Print Boxes

• Pippatee

  Member

  October 27, 2009 at 11:34 pm

  Howdy all,

  I’m looking to buy a few print boxes for the Camera Club … the black resin ones for storing and transporting 20 x 16in mounted shots.

  I got a quote fom a place in England, but the cost of shipping is very high …

  does anyone know of Irish suppliers?

  thanks in advance

  Phil
  stcstc

  Member

  October 28, 2009 at 12:10 am

  there isnt any suppliers as far as i know over here

  there are a couple of places in the uk

  dragan cases, who i guess is where you got the expensive shipping from

  also i belive silverprint sell them, and think their shipping prices are a little better
  Pippatee

  Member

  October 28, 2009 at 7:18 am

  Thanks for that Steve … I’ll check them out …

  phil
  shutterbug

  Participant

  October 28, 2009 at 7:59 am

  I dont know if this is any help, or depending on how many prints you need to
  store/transport but a large zip up portfolio case available from art suppliers
  you can get all sizes and they are not expensive, alternatively what about a
  hard bodied suitcase?
  markst33

  Participant

  October 28, 2009 at 9:17 am

  I don’t know if this interests you but its good value.

  http://cgi.ebay.ie/Extra-Large-2ft-x3ft-Flexible-Portfolio-Case-NEW_W0QQitemZ120485118112QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item1c0d7900a0
  stcstc

  Member

  October 28, 2009 at 9:32 am

  the kind of thing i guess philip is looking for is more like this

  http://www.dragoncases.co.uk/photo_cases.htm

  portfolio cases dont tend to work in a club environment where you maybe have 100 prints to lug around
  markst33

  Participant

  October 28, 2009 at 9:37 am

  Seems kinda strange that no one in Ireland is doing them. Could they be made handy enough by getting your hands on those boxes that you make up yourself that moving firms give you ?
  stcstc

  Member

  October 28, 2009 at 9:42 am

  the nice thing about those dragon ones is they have expandable straps etc so they can expand the depth of the box etc

  they are a polyprop type material that is die cut and riveted. its a machine job, not something to be made by hand really

  philip gimmie a shout i may order some too, then we maybe be able to share the shipping etc
  Pippatee

  Member

  October 28, 2009 at 10:51 am

  Thanks all,

  as Steve said, it’s the hard polypropylene ones that I’m after, we regularly have 80-100 prints to be transported and these are the most secure type …

  Stee,

  I’ve sent a request for a quote to Dragon … I’ll let you know how I get on,

  phil
  Eddie

  Participant

  October 28, 2009 at 9:57 pm

  A few of your members might also like to get some portfolio boxes for their own prints, a bigger order might reduce the postal charges. We did this in Clondalkin a few years back.
  Pippatee

  Member

  October 28, 2009 at 11:24 pm

  Eddie wrote:

  A few of your members might also like to get some portfolio boxes for their own prints, a bigger order might reduce the postal charges. We did this in Clondalkin a few years back.

  I’ll do a check Eddie, thanks for the idea …

  Phil