Hi have recentaly brought 2 x djd data moon and 2x soundlab colour scans what do you suggest i use to carry these in and what do you all use to carry your effect lights in.

i'm lucky enoug 2 have a trailer so i have a trunk flightcase on wheels wich takes allot of my lights......but you can get flightcases for your
scanners very cheaply.



Ask crispy how much he can get them for..... Please remember not to give links to other dj suppliers

Which part of "Read the Rules" don't you understand??. You agreed to them when you signed up!

Chris do you sell cases for these lights and does everybody carry there effect lights in flight cases.

I'm afraid I don't carry any of my lighting in flight cases

My scanners are still in their original cardboard boxes.

Im sure I will be ordering some cases from Chrispy in the very near future.

Joe - why have you got a herd of Multicoloured Water Buffalo in your Avatar??.

Flightcases - very expensive especially if you go for the Stucco type. Adda Boxes can set you back between £35 - £70 each for the single effect, and £50 - £120 each if you go for the double effect type and they are polycarb type and not stucco.

As far as the Stucco type go, the flightcase which is included in the Colourscan kit, which holds 2x Scanners and a controller would cost you around £150 if bought from a nameless flightcase manufacturer here in the UK. Before you ask, I can't get those individually, and as I have stated I have made enquiries to source them from flightcase manufacturers.

Personally, I bought a stack of Ammo boxes from the Local Army Surplus for around £5 each, sprayed them black, foam lined them and they make the perfect all metal flightcase for Datamoons, Scanners and Moonflower sized effects.

Army surplus ammo boxes is a great idea for transporting lights!

I've just bought a fantastic looking "all ally" flight case and built one of my amps & a graphic equaliser into it. It looks great but cost alot though (£110). The main problem is i can hardly lift it !

PS I'm a brand new member today. Will try to find time to post an introduction about me later (how very self-indulgent)

Ian

Wow, what a gud idea!

I've got an army surplus shop rite near me!

I think I might pop down there sum time and c what theyv got

ur full of gud ideas Chris. lol

Way cheaper than the 'conventional' flight case. and must be pretty solid?

What do they look like once they've been all sprayed up black?

Joe

I use the aluminium tool cases from DIY stores for my CD’s, take out the tool holder from the lid & remove the plastic clips & dividers. These hold about 150 CD’s for £15 a lot cheaper than CD flight cases & just as strong, the only down side is the lids don’t come off. I can’t see where the different hinges are worth £30 to £40.
I'm also looking at a cheaper option for transporting lighting. After looking on the web i have found large Amo Boxes 66cm X 23cm X 23cm for £12.50 I still need to measure up the lights to see if these would be of any use.

Sorry to disagree djsounds, but those cheap tool box cases just dont last the distance..... anyone who works regularly will know that they fall to pieces after 6 months... so in the long run, it is false ecomony...... 5 star cases/stucco cases although maybe more expensive at first, they last for years and years!

Yes, I have two of the previosuly mentioned cheaper toolboxes myself, used in the purpose that it was designed for!, and both have fallen apart. One has a large elastic band holding it shut since the catches broke off , and the other is missing the carrying handle. Bad enough like this when carrying tools & Soldering Iron, but I wouldn't trust it to hold my CD Collection .

Ammo Boxes, are available in all sorts of formats, both on the 'net and from your local Army Surplus stores (Yellow Pages). There are a wide variety of sizes and prices depending on where you shop , and its amazing what a quick spray of Black Hammerite will achieve. Since the MOD works to tight "Mil-Spec" approvals on everything it buys, Ammo boxes tend to be better constructed than some flightcases! and often at a 20th of the price .

I bought a Job lot of these boxes from an Auction during the summer, and managed to case my entire hire stock and Roadshow Lighting for around £150 - and that is a lot of lights. Had I taken the conventional Flightcasing route, then it would have been almost £1300 and thats Trade!.

O.K, once again i'm giving my own Ammo Box Contacts away!

Feltons

Outdoor & Surplus

crispy... you're a very, very, very, very nice man!

Ooooo I could do with a new pair of combats

I use a plastic tool box to house all lighting and signal cables and a padded sports bag for all the power leads. The tool box is sturdy enough to stand on! Well it takes my ample weight!

I have 2 Acme Colour blasters, an NJD Chaos and an Lyquest data moon all on a T bar. All prewired to a standard Bulgin 8 way connector. It is not housed in anything! It is just about liftable now! At home it hangs from hefty brackets in a garage.

It is very heavy and stripping the lights off would be easier, however it takes seconds to put up and take down! Also next year the light will need some black stove enamel as 5 years of road use they are getting a bit scratched!

Thank chris i shall look in to this route of ammo boxes! im just worrid with 2 effect lights in they might be to heavy

Everything I have is flightcased, I have a couple of 6U cases, a 8U and a 4U for equipment and a trunk on wheels for most of my lighting. Am in process of buying more kit, so more flight cases required !

Have just noticed a new member called Ian Stuart to go with the other Ian Stewart we already have.

Andy...... We have named the new Ian who was a southerner, but is now a northerner (!) Northern Stuart...... stops any confusion!

I am going to call him Ian and stay confused.

no change there then chris!