubble wrapping it to death THEN put in a double box surrounded by TONS... (as in tightly packed) packing peanuts. That's the best way a machine has ever been shipped to me
Make sure that the bubble wrap is BETWEEN the MACHINE and HARD CASE. Also make sure it is AROUND HARD CASE... paper just won't do. Unless you want the machine and the case to be crushed against one another.
Anyone have suggestions on where to get the cardboard? I'd rather not have amazon or U-Haul printed in various places if I'm sending something to a customer. thx in advance.
I know that sheets of cardboard can be purchased although I never have. I get all my cardboard from dumpsters behind department stores and appliance stores. Appliance stores throw away huge boxes.
Thx for the response. Yeah, I think that's pretty much what I'm going to do. Obviously, your clients/customers don't care if the box has other stuff on it right?
If your customers receive their goods well packed, safe and sound they will be happy. You can put any previous marks on the inside of the box too.
You're right. Thx for your help :)
Thanks for the great tip on box resources.
nice video but its too much for Me
I thought he was going to sew it together...
I tried ,it came out ugly but I was in a hurry 😭
seems a little excessive at some points.
What? Is he going to take it to the top of a mountain and throw it off?
No. It is worse than that. I put it through the meat grinder known as shipping. Clutch is good music though, so keep listening. 😈
That is NOT going to withstand a 10-foot drop from the conveyor belt at the cargo handling department or those horrible baggage handlers who habitually hurl (huge/heavy) boxes and luggage, regardless of size, shape, label, or weight! It needs to be double or even triple boxed, with stiff styrofoam (taped like bandaging, and tied securely around each box), not mere paper/plastic bubble wrap/packing peanuts! Also, it needs a lot of protection at the base where all the precision mechanical parts are exposed!
Hi, Thanks for your comments. 10 foot falls are pure abuse and not much would survive that, not even your car. If you will watch again you will see that in fact I have double boxed this with triple floor. The peanuts are only one of the layers of protection and when it in slightly compressed it acts as an excellent shock absorber between the double wall box and the heavy paper and shrink wrapped machine. I have shipped many machines and my methods are sound. There may be more than one way to skin a cat.
Alexander Dyer Oh you did? I didn't see that. I bought a few machines shipped from overseas. So far, only three out of six survived. One from Austria had just peanuts and newspapers in a big box. Luckily that Brother serger was tough and still worked The ones that made it were triple packed and crated. All precious vintage machines!
i believe the video is on box making, not grandam's shipping nightmares of what might happen....that's the topic of another discussion.
@@c.garcia2363 Methods for improving resilience to rough handling seems very on topic to me
I am sure making this video made you fulfilled, but as far as usable information regarding how to lay out and construct a box, it is useless.
Finally. If I knew how to make a box I wouldn't be watching this video on how to make a box. Needs a few words for the measurements etc, even if they're only words on the screen.
@@chriscox52282 He's done another vid, th-cam.com/video/JfGmu-06rM0/w-d-xo.html
Doesn't seem cost effective. You could just find a slightly off sized box and use a little extra bubble wrap and be done. Waaaaay too much time involved in supply acquisition, prep, etc. The box should have been done on the opposite side as well so that the print doesn't show, should use bubble instead of paper since it increases weight significantly. However, it was impressive as a finished product.
People who have off sized boxes to choose from are probably not watching such a video. They, like me, have more time than money and so do for themselves. I use lots of recycled material and bubble wrap is only one way to protect items. Bubble wrap is often misused to protect heavy items such as this sewing machine and if you or people like you save time and money but the recipient of the package receives a broken antique sewing machine, I don't think that is good. I choose to place the cardboard this way so that viewers could better see the lines I am making. We can both be right here. Just because something doesn't work for your situation does not mean it is wrong for everybody's situation. You are just one of 150,000. I am looking forward to the box making video you are going to make.
How bout some commentary
I mean im a visual learner but...
Yeah I'm gonna f*ck this up
That's funny. I bet you will do fine.
And deliver take the sewing machine and throw the other to rubbish 😰😰
That is up to you.
So much tape 😂
Packing tape = cheap, common, effective, endless supply
Antique Sewing machine = uncommon, difficult to replace, valuable
Confused. Completely.
th-cam.com/video/JfGmu-06rM0/w-d-xo.html
Imagine if he had to ship 20 of these out a day!! 😂😂😂
Easier just to buy a good strong box the right size. Time it took you, you could be earning the money saved by making yourself lol!!
I love you and want to have your cardboard baby
Ok, that is weird.
@@AlexanderDyer Pretty sure I was high when I was wrote that.
I like the making of a custom box but I despise the wrapping. What's the whole purpose of wrapping it so extreme? It only makes the person receiving it annoyed to unwrap the whole damn thing.
Not to mention it offsets the fact that you used a lot of materials that will go to waste, but then you're trying to recycle some old boxes lying around.
Despise? That is a strong word Francis. The stretch wrap adds considerable strength and water resistance to the package and the person receiving it will be ecstatic to find their newly purchased item in pristine condition. Shipping companies are notoriously hard on packages and I go to great measures to ensure that my customers get what they paid for and that includes the stretch wrap.
That's really debatable. Would you do the same to a $10 or $20 worth of item? I agree, maybe I neglect the fact about the more expensive and priceless items. But most of the time, anything otherwise, insurance would suffice or be more cost effective for the millions of packages that's being sent everyday.
Francis Imperial you have obviously never tried to file a claim with a shipper! You almost never get a payout. I've had commercial shippers literally drop pallets off the backs of trucks with no consequences. All I got was an "oops my bad".
lol
?!?
That much plastic? THUMB WAY DOWN
I am sure you know what you are doing , but I don't . I need spoken words... I am not good speaking to a camera either.
I plan on making a new video to help out here. Thanks
The time and effort lol Screw that crap..
Yeah, besides what else are you going to do with all your money?
@@AlexanderDyer What money?
If you are not willing to spend time and effort for what you want then you better have money.
@@AlexanderDyer Very true. But remember time is more valuable than money.
you wasted out time
I will give you a full refund.
Haha, that was a perfect answer, Alexander!
What are you doing ? Play Music .
Too much packaging! #🤔
Said the guy who mailed me a broken sewing machine. Too Much is an artificial construct really, it is like saying there is too much construction material in your house. Most of the material I am using is reused. Now if you want to use less material in your packaging then nothing you see here will preclude you from it.