Interesting flat file storage idea
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Darkknight37
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I like it, it's kind of like a flat file bunk bed.
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TheThirdEye
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For me this would work great as a multiple print flattening area, but not so much as long term storage. I currently flatten prints at the top of the stack in each flat file drawer, and can be a pain if I need to get at something underneath.
Edit... Now that I think about it, it wouldn't work so well trying to unroll a print and weight down the corners on the lower levels.
Edit... Now that I think about it, it wouldn't work so well trying to unroll a print and weight down the corners on the lower levels.
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This was also my first reaction. NOT KID PROOFjjbehren wrote:Clearly you don't have kids...
Barbed wire.jjbehren wrote:Handcuffs and a radiator pipe?bootstrut wrote:Trying to think what sort of add-ons could help make it child proof...
Neat idea. Would dust not drive anyone crazy? I cannot stand hair or dust or stuff to be floating around my prints. I have a little rubber air blower thing I use non-stop...one of the best photography purchases I made, it gets used weekly.
Also this would be great just for storing stuff under a work table. Like mats and frames and glass and all sorts of stuff like that.
Also this would be great just for storing stuff under a work table. Like mats and frames and glass and all sorts of stuff like that.
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I live less than 10 minutes from a coal fired power station, so the dust means this would not be possible for me. Plus, my current flat file seems to be my dogs favourite thing in the house, so this wouldn't last.
It is a nice idea though, and it looks great. For it's intention (something not as heavy/bulky as a flat file) it does really well.
It is a nice idea though, and it looks great. For it's intention (something not as heavy/bulky as a flat file) it does really well.
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Cinlabyrinth
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Looks interesting. dust would be my main concern, I still prefer the real thing but it's definitely an alternative to consider.
Yeah, I agree with all of the above concerns, but it was still an inventive idea IMO. 
Apparently this guy stores paper -- not prints, just paper -- and it's in an office or something similar. So obviously, tailored to what he needs. But I'm sure there's something here that we could take away from the design, or modify. I liked the idea for storing sleeves (with already flattened items), larger non-paper items (like wood or metal artwork), sheets or rolls of glassine/tissue/kraft paper, or even tubes.
Apparently this guy stores paper -- not prints, just paper -- and it's in an office or something similar. So obviously, tailored to what he needs. But I'm sure there's something here that we could take away from the design, or modify. I liked the idea for storing sleeves (with already flattened items), larger non-paper items (like wood or metal artwork), sheets or rolls of glassine/tissue/kraft paper, or even tubes.
This. I'm on my second 18x24 and it would be nice to have them elevated and not just under the bed.durfle wrote:seems like a good set up for storing portfolios. although I think it would need the 48' shelves/table tops to hold a 24x36 picturesque
wottagunn wrote:I live less than 10 minutes from a coal fired power station, so the dust means this would not be possible for me. Plus, my current flat file seems to be my dogs favourite thing in the house, so this wouldn't last.
It is a nice idea though, and it looks great. For it's intention (something not as heavy/bulky as a flat file) it does really well.
The last thing I would worry about is prints if that was the case
Now this is what I was thinking. I would love something like this for underneath the new drafting table I just purchased. I have a huge pile of mats, foamcore, glassine, tissue paper, etc that could use something just like this as opposed to a messy looking mountain of stuff that is difficult to look through if/when something is needed.emac wrote:I liked the idea for storing sleeves (with already flattened items), larger non-paper items (like wood or metal artwork), sheets or rolls of glassine/tissue/kraft paper, or even tubes.