Cabinet Card Storage

[wake.up.the.echoes]

http://www.the2buds.com/surs6x9.htm

I believe that I bought mine here.

There are also penny sleeves that are supposed to fit inside the 6 x 9 toploaders, but they don't fit. They are about 1mm too wide for the 6 x 9 holder. this is why I use a 5 x 7 penny sleeve inside the 6 x 9 toploader I linked to above.

Alan

[Tsaiko]

Originally Posted by 19bowman48

http://www.the2buds.com/surs6x9.htm

I believe that I bought mine here.

There are also penny sleeves that are supposed to fit inside the 6 x 9 toploaders, but they don't fit. They are about 1mm too wide for the 6 x 9 holder. this is why I use a 5 x 7 penny sleeve inside the 6 x 9 toploader I linked to above.

Alan

Thank you so much, those should work nicely for safety deposit box storage.

[Joe_G.]

Here is my approach, something I've shared with others previously. I like to store my cabinets in three ring binders, slid into magazine albumn pages, within an 8x10" top loader and soft sleeve insert. Working through this backwards . . .

1) Custom made soft sleeve inserts. I haven't had to order these in years but I believe they (Atlantic Protective Pouches) are still taking orders. I ordered 3mil mylar polyester sleeves that measure 7 7/8" wide x 11 1/2" high, open on one short side (this is a custom size that works well for large assortment of cabinets that I like to stick in 8x10 top loaders). I usually cut these down to only 9 7/8" high so they can fully fit within an 8x10 top loader.
http://www.atlanticprotectivepouches.com/

2) I then slide #1 above into an 8x10 BCW Photo Top Loader
http://cgi.ebay.com/25-BCW-8-x-10-Ph...item53e1f03870

3) I take #2 (& #1) and slide them into a BCW 1 Pocket 8 1/2 x 11 Magazine Album Page
http://cgi.ebay.com/100-BCW-1-Pocket...item5ade811987

I arrange 1, 2, & 3 such that it would be difficult for a splash of water to reach the card by alternating the open end of the sleeve/top loader/page. That is, the open side of the sleeve is at top of the cabinet while the open side of top loader is at the bottom while the page is open at top. So water would have to come in from the top of the page and reach the bottom where it could enter the top loader but then has to travel back up to the top before it enters the soft sleeve. Lastly, I store the pages in a zippered 3 ring binder.

[wake.up.the.echoes]

Wow! Good stuff, Joe. Thanks for sharing. I am not sure if I want to start grading cabinets, so your idea seems pretty good for storage, as well as for being able to easily view the cards (which was another concern I had). I was thinking about scanning my cabinet cards, and starting a photobucket account (or something similar). Then I would store the cards and not have to expose them to light every time I wanted to look at them. We'll see. Good advice, though, and thanks again for posting it. -Alan

[insidethewrapper]

Joe: Could you show a photo of one of your cabinets ? Thanks Mike

[insidethewrapper]

Check your local Staples store, they have lots of items for displaying various sized items. I bought a few to display photos 8 by 10's etc. Good for programs, T3 etc. Probably any Office supply place would have items available but I know Staples does. They have a base so you can set them right on a desk etc.

[sb1]

I use the large size mylar sleeves and slip them in to Vario pages so they can go in a 3 ring binder.

Would really like to strangle the guy that thought grading cabinets was a good idea. Any more and I'll need a storage building. I crack the lower grade one's out, but only a fool would crack out the 6' 7's and 8's.

Joe must live in a flood zone!! Water is the least of my concerns, occasionally beer does become a hazard!