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Post by rockjunquie on Nov 16, 2021 9:23:16 GMT -5
That's what I am trying to avoid. It's already hard enough to find anything. I am trying to get more organized, but it is tough. Yes. Yes, it is. |
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Post by knave on Nov 16, 2021 9:23:32 GMT -5
Good luck
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Nov 16, 2021 9:26:28 GMT -5
The over the door style have 24 pockets you could put a couple slabs in each. It would take some carpenter work but you could hang them on walls or ends of closets. Theoretically, that sounds good, but I can't even think of a door that I could use. Maybe when I move, something will become obvious. When you move, make sure you buy a place with a separate workshop so you can take it over!  |
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Post by rockjunquie on Nov 16, 2021 9:28:51 GMT -5
Theoretically, that sounds good, but I can't even think of a door that I could use. Maybe when I move, something will become obvious. When you move, make sure you buy a place with a separate workshop so you can take it over! Absolutely!!! DH has taken over this place! |
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Post by hummingbirdstones2 on Nov 16, 2021 9:30:16 GMT -5
rockjunquie - Here's my favorite way to store them. Allows for flipping through them to help find them easier.
These are just the "show" totes. Bulk slabs at home are stored the same way in various boxes sized as needed for the slab widths. The boxes can still be stacked if there are slabs of similar heights distributed throughout from front to back.
The plastic ones are stackable, but some brands are sturdier than others. If going more than two high a piece of thin plywood in between them works well to keep the lids from caving in and cracking.
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Post by Son Of Beach on Nov 16, 2021 9:32:38 GMT -5
I'm just watching this thread for everyone's goodies  |
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Post by rockjunquie on Nov 16, 2021 9:35:48 GMT -5
rockjunquie - Here's my favorite way to store them. Allows for flipping through them to help find them easier.
These are just the "show" totes. Bulk slabs at home are stored the same way in various boxes sized as needed for the slab widths. The boxes can still be stacked if there are slabs of similar heights distributed throughout from front to back.
The plastic ones are stackable, but some brands are sturdier than others. If going more than two high a piece of thin plywood in between them works well to keep the lids from caving in and cracking.
That looks better than how I have them sorted. Are those "shoeboxes"? |
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Post by Rockindad on Nov 16, 2021 9:37:49 GMT -5
Our storage looks very similar to yours except we use LFRB's. I too am not really happy with this system as any time I am looking for something in particular it seems I have to empty out the whole box. I have been thinking of cutting pieces of cardboard to a decent size and taping the slabs to them. Would be able to sort any way I'd like and be able to stack many high. It should make browsing through them fairly painless. I am thinking it would be like an unbound slab album. Just a thought for now but I do have access to a lot of clean cardboard. I would use FRBs too, but it's too humid here. They tend to get soft. Your cardboard idea sounds cool, but then would you store them flat of standing up? I thought about storing them like records. Yes, I was thinking vertical, like albums. I hear you on the humidity. Even with the dehumidifier in the basement I don't know if this would hold up long term. Hmmm, could use same concept but use sheet metal instead as I can get as much of that as I want for cheap/free. |
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Post by rockpickerforever on Nov 16, 2021 9:45:52 GMT -5
Mine are all over. Sadly. Ditto. |
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Post by hummingbirdstones2 on Nov 16, 2021 9:58:28 GMT -5
rockjunquie - I'm a guy, so don't know much about "shoeboxes".
Those pictured are Hefty brand. Lid dimensions are 8"x12", and are 6.5" deep. I don't recall the liter or quart volume.
Other brands have less rounded corners, and many sizes are available. The main thing I look for is good locking lids. Helps keep them from caving.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Nov 16, 2021 10:00:56 GMT -5
rockjunquie - Here's my favorite way to store them. Allows for flipping through them to help find them easier.
These are just the "show" totes. Bulk slabs at home are stored the same way in various boxes sized as needed for the slab widths. The boxes can still be stacked if there are slabs of similar heights distributed throughout from front to back.
The plastic ones are stackable, but some brands are sturdier than others. If going more than two high a piece of thin plywood in between them works well to keep the lids from caving in and cracking.
That looks better than how I have them sorted. Are those "shoeboxes"? Yes, those are the shoeboxes. People who are anal about shoes store their shoes in them in their large, walk-in closets so they don't get dusty!  |
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Post by herb on Nov 16, 2021 10:45:21 GMT -5
I store my slabs in those 10 ream copy paper boxes, but any decent size box would work. I cut the box height in half and glue the upper half pieces onto the inside of the lower half to make the box stronger. I also add another layer of cardboard on the bottom. I can stack them 4 or 5 high without any crushing (so far!)
Inside the box the slabs are placed on their sides like LPs (do younger people even know what those are anymore!?) To keep things organized, I label each box with a number and take a quick pic of 1 of each kind of slab in the box. I store the pics on my PC each box has it's own folder so it is fairly easy to go thru the pics to find where a slab is located.
As for labeling, I write in pencil on the slabs and also (usually) rename the digital pic.
The main downside for my system is that whenever a slab is used or sold, i rarely remember to delete the picture (or add SOLD to the file name)
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Post by herb on Nov 16, 2021 10:55:23 GMT -5
My wife keeps telling me just take a permanent marker and write the name on the back with the location if you know it. It greatly increases there value to the next owner and they no longer need to be sorted. For a slab that will be kept as a specimen a permanent marker is OK I guess, but I would not recommend a permanent marker for writing on a slab that might be cabbed because it is, well, permanent! Especially as it ages. I have had to soak slabs for weeks sometimes in acetone to get the marker off and even then it is still sometimes slightly visible. If the writing is small and along the edge of the slab then you are not loosing too much of the slab, but I've seen some slabs at shows where the price and name is in giant 1 inch tall letters which can make the slab unusable for cabbing. |
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Post by rewdownunder on Nov 16, 2021 11:18:08 GMT -5
Thanks Herb I learn something everyday. I do no make cabs at all so I never considered it was hard to remove. While I polish whole slabs it grinds right off. I have also found industrial Goof Off ( not the water base) pulls it out if it has soaked into the rock a bit. I will be more carful where I write in the future.
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Post by parfive on Nov 16, 2021 11:40:57 GMT -5
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Post by rockjunquie on Nov 16, 2021 12:33:02 GMT -5
I store my slabs in those 10 ream copy paper boxes, but any decent size box would work. I cut the box height in half and glue the upper half pieces onto the inside of the lower half to make the box stronger. I also add another layer of cardboard on the bottom. I can stack them 4 or 5 high without any crushing (so far!) Inside the box the slabs are placed on their sides like LPs (do younger people even know what those are anymore!?) To keep things organized, I label each box with a number and take a quick pic of 1 of each kind of slab in the box. I store the pics on my PC each box has it's own folder so it is fairly easy to go thru the pics to find where a slab is located. As for labeling, I write in pencil on the slabs and also (usually) rename the digital pic. The main downside for my system is that whenever a slab is used or sold, i rarely remember to delete the picture (or add SOLD to the file name) That sounds great!
I always use pencil to mark my slabs. I learned the hard way about markers.
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Post by rockjunquie on Nov 16, 2021 12:33:38 GMT -5
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Post by knave on Nov 16, 2021 12:37:29 GMT -5
The parrots??! Hehe
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Post by HankRocks on Nov 16, 2021 13:35:47 GMT -5
When I saw the drawers with the birds all I could think of....."this Parrot's dead"!!! |
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Post by herb on Nov 16, 2021 14:12:02 GMT -5
When I saw the drawers with the birds all I could think of....."this Parrot's dead"!!! No they're not! They are just shagged out following a prolonged squawk! |
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