Help re packing up 222 in case for UK to Texas
 

Hello everyone

Well my downsizing continues and I have decided to sell 5 of my 6 Featherweights inc 222 and white one.

I'm in the UK and my first interested buyers are in the USA,Texas and Europe,Norway.

Does anyone have a guide on how to pack them safely?

Which delivery company should I use?

How much do they weigh if packed properly - all guesstimates welcome.

Thanks so much.

When I bought my FW on Ebay it came packed with the thick foam like when it was shipped by a manufacturer, there were also old towels what where rolled up and taped so they kept the shape. It was really quite interesting to unpack - but the machine and the case made it with no damage. I remember reading you do not want to use loose packing peanuts because of the weight of the machine will crush them and move about in the package.

I would think the shipping charge alone would discourage many US buyers.

there are some good tutorials here. I agree, the shipping would be three times the value of the machine.
https://www.google.com/search?q=how+...hrome&ie=UTF-8

The box has to be insulated enough to stand up the harsh handeling. I have seen horror film clips of how "handle with care" actually happens, and it's like we have to prepare for our parcels to be thrown out of planes. I would double check that buyers in US are aware of the votage differences, motor and pedal have to be replaced. It's different to go from 220V to 110V, than from 110V to 220V, but it's possible. The upstep adaptors are larger bulkier things than the other way around.

https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/para...e-32965564.jpg

http://www.novamontgomery.com/singer...h.htm/#Packing I recently attended one of her maintenance workshops and she referenced this article in case we would need to ship our "little one" in the future. There is also a visual on this site: https://singer-featherweight.com/blo...eight-properly My guesstimate would be twice an additional 10 pounds of weight. Like quilting candy above, I agree that the cost of shipping would discourage most US buyers.

another thing to keep in mind, it takes about an hour to pack a machine well, be sure to factor that time into the price.

I would read this: http://www.victoriansweatshop.com/po...pid=1292162089
bk

A great source for packing your featherweight is:

https://singer-featherweight.com/blo...eight-properly

Please make sure that you put a Styrofoam around the thread holder. I bought a machine with case and the thread holder was broke. It had not been pack properly.

.....and be sure those potential buyers are bonifide........

they should have unscrewed the thread holder and taped it to the bed. Easy to have common sense in hindsight ;)

I used to sell machines and ship them. One customer complained that it took forever to get to the machine and then marveled that nothing was broken. It takes me about an hour to properly pack a machine so that it can withstand what the shippers do to them in transit.
Sharon in Texas

Do pack it well. My husband bought a featherweight for me from eBay and while the case was packed well, the machine wasn't secured well inside the case. It was uninjured, but what was a pristine case now has a hole in it.

If you aren't needing to sell immediately, why not wait a bit and see if there are any interested parties in the UK or even ones who could pickup? I sold some car stuff years ago on eBay and my first interested person wanted me to send it to Germany. I declined and ended up selling something I was given for free to a buyer in the US for $800. It was an easy ship.