DIY Beer Crates

[Belter]

My mate just got back to me. £7.50 for the wood per crate.

That'll do nicely

 

[calumscott]

My mate just got back to me. £7.50 for the wood per crate.

That'll do nicely

But you can get 20 bottle plastic multitrip crates for less, brand new...

(They don't like the tall 500ml bottles though, just the stumpy ones)

 

[ScottM]

My mate just got back to me. £7.50 for the wood per crate.

That'll do nicely

But you can get 20 bottle plastic multitrip crates for less, brand new...

(They don't like the tall 500ml bottles though, just the stumpy ones)

I did try. The best I could find was plastic folding crate things from B&Q. They were £11 each though. I also have 2 Irn-Bru crates that hold 12 apiece.

My mate popped round with the wood tonight so that's 3 of them made. Because of the extra height I'm going to need to add a little bit more wood to the design as the gap in the centre is too big and I don't want to worry about bottles falling out. He's going to pick me up some more the next time he is in. They look fantastic though, even if I do say so myself

 

[calumscott]

http://www.trolleys4milk.co.uk/17-multi-trip-crate.html

He's been on here now and again...

I think I paid 6 quid a crate + a tenner delivery...

 

[Belter]

My mate just got back to me. £7.50 for the wood per crate.

That'll do nicely

But you can get 20 bottle plastic multitrip crates for less, brand new...

(They don't like the tall 500ml bottles though, just the stumpy ones)

Why would you compromise with plastic crates when you can have custom wooden ones?

 

[ScottM]

http://www.trolleys4milk.co.uk/17-multi-trip-crate.html

He's been on here now and again...

I think I paid 6 quid a crate + a tenner delivery...

Those won't hold wine bottles, or champagne bottles (actually just thicker wine bottles that I have) and as you said earlier they won't even take tall 500s.

If I was making the crates to hold 20 stubby beer bottles then I would have been half the amount for the wood. It's the custom nature of my crates that I'm paying for really.

For example, the dimensions of my crates are 600mm x 415mm x 350mm :)

 

[calumscott]

http://www.trolleys4milk.co.uk/17-multi-trip-crate.html

He's been on here now and again...

I think I paid 6 quid a crate + a tenner delivery...

Those won't hold wine bottles, or champagne bottles (actually just thicker wine bottles that I have) and as you said earlier they won't even take tall 500s.

If I was making the crates to hold 20 stubby beer bottles then I would have been half the amount for the wood. It's the custom nature of my crates that I'm paying for really.

For example, the dimensions of my crates are 600mm x 415mm x 350mm :)

True dat...

 

[graysalchemy]

Good to see you guy's have started making them. I'm away on hols but when I get back I have got a whole load of 3x2 which I can machine into 3x1. I need about 25 crates. :whistle:

 

[ScottM]

 

[Belter]

Now I wish mine were all pine.

 

[Verb77]

They look awesome :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

 

[Ken L]

I must be the only one that uses milk crates.

 

[PD]

Naaaa our milkman does as well

 

[Andyhull]

:rofl:

 

[JohnRB]

Came across some plastic crates on eBay which look ideal. You can find them here: http://tinyurl.com/cgrq25h.

They look a snip at £5 plus delivery. Am I missing something?

 

[Titus A Duxass]

I cheat - I get 20 of these 1/2 lt bottles in a crate for 13,30 €

And as a bonus the bottles are full on delivery.

 

[ScottM]

Came across some plastic crates on eBay which look ideal. You can find them here: http://tinyurl.com/cgrq25h.

They look a snip at £5 plus delivery. Am I missing something?

£8.50 for 12 bottles, and not enough of a price break in postage for my liking.

Those are the crates I was looking at for ages. I've made my crates for less than £8.50 each, they look mint and they all hold 24 bottles each... minimum (They can actually take 30 with the partitions off).

 

[PD]

so you are Titus A....... :P :P

hope the beers crap... :twisted: and you suffer....


only joking...

 

[ScottM]

I cheat - I get 20 of these 1/2 lt bottles in a crate for 13,30 €

And as a bonus the bottles are full on delivery.

Alright for some!! That's an a bargain and a half

Begs the question though, how on earth do you save money making your own lol.

 

[Titus A Duxass]

Begs the question though, how on earth do you save money making your own lol.

I'm going to start brewing ale (IPA, etc.) because I can't get it over here and I get fed up with fizzy beer at stupidly low prices.