HI NT
Thanks for the reply

On 31 Mar 2007 16:40:20 -0700, wrote:

On 31 Mar, 23:23, Adrian wrote:
On Sat, 31 Mar 2007 19:25:18 +0100, Owain
wrote:
Adrian wrote:

There's never enough space on my market stall to display 'all' of the
hand-made glass jewellery that I have with me. When a customer asks to
see 'the other stuff', I end up having to 'burrow' through boxes of
stuff - which al looks a bit unprofessional.
So - what I was looking for was the sort of thing that used to be
called a 'collectors cabinet' - having wide but shallow drawers g -
to store and display the boxed up jewellery (boxes are less than one
inch tall)... Maybe 4 - 6 drawers - each one maybe 1ft x 2ft....

Bisley make metal filing cabinets with shallow drawers, in A4 or A3 size

http://www.bisley.co.uk/multidrawers.asp

Look a bit 'officey' (not surprising, perhaps ? g)
Also may be a bit heavy...



Plan chests might be too big, but wooden ones often go for a pittance
second-hand because so many drawing offices are moving to CAD and not
keeping lots of drawings.

http://www.bisley.co.uk/planfiles.asp

Yes - similar problems to the other units above



The type of plastic trays in storage units used in primary schools are
"gratnell trays", eg

http://www.classroomessentials.co.uk...p?pf%5Fid=CE10...

Pricey !



Probably easiest to make your own though out of some plywood for the
sides and dividers with hardboard bottom. Route out a groove in 3 sides
and have the fourth side shallower, and you can have a slide-in lid
(clear plastic) which will show off everything nicely, keep stuff from
moving about, and protect against sticky- or light-fingered punters.

I think you are probably right....
Don't need dividers - could probably get away with treewood (say 1.5"
x .5") for the sides and hardboard or very thin ply for the bottoms.

Then just need some kind of framework into which they can slide.

Don't need the slide-in lid, it'll all be under close supervision g
- also, people need to be able to take stuff out and move it in the
light . try it on etc....

Looks like I need to do some diy - though that was going to be the
answer g

Thanks
Adrian

You'll likely end up diying it. But there is just one other option,
thats to get an A4 sized 10 drawer cabinet, used for home offices. If
the drawrs are too deep, you could get a 2nd one and reduce the size
of all the drawers to bit both sets in the one case. 2 cabs can be
joined if you need bigger. I vaguely STR seeing something in Staples
several years back.

Trouble with these things it that they all tend to be a bit 'officey'
- as in metal or chipboard - which makes them quite heavy....


Another perhaps might be one of those sewing boxes that opens out
using a simlar mechanism to old metal toolboxes, ie you lift the 2
halves of the lid up and several trays lift out on both sides along
with the lid.

Yes - that's a possibility - but may be too limiting in terms of
available space.

Difficult so-and-so - aren't I g

There's the beginning of a diy plan forming......

The local Builders Provider does a UPVC 'double fascia' - which is
like the stuff you use on ordinary house fascias but with a 'turn
round' on both long edges - kind of like a very shallow 'U' - and of
the order of 17" wide, 1" deep and and long as you like.
Add a couple of pieces of 2 x 1 (or lighter) timber for the front and
back, and you have a ready-made tray. EUREKA !

Then all that's needed is some kind of a simple 'carcase', with
plastic runners for the trays to slide on and the job's done !
Wonderful what a curry and a good night's sleep can do for the 'leetle
grey cells' g

Nice thing is - being in Ireland, the Builders Provider will happily
saw shorter lengths off the 4m fascia - so I can easily get enough for
(say) 6 drawers, without having to buy a massive piece of UPVC and
'waste' the other bit !

Thanks all for the suggestions.....
Adrian