I'm beginning to buy bottled inks and need some ideas on storage. I love in a small area and so shelves are needed for other things. Tell me where and how you store your ink.
I'm beginning to buy bottled inks and need some ideas on storage. I love in a small area and so shelves are needed for other things. Tell me where and how you store your ink.
In a big box, with the exception of a couple of bottles that are inks in constant use. Store them wherever you like, keeping in mind that moderate temperatures are best and the most important thing is to keep them out of direct sunlight.
"When Men differ in Opinion, both Sides ought equally to have the Advantage of being heard by the Publick;
and that when Truth and Error have fair Play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter."
~ Benjamin Franklin
We have 3 Ikea wall mounted cabinets: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/90300650/
I also added these to light up the interior: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/b01d2bcd..._wbtpzbw1far2b
I stack boxes in the back, and have the most often used inks out on display (or those without a box or those with cool bottles)
I'll try to take pictures when I get home.
I have colour coded boxes/drawers. I ensure my bottled inks are kept in the coolest parts of the house. I started off with a drawer in my study desk, that quickly became full. I then overflowed into a sitting room unit drawer, and filled that. So the rest of the bottles are in boxes by ink colour. I like strong and quite shallow boxes; some shoe boxes work well, and I keep those under the table in the coolest bedroom.
I use an old stereo cabinet with glass doors. I put most of the ink in a plastic box, assorted by brand. I have run out of space now, because my old stereo equipment is still in that cabinet too. It is in a cool area, and no sunlight hits it at all, ever.
I store most of my inks in a tool chest:
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Frank (June 17th, 2017), Lady Onogaro (June 17th, 2017), naimitsu (June 13th, 2017), SIR (June 12th, 2017)
I use a old artist's wooden paintbox.
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I purchased some MDF boxes at Michaels. They were on clearance and at a significant discount, otherwise I would not have considered them. They have divided compartments and can hold about 9-10 bottles of ink including taller ones like Noodlers. If I remove the division grid, it should be able to hold a bit more. Not bad for $7.
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Lady Onogaro (June 17th, 2017)
Medium-density fibreboard. Google is your friend.
"When Men differ in Opinion, both Sides ought equally to have the Advantage of being heard by the Publick;
and that when Truth and Error have fair Play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter."
~ Benjamin Franklin
Fountain Pen Sith Lord | Daakusaido | Everything in one spot
Chrissy (June 19th, 2017), Jon Szanto (June 18th, 2017), SIR (June 18th, 2017)
Hawk (June 18th, 2017), Jon Szanto (June 17th, 2017)
I am glad we got that particle board shit all sorted. I am not sure how we could go on leaving it like that. </wink>
All Y'all / Youse are really organized. I literally just have bottles on the bookshelf, in a drawer, some in a cardboard box, on top of speaker cabinets, and some on the TV stand ... etc. & co.
But then I thought about it, that is in my bachelor home! In the home I share with my wife my inks are all safely stored in cabinet she never looks in, heh. A few in constant use are on a shelf. It looks like I don't have all that much ink, but ...
Is that "out of sunlight" thing really true? I have heard it both ways on that.
"When Men differ in Opinion, both Sides ought equally to have the Advantage of being heard by the Publick;
and that when Truth and Error have fair Play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter."
~ Benjamin Franklin
Just to finish it off, as I can tell you're interested, colloquially it's all known as "termite barf".
Once upon a time I could fit all my inks in a tin. Then they were housed in a drawer. After a while I used to lie awake at nights wondering if it was the bottom of the drawer I could hear creaking and groaning under the weight. So now they're taking up an entire shelf of a cupboard, and I lie at wake at night wondering it the cupboard's going to collapse. I'm currently wondering if a box under the bed might be safer - I'm fairly sure the floor's up to it...
Ahriman4891 (June 20th, 2017), Chrissy (June 19th, 2017), Hawk (June 18th, 2017), KKay (June 18th, 2017)
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