gobo carrying case
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I would think that they can bend pretty easily in a CD organizer.
thelightguy87
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but CD's are more durable then thin steel gobos. I use an old card catalog box with dividers, but we don't transport them more than theater to theater
Absolutely.
But CDs are much stronger than thin sheet steel or aluminum.
I would call up a case company and talk to them about your situation.
You could simply cut slots in to a sheet of foam to hold the gobos.
http://www.audiopile.net/products/Cases/M_series_mic_cases/M016A/M016A_Mic_case_cutsheet.asp
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Take your gobos to your local sports collectibles shop. They can get you plastic sheets that go in a 3 ring binder that will hold 4... maybe even 6 gobos a page. Pick up a D ring binder at the office supply store. Office supply stores used to commonly carry the same plastic sheets in a size that would hold four 3.5" floppy disks... which is perfect. But it may be hard to find those now thus the Baseball Card shop is a good bet.
EDIT: Here you go, for size B get these and for Size A get these.
EDIT: Here you go, for size B get these and for Size A get these.
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I really think you guys are overthinking this.
Steel templates in a CD binder will be fine. If they're not old and crusty they'll be fine in a cardboard envelope (you know, like they ship in).
Think about the products. So long as the templates aren't creased, they'll be fine. It's a chunk of steel.
Incidently, if you have them packed close together they'll be safer--less risk of being bent. Just like it's harder to bend a ream of paper than it is to fold a couple sheets.
--Sean
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Stoldal
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Office Max still sells the Diskette Storage pages, but not in there stores. I will double check, btw i work at a office max store, when i go in to work tomorrow. Office Max does still sell them online
http://www.officemax.com/omax/catalog/sku.jsp?skuId=20388439&searchString=floppy+disk&productId=ARS27027
http://www.officemax.com/omax/catalog/sku.jsp?skuId=20388439&searchString=floppy+disk&productId=ARS27027
The diskette storage or Baseball card storage is better because they are a better fit than the CD storage case. I used to use the card file but the plastic sheets are great because it's so much easier to keep a large quantity organized. Plus for any gobos that have little tiny pieces that can catch and tangle, they are great because gobos are in their own flat sealed off space.
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Techiegirly
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I'll tell you where NOT TO store a gobo...in your pocket. I put a gobo of the year "1945" in my pocket for just a minute as I was running around stage showing a couple of visitors to our childrens theatre how lights work. I used the gobo as an example and then showed them a few lights that contained gobos. I must've forgotten about it till I got home that night and went to take all the junk out of my pockets. I stuck my hand in and cut myself pretty bad under my fingernail. 
ugh, I HATE HATE HATE gobo cuts. Fingernail cuts are of course awful, but I was just runing my finger over one once and sliced it a couple mm's deep. Not a pleasant feeling.
Just a random one, because I was fishing for something original. DVD cases? They'd slide around, but they have plenty of organizers/drawers/what have you and if you put them in nicely I wouldn't think they'd get damaged.
Just a random one, because I was fishing for something original. DVD cases? They'd slide around, but they have plenty of organizers/drawers/what have you and if you put them in nicely I wouldn't think they'd get damaged.
Hi guys,
Actually, we offer the empty Black Box (shown in the link here as filled with 150 steel stock gobos).
This ABS plastic box has 10 slots/compartments and a lid that nests either on the top or bottom, depending upon it's application.
http://www.internetapollo.com/Products/View/2911.aspx