How To Make A Beer Crate For 12oz Beer Bottles

[jimmarshall]

Do your crates not hold a whole 24 bottles? following Uncle Davids measurements 4 1x3s in place of 5 1x2s was perfect

 

[ianw58]

Photopilot. Check this...





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[hairless_mac]

Photopilot. Check this...

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jkKFGIjPSvI



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Thanks for the share, I may end up buying the plans just to have on hand. Have any idea how much they are?


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[Stealthcruiser]

Clever, those North Americans!

 

[fuzzy2133]

Thanks for the share, I may end up buying the plans just to have on hand. Have any idea how much they are?


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Pallet breaker

Don't be afraid to build your own

 

[Photopilot]

Photopilot. Check this...

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jkKFGIjPSvI



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Awesome thanks.

Will build one of those soon.

Plans are only $2.99. But it looks pretty simple and he shows you the entire process closely. I think I could wing it. It actually looks easier to build than the beer crates. The cool steel one not so much, since I don't weld.

FYI Ian, your link led me to a few hours of getting sucked into a youtube vacuum ending up with watching Norm Abrams making a pallet wood coffee table at 0dark30.

 

[Homercidal]

Photopilot. Check this...

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jkKFGIjPSvI



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Sweet tool, but I honestly chuckled when I saw the toy hammer he starts out trying to use.

I can get plenty of pallets at work, and I might actually build one of these things. However, my experience with pallets is that the boards can tend to warp after you pull them off the pallet. It would probably be fine for beer crates though, if they were used right away and screwed down solid, depending on the individual board. Some of them pallets use some pretty funky cuts.

 

[fuzzy2133]

I made one crate out of a pallet and it looked fine. Definitely plan of choosing what pieces are the best to use and what ones will be scrap. It looks much better after I took a palm sander to it.

 

[jimmarshall]

Finally did the antique and emboss thing. After a lot of this,



I now have this. Excuse the hams I call calves.




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[Oophaga]

What did you use for the antique coat? Vinegar steel wool?

 

[jimmarshall]

What did you use for the antique coat? Vinegar steel wool?

Yep. 1 gallon of vinegar and 6 pads steel wool was enough to do 6 crates spraying it on. Might get more brushing. Mine sat about 36 hours before I sprayed it and it was on the crates for about 20-25 mins.


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[elimn8u]

The links to the plans and the divider aren't working. Any chance the OP can refresh?

 

[GCGBrewing]

I finally took the plunge and made my first one. I was considering the purchase of a miter saw for this project and future ones, but decided to just do it with the handsaw so I didn't have to lay down that cash yet.

I think it came out ok, except I messed up the small pieces on the sides. I'll fix that on future ones.

 

[CarolynSowell]

Yes thanx for the information.

 

[eba3317]

Are there any concerns of skunking the beer with the open sides? Or as long as you use brown bottles are you fine inside?

 

[Jupapabear]

If you keep them out of the sun, like in a pantry, I see no problem.

 

[Eugenio]

Yep. 1 gallon of vinegar and 6 pads steel wool was enough to do 6 crates spraying it on. Might get more brushing. Mine sat about 36 hours before I sprayed it and it was on the crates for about 20-25 mins.


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can you explain more on this? looks great

 

[ChelisHubby]

Well I managed to make 2 that hold 24 twelve once bottles and one that holds 16 twenty-two once bottles. don't have to worry about getting paper boxes wet YEAH!

 

[Doctor_Wily]

I bought materials based of the OPs original plans last night on my way home from work. Then I got to thinking, wouldn't 2.5" nails be too long for 1xN's? 1xNs stacked on top of each other is less than 2" isn't it?

I'll figure it out

 

[Sudz_Makenzie]

For those of you with an inkjet printer, here's a slick way to place your logo (or other image) onto your crate: [ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSfj6eiNzew[/ame]

It's really easy and gives crisp lettering.

 

[Homercidal]

For those of you with an inkjet printer, here's a slick way to place your logo (or other image) onto your crate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSfj6eiNzew

It's really easy and gives crisp lettering.

Nice! Similar in technique to the bottle cap thingy.

 

[Sudz_Makenzie]

I made four of these using the 1X3's for bottom slats. Here are some pics showing how the image transfer came out:

 

[sultanofhops]

Pardon my ignorance. What is a WM Pint, WM Quart and 1L Teddy? I want to make some of these boxes for 12 oz bottles and I liter growlers.

I know this question is quite old, but I believe WM Pint and WM Quart refers to wide mouth pint and quart mason jars.

I think 1L Teddy's refer to Teddy's root beer bottles, that come in 1 liter bottles.

On a related note, I plan to make some of these crates soon. I have a number of 16 oz bottles gifted from a friend--anyone have dimensions for these guys? They're not Grolsch but old Narragansett bottles.

 

[EJay]

Here's my take on this. Design dimensions are as OP except I lowered the short 1x2s on the side so they would interlock, and I used lath for the sides to make it a little less bulky:



I really like it, but when I make more, I may expand the dimensions slightly to accommodate shorter, fatter bottles like those used by Sierra Nevada and Alaskan. I haven't made the dividers yet but I don't think they'll fit with the dividers.

 

[neolithium]

Never bothered searching so thanks for bringing back the thread! My father in law is a carpenter so I may enlist him for a weekend job for a couple of crates to hold a few batches neatly in the basement!

 

[EJay]

I really like it, but when I make more, I may expand the dimensions slightly to accommodate shorter, fatter bottles like those used by Sierra Nevada and Alaskan. I haven't made the dividers yet but I don't think they'll fit with the dividers.

I made another crate to fit SN and Alaskan bottles, which are a little wider. I increased the length 1/2 inch and the width 1/4", and then made the dividers so the inside dimensions of each pocket is 2 9/16". I kept the height the same so I can still put longnecks in there. With SN bottles, the fit is just perfect - not too tight, but no rattle (not even really any wobble).

 

[jtdarden]

Going to try to mod this for 18 22oz bottles. Will post dimensions when I finish. I am thinking increase to 20" for side rails and 19" for bottom slats should do it.

 

[Sether]

If anyone is interested in saving some time, I saw wooden crates that look exactly like these at Walmart this week for $9. My guess is that the wood would cost at least that much anyway. I didn't check the dimensions, but it looked like the perfect size for a 12 pack. I know most of the fun is in the DIY part, but thought I would share just in case.

 

[DocDriza]

If anyone is interested in saving some time, I saw wooden crates that look exactly like these at Walmart this week for $9. My guess is that the wood would cost at least that much anyway. I didn't check the dimensions, but it looked like the perfect size for a 12 pack. I know most of the fun is in the DIY part, but thought I would share just in case.

Actually, I made this crate twice and made one for 22 oz bottles. The total cost of the wood was ~$15. I only bought more wood because I made tops for them.

 

[DocDriza]

I'm not the best craftsman, but here is my version of the crate.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/3wrvkp3wvnotkne/IMG_20140924_065556.jpg?dl=0