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Subject:	How do you store your instructions?
Newsgroups:	lugnet.storage, lugnet.general
Date:	Tue, 17 Feb 2004 02:53:22 GMT
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My collection has gotten to the point where tossing the instructions from all the sets into a cardboard box just isn't working any more. There is a lot of information about how to store bricks, but not much on the subject of instructions. So, does anyone have any good recommendations for storing instructions? -Elroy

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		Re: How do you store your instructions?
(...) well there's allways the big green steel box sometimes known as a garbage dumpster.=) actuly some use binders with plastic sleaves and others just use a storage bins that slide under a bed. ondrew (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.general)

		Re: How do you store your instructions?
(...) I store all of mine in a steel filing cabinet using the expandable hanging file folders and sorted by theme. The instructions stay wrinkle free, there's low humidity and no exposure to sunlight. Dawn (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.general)

		Re: How do you store your instructions?
(...) I store mine in lever arch files with plastic sleves inside them. (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.general)

		Re: How do you store your instructions?
(...) The best thing to do is to get a bunch of A4 sheet protectors and a couple of A4 binders. These can be hard to find in the United States, but they have become easier to find in recent years as more businesses start using ISO paper sizes for (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.storage)

		Re: How do you store your instructions?
(...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.general)

		Re: How do you store your instructions?
Elroy & All, (...) There have been a lot of good suggestions here already, here is how I do it. (URL) sort via size, and then number. I have an index for quick finding. I am buying so many multiples of sets now, that I file 1 copy, and then store (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.general)

		Re: How do you store your instructions?
(...) I have my larger instructions in a vertical carrying file case, sorted by theme. The smallest sheets are tucked into a photo album (the kind with 'pockets'). Duplicate instructions are tucked away in the closet. The file box we used was an (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.storage)

		Re: How do you store your instructions?
I have big 3-inch binders which are loaded with plastic sleeves. Each theme has it's own binder. I then organize them by size, with the smallest in photo-sleeves, then up through full size. Here is one: (URL) I do have 2 problems with this setup, (...) (21 years ago, 28-Mar-04, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.general)

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