Several people have asked about our painting bins, so I thought I would send our specs out to the whole list. For our in-house bin building we would use the following supplies: Oversize Bins (10 x 12 x 6') 400' poplar (1 ½ x 1 3/4") per bin 8 sheets 4 x 8 feet plywood per bin 4 pieces 12 feet 2 x 4s per bin 2 pieces 8 feet 2 x 4s per bin 3 gallons Vapor Barrier per bin These bins are skeleton bins with poplar frames and a plywood base. We sometimes cover the skeleton frames with oversize cardboard to help prevent the paintings from catching. The poplar is also sanded or routed on the edges to get rid of the sharp corners. The spacing between the frames is sometimes adjusted to fit specific pieces. All materials are screwed together (not nailed) so that the units can be diassembled if needed. The spaces in between the frames (the bins) have a bottom layer of 1/2" ethatfoam covered in heavy-duty tyvek (more paper-like than soft). This allows the paintings or travel frames to slide easily in and out of the bins. Smaller bins I've listed the materials we use for various sizes of bins below. These are typically made of 1/2" or 3/4" 4 x 8' sheets of MDO. MDO (Medium Density Overlay) is a manufactured wood product made from layers of wood. We use this instead of plywood (it is too rough and there are too many knotholes, etc.) or fiberboard (it is heavily treated with chemicals and off-gasses too much). Everything is painted with a vapor barrier to help prevent off-gassing. The outer walls of the bins are made with the thicker MDO, and the inner walls with thinner materials. This saves a bit in the weight of the final product. Again, the bottoms of the bins are lined with tyvek-covered ethafoam. For smaller bins we use the regular (softer) tyvek to cover the pads. 6 x 5 x 4' Bins 5 sheets 4 x 8 feet ¾" MDO per bin 3 sheets 4 x 8 feet 1/2" MDO per bin 2 gallons Vapor Barrier per bin 4 x 4 x 4' Bins 2 sheets 4 x 8 feet ¾" MDO per bin 2 sheets 4 x 8 feet 1/2" MDO per bin 1 gallon Vapor Barrier per bin 2 x 3 x 4' Bins 2 sheets 4 x 8 feet ¾" MDO per bin 2 sheets 4 x 8 feet 1/2" MDO per bin 1 gallon Vapor Barrier per bin 5 x 8 x 4' Bins 300' poplar (1 ½ x 1 3/4") per bin 5 sheets 4 x 8 feet plywood per bin 4 pieces 8 feet 2 x 4s per bin 2 gallons Vapor Barrier per bin 10 x 6 x 4' Bins 300' poplar (1 ½ x 1 3/4") per bin 5 sheets 4 x 8 feet plywood per bin 4 pieces 8 feet 2 x 4s per bin 2 gallons Vapor Barrier per bin I hope this helps! Angela Steinmetz Collections Coordinator Denver Art Museum 100 West 14th Avenue Parkway Denver, CO 80204-2788 Phone: (720) 865-5023 Fax: (720) 865-5081 [log in to unmask] >>> [log in to unmask] 09/29/04 08:23AM >>> Painting storage equipmentI would be interested in any information about this topic as well. Our Painting collection is being stored in crates with archival packing for more than 10yrs. --Shannon from generation to generation The History Center in Tompkins County Shannon Lindridge, Collections Manager 401 East State Street, Suite 100, Ithaca, NY 14850 607.273.8284 ext.7 (FAX) 607.273.6107 www.TheHistoryCenter.net <http://www.thehistorycenter.net/> Please note my new email address: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> -----Original Message----- From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Schmid, Peter Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 12:13 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Painting storage equipment Our archives possesses a number of paintings that need proper storage. Unfortunately, we do not have space for the screens (as I believe they're called) on which paintings are hung. We do have room for some kind of slotted, upright shelving system--less than ideal no doubt but much better than our present storage. I know this would result in the weight of the artwork resting on the frame, but perhaps there is a way to provide a soft cushion which would minimize that impact? Now that I think of it, I suppose that the slots could have boards from which the paintings hang, which would do away with that problem. I was surprised that my searches for museum storage equipment yielded very few useful results. Could anyone on the list point me in the right direction, or suggest vendors who might have on-line sites with images of some kind of upright storage system? Thanks for any help, Peter F. Schmid, CA Asst. 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