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Clip Crates are the evolution of the plywood crates we started making in 2011 from offcuts in the workshop, as Christmas presents for friends and family. People noticed them on Instagram and started asking for their own, so we started selling them properly. We sold over 15,000 of that original crate, glued and nailed together.
The problem was freight. Those crates shipped fully built, so we were paying to move mostly air around the country. In 2016 we started developing a flat-pack version and came up with the clip system: trickier to machine than glue and nails, but far stronger, and it packs down flat for you to build at home. We retired the old design for good.
Most people use them for records, around 60 LPs comfortably in a standard crate, but we've seen books, Lego, household detritus, hallway stacks, wardrobes, retail displays, and hi-fi setups with a turntable on top. Stack one crate, or build a whole wall.
Around 60 records comfortably in a standard crate. Start with one, add more as the collection grows, or stack them into a wall. Outgrowing crates for good? KittaParts vinyl shelving picks up from here, starting at $350.
Built for browsing, not just storing. Cover art faces out, so you flip through a stack the way you would in a record shop. It started as an accessory on our original pre-2016 crate design and got carried across to the clip system after enough customers asked for it.
Buying more than one?
Mix any six large crate styles in one order.
Four or more: 10% off. Ten or more: 15% off. Applied automatically at checkout, no code needed.
“High quality stuff, shipping was fast and free too. The modular design has been great after moving house several times with far too many records. Being able to reconfigure them has been very helpful.”
“An incredible product, made by an incredible business. The crates look beautiful and the quality is top notch. Jem looked after me from the very beginning, ensuring I purchased the right product for my vinyl needs.”
1. Spring steel, made in Melbourne. The clips are manufactured for us in Melbourne from spring steel. They're trickier to make than glue and nails ever were, but the crate that comes out the other end is stronger and packs flat.
2. Assembly takes minutes, no tools. Panels clip together by hand. No glue, no nails, nothing to wait on.
3. Taking one apart. Poke each clip out from the inside with a chopstick, or our dedicated clip removal tool, and the crate flat-packs again. Handy if you're moving house or reconfiguring a stack.
4. Why we bothered. The original glued and nailed crate shipped fully assembled, so we were paying freight to move mostly air around the country. The clip system was the fix: flat-pack, shippable anywhere, and stronger than what came before.
Clip Crates are built from Australian grown Hoop Pine plywood. A few white birch variants are still listed on the range while we sell through old stock. Available raw or sealed, sealed is finished with a water-based clear coat for longevity.
Around 60 LPs comfortably in a standard crate, more if you pack them tight.
Same clip system, different opening. The Vinyl Browser is built so cover art faces out for browsing, standard crates are set up for stacking and general storage.
Yes. The clip system holds a stack firm. Two or three is easy; for a full wall of crates, make sure whatever's underneath can take the weight.
Spring steel clips, made for us in Melbourne, lock the panels together by hand, no tools. They're trickier to manufacture than glue and nails, but the crate packs flat and is stronger than the original design we retired in 2016.
A Clip Crate built for browsing, cover art facing out, so you flip through records the way you would in a shop. It started as an accessory on our original pre-2016 crate design and got carried across to the clip system after enough customers asked for it.
Yes. Customers use them for books, Lego, hi-fi gear with a turntable on top, and general household storage, not just records.
Flat-pack. No special tools, most people have one together in a few minutes.
Australian grown Hoop Pine plywood. A few white birch variants are still listed while we sell through old stock.
They're available raw or sealed. Sealed protects against moisture, but neither finish is built for full outdoor weather exposure. Under a covered patio is fine; message Jem if you're planning something more exposed.
Mix any six large crate styles in one order. Four or more, 10% off. Ten or more, 15% off. Applied automatically at checkout.
KittaParts vinyl shelving starts at $350 and scales up as your collection grows. Need a bigger, wall-mounted storage solution instead? The Shelves are made to order in Castlemaine.
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