David needed cabinets for a single driver speaker he wanted to try out. So we built a pair of custom cabinets for him. The design is a stand-mounted speaker, so they didn't require any spikes. But apparently FedEx thought otherwise. They decided to deliver a new custom spike along with the speakers. Here it is...
As you can see, it is a heavy duty design - about 4" long and made from cast iron. They don't get any more robust than this. Here's another view...
FedEx obviously didn't want to undo our nice packing job, so they simply inserted the spike to the package itself.
All Dave had to do when the package arrived, was simply remove it...the utmost in convenience.
This new spike was just the right size as well. It passed through two layers of cardboard, two layers of 1 3/4" foam and right through the grill which was packed between them. The point came to rest on one of the cabinets, scratched the finish, but did not even mar the veneer itself. They obviously had it measured perfectly.
Now that is high-tech engineering if I must say so. Kudos FedEx!
- Jim
