[Shop-talk] Cheap, strong, flat file storage?

[Jim Franklin]

Masonite would be great for the actual shelves (bonus that things slide well on it) if I could find a metal edge that could support it and stop it sagging. She wants 42" x 36" ideally, and that's too long a span. 

But "making" an accordion file is out of our time/patience zone I'm afraid.

jim

> On Jan 20, 2019, at 9:18 PM, Pat Horne <patintexas at icloud.com> wrote:
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> If the paper to be stored is close to the same size you might consider making something like accordion files. Most of the dividers don’t have be rigid because the paper underneath will support the dividers. Add thicker dividers as necessary to make the stack easier to open. Something like Masonite should work. 
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> Pat
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> On Jan 20, 2019, at 7:38 PM, Jim Franklin via Shop-talk <shop-talk at autox.team.net <mailto:shop-talk at autox.team.net>> wrote:
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> An artist friend needs a way to store a lot of flat paper material but on many different shelves; essentially a drafting storage unit but at an artist's price. Safco has stackable plastic units similar to desktop units that hold 8.5x11 paper, but they're 42 x 30 or so. Problem is they cost about $60 per tray. Used drafting storage units are still many $100s. 
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> We're trying to come up with a thin, strong material that can be slid into slots in a frame, kind of like baking sheets on a rolling cart. The frame needs to roll and be strong enough not to rack when moved. 
> 
> I've made bookshelves and entertainment centers with 3/4 melamine and threaded rod, but that's heavy and wobbly.  Even 1/4 plywood tends to buckle and needs to have a finished edge. 
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> Any ideas on what to use or repurpose? 
> 
> thanks,
> jim
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