8mm Forum: 16mm Card shipping cases/boxes/sleeves???

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Posted by Mark L Barton (Member # 1512) on March 29, 2018, 08:57 AM:

Hello, does anyone know where I can buy the card boxes that most 16mm features seem to be in. Does any one in the UK make /sell them. A friend of mine working in South African TV says they used to store 16mm in unused pizza boxes??? But I would rather have the plain old card ones...help!

Posted by Jim Schrader (Member # 9) on March 30, 2018, 03:15 PM:

One can always turn the pizza box inside out so all the ink is on the inside

Posted by Robert Crewdson (Member # 3790) on March 30, 2018, 03:30 PM:

I've had to make my own, all carefully measured to match the others. The difficult part, has been to get decent cardboard in the right size. The rest of the time I renovate the ones I have if they are looking a bit worse for wear.

Posted by Clyde Miles (Member # 4032) on March 30, 2018, 04:16 PM:

nicely done robert.

Posted by Adrian Winchester (Member # 248) on April 02, 2018, 11:30 AM:

I've bought quite a lot made in the UK at two different times - some for individual reels, some for 3 x 1600' or 2 x 2000'. But on both occasions they were made to order for dealers, by box manufacturing companies, and I don't know who made them. Anyone researching this might find a company to do it, but to keep the cost down, it would probably involve placing a pretty big order, so having a few buyers would be desirable!

Posted by Robert Crewdson (Member # 3790) on April 02, 2018, 01:56 PM:

I had a box made to order a few years ago, for sending a projector for repair, it cost me £20.

Posted by Mark L Barton (Member # 1512) on April 02, 2018, 06:05 PM:

Thanks guys, guess Ill measure up some old boxes and make a few new ones?

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