Wooden 7' crates where to buy.

[leebrady]

Where do plussers buy wooden crates to house 7'
I've always just had them resting on shèlves ; really not secure and a real headache to browse through.

[Shere Khan]

I just made mine. Pretty straightforward- just 5 bits of wood screwed or nailed together. I've also made them out of millboard and cloth and, when I needed some quickly a while back, I found an A4 paper box cut in half and folded down at the front was more than adequate. Okay, it doesn't look very exciting but I could decorate them with stickers, or glue pictures on, or spray them green... They're pretty sturdy and cost nothing.

[Taze]

Seen some at the bootie last week. Antique, collectors, 2nd hand shops also get them in. They are more expensive now then they were a few years ago, people using them for retro style for all sorts of things. Bound to be some on ebay, postage maybe expensive though. Cheers

[Paul-K]

ikea sell some pine crates big enough for 7"s. no good for stacking though, they arnt huge either so no weight problems when moving them

[vinylism]

i have a friend who's just started her own craft / woodwork business. she's making me some 12" record cubes, so i'll mention the idea for 45 crates

[jam]

Ikea Trissa are good if you can find them. Now discontinued.

[Saint Jude]

Old Schweppes and Canada Dry crates are perfect for storing singles

[relkeel]

The old Schweppes look great if you can get them..and as Taze mentions they aren't getting any cheaper... the last one I saw on ebay auctioned over thirty five quid. Also,obviously you can only store them length wise unless you have exceptionally deep shelving.One of mine

[Col Wolfe]

Old Schweppes and Canada Dry crates are perfect for storing singles

They're stone-cold classics but I don't think they are perfect, actually.

They suffer from one major flaw, you cannot stack them.

Remember that book/record shop in Letchworth? They were selling flatpack wooden record crates for sevens and twelves.

[relkeel]

I just made mine. Pretty straightforward- just 5 bits of wood screwed or nailed together. I've also made them out of millboard and cloth and, when I needed some quickly a while back, I found an A4 paper box cut in half and folded down at the front was more than adequate. Okay, it doesn't look very exciting but I could decorate them with stickers, or glue pictures on, or spray them green... They're pretty sturdy and cost nothing.

Is that Glen Dorsey top right Shere?

[Shere Khan]

Is that Glen Dorsey top right Shere?

It is indeed, well spotted.

[Aggle]

They're stone-cold classics but I don't think they are perfect, actually.

They suffer from one major flaw, you cannot stack them.

Remember that book/record shop in Letchworth? They were selling flatpack wooden record crates for sevens and twelves.

They still are

[IAN]

Schweppes crates are the ultimate for me - so nice to handle, worn smooth by years of hard graft round the pubs and clubs. If you shop around carefully you can get them for around £20 each.

They fit perfectly 3 a breast in Ikea's cheapo Hejne range of shelves....

[IAN]

They're stone-cold classics but I don't think they are perfect, actually.

They suffer from one major flaw, you cannot stack them.

Ah, who wants to stack? I've got a bad back and I want instant access. Everyone knows the 45 you want is always at the bottom of the stack.

[Shere Khan]

Schweppes crates are the ultimate for me - so nice to handle, worn smooth by years of hard graft round the pubs and clubs. If you shop around carefully you can get them for around £20 each.

They fit perfectly 3 a breast in Ikea's cheapo Hejne range of shelves....

Never mind the crates; look at those fancy dividers.