Need advice on moving my studio

[AbbyC]

I am moving about 30 miles away, and I have never moved my studio. I have an oxygen generator, torch, kiln, and about 200 pounds of glass. It might be 300. I don't know; it's a lot. How can I pack the glass so it doesn't break? Can I trust the movers with the boxes or should I transport it in my van? Is my stringer basically trash? Help!

[Dale M.]

You don't have to loose anything.....

IF you want to move your glass and want to be sure it get to new studio, you may want to move it yourself... With only 30 miles to go, with minimal packing and gentle driving you should be ok.... The glass will hold up better then you think... Let movers take generator and heavy stuff....

I just did a 150 mile move, and movers were great, not a problem at all, but I moved my own glass...

Dale

[fyrebeadz*]

Well, Abby. I moved my complete studio from Alaska to WI this past summer. I packed all my glass in big plastic coolers and sent it with the movers. Put towels on top so they didn't shift. Everything arrived fine even stringers. My oxycon was in the back of my Jimmy, packed in real tight. But it didn't work upon arrival. I have no idea why. The rest of my stuff I shipped in flat rate boxes so I could get stuff set up while I was waiting for the moving truck to arrive. 30 miles is nothing, you should be fine.

[Listenup]

When I moved from Maryland to Texas, I shrunk wrapped my glass (I happen to have my own machine). Worked great! For each of the colors I put painters tape around the bundle and wrote he manufacture, color number, and coe on. Then I took those and shrunk wrapped them into about 10-15 lb bundles, stacked those up in a pile against the wall and let the movers take it from there. I would guess that i was well over 200 lbs worth of glass. It makes such a thick bundle with no give after it's shrunk that not 1 rod was broken - although they did crack my kiln and damaged just about ever piece of furniture we own.