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Too bad I'm broke...I've been wanting this cabinet for a long time. Good price!

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Craft Space 42 in. W 8-Drawer Flat File Cabinet in Silhouette

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IWish wrote:Too bad I'm broke...I've been wanting this cabinet for a long time. Good price!

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Martha Stewart Living
Craft Space 42 in. W 8-Drawer Flat File Cabinet in Silhouette

Was $449.00
$224.50 /each

Save $224.50 (50%) through 11/26/2016 (SALE ENDS TODAY)




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Does anyone know if these flat files ok to store art in being that they're 30% poplar, 70% MDF?

Is MDF bad for storing paper in?...

MDF is typically made up of 82% wood fibre, 9% urea-formaldehyde resin glue, 8% water and 1% paraffin wax. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium-density_fibreboard)

If I was able to buy one - I would put all my prints in sleeves, so no paper will touch the inside of the cabinet.

You don't want wood touching your paper either, but people use wood frames and wood cabinets. No dif, really, if your paper is protected.

Maybe someone else will chime-in. I'd use the cabinet for sure if I could get one. But...that's just me.

Wood is naturally acidic so yes it harmful for prints, and yes that includes wood picture frames. In the case of a wood picture frame the mat helps keep the print away from the frame and if is a museum level framing job the inside of the frame we will also be covered with a barrier tape. In the case of the wood cabinet just make sure your prints are inside of protective bags. Here are a couple examples of both:

Bags:
https://www.framedestination.com/framin ... e-372.html

Frame sealing tape:
https://www.framedestination.com/photo- ... -bags.html

Thanks for posting, fdi. You've confirmed what I thought...just protect the paper and everything will be fine.

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fdi1001 wrote:Wood is naturally acidic so yes it harmful for prints, and yes that includes wood picture frames. In the case of a wood picture frame the mat helps keep the print away from the frame and if is a museum level framing job the inside of the frame we will also be covered with a barrier tape. In the case of the wood cabinet just make sure your prints are inside of protective bags. Here are a couple examples of both:

Bags:
https://www.framedestination.com/framin ... e-372.html

Frame sealing tape:
https://www.framedestination.com/photo- ... -bags.html

Exactly why these are detrimental to prints. Barely fit an unsleeved 24x36. Add scuffing where they remain unsleeved and get slid in.

Said it on FB yesterday, a lot of real estate for only 4 shelves. Get an industrial flatfile instead.

Doesn't matter, since the sale is over. The industrial flat files are ugly. I guess if you have a dedicated room for prints they wouldn't look so bad. I don't, so would need something more attractive...something that looks more like furniture. (Even if it is cheap furniture.)

IWish wrote:Doesn't matter, since the sale is over. The industrial flat files are ugly. I guess if you have a dedicated room for prints they wouldn't look so bad. I don't, so would need something more attractive...something that looks more like furniture. (Even if it is cheap furniture.)

So it's interior decorating first, functionality and print condition second?

C'mon. I know how to take care of my prints regardless of what cabinet I use. So, I guess I'm looking for the best of both worlds (within my budget). Functionality and fairly nice to look at.

Nice holiday avatar RN. Are you making em for everyone this year?

Also, from what I've heard wood cabinets aren't archive safe. Wood gives off fumes over time that'll harm paper. Most bags you get aren't air tight, and won't protect you from that... I personally would avoid wood flat files.

True. Same fumes in wood frames. Will I stop using them? No.

Yeah, avoiding wood is a bit ott, for movie posters in sealed sleeved bags imo