milk crate

[Sh4n3]

booooooo
i got myself a nice clean black crate for my rekkids but it is JUST too small

grrr... that sux

[frogprincess]

HAHA

[Sh4n3]

sux doesn't it!

[frogprincess]

HAHA

sux 2 be U

[Moon]

dont use milk crates EVER

unless you like warped records alot

[frogprincess]

maybe you could trim the sides off of your records?

[sebcoe]

just go steal them from outside a grocery store like save on foods

they usually have em out back

p.s - jimmy pattison is the devil

[Sh4n3]

^^ i did
and it's too small

hmmmmmm fp i'll give that a shot

[dj_precise]

they are all too small! trust meeh.. the ones you see around nowadays are made about 1/2 to smalll for your record sleaves.. If you can find an old 1 from about the 70s-80s then your happening. It took me like 6 months of searchin the back of grocery stores and restraunts to find one that worked.. Good luck!

[Filo]

hey martin. how does using a milk crate warp u're rekkids?

[LDUB]

Originally posted by k-pryde
dont use milk crates EVER

unless you like warped records alot

agreed. unless you can find an old one like precise is talking about. Fortunately at my work they haven't returned their milk crates for years!

[sebcoe]

maybe you can be a bastard and steal some ones recycling bin, that might do the trick as well.

stealing is fun. i'm a theif.

[Filo]

just look around for one that's super wide. i found one for reezball. works great

[Sh4n3]

i wanna know how they warp records

it may just be me.... but it seems rediculous to spend 150 on a rekkid box that for teh most part will stay in one spot

[automatic]

milk crates were redesigned in the eighties to be too small for records because too many people were lifting them for their record collections. the dollar stores sell plastic packing crates for around $6-10 that fit records great and hold more than a milk crate, but the handles are pretty sharp plastic, so you have to wrap them with duct tape to save your hands. they are great for gigs when you need more than just a bag...the ultimate record storage tools are the big orange chicken bins from sunrise poultry processors. if you work at a restaurant that has these try and jack a couple. they are super heavy duty, hold way more than a milk crate (roughly 3 times as much), and because the sides slant out slightly they are east to flip through even when full.

i've never had a problem with records warping in milk crates, maybe if you ram packed them? anyways i've got a bunch of 12" square 1/2" plywood that i use to reinforce the back of my collections.

[automatic]

Originally posted by Sh4n3:
i wanna know how they warp records

it may just be me.... but it seems rediculous to spend 150 on a rekkid box that for teh most part will stay in one spot

record boxes are only good if you plan on travelling a lot.....otherwise a bag is way easier to manage. and as much as you can get by with a plastic crate a record bag is a wise investment.

[Lenny]

Bankers boxes work pretty good

[Bitchin]

get sammy to steal you one from toronto... seriously.. when krista and I were out there our friend mike stole one from a lil'corner store.. it wasnt really a milk crate but it was a wee bit longer like 5 inches... and it works.. and it was black..

or I'll get my friend pete to get ya it.. cause its like right down the street from his place.. HAHA

[vesperstina]

Get file crates they're cheap, and they won't crunch your records. They sell them everywhere, I've seen them at London Drugs, and at WonderBucks (on Commercial and another on Broadway).

Good X-Mas present for friends!

stina.