Heavy duty plastic tubs with lids. What and where?

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After destroying some cheep plastic tubs on our trip I am keen to get some good quality ones with lids.
Something with a max height of about 35cm but not too big in capacity so we can lift them when full.
I did a search and nothing came up (could be using the wrong words or something).
So if you have a source please share it with us.
For me Melbourne would not be out of the question to go to get (only 320km round trip)
Regards
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[medion]

Have you tried Bunnings/ Big hardware stores?
Our local one had heaps of different type and sizes.

Good luck

[gu tourer]

if you google "plastic tubs" there are a heap of sellers with a large range of industrial grade tubs and lids.  I have bought these for work before for parts storage, they are heaps better than the transparent bunnings variety and are made from a more flexible/durable material that copes with impacts better.

not necessarily cheap though...

[MDS69]

Maybe Howards Storage World if they are still around

[dno]

Planing a trip here soon myself.

[Jon]

Nally tubs, Reflex storage solutions

http://www.reflexequip.com.au/branch_locations.htm

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Planing a trip here soon myself.

Been there before Dno, so might be worth a trip

[Helsa]

Officeworks in T'gon has quite a range of brands and sizes up on the back shelf.

[speewa158]

Have a go at Office works as they are good . Best trick is to stopthem sliding around as you go . the crashing action will destroy most so jam them in tite . For the really tuff stuff try butchers supplies they are really tuff & strong 

[dno]

Long way to drive, but they do deliver...
For some reason there link wouldn't work, there got some good Nelly stuff.

[austastar]

Hi,
  I got some fish crates from Purple Pig that are pretty tough, but they are not quite the right shape to be really usable.
Some el-cheap-oh ones from Chicken Feed are a better shape but are brittle.
One I have found useful, but does not have a lid, are the big floppy bucket bin things, they adapt to almost any shape I want to jam them.
My ultimate aim is to make some from ply wood with solid wood or aluminium angle edges - still contemplating how to make them, but I'm getting a better idea of the size I need from playing around with the other plastic ones.
If I knew exactly what I wanted, I would give Luke at Drifta.com.au a drawing and get him to make them up.
cheers

[Manjimike]

My ultimate aim is to make some from ply wood with solid wood or aluminium angle edges - still contemplating how to make them,

I'm also looking to make my own using ply. I was considering using the stitch and glue method used for making kayaks etc and then fibreglassing all the corners


Mike

[austastar]

I'm also looking to make my own using ply. I was considering using the stitch and glue method used for making kayaks etc and then fibreglassing all the corners


Mike

Hi,
  that would be good and strong.
I have seen brass box corners on a website somewhere that take the weight of the box on the 4 bottom corners and 'nest' into the 4 corresponding top corners (if you put them on) of the box underneath.
I gather these are used a lot in the music industry for transporting all the amps, cords, speakers, mixers etc that they use.

The other idea I saw and liked, was making the whole box including the top, then cutting the cube where you wanted the lid to start and inserting a locating strip on all 4 sides inside for the lid to close onto. That should make it near dust proof.

cheers

[Manjimike]

The other idea I saw and liked, was making the whole box including the top, then cutting the cube where you wanted the lid to start and inserting a locating strip on all 4 sides inside for the lid to close onto. That should make it near dust proof.
cheers

I would just cut the lid the same size as the external measurements, fit a block into each corner and leave it at that.
The only reason I would fit a lid is to place stuff on top as I would sorting the dust problem elsewhere.


Mike

[Manjimike]

Another option is to use the same method but make it full length on a slide

[Crisp Image]

To get a perfect fitting lid make the box as a cube and cut the top off then hinge or pin or what ever method you choose to use. That is how we made boxes at school (many moons ago)
Regards
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