I just bought an alternate translite for one of my machines, and I thought I could simply roll up the original one, stick it in the tube that the new one came in, and put it away for safe keeping. Much to my disappointment and surprise, the original translite ended up splitting in several places when I attempted to roll it up.
Is this common with 30-year-old translites? How are you supposed to store them when they are brittle like this?
After all those years in front of incandescent lighting with UV radiation they get fragile. Had that happen to me on a spare. Best to carefully roll it up in an 8" diameter or larger as not to strain the brittle plastic, or store flat.
fixed it for ya 
Quoted from HighSpeed1:Best to
carefully roll it up in an 8" diameter or larger as not to strain the brittle plastic, orstore flat.
Ah well...Flat it is. "the more you know.." 
Where do you even get cardboard in that size in order to sandwich it to pack it away?
Quoted from thepinballworks:I store them in poster frames, and hang them on the wall.
This was a translite for Genesis...I'm not sure I'd want to hang it on the wall, lol 
Quoted from mikepin:I have had that happen SEVERAL times only with GOATLIEB translites They are I believe thicker and also different material.. Especially when shipping if cold...
The original did seem like it was a thicker material, but still seemed flexible enough. I can only imagine what can happen if I attempted rolling it up if it were cold 
Quoted from ForceFlow:Where do you even get cardboard in that size in order to sandwich it to pack it away?
Do you know anyone that works in the shipping dept at a company?
Quoted from MustangPaul:Do you know anyone that works in the shipping dept at a company?
Nope. 
All I do is either reuse boxes that are still in good shape, or use the USPS flat rate boxes. I can't say I've seen anything quite large enough at any of the big box stores.
Post edited by ForceFlow: heh, pun not intended 
Quoted from MustangPaul:If you lived by me I could get you all the 48x48 inch cardboard you could want.
Ah well....I'm in the northeast. 
Quoted from ForceFlow:Nope.
All I do is either reuse boxes that are still in good shape, or use the USPS flat rate boxes. I can't say I've seen anything quite large enough at any of the big box stores.
Post edited by ForceFlow: heh, pun not intended
New stern time! Use that box.
You could use two pieces of poster board. 
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/need-to-ship-taf-translite
Quoted from ForceFlow:Ah well...Flat it is. "the more you know.."
Where do you even get cardboard in that size in order to sandwich it to pack it away?
your best bet is to visit your local ups drop off location (not the ups stores) or office max/depot and purchase a flat cardboard box that is a little larger than 24"x24". simply tape up one of the ends (be sure to put something like a folded piece of paper inside that end so that the translites do not inadvertently get stuck to the tape ) and now you've got a flat box where you can store upwards of about 6-10 translites easily
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