blessedxcursed Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Funny that with cassettes being popular again there's not much in the way of storage options for them. Looking for something in the same black/brown color option IKEA uses for my collection. Anyone know anything that's being built/sold currently out there in the market? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oblivions Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 There are a lot of used options but you'll need to be at the right thrift/antique store at the right time to grab them in person. Otherwise, eBay has a bunch of options. A lot are priced way too high but you'll find decent listings every so often. If anyone a link to a cost-effective new option, please do share. I ended up just building my own temporary options: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyIceyo Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 I bought some napa valley cases from someone off craigslist that didnt really know the cost or what they were worth I got a 100 space and a 40 slot case for 30 total ANDDDD he had a grip of tapes that I gave him a 1.00 each for (deftones, korn, marilyn manson, a bunch of others) Try stuff like that..never know..or yard sales! Oblivions 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drds89 Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 The 100 space wall mounts were tempting, but my wife would have nothing of them, so I went for the 1980's style cabinets. Instead of the faux wood color, I waited for some Black units to show up at the thrift store. I have another one ready when these are full - which is pretty close. (This discgear CD holder is for my 'mixtape' CDs I burn) mertzrock, docbronze, tape and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy. Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 Right now I have two Napa Valley wooden wall mounts (100 & 32), then six 3-drawer 14-slots holders. Slowly selling off my tapes so most of the drawer holders have been empty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewNstuff Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 Ikea spice racks for hanging on the wall. Work perfectly and look nice. I have six of them. They hold about 21 cassettes each. You can wood stain them too for a different color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyIceyo Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Shout out to them 2 HUM tapes! drds89 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessedxcursed Posted October 4, 2017 Author Share Posted October 4, 2017 22 hours ago, AndrewNstuff said: Ikea spice racks for hanging on the wall. Work perfectly and look nice. I have six of them. They hold about 21 cassettes each. You can wood stain them too for a different color. 21 each... hmmm... i'd need... 15 of them. *sigh* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFP Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 34 minutes ago, blessedxcursed said: 21 each... hmmm... i'd need... 15 of them. *sigh* @blessedxcursed There was actually another cassette storage thread and a user posted photos of his IKEA Helmer drawer set holding a bunch of tapes per drawer. The Helmet can be found here: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10251045/?query=Helmer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessedxcursed Posted October 4, 2017 Author Share Posted October 4, 2017 Hmm, I'll check that out, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oblivions Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Thanks to those who recommend the IKEA Helmer. I picked one up this weekend and threw my cassettes in there. Big tip to anyone else who does the same, do NOT push in the tabs that keep the drawers from slipping out. If you do, you'll block a good 1/3rd of the potential cassette space from being visible and you'll have to do what I did which was add a back stopper to keep the cassettes in place. Other than that slight mistake, I'm super happy with this as a larger storage option. Thanks again for the recommendation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docbronze Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 41 minutes ago, richardsurf said: Thanks to those who recommend the IKEA Helmer. I picked one up this weekend and threw my cassettes in there. Big tip to anyone else who does the same, do NOT push in the tabs that keep the drawers from slipping out. If you do, you'll block a good 1/3rd of the potential cassette space from being visible and you'll have to do what I did which was add a back stopper to keep the cassettes in place. Other than that slight mistake, I'm super happy with this as a larger storage option. Thanks again for the recommendation. Roughly how many accessible tapes can one fit in the Helmer? Or if there are multiple sizes, in one drawer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oblivions Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 (edited) 13 minutes ago, docbronze said: Roughly how many accessible tapes can one fit in the Helmer? Or if there are multiple sizes, in one drawer? I fit 30 cassettes per drawer but I made the mistake of "locking" the drawers so they don't pull out all the way. If you don't "lock" them and let the drawers pull out completely, it should hold closer to 45 cassettes per drawer. As far as I know, this is the only size for the Helmer. I didn't see a larger version. Edited October 10, 2017 by richardsurf docbronze 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docbronze Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 4 hours ago, richardsurf said: I fit 30 cassettes per drawer but I made the mistake of "locking" the drawers so they don't pull out all the way. If you don't "lock" them and let the drawers pull out completely, it should hold closer to 45 cassettes per drawer. As far as I know, this is the only size for the Helmer. I didn't see a larger version. I appreciate the info. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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docbronze Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 2 hours ago, Tardcore said: Not sure about the dimensions, but I love a good bit of repurposed upcycling. 9/10. andy. and freezeflash 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mertzrock Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 On 10/1/2017 at 5:46 PM, drds89 said: The 100 space wall mounts were tempting, but my wife would have nothing of them, so I went for the 1980's style cabinets. Instead of the faux wood color, I waited for some Black units to show up at the thrift store. I have another one ready when these are full - which is pretty close. (This discgear CD holder is for my 'mixtape' CDs I burn) Set and Setting...Great band! docbronze and drds89 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drds89 Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 (edited) 15 hours ago, mertzrock said: Set and Setting...Great band! You can get the Equanimity on CS for $2.25 (see page 1 of the other thread), but they also have them on their bandcamp site for more than that (Barracuda filter blocking my bandcamp now ) Set And Setting Edited November 1, 2017 by drds89 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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