10.5" boxes

[Woodhead]

Does anyone have a supplier for boxes for 10.5" reels please?

I now have 14 reels recorded onto Quantegy406 pancakes that I spooled onto various brands of 2nd hand reel.
All of the used boxes I have are in various states of falling apart and look pretty shabby.

I know bagunlimited in USA sell at a reasonable price, but shipping and tax doubles the cost.
So if there's anywhere UK or Europe I'm on the hunt.

Cheers guys.

btw. best 1/4" experience I'm having at the moment is Beck 'Sea Change' recorded 7.5ips from the 24bit 192k hi res download that comes free with the recently repressed LP. Best vibe that has ever come from my speakers. Thanks to those on this board I ended up with a Revox PR99 mkIII 15ips and it is everything I dreamed it could be. Though I can't afford to record at full speed!

[nthall]

I order them from eBay but I'm in the US. I looked and didn't see any on the UK site.

I've used Super 8 film cannisters for 7" reels. I've seen ones that are probably big enough for a 10.5 but I've never tried it.

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[topoxforddoc]

I buy these in bulk from ebay. If you buy 10 at a time, the seller will accept £10 a piece (box and Ampex reel) inc P&P - bargain.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/322296757882?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

I haven't really found anyone selling tape boxes for retail. I'm sure if you wanted 1000, you would find someone to make them at a reasonable price, but I doubt you want that many :)

[Woodhead]

Thanks Nathan, appreciated.

Thanks Charlie, I'll keep a note of that seller in case I don't find new boxes.

I had a LiveChat yesterday with bagsXL in Holland, which is where I order my Blake sleeves from for 7",10",12" records.
They don't do 10.5" reel boxes currently, but after I showed them that bagsunlimited do it in USA, and also that there are current manufacturers of tapestock in Europe, then they showed some interest.

If anyone else on here fancies brand new boxes in Europe then a message to bagsXL might help sway them.

[337alant]

Ive been buying these 406 boxes with the reels and the reels are the best ive seen virtually mint condition with very good boxes
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/QUANTEGY-406-NAB-HUB-METAL-REEL-TO-REEL-10-5-X-1-4-/281935717086

Alan

[Woodhead]

Thank you Alan, added to the favourite sellers list, appreciated.