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algebraic Inner circle 1008 Posts |
I found a footlocker; 30 1/2 X 16 1/2 X 13 1/2 , for $150.00 at http://www.cnmfg.com. It weighs 27lbs and shipping is approx. $12.00. It's shipped by UPS ground and they stated it would arrive in 3 to 5 business days based upon where I live.
It also contains a 3 to 4 inch removeable tray. I just thought I'd pass this information along in case someone was interested. |
Bill Palmer Eternal Order Only Jonathan Townsend has more than 24312 Posts |
I have a footlocker like that for storage. I keep it and about a half dozen similar to it in one of my warehouses.
Sometimes a footlocker just isn't big enough! But it's a start.
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Rob Johnston Inner circle Utah 2060 Posts |
Warehouses? Geez. Those are a lot of Cups and Balls.
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Bob Sanders Grammar Supervisor Magic Valley Ranch, Clanton, Alabama 20504 Posts |
I agree with Bill. Give yourself lots of room. This stuff grows!
In the 70s an 80 when I was doing a lot of mall and hotel shows, I divided my shipping by locker color. I had red, yellow and black. I had two sizes of lockers built (36" and 24") they all were the same height and depth so that the would stack together. Usually they contained exactly the same things. But this way I could be several places at once by driving or flying between shows. Hotels and malls are very good at freight forwarding. If something didn't arrive in time, I only needed to know what locker was missing and to bring the same from the last show. It worked find. Today I still have about two dozen of them in the attic. (Our attic is floored, walled, lighted, and has probably more used space than most people have house.) The red ones no longer exist and except for a few black ones, they are gone too. For some strange reason the yellow ones lasted best. (There may really be a lesson there. Cargo people treated them better.) But they served me about twenty years at hard labor. (Rob, I do have two of the larger ones filled with cups and balls.) Most contain staging equipment, glass items, metal items and curtains. One is just paper production items. One is just mental "stuff". But they are a great help. They never leave the house because I work quite differently now. But they have served me well. These were custom built out of 1/2 marine plywood with heavy metal hardware and finished as if they were boats. Most still have the original paint jobs. They are not pretty, the handles got replaced about every other year and there is some rust on hinges and hasps. They do have an "experienced" look. But I've only kept the solid ones and those are as strong as new. They are only the size and shape of commercial footlockers. The ones I've seen in baggage shops and the old ones used by the military are simply not as durable as these. I do have a few of these too. I never used them on the road. Good strong lockers have been very useful to me. Looking back they were a better decision than I had anticipated. At the time they seemed expensive. (But so did $.70/gallon gasoline and $1.10/gallon aviation fuel!) Bob Magic By Sander |
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