Superpeterbilt Posted January 20, 2015 Posted January 20, 2015 Since I discovered Evergreen and Plastruct, I have kept plenty of it around at all times. Keeping it organized soon became an issue. I made myself a little caddy to hold all of my plastic, but quickly outgrew it. I made a few more, and took a few pics in case it can help someone else out. The best part part is the price, free! Hopefully it will be free to you to. Anywhoo, its not very high tech, just some cut cardboard shipping tube glued to a piece of wood. It gets the job done though. Here it is. I had some scrap 1X4 and a 4" shipping tube. I cut some strips of cardboard the size of the wood to cover it. I added some wood glue and stuck on the cardboard I cut the tube to various lengths Then I glued each cut tube to the cardboard, running a strip of glue down the size of each tube. Done When this dries, it will be rock solid. I had some rectangle tube, so I made a 2nd one with that. These really help me stay organized, I hope it can help you too.
Snake45 Posted January 20, 2015 Posted January 20, 2015 I just keep my Evergreen strips in their original packages, which clearly identify the size. They're pretty flat and don't take up much room.
Superpeterbilt Posted January 21, 2015 Author Posted January 21, 2015 (edited) I keep mine in the packages as well, I just keep the packages in these tubes. Edited January 21, 2015 by Superpeterbilt
BirdWatcher Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 I keep mine in the packages too! I picked up a flat cigar box for 5 bucks at my smoke shop and it's big enough to lay 'em in flat even in the packaging. Most cigar shops sell empty boxes for a couple a bucks, they have larger ones too.
bpletcher55 Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 I use small empty cat treat containers ,they are clear and come in tall and short ,I use them for the left over stuff all the uncut strips stay in the packages to Id them ,
tubbs Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 (edited) that's very cool, good idea. love to see these ideas to try to improve bench organization. as of now, I keep mine in the packages, sort them out by round, square, flat and misl and they label a Pringles container and stuff the packages in the containers, the package sticks out of the Pringles can far enough that I can see the label and I just keep them on the bench. Edited January 22, 2015 by tubbs
crazyjim Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 I got my hands on some clear plastic tubes, cut them size, and them made a wood rack to stand them up in. Flat pieces go in a drawer.
Superpeterbilt Posted January 22, 2015 Author Posted January 22, 2015 Its almost full. One other reason I needed this is, during the winter its too cold to work in my shop so I need my stuff portable to bring to the kitchen table. Heres the first one I made
Lunajammer Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 It's a great idea for those long strips. That's kind of how the professional custom builders do it. But those little bits in the cups I would need to have in a container I can pick up, shake and poke through.
misterNNL Posted February 7, 2015 Posted February 7, 2015 Thanks for sharing a very effective and easily dulpicated method for organizing our styrene.I leave mine in the packages as well that way if I'm photographing and maing notes for a tutorial I can reference the manufctuurer,part number and size being used for a particular photo.
hooknladderno1 Posted February 8, 2015 Posted February 8, 2015 (edited) Hi Gang, Though I don't have any photos, my father-in-law took some peg boa4d and wood and made me a simple yet very effective storage system for my Evergreen strip,rod and tube stock. The peg board was rectangular, about 3' x 5'. He got "fancy" and routed a groove for the peg board to sit in and rounded over the outside edges. I used peg board hangers from the hardware store and organized the stock by size such 0.010, 0.015, 0.020, etc... Sadly they were mounted to the wall and we left them for the folks that bought the house when we moved. David Edited February 8, 2015 by hooknladderno1
1930fordpickup Posted February 10, 2015 Posted February 10, 2015 You could put the first one you built on a turntable so it could spin around in a corner. I like your idea.
KeithJackson Posted March 1, 2015 Posted March 1, 2015 Does storing strip stock vertically, especially thin stuff, cause any trouble with it bending under its own weight?
Superpeterbilt Posted March 4, 2015 Author Posted March 4, 2015 Does storing strip stock vertically, especially thin stuff, cause any trouble with it bending under its own weight? Not in my experience.
High octane Posted March 4, 2015 Posted March 4, 2015 I just put my packages of Evergreen plastic in a desk drawer and that way they don't take up any bench space or collect dust if I don't use any for a few months. I do use my desk for other things besides model building.
southpier Posted March 4, 2015 Posted March 4, 2015 living in a carriage house with less than 400 square feet has its advantages - and disadvantages. + two blocks from the ocean - no storage space STYRENE - BRASS - WIRE - WOOD
crazyjim Posted March 4, 2015 Posted March 4, 2015 I bought some clear plastic tubing for storing styrene stock.
Superpeterbilt Posted March 8, 2015 Author Posted March 8, 2015 I bought some clear plastic tubing for storing styrene stock. That is wicked cool. Kudos.
vintagercr Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 I like to keep mine in the original package and have them hanging on the wall. Doesn't take up bench space.
2002p51 Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 I like to keep mine in the original package and have them hanging on the wall. Doesn't take up bench space. Me too.
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