Storage of finished boxes

[Jim Finn]

Here are images of how I store finished boxes I have made.  There are about 170 less than I had there at the start of the season in June.  I re-use these boxes.  I do not give them away with the sale unless folks ask for them.    I bought the boxes from "Uline" for 59 cents each.  They work well for storage and transport.  I can also ship finished projects in these boxes.  I have a separate wooden, insulated, storage shed to keep these in.

[Scrolling Steve]

That is a sweet setup you have there, Jim!

[DWSUDEKUM]

Very nice Jim.  Wish I had that kind of room for my banks  Love the setup.  Thanks for sharing this with us.

 

DW

[ike]

That is one fine storage shed.

[amazingkevin]

Having a nice set up shop an such really helps in keeping enthused in mass producing projects.There was a cigar store here giving away tons of boxes but i had no room for them.I love your set up!Keep the photo's coming! ;) ;) ;)

[Gordster]

Great set up and what a great way to package your wares.

[wombatie]

That is a great set up.

 

Marg

[John M]

Very nice set up Jim. My stock is packed away in storage totes and stacked in the corner. My question is what is with all the rifle blanks on the bottom shelf?

[Jim Finn]

Those are rubber band shooters.  I sell over 200 of them a year.  I also sell pistols that shoot rubber bands and they sell just as well.  I designed them to be made from a 1"x4" s and a clothes pin although some are made of plywood and some of MDF.  What ever I can get for free.  The sales of these "sister shooters" pretty much pays my space rent.

[kardar2]

I make all kinds of different things so I would need different sizes. You got a nice clean and organized system.

Edited September 6, 2015 by kardar2

[Jim Finn]

I also make different things.  These are just the boxes I make which account for over 2/3 of my total sales.  I make larger items which I store differently.  Almost all of my decorative boxes are the same size.  I used to make many different sizes but found this size to sell best. Other items I make are wall hung stars for inside and out, plaques, crosses, toys,  fireplace bellows, cedartrunks and necklaces.

[danny]

Hello Jim.....................When I read your above post about your selling the Rubber Band guns....Right away my mind raced forward

                                   learning more about construction of these.  Any chance in sharing your patterns?  Or if not where might I

                                   find them on the Web?                              Thanks..........Danny  :+}

[Jim Finn]

 

The long guns are 26" long and the short are 11".  I made the patterns myself. Use your imagination here.  I use a two cent clothespin (from the dollar store) and two cents worth of rubber bands (from staples) on each and try to use free wood or MDF. (What is needed is a one by four piece of wood for either of these guns).  I can make four an hour and easily sell them for $5 each.  Almost $20 an hour is pretty good around here,  Wish I could sell them that fast.  I do sell enough to pay my space rent at about 21 of 25 sales I do each year.  I glue and pin nail the clothespins in place.  I loop two rubber bands together for the long gun "ammo".  They are not six shooters, but they make great "sister shooters".  I once made a nice trigger mechanism for these but folks want one that looks like those they made as a kid, so I switched to using clothespins.  Go with the flow.