slightly O.T. - help wanted

I use plastic 8.5" x 11" loose-leaf sleeves I get from Costco. They don't seal like zip-loc bags, but I can buy them in bulk and they work great for saving individual magazine pages.

I think the comic book shop suppliers might have something like that. Though comics are smaller than 8 1/2 x 11.

WmB

Bill Shuey said the following on 02/03/07 03:48:

What might be more useful are the ones with the ring binder edge strip.

Richard.

Bill, you might take a look for bags for Life Magazines. At the collectors shows I go to there is usually a table with a dealer selling bulk plastic bags, and they had sizes big enough for the old full size Life mags. You do though, have to fold and tape them closed, like comic bags, they do not have seals.

wander thru this google search.

Craig

Bill - I've been going through my old Fine Scales, Scale Modelers, Air Trails, Air Progress and ~lots~ of other mags and scanning and downloading all the articles that I find useful (this includes display models into a gallery section) and then transferring the data to a USB drive for backup storage. I've also added stuff from model railroading mags for diorama construction. The storgae system is easy enough to use and I can find most data in a few minutes. If I'm working on a specific kit or need a specific tip, I print it up and I'm good to go. HTH.

Our local comic shop has two sizes, one for comics and one for magazines. They don't quite fit A4 size mags but they're close enough.

Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr.

"Bill Shuey" wrote

Hey Bill, it's the 21st century now. How about scanning them little old paper clippings and making PDF files to store on your computer? It's not hard and doesn't take too much time once you get rolling. I'm working my way through my large stack of modelling mags and scanning the articles I want to keep; the rest are going up to the local hospital to give the guys something to read besides women's magazines... I know what a cow that is - I spent 2 weeks in there a couple of years ago.

If you need some guidance or advice, contact me off-list and I'll see what I can do. I'm using free software to do it, so the only expense is a scanner. Unless you can beg, borrow or steal one...

Rob

Bill, if you look on the shelves near the resealable sandwich bags in the supermatrket you will see all sizes., I use ones that can fit A4 size documents in with ease, up to (about) 80 + pages of A4.

Thanks for the feedback. I have been steered to an outfit called Uline that makes what I want. However, the idea of electronic storage may also be investigated. I received a "Sandisk" Cruzer drive for Christmas and will investigate it's potential. Imagine, 2 Gigabytes on that little thing.

Bill Shuey

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