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Thought I'd share this here since I hear there are a few home brewers around this forum. Us home brewers are renowned for our diy innovation, I mean, just read this article! http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2012/02/home_brew_and_the_diy_innovation_movem
ent_.html

Anyways, I wanted to start a thread & share what my up coming weekends diy project is. I'm going to be building some beer crates for my home brew bottles out of some 1x2's and 1x3'. I'm using old cardboard cases now for my bottles so i want something sturdier, wood 24 packs! I've attached the plans if any of you want to build these for yourselves. Just print it off at an office depot, staples or kinkos on a 22x17 poster and change the file to a .pdf so it'll print better.

>> No.210845

I also have plans for the divided to keep the bottles for clanking, but they were a .pdf I uploaded it to imgur though so this should still work for you all. Just print it out on to legal sized paper

http://imgur.com/0AOzQ

>> No.210891

how're the bottom slats attached? screws into those lower rails? i would think if it were ever going to fall apart, it would be that bottom coming off, which could make a mess. but maybe the weight isn't an issue

>> No.210898

Thread over here;

>>199259

>> No.210899

>>210841
Just thought of this:
Make them stackable by attaching the topsideslats the width of the floorslats higher.
Does that make any sense?...

I've been meaning to make me some of these for a while - Thanks OP!

>> No.210900

>>210898
dat a booze thread.
dis a crate thread.

>> No.210901

>>210891

i'm going to use wood glue to get them in to place first and then screw them in with 1 1/2in wood screws

>> No.210902

>>210900

Some pony said booze thread here.

>> No.210905

>>210899

they're stackable already. this is designed so that the whole perimeter of the top of the crate is above the standard 12 oz. brown longneck beer bottle that homebrewers use. and the top of the crate where all the wood meets is a level surface

>> No.210910

>>210905
I'm thinking more of like, locking together though...
Like, the outside of the bottom is the same size (just smaller) than the inside of the top - So it drops in and fits together nicely and can't slide around.

>> No.210912

>>210841
> minimal triangular support shaping on corners
> awkward as fuck square boards for "handles"

> buttjoints everywhere

enjoy your 2 dozen broken glass bottles, anyone stupid enough to actually build OP's image

>> No.211050

>>210912

i like the blueprints you designed and posted

>> No.211104
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>>210912
>implying the weight of a standard case of beer will break this.
They ship beer in cardboard. Sealed with packing tape.
Use some short bugle screws. That crate will last longer than rest of your brewing equipment.