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- robschwager
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Thank you! It's primarily for Tiny Bird Press stock/archives. My work space is getting way too full of French and other paper boxes and I need a safe, central spot to house my prints until they sell.Yamar wrote:Nice pull, Rob. Is that for your collection or your personal stock/archives?
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so where's the best and most economically efficient place to order those large mylar sheet protectors from?triporfreak wrote:some flats, others are in binders & acid free boxes....
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Just got this on Saturday....
Almost killed myself getting it upstairs, but it's all good.
Almost killed myself getting it upstairs, but it's all good.
I'm in Canada and it costs more to ship everywhere, so get over it.
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Yep.. did that, but it still was very difficult. There was no way I was moving it with the drawers in it.
vortec42 wrote:FYI- The secret to moving these guys is pulling the drawers out first! That's how I ended up with one for cheap, from someone who didn't want to move it. But it wasn't too bad.
I'm in Canada and it costs more to ship everywhere, so get over it.
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I had a friend recommend getting a ROLL of Mylar plastic, then cutting it to size and either finding a way to use heat to seal the edges, or clear shipping tape on the bottom and sides. to protect my oversized posters. what works best for you guys and have you ever made your own protective slip covers this way? seems like it would be much cheaper than buying the ones that are already made, plus on most sites you have to buy like 12 at a time all the same size, my posters are all different sizes...
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I can't wait until I get the new to me bugs prints framed. My office will be my miss bugs roomphearloathing wrote:I'll play
Hey guys i live in a small apartment and was planning of getting me a flat file cause i have a ton of prints still in their tubes. I have seen one of these in person and they are huge! I was wondering what is the optimal size for one of these flat files? should the poster have extra moving room or should they be nice and snug? I'm afraid of buying one too large and then it cant fit in the apartment.
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You should see my living roomKennyRE317 wrote:I can't wait until I get the new to me bugs prints framed. My office will be my miss bugs roomphearloathing wrote:I'll play
Miss Bugs house
Buy the biggest flat file you can fit in your apartment.d3ny wrote:Hey guys i live in a small apartment and was planning of getting me a flat file cause i have a ton of prints still in their tubes. I have seen one of these in person and they are huge! I was wondering what is the optimal size for one of these flat files? should the poster have extra moving room or should they be nice and snug? I'm afraid of buying one too large and then it cant fit in the apartment.
There are different ways to stop your posters from sliding around in the drawers.
My method is - I bought some oversized, thick mountboard, and cut it into approx. 5" wide strips, then trimmed them lengthways so that they fit the drawers longest dimension very snuggly (cut maybe 1 or 2mm longer than the drawers internal dimension). Then just lay two strips per drawer on top of your posters, 1 at the back and 1 at the front. Works great. If your drawer is quite full, then put 2 or 3 strips on top of each other. This also stops posters which aren't totally flat from curling up and catching the drawer above when you open it.
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If you don't have the space, a good alternative to a flat file would be a portfolio, like this:
http://www.dickblick.com/products/itoya ... profolios/
One problem is it won't fit oversized prints (unless you buy one big enough). But it's a good compromise - certainly better than keeping prints in tubes!
http://www.dickblick.com/products/itoya ... profolios/
One problem is it won't fit oversized prints (unless you buy one big enough). But it's a good compromise - certainly better than keeping prints in tubes!
I only have 4 rooms in my house. Tiny. I ended-up using this, for now. Worked out better than I expected, TBH. This thing weighs almost 40 lbs. (empty) - it's sturdy as hell. Just thought I'd mention it.d3ny wrote:Hey guys i live in a small apartment and was planning of getting me a flat file cause i have a ton of prints still in their tubes. I have seen one of these in person and they are huge! I was wondering what is the optimal size for one of these flat files? should the poster have extra moving room or should they be nice and snug? I'm afraid of buying one too large and then it cant fit in the apartment.
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I do something similar but I use the old pieces of foam core from before I had a flat file. I lay two down on top of every drawer, keeps everything snug and flat.suchanoo wrote:Buy the biggest flat file you can fit in your apartment.d3ny wrote:Hey guys i live in a small apartment and was planning of getting me a flat file cause i have a ton of prints still in their tubes. I have seen one of these in person and they are huge! I was wondering what is the optimal size for one of these flat files? should the poster have extra moving room or should they be nice and snug? I'm afraid of buying one too large and then it cant fit in the apartment.
There are different ways to stop your posters from sliding around in the drawers.
My method is - I bought some oversized, thick mountboard, and cut it into approx. 5" wide strips, then trimmed them lengthways so that they fit the drawers longest dimension very snuggly (cut maybe 1 or 2mm longer than the drawers internal dimension). Then just lay two strips per drawer on top of your posters, 1 at the back and 1 at the front. Works great. If your drawer is quite full, then put 2 or 3 strips on top of each other. This also stops posters which aren't totally flat from curling up and catching the drawer above when you open it.
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