{"id":886,"date":"2015-12-02T19:52:16","date_gmt":"2015-12-02T19:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chrischalkart.com\/painting_blog\/?p=886"},"modified":"2025-09-30T08:37:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T07:37:37","slug":"cardboard-postal-tubes-how-to-post-prints-safely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrischalkart.com\/painting_blog\/cardboard-postal-tubes-how-to-post-prints-safely\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Post Prints &#038; Paintings Safely"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cardboard postal tubes are great for posting anything that can be rolled, we&#8217;ve all seen&nbsp;them or have bought things that were delivered in them, but if you use tubes as a delivery method for your business, although they certainly do the job, the one big down side is that they take up so much room to store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chrischalkart.com\/painting_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/postal-tubes-rround.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chrischalkart.com\/painting_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/postal-tubes-rround.jpg\" alt=\"round postal tubes\" class=\"wp-image-935\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chrischalkart.com\/painting_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/postal-tubes-rround.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.chrischalkart.com\/painting_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/postal-tubes-rround-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fortunately there is an alternative to round tubes; they are still cardboard, they are cheaper and they flat-packs so take up a fraction of the space to store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Triangular Cardboard Postal Tubes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chrischalkart.com\/painting_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/postal-tubes2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"311\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chrischalkart.com\/painting_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/postal-tubes2.jpg\" alt=\"white postal tubes\" class=\"wp-image-929\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chrischalkart.com\/painting_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/postal-tubes2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.chrischalkart.com\/painting_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/postal-tubes2-300x117.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Triangular postal tubes are much easier to store, easier to stack and inherently stronger than traditional round postal tubes, and they require a lot less space to store until you actually need them. Once you have assembled and packed them, they\u2019re also much easier to stack and bundle for easier handling and shipping. Using the strongest geometric shape, the triangle, means they\u2019re also much stronger by design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chrischalkart.com\/painting_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/tubes1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chrischalkart.com\/painting_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/tubes1.jpg\" alt=\"triangular postal tubes flat pack\" class=\"wp-image-899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chrischalkart.com\/painting_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/tubes1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.chrischalkart.com\/painting_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/tubes1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">They flat-pack so take a fraction of the space of postal tubes to store&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chrischalkart.com\/painting_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/tubes2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chrischalkart.com\/painting_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/tubes2.jpg\" alt=\"triangular cardboard postal tubes\" class=\"wp-image-900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chrischalkart.com\/painting_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/tubes2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.chrischalkart.com\/painting_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/tubes2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&#8230;all the cuts, folds and locking pieces are pre-cut&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chrischalkart.com\/painting_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/tubes3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chrischalkart.com\/painting_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/tubes3.jpg\" alt=\"triangular cardboard postal tubes folding\" class=\"wp-image-901\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chrischalkart.com\/painting_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/tubes3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.chrischalkart.com\/painting_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/tubes3-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&#8230;just fold along the lines to form the triangular tube&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chrischalkart.com\/painting_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/tubes4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chrischalkart.com\/painting_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/tubes4.jpg\" alt=\"triangular cardboard postal tubes building\" class=\"wp-image-902\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chrischalkart.com\/painting_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/tubes4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.chrischalkart.com\/painting_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/tubes4-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&#8230;and slot the cardboard lugs into the slots provided&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chrischalkart.com\/painting_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/tubes5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chrischalkart.com\/painting_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/tubes5.jpg\" alt=\"triangular cardboard postal tubes built\" class=\"wp-image-903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chrischalkart.com\/painting_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/tubes5.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.chrischalkart.com\/painting_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/tubes5-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&#8230;and Voil\u00e0!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">You don&#8217;t really need any extra tape, but I do usually tape down the lugs and put a little extra tape where I think it might help security and integrity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">These cardboard triangular postal tube are from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.davpack.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.davpack.co.uk<\/a>&nbsp;and come in a range of sizes\/lengths &#8211; No doubt other suppliers are available so have a look around on the internet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Happy painting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Chris<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cardboard postal tubes are great for posting anything that can be rolled, we&#8217;ve all seen&nbsp;them or have bought things that 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