Dave scutt Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 Hi all. I need a new ep case, my current collection of ep's have out grown the case I have. The one's I've been looking at on amazon are out of stock , it has to be cheap I have 100 euros to spend must include delivery to Ireland. The dimensions I would like are or something similar are. Long 400mm Width 300mm Depth 100mm Thanks dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cajen2 Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 How about mine: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B08KDPQ31S?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title Cheap, strong and light. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave scutt Posted May 23, 2022 Author Share Posted May 23, 2022 54 minutes ago, cajen2 said: How about mine: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B08KDPQ31S?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title Cheap, strong and light. Would be ideal but currently unavailable 🙄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave scutt Posted May 23, 2022 Author Share Posted May 23, 2022 Found this one , a bit bigger then what I needed lots of room for more ep's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterC65 Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 I store all of my kit in Max Cases from The Case Shop. They are good quality cases, the service is good, and the website lets you search for cases by internal size. Using your preferred size, the best option seems to be this one: Max Case MAX465H125 | The Case Shop. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis D Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 I would get a deep case and store your eyepieces and Barlows vertically. I've been doing this for over 20 years in an XL Doskocil case to good effect. The closest equivalent at The Case Shop is the MAX CASE MAX505. You'll have plenty of space for future expansion as well. It would be just over 100 Euros with foam. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 On this side of the pond I hit up Harbor Freight. These are Apache 4800s. These are very solid and hold my eyepieces quite well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cajen2 Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 7 hours ago, Dave scutt said: Would be ideal but currently unavailable 🙄 ER...I've just ordered another one with no trouble at all.🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave scutt Posted May 23, 2022 Author Share Posted May 23, 2022 I've clicked on the link and get this. Maybe they won't deliver to my area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave scutt Posted May 23, 2022 Author Share Posted May 23, 2022 I ordered the other one , dimensions are alot bigger, need to buy more ep's now to fill it😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cajen2 Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 Weird. Mine arrives tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cajen2 Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 There you go: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjohnson3803 Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 (edited) Somebody suggested using an artist's brush (?) case. But since they're wood, they're not waterproof and you'd need to add your own foam. The pluck foam in all my plastic cases has eventually come apart, so using your own might not be a bad thing. Just another option. Edited May 24, 2022 by jjohnson3803 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis D Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 36 minutes ago, jjohnson3803 said: The pluck foam in all my plastic cases has eventually come apart, so using your own might not be a bad thing. Try and locate high density P&P foam. My Doskocil case came with it 20+ years ago, and it's still in great shape. The rest of my cheaper cases came with the standard lower density P&P foam, and it is indeed tearing apart more easily despite being much younger. I don't know how to distinguish it when ordering online other than mine is a lighter gray than the lower density foam with a much finer hole size. You might need to talk to a foam distributor specialist to make it clear what you want. I took a closeup picture of my darker low density foam left and above my lighter high density foam in the lower right to try and show the difference: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 4 hours ago, cajen2 said: There you go: Nothing like a brand new eyepeice case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franklin Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 I use flight cases for storage of all my gear but in use I only need 3 or 4 eyepieces so take them out in one of these. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vagk Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 (edited) 6 hours ago, Louis D said: Try and locate high density P&P foam. My Doskocil case came with it 20+ years ago, and it's still in great shape. The rest of my cheaper cases came with the standard lower density P&P foam, and it is indeed tearing apart more easily despite being much younger. I don't know how to distinguish it when ordering online other than mine is a lighter gray than the lower density foam with a much finer hole size. You might need to talk to a foam distributor specialist to make it clear what you want. I took a closeup picture of my darker low density foam left and above my lighter high density foam in the lower right to try and show the difference: Floor mats for kids (those in puzzle shape) are also good and can be easily cut in desired shape. Also not rubbed. Edited May 24, 2022 by vagk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispj Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Inspired by this thread I just picked up a slightly smaller case to hold my binoviewers with eyepiece pair, 1.25 diagonal, Barlows etc. There's room left at the moment to add a 3x focal extender if I can ever find one or possibly a pair of ~12mm eyepieces otherwise... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave scutt Posted May 27, 2022 Author Share Posted May 27, 2022 My new case arrived today, I don't want to destroy the pluck foam 😅. A few spaces left for the ep's I still need. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave scutt Posted May 27, 2022 Author Share Posted May 27, 2022 The 1.25 ep's look lost in it🤣 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Spock Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 https://www.cases-and-enclosures.co.uk/roc-cases-flight-case-black-and-silver-with-cubed-foam-block-and-egg-foam-lid-l570xw380xh190mm look good when they have them in stock I use the cubed foam for those in my eyepiece case - an original Maplins flight case:- Plus I have a smaller version which I got off Amazon:- 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave scutt Posted May 27, 2022 Author Share Posted May 27, 2022 11 minutes ago, Mr Spock said: https://www.cases-and-enclosures.co.uk/roc-cases-flight-case-black-and-silver-with-cubed-foam-block-and-egg-foam-lid-l570xw380xh190mm look good when they have them in stock I use the cubed foam for those in my eyepiece case - an original Maplins flight case:- Plus I have a smaller version which I got off Amazon:- That would drive me crazy not having them in order🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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