I was wondering how you guys store your MM 1/2oz bottles? I currently have a cardboard rack I made, but it’s falling apart (despite 100+ feet of ducttape used to make it), so I was thinking about buying some sheet plastic (maybe about 1/8" or 1/4" thick) and making my own little shelf system.
Anyway, just wondering what you guys/gals do (because this is driving me crazy).
I have some old foam packing material that I cut circles out of. It holds them just fine and I can carry them any where I need them. I also have foam with cut outs for all my tools and such. I don’t have a workbench, so I need to be able to transport my stuff to where ever there’s an available work space. Works great!
thats ingenius!!! I sould try that.
I have something like this:
Except the drawers are only about 3 inches high and there’s only 2 of them. I got them at WalMart as well… I keep enamels in one tray and acrylics in another… Been thinking of getting a 3rd tray for misc. stuff. tweezers, glue etc…
Plus if I need to make room it is very portable…
I whipped this together about three weeks ago. The wood is all pre-cut pieces from Lowes - NO cutting necessary! I think the wood and finishing nails cost me about $7.00 total.
Enjoy your modeling…
Quote the smurfs: “OOOOooooohhhh… AAaaaaahhhh” Impressive! Might make a trip out there tomorrow! What section did you find the precut wood in?
[:)]Lumber[:D][:D][:D]
All their small pre-cut stuff is down the same aisle as the large pre-cut lengths, on racks along the floor. Just find the pre-cut pine and it will be right there. To duplicate this rack, you’ll need 8 ea. 24" x 1-1/2" x 3/8" for the shelves and 2 ea. 18" x 1-1/2" x 3/8" for the sides.
I put the bottom shelf flush with the bottom of the sides and spaced the shelves with 2" openings. You’ll end up with a 1/8" lip between the top shelf and the top of the side, but that way you can put paint on top and it won’t slide off the ends.
I get all my nails by the pound from a local hardware, but you can probably pick up a small container of 1-1/2" nails right there at Lowes. I put three nails in each end of the shelves, but two are probably sufficient. Also, pre-drill your nail holes with a slightly smaller drill bit to prevent the nails from migrating with the wood grain or splitting the shelves.
Enjoy your modeling…
Nahhh… I got the trusty old electric nail gun with 1 inch nails… that should do it… thanks!!!
[In my best Tim Allen impersonation]
Ooooohhhhhh! Nail Gun! (Aaarrrr, Aaaarrrr, Aarrrr)
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Enjoy your modeling…
I like Foster’s, but here’s my plan:
a few of those 15x3" rectangular Rubbermaid drawer organizers, put screws through their bottoms into a board, stand the board up & lean it back against something so the bottles don’t slide forward.
bingoooooooooooo
me 3…
I have a computerized robotic loading system. I type in the color I want, and the system retrieves the proper paint, stirs it properly, thins it to the specified viscosity, and puts the specified quantity in my airbrush. Yeah, in my dreams I do [:o)]
Actually I have a 3-drawer cabinet I got at Big Lots for a couple of bucks that works OK. Not great, but OK. It’s very similar to the one tho9900 shows. Robert, I prefer yours much better.
You got ripped off because that system is supposed to clean your airbrush with lazers afterwards too.
I simply keep my paint in a silverware drawer organizer in the top drawer of a nightstand-like piece of furniture. It’s not great but it works. I sure like Foster’s idea, though. Just no place to put it at the present time.
I use 1" foam used to insulate pipes, cut to 2’ lengths and sliced down the middle length ways. It’s good to hold about 15 pots of paint. I seen on a web site a while ago and thought it was a good idea. But when I get me a proper room I’m gonna do like Foster7155 and build a few of those shelves.
That is if he doesn’t copy right it first [(-D]
James