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I have the opportunity to provide a on going (small) supply of mounts to a local shop. varying standard sizes, faily ordinary stuff but beggars can't be choosers. The chap in the shop would like the mounts in some sort of box/container ready to go on the shelf ready for sale. Any ideas for a suitable method of display? I'm thinking of making boxes on the CMC but I'm sure there must be a better/nicer way, perhaps a POS display like you see Christmas/birthday cards in?

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I think the firs problem will be protecting the mounts from grubby fingerprints which means wrapping each mount in cellophane/shrinkwrap etc. The shopkeeper will then want to stick a price label on it as well.

However, I would make a box on the CMC, most seem to have templates for these. One for each size of mount. Spinners can cost upwards of £100
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This outfit might be able to help with POS displays Alan.
I've never used them, but have heard that they're OK
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When we had the shop, this was our RMF shelf, together with the mounts in their respective boxes.
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Merlin, thanks for the pic that is handy. Did you make the mount display boxes on the CMC?
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No. it was easier to make free hand.
Used BACK01. Licky sticky paper tape, then painted with Matt Silk.
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Sorry, BACK01?
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BACK01 is a corrugated backing board from Simons
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