At times we have maybe 50-100 'used' corrugated cardboard
boxes in storage. I simply fold them flat and stack them.
Is that a problem or am I missing something here?
Steve Hammatt
Mount Vernon WA USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wayne" <cornerexit@gmail.com>
To: <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 7:01 PM
Subject: [Shop-talk] Storing boxes
> Hello,
>
>
>
> I have all different sizes of empty boxes that I save from the
> various mail
> order shipments I receive. I use these boxes periodically to ship
> items
> myself rather than having to run down to the PO each time and buy a
> box.
> These are one of the most awkward and space consuming things I store
> in my
> shop. To date I pile them in the loft which is inconvenient and
> takes up
> space I could use for other things. I generally ship about two items
> per
> week (all different sized items, never the same repeat items).
>
>
>
> I had an idea I wanted to run by the group and see if it is
> realistic or
> maybe spur some other ideas for box storage. The peak of my shop
> roof is
> about 17' sloping down to about 12' at the sides. The auto lift
> takes up one
> bay of the shop but the third bay is open space in this roof area. I
> wonder
> about using a cargo net, maybe like this one:
>
> http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/cb.aspx?a=458596
>
>
>
> or larger if I can find one. And then rig up a pulley and rope
> system that
> would collapse the cargo net around the pile of boxes and hoist it
> up into
> the roof area. When I need a box I release the rope from the cleat
> and lower
> the net/pile of boxes to floor level.
>
>
>
> What do you think, workable deal, or just end up with a tangled
> mess??
>
>
>
> Do you have any clever ideas for storing boxes of varying sizes?
>
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Wayne
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