Custom Built Flat File

[jettad]

Very nice! Now if only I can find one of those beauties.

[unioneighteen]

Sam, this is an awesome flat file.. nice work! I love the way the prints look in the drawer. How are you mounting them before you put them in the bag? Are you using a backing board with photo corners then a pre-cut mat on top? Can you post a link to your supplier?

I found these, but they are still kind of pricey: http://www.redimat.com/products/conservation.html

Thanks!

Todd

Hey , I wanted to post some pics of this one that I built in my shop:







I was having a hard time finding exactly what I wanted so I decided to build one. I used white laminate to prevent any type of wood grain/veneer "snagging" potential and for a non-assuming look- I wanted the maple drawers to have some pop when you open the outer doors. I built the drawers out of hard maple for good strengh with black walnut dowels to join the corners. Heavy duty ball bearing full extension drawer guides allow the drawers to open all the way for easy print entry/exit. A couple of nickel pulls and a lock finish it out. It has 8 drawers to help catalog different bands/artist. It measures 38" W x 31" D x 32" T. The top makes a great flattening station as well.

Cheers,

Sam

[rockbridge]

Todd,

I pick up the acid free backers, mylar sleeves and mounting corners from: www.bagsunlimited.com

Cheers!

[unioneighteen]

Thanks!

[Fattyramone]

That turned out beautiful!

Thanks, I'm really happy with how it turned out

Crazy to think they originally painted this thing battleship grey straight from the workshop, when this beautiful wood grain was hiding underneath the whole time!

Suchnoo ....why is it that since bumping into you on Ebay i can feel the contents of my pockets evaporating on a minute by minute basis?

What youve done to those map drawers is stupendous....i want one now!

Thanks for all the info youve been feeding me the last few days and thank you for taking the time you have to point me in the right directions , .....your a gem mate.

[suchanoo]

Suchnoo ....why is it that since bumping into you on Ebay i can feel the contents of my pockets evaporating on a minute by minute basis?

What youve done to those map drawers is stupendous....i want one now!

Thanks for all the info youve been feeding me the last few days and thank you for taking the time you have to point me in the right directions , .....your a gem mate.

No problem

Thanks to some prompting by sschmotz, I finally got the locks fixed on the renovated flat file. Works great now, very effective. Luckily the original manufacturer still had some spare parts in stock, which they'd stopped making 20 odd years ago!