how do you store your films?

[ericheartsu]

Looking for some tips on how to store hundreds and hundreds of flims!

right now i just store them in a flat file, sorted by client in handmade folders, but it takes FOREVER finding folders.

How do you guys do it?

[Prosperi-Tees]

I actually toss most of them. Space is a premium at my shop. Space is worth more to me than a $1.00 film. alan802 has the best homemade system I think. Do a search and it should show up.

[Frog]

Howdy Eric. Welcome. As mentioned, there is a thread or two about just this subject. Here's one  from July of last year that got action with replies into January.
http://www.theshirtboard.com/index.php/topic,893.msg26547.html#msg26547

[Ksports]

From your description of your current files you could make a bookshelf out of wood that would hold your size file. You should start using design numbers to identify the jobs which would help keep them in order. Create a design sheet and tape one to the outside of the folder. We have a system in place to purge and recycle our folders that have not been ordered in two years and that have dated material.
Any recycled folders you can just x through old design sheet and attach new one in its place.

Hope some of this helps.
ks

[alan802]

I actually toss most of them. Space is a premium at my shop. Space is worth more to me than a $1.00 film. alan802 has the best homemade system I think. Do a search and it should show up.

Wish I could take credit for our system but I copied txscreener almost exactly.  I highly recommend building something like that if you have lot's of repeat orders like we do.

[sportsshoppe]

I made a wood box with legs where I don't have to bend over to the floor the box is 4' long 16'' wide and 14'' deep. We use X-Ray folders and staple paint sticks to them and put them in abc order woks well and we can store hundreds of film.