SWC Magazine & Pattern Storage - Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Message Board

miniwoodworker · 05-05-2009, 02:13 PM

After using several different methods, the following is what I use, today, to keep copies of the magazine and the patterns together.

Supplies:
3 ring binder
Magazine Holders Magazine Holders - Lee Valley Tools
Top loading sheet protectors

Remove the pattern from the magazine & press the staples back down. Thread the magazine into the holder and put it in the binder. Insert the pattern into the sheet protector. This goes in the binder, behind the magazine. If available, I also print out any patterns available from the site. These, plus the copies madefrom the included pattern sheets go into a 2nd sheet protector, behind the first one.

If I remove anything from the binder, it's left open at that position as a gentle (silent) reminder to return it to it's proper place.

Small binders and sheet protectors are a good way to organize patterns, from other sources, by type, if you collect numerous patterns. Half inch binder for your cross patterns, for example. Keep the original in one protector and the extra copies in one behind it.

Note: I buy clear (not non-glare) sheet protectors from Sam's Club. 200 per box for less than $10. (Best I remember they were $8-$9.) Much less expensive than a box of 25 from an office supply store.

Hope this suggestion helps you to keep your patterns organized.

wood-n-things · 05-05-2009, 02:44 PM

I just keep mine in an old filing cabinet. Your idea is well organized as well.
Thanks for all you tips keep em coming.

normded · 05-05-2009, 02:47 PM

that's a great idea i have mine all over and i can never find the pattern i want until i don't want it anymore. thanks for the great idea.

jerry

shadylady0447 · 05-05-2009, 07:06 PM

Lee, I keep my magazines the same way....in the 3 ring binders with the magazine holders. You can get the holders for only $3.98 for 12 at Harriet Carter - Distinctive Gift Ideas, As Seen on TV, Unique Gifts and Household Gadgets as opposed to $5.98 at Lee Valley Tools. I just remove the pattern section of the magazine but leave it in the middle of the magazine and slip it and the magazine in the holder. When I want to cut a pattern I just make a copy of the pattern and place everything back in the proper place when I'm done. I also use the sheet protectors from Costco, (western version of Sam' Clubs) for loose patterns.

miniwoodworker · 05-05-2009, 07:23 PM

Thanks, Sue. I'm heading over to that link right now to check it out.

Always appreciate saving $$$$. Thanks, again.

lucky788scroller · 05-06-2009, 03:25 AM

I tend to store mine in the same manner as Jerry does (and find them the same way too). That is one thing I need to do, organizing my patterns, books and magazines. Someday I will make some of those.They would be a simple project to cut out on the scrollsaw with some heavyweight plastic.

JohnB · 05-06-2009, 03:48 AM

G'day Dale,
I had the same idea. I think even 3mm ply or MDF would probably do the job.
However for you blokes $4.00 for a Doz. it seems hardly worth it.

miniwoodworker · 05-06-2009, 09:48 AM

G'day John,

You're right about that. I tried to do the same. Between trying to get those long straight lines and fusing plastic, it wasn't worth the effort. Especially after learning of Sue's source. With a bulk purchase they're less than $4/pkg.

NRscroller · 05-06-2009, 06:44 PM

Hi
I have been doin the same thing for years. Have both SSW and Creative Crafts filed that way in 3 ring binders by years.
Bill

Jim McDonald · 05-07-2009, 01:20 AM

Just ordered 4 doz holders and will get sheet protectors for the other part of the equation later.

Thanks for trying to inject some organization into my system!

05-05-2009, 02:13 PM	#1
miniwoodworker Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 497	SWC Magazine & Pattern Storage After using several different methods, the following is what I use, today, to keep copies of the magazine and the patterns together. Supplies: 3 ring binder Magazine Holders Magazine Holders - Lee Valley Tools Top loading sheet protectors Remove the pattern from the magazine & press the staples back down. Thread the magazine into the holder and put it in the binder. Insert the pattern into the sheet protector. This goes in the binder, behind the magazine. If available, I also print out any patterns available from the site. These, plus the copies madefrom the included pattern sheets go into a 2nd sheet protector, behind the first one. If I remove anything from the binder, it's left open at that position as a gentle (silent) reminder to return it to it's proper place. Small binders and sheet protectors are a good way to organize patterns, from other sources, by type, if you collect numerous patterns. Half inch binder for your cross patterns, for example. Keep the original in one protector and the extra copies in one behind it. Note: I buy clear (not non-glare) sheet protectors from Sam's Club. 200 per box for less than $10. (Best I remember they were $8-$9.) Much less expensive than a box of 25 from an office supply store. Hope this suggestion helps you to keep your patterns organized. __________________ Lee in NC Als Ik Kan DW788 1975 Dremel (labeled Craftsman) Scroll saw w/3" pin blades

05-05-2009, 02:44 PM	#2
wood-n-things Behave Yourself..I can't. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Right here ---silly Posts: 4,471 Blog Entries: 1	I just keep mine in an old filing cabinet. Your idea is well organized as well. Thanks for all you tips keep em coming. __________________ The Mike One of them anyway. Don't be so open-minded. Your brains will fall out!

05-05-2009, 07:06 PM	#4
shadylady0447 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Southwest Washington Posts: 554	Lee, I keep my magazines the same way....in the 3 ring binders with the magazine holders. You can get the holders for only $3.98 for 12 at Harriet Carter - Distinctive Gift Ideas, As Seen on TV, Unique Gifts and Household Gadgets as opposed to $5.98 at Lee Valley Tools. I just remove the pattern section of the magazine but leave it in the middle of the magazine and slip it and the magazine in the holder. When I want to cut a pattern I just make a copy of the pattern and place everything back in the proper place when I'm done. I also use the sheet protectors from Costco, (western version of Sam' Clubs) for loose patterns. __________________ Sue http://s697.photobucket.com/albums/vv340/shadylady0447/

05-05-2009, 07:23 PM	#5
miniwoodworker Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 497	Thanks, Sue. I'm heading over to that link right now to check it out. Always appreciate saving $$$$. Thanks, again. __________________ Lee in NC Als Ik Kan DW788 1975 Dremel (labeled Craftsman) Scroll saw w/3" pin blades

05-06-2009, 03:25 AM	#6
lucky788scroller Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: wisconsin Posts: 6,260	I tend to store mine in the same manner as Jerry does (and find them the same way too). That is one thing I need to do, organizing my patterns, books and magazines. Someday I will make some of those.They would be a simple project to cut out on the scrollsaw with some heavyweight plastic. __________________ Dale w/ yella saws

05-05-2009, 02:47 PM	#3
normded Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 266	that's a great idea i have mine all over and i can never find the pattern i want until i don't want it anymore. thanks for the great idea. jerry

05-06-2009, 03:48 AM	#7
JohnB 1 Tin Soldier Rides Away Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Kalgoorlie, Western Australia Posts: 4,859	G'day Dale, I had the same idea. I think even 3mm ply or MDF would probably do the job. However for you blokes $4.00 for a Doz. it seems hardly worth it. __________________ Regards John "The Golden Mile" I got holes in both of my shoes Well I'm a walking case of the blues Saw a dollar yesterday But the wind blew it away Some of my Stuff Retired Medically Unfit WA Police Officers

05-06-2009, 09:48 AM	#8
miniwoodworker Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 497	G'day John, You're right about that. I tried to do the same. Between trying to get those long straight lines and fusing plastic, it wasn't worth the effort. Especially after learning of Sue's source. With a bulk purchase they're less than $4/pkg. __________________ Lee in NC Als Ik Kan DW788 1975 Dremel (labeled Craftsman) Scroll saw w/3" pin blades

05-06-2009, 06:44 PM	#9
NRscroller Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 71	Magazine Holders Hi I have been doin the same thing for years. Have both SSW and Creative Crafts filed that way in 3 ring binders by years. Bill __________________ DEWALT 788 and Hegner 18vs..... AND STILL CUTTIN IT UP!!!!

05-07-2009, 01:20 AM	#10
Jim McDonald Workin' for the Weekend Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: On the Other Side of the Monitor Posts: 940 Blog Entries: 6	Just ordered 4 doz holders and will get sheet protectors for the other part of the equation later. Thanks for trying to inject some organization into my system! __________________ Jim Exuberance can be corrected; dullness is incurable. --E. Deters "Political Correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end."

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