Anyone try Rubbermaid tubs these for trays?

[jstraw]

http://www.rcpworksmarter.com/rcp/p...49&categoryID_subcategoryID_rcpNum=5_498_3349

I saw one of these the other day and they have a nice, ribbed bottom and are very well shaped and not too large. They should be great for 12x16 and there are fitted lids available.

Anyone ever use them?

 

[blaze-on]

I use something very similar I got for $3.99 ea.
Basically a "bus" tray.
$10 is a bit much, more than regular dr trays

 

[numnutz]

Yes - I purchased something similar they were in a pack of three and described as being for seedlings. There was a very nice picture of a tray full of plants and underneath there was a card insert with some gardening hints printed on it.

Of course you all know what happend....
I got back home and unwrapped them and found that the bottom of each tray had been drilled with very small holes...

nn

 

[fhovie]

You can buy the real deal at bhphoto for that money

 

[jstraw]

You can buy the real deal at bhphoto for that money

Really? I priced these at just over 11.00 with lids just now.

B&H sells a 5" deep tray with a fitted lid that will accomodate 12x16 and is as sturdy as a bus tub for less than that? That's wonderful news!

 

[Colden]

If anyone has these, please let me know if the trays bend or warp if hand-held when 2" full of liquid.

 

[Paul Howell]

I use three large tubs for 16X20 and 20X24, really too large for my small darkroom, they are not rubbermaid, some other brand that I got a Wall----. I looked up prices at B and H ,but with shipping the Wall---- tubs were about 1/2. The other option is to use a color developing tube, I have an old Ilfordchrome that will take a 16X20, works well for RC, not so great for FB, but it is really slow because it needs to washed between each print.

 

[fschifano]

Yeah, I agree. I bought a few bus trays from a restaurant supply house for only a few bucks each. Didn't get the fitted lids, simply because I didn't see the need for them. They don't seal particularly well and offer no advantange if you plan to store your chemistry in the trays.

 

[John Bartley]

Yup, you bet, and I also use the Rubbermaid screw top containers to hold my chemicals, and then to keep them out of the light, (and also as a second line of defence against leakage) I store them in a Rubbermaid packing container.

cheers

 

[pgomena]

I've used bus tubs I originally purchased from a restaurant supply house for years. They work really well. They get a little bendy with a lot of working solution in them, but it's not been a problem.

Peter Gomena

 

[jstraw]

I'm interested in the lids for when I want to use the same chemistry for a morning and evening session...or an evening and morning session. I'm sick of plastic wrap.

 

[Bill Mobbs]

.....Of course you all know what happend....
I got back home and unwrapped them and found that the bottom of each tray had been drilled with very small holes...

nn

I have used the ones with holes in the bottom as a print washer for about two years now. Works quite well.

Bill

 

[Paul Howell]

I'm interested in the lids for when I want to use the same chemistry for a morning and evening session...or an evening and morning session. I'm sick of plastic wrap.

The tubs I bought at Walmart have lids.

 

[Shmoo]

They work great and can easily handle 2" of solution. The lids are nice for keeping the smells down, but I'd still use the plastic wrap as a "flotation lid" if you want to keep the solution for longer than a day.

You can get them pretty cheap at Smart & Final stores if they're close to you. About $4-5 a tray. Lids are another $3.