I,m looking for a better way
. Right now I just leave it in the bags, and mark thr size with a black marker for easyer finding what I need. But; they are just in a drawer and I still need to sort thru the pile. Also hard to control inventory.
Bigger problem is the left over short ones,2/4 in long. I’m too cheap to toss em.
Any ideas?
I have three methods for storing strip wood:
I started out with a peg board arrangement to hang the packs on the wall the same way they are displayed at the hobbyshop - now moved to a board under the layout.
I was given a tall stand up drawer that is fitted with lots of 1" diameter tubes to hold the various sizes. The drawer is pull out affair under the layout.
I was recently given a rack- roughly a 1.5 feet cube with lots of dividers.
Currently I have not been able to make a decision about which system to keep and which to throw away. I keep hoping that one approach will prove to be inherently superior, but so far no winners.
I also have several boxes of various scale wood scraps and extra oddities. I have been the recipient of lots of wood from several local modelers who either passed away or switched to styrene, so there is a lot of redundancy right now. I still build lots of wood models so it is a good thing.
Your mileage may vary,
Guy
I had long boxes that my R/C planes came in. The stuff is organized and open the boxes now sit on the top shelf. on the left.
I have several large mailing tubes, typically 3.5" dia., one for stripwood, others for metal or plastic. I don’t try to sort by size, when I begin a project I dump the appropriate contents on the floor, decide what I need, have, and need to get. Helloooo Hobby Lobby… Here’s my discount coupon!!
Jim
I put up cheap cork bulletin boards and pin the bags they come in to it, same with plastic strips too.
I use 1½” x 24” round mailing tubes. I bundle two rows of 6 together and store them behind the door to our hobby room. I bought a dozen off Amazon about 4 years ago for $12 free S&H.
I normally buy my scale basswood from Mid-West and the 24” comes in tube mailers, I save those too. Music wire is also shipped in round mailers.
The tubes are easy to store and work great as organizers.
I use envelopes for the small pieces and store the envelopes in bin boxes.
Mel
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I don’t use much stripwood nowadays, but store it, along with Evergreen styrene (strips, sheets, and shapes), Plastruct shapes, K&S brass strips and shapes, and Tichy wire in this display rack I built from .060" sheet styrene, which I buy in 4’x8’ sheets…
Pretty-well all of the Evergreen plastic sleeves hold multiple packages of their respective contents, and everything is organised by size, so it’s easy to find exactly the material I want.
Wayne
Yes I have used that method, it works. But I was hopeing for something a little more advanced.
But hey; thanks anyway.
The other Gents gave me a few ideas to explore.
Thanks
Nice neat desk Wayne. Is it always like that?[:-^]
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I have a similar box I made from a .50 cal ammunition box.
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It stores my Evergreen plastic strip, strip wood, and brass shapes upright in the original packaging. The size was perfect for the available space on my desk.
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-Kevin
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Yes, I’m pretty sure it is, but the neat part is usually sorta, kinda, covered-up with other stuff…
…really, it is pretty neat, you just can’t see that part.
Wayne
I’m preparing to tackle this problem myself.
Rather than cardboard tubes I plan on getting fluorescent tube protectors. T-8 size should be about 1" and T-12 size should be around 1½".
You can get them in four-foot or eight foot lengths, just use your fine miter saw and cut them to a convenient length. Plug one end then stack them or make an enclosure for them. This way you can see what’s inside and the thin wall section takes up less space.
They are available in different colors, too. Big Box building supply stores have them and other online retailers (1000 Bulbs.com).
Looks like I have a new project for this week [:-^]
Good Luck, Ed