Recommendations for a small eyepiece case

[Mr Spock]

I need a case to keep my ortho collection in. I have seven at the moment, obviously still looking for the elusive eighth.

Ideally it will have cubed foam. Suggestions welcome 

[apaulo]

i use flight cases out of ebay  you can get different sizes also cubed pluck out foam separate if needs be.  hope you find what your looking for.

[mikeDnight]

I use a wooden art box for my eyepieces. There are two sizes, both of which can be ideal for classic eyepieces. I bought mine from Hobby Craft but they can be found on line too.

 

[jjohnson3803]

I'm sure others have no problems with pluck foam, but the pluck foam I originally had in my EP case came apart after about a year.  Granted, it's a cheap case (Apache), but you'd think the foam would last a bit longer.  I had some white packing sheet foam lying about - denser than pluck but not as dense as pink / green / blue extruded foam insulation, so I just layered that into the case and cut EP holes.  FWIW.

 

[Dave scutt]

The max cases from amazon are what I use very good and cheap 

[Mr Spock]

I have my 'normal' Maplin's flight case. Something about half the size of this would be fine.

[Mr Spock]

Like this? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Max-MAX002S-IP67-Rated-Accessory/dp/B0192P6994/ref=asc_df_B0192P6994/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=226152056294&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=17544379630550890618&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9046358&hvtargid=pla-422098894248&psc=1&th=1&psc=1

I see someone has commented that they put eyepieces in it. I'll have to look at the range and do some measurements.

[JeremyS]

Camkix cases from Amazon are ideal for 1.25-inch EPs

[Dave scutt]

2 minutes ago, Mr Spock said:

Like this? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Max-MAX002S-IP67-Rated-Accessory/dp/B0192P6994/ref=asc_df_B0192P6994/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=226152056294&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=17544379630550890618&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9046358&hvtargid=pla-422098894248&psc=1&th=1&psc=1

I see someone has commented that they put eyepieces in it. I'll have to look at the range and do some measurements.

Double layer of cubed foam.

[Zermelo]

Have you looked on here?
It was recommended previously by a couple of people. I've only bought inserts from them so far.

[EDIT]  I tell a lie, I did buy a case but I've not gotten around to doing anything with it yet.

It's one of these, and it's too large for your purposes, but they do others.  It's not particularly rugged - the same kind of plastic-covered-with-thin-aluminium construction that most of the cheaper ones use. That's fine for me, but some like to have something a bit stronger.

Edited April 1, 2022 by Zermelo
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[Louis D]

I put my Paradigm (Starguider) eyepiece collection in a B&W Type 1000 case.  Of course, I picked it up for only $10 on sale at Fry's before they closed up for good a few years ago.  They're quite a bit more expensive nowadays.

[Roy Challen]

I use these. Big enough for eight orthos, (maybe), not more. Tough ABS construction but you'll have to source the foam yourself. If you want one, PM me.

Edited April 1, 2022 by Roy Challen

[paulastro]

2 hours ago, mikeDnight said:

I use a wooden art box for my eyepieces. There are two sizes, both of which can be ideal for classic eyepieces. I bought mine from Hobby Craft but they can be found on line too.

 

And that's a 'small' eyepiece case!?  My three eyepieces and two barlows would get lost in it 😅.

[banjaxed]

19 hours ago, Mr Spock said:

I need a case to keep my ortho collection in. I have seven at the moment, obviously still looking for the elusive eighth.

Ideally it will have cubed foam. Suggestions welcome 

I have found these to be very reasonable with a good selection of sizes.

https://www.cases-and-enclosures.co.uk/ 

 

[Guest]

I use Apache hard cases with the pick and pull foam in them for my eyepieces.  They make different sizes, they are comparable to Pelican hard cases and decently priced.  Maybe Amazon carries them, but I get them through harbor freight here.

[Don Pensack]

You need a case like this one:

https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/462248-good-eyepiece-case/?p=6014464

[Louis D]

2 hours ago, Stephen Waldee said:

For a while, for easiest use in my permanent backyard C-11 observatory building, I kept the eyepieces in a box inside, with the scope...until one hot day in Utah, USA summer, the rubber eye cup on a particular eyepiece 'melted'.  So I gave up on that and put them all in the four pluck-foam travel cases and store them inside in an air conditioned room!

I could see this being a problem in Texas as well.  We hit 112° F in 2011 and had a total of 90 days above 100° F that same year.  It was brutal.

[Paz]

I mostly use a small toolbox from homebase for observing at home these days. I have a couple of fully populated large foam lined cases but I mostly only use one or two eyepieces in a session so I pick out what I am most likely going to use in a session and only that goes in the toolbox.

Here's a recent general purpose set for doubles and dsos, with big jumps in focal length to cover the bases but I only used the 22 and the 6 in the session.The filters in there are LP, UHC, and OIII.

Warning - if you like your eyepiece cases foam lined and neatly organised look away now!

[Mr Spock]

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[Mr Spock]

Perfect 👍

[badhex]

Late to the party here but where did you get the new small case in the end? 

[Mr Spock]

Amazon £19.38 ROC Cases A012 Silver Protective Flight Case L250xW200xH125mm with Cubed Foam Insert and Lid Foam, Safe Storage Toolbox

[badhex]

Thanks! The small Maplin ones I have are no longer available I think (although I'm not in the UK so not sure)