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Post by sheltie on Dec 11, 2012 11:57:32 GMT -5
If any of you have followed my posts, you might notice there is a fairly common drift throughout them. I'm a slab guy. I love collecting (or buying rough from others, Tony being my favorite ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png) ) and then slabbing. I thought I might like to go beyond that and cab or make other creative "stuff" but the creative and imagination gene apparently skipped a generation on my side ;D! Rather than continuing to slab rocks and then put them in labeled baggies in a cardboard box and further putting them in a recess of my hobby room, rarely to be seen again, I'd like to display them where they can be seen. I know there are elaborate cabinets to be bought or made, but I'd like to have something reasonably priced that doesn't cost an arm and leg where I can show off (at least to me ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png) ) at least 500 - 1000 slabs I've done to date (in about two months). I'd certainly appreciate any suggestions from those slabbers and others who may have faced the same problem as I do now.
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Dec 11, 2012 18:55:16 GMT -5
Slab displays do take up a of of room. I used to have a big museum display case I bought from a rock shop and used acrylic slab easels for the slabs. Gave it to a buddy as I did not have space for it in the Texas house. I've also seen folks put them in frames to hang on the wall with velcro on the back of the slabs to hold them in place but again that a takes a lot of wallspace and the frames can add up pricewise....Mel
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Dec 11, 2012 20:01:46 GMT -5
I think if money were no object I would have a couple of these architects storage cabinets. I have seen them on craigslist but not very often. It would be great to keep all the prize slabs in one. Still not on display but out of the way and easy to view when you want to. Chuck Attachments:![](//storage.proboards.com/1258779/thumbnailer/RwCUix_J_i5cqHX6fBZS.jpg)
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Post by jspencer on Dec 12, 2012 0:01:02 GMT -5
One thing off the top of my head is to use wooden shelves and cut a slot just wider than your average slabs allowing them to stay standing but perhaps leaning slightly backwards. You could space them as you see fit. Or go to the glass co. and have glass shelves made with rounded edges from 1/4" glass. I had some made for my kitchen and they were fairly cheap and have a clean look. This would allow for better light penetration to lower shelves.
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Post by captbob on Dec 12, 2012 0:23:03 GMT -5
I'd suggest cutting the number to be displayed back some and try to pick out your favorites. Then go to a framing shop and talk to the folks there for ideas. It may cost you some to have it done professionally, but it's not too expensive to have a poster sized frame with a glass front done. The mounting hardware would have to be pretty heavy duty.
I'd bite the bullet and have them do the first one and you could learn exactly what to do from that. Couldn't hurt to talk to them.
IF money isn't a concern, it would be really cool to get one of the display cases like you see in coin shops where the shelves rotate around the center by pushing a button. I like that idea so much I'm going to start searching for one myself!
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Post by snuffy on Dec 12, 2012 0:35:57 GMT -5
Something like the revolving seed racks that are in some nurseries and feed stores could possibly work,unless the slabs would be too heavy. Another thing I would like to have is a revolving metal nail bin that you find in hardware stores and lumber yards,would hold much rock.
snuffy
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Post by Pat on Dec 12, 2012 12:16:20 GMT -5
I display my favorite rocks and slabs in three lawyers bookcases. Good because each shelf has a clear glass door that retards dust, but not so good because there isn't any lighting.
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Post by herchenx on Dec 12, 2012 16:20:23 GMT -5
I display them all over my garage, in my basement, in small stacks throughout the house ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
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Post by Fossilman on Dec 12, 2012 17:14:04 GMT -5
I'm a woodworker and deer hunter too,so I incorporate twisted cedar,juniper wood into display stands for my rocks and also deer horns do a great job too for display stands and etc........ I bought a gunsmith case with drawers and it holds alot of slabs and fossils for me and it doesn't cost an arm and a leg!
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Post by peachfront on Dec 13, 2012 18:26:17 GMT -5
It's a problem for me too, as I have relatively few of my slabs on display. The crystal specimens, spheres, and sculptures have captured most of my lighted cabinet space. To Pat: We bought barrister's bookcases from Office Depot and then added our own lighting. I have posted it before. It works great. If I can find the photo, I'll post again...UPDATE-- found. ![](http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b213/pinkspoonbill/cabinets.jpg)
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