Lithograph Storage

[IAmTheLoneWanderer]

Originally Posted by amb6883

I picked up a flat file from a garage sale for $150.00 and you can usually find them on craigslist for $200.00 or less (sometimes free). Also, you can get storage bags here for cheap: http://www.framedestination.com/bags...s/item/BGPRBA/

Make great coffee tables too.

what do you mean flat file? like a filing cabinet?

[amb6883]

Originally Posted by IAmTheLoneWanderer

what do you mean flat file? like a filing cabinet?

They are file cabinets like this (not mine just did a quick google search).



I think mine can hold prints up to 28" x 40". If you have different sized a prints and especially larger ones they seems to be the best option.

[IAmTheLoneWanderer]

Originally Posted by amb6883

They are file cabinets like this (not mine just did a quick google search).



I think mine can hold prints up to 28" x 40". If you have different sized a prints and especially larger ones they seems to be the best option.

that is nice. do you know how many each drawer will hold? and will they fold them down flat? the main reason i want this is to help flatten some of the prints that i have since they have been shipped to me rolled.

[amb6883]

Originally Posted by IAmTheLoneWanderer

that is nice. do you know how many each drawer will hold? and will they fold them down flat? the main reason i want this is to help flatten some of the prints that i have since they have been shipped to me rolled.

Not exactly sure how many each drawer will hold, but I think the drawers are a little over 2" deep so I guess it would depend on the thickness of whatever storage materials you use and the print. I easily fit more 18" x 24" prints in one drawer side by side than a portfolio though.

Also, you should let the print flatten before you put it into storage and I usually just use the top drawer for that with some weights. And if you have a glass top like the one I linked it makes for nice decoration too while it flattens.

[SwiftDeath]

Originally Posted by amb6883

Not exactly sure how many each drawer will hold, but I think the drawers are a little over 2" deep so I guess it would depend on the thickness of whatever storage materials you use and the print. I easily fit more 18" x 24" prints in one drawer side by side than a portfolio though.

Also, you should let the print flatten before you put it into storage and I usually just use the top drawer for that with some weights. And if you have a glass top like the one I linked it makes for nice decoration too while it flattens.

Do you mat the prints or anything to make them easier to handle?

I quite like that solution but would like to be able to take them out from time to time without having to worry too much about it

[amb6883]

Originally Posted by SwiftDeath

Do you mat the prints or anything to make them easier to handle?

I quite like that solution but would like to be able to take them out from time to time without having to worry too much about it

I have done both put prints in just sleeves and put them on a backing boards held in place with photo corners then placed in the sleeves. Ideally I want to put them all with backing boards but as long as they are in the flat file they should be fine with just the sleeve after they have flattened. So mostly the ones that I know I will be taking out more have the boards in with them at the moment.

[SwiftDeath]

Originally Posted by amb6883

I have done both put prints in just sleeves and put them on a backing boards held in place with photo corners then placed in the sleeves. Ideally I want to put them all with backing boards but as long as they are in the flat file they should be fine with just the sleeve after they have flattened. So mostly the ones that I know I will be taking out more have the boards in with them at the moment.

That does sound like a good solution and would make for a nice coffee table

Could even store a portfolio in there as well