Post by oldschooldm on Jul 26, 2012 15:07:59 GMT -9
[UPDATE: Be sure to see the next post which removes the need for paperclips and allows for two-sided pages as well as vertical storage!]
My nickname should be x-Flat. I wanted a way to store my cardboard warriors so I could easily search them and store them. When 30 years ago they made adhesive sheets with acrylic covers for 3-ring binders - they were called "magnetic photo pages", though they had nothing to do with magnetism. And they pre-dated PostIt style weak adhesive, so the adhesive would be way too strong for storing minis that I wanted to be able to take out and replace at will.
I searched in vain for modern re-positionable page equivalents, so I decided to make some out of stuff I had on hand:
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90# Cardstock, spray tack, some old 3-ring sleeves, and 4 Jumbo paper clips.
Before I explain the process, let me show the results:
You're probably wondering why, if I have pocket pages, do I have paperclips? That's because the pages are not in the sleeves, just paper-clipped to the back of them.
The steps I used:
1) Apply Spray Tack to the page
1a) Weaken the Spray-Tack a bit by pressing a sheet of standard scrap paper to the surface, and then removing it.
2) Press your figures onto the page.
3) Paperclip it to the back of a sleeve sheet (this gives it holes, and also protects the figures and surrounding tack from the air/elements. I used four, one at each corner. [You won't want to put the page into the sleeve with tack on it and it would make it too hard to get your figures in and out.]
To pickup/place figures, remove a paperclip from the nearest edge, lift the cover, do your business, and reverse.
You may find that you need a little practice spreading spray-tack evenly. No problem, these are so easy to make you just start over.
I also decided to press each new sheet when it was complete by putting several heavy books on it.
I'm not planning on storing these pages vertically, so weak tack isn't a problem as my figures won't be fighting gravity. Your mileage may vary.
BTW - if someone knows where I can buy the commercial equivalent of this, I'm all ears... It'd be like the "magnetic" pages of yesteryear, but using PostIt strength tack with a clear cover. Preferably on both sides of the page (my solution does not do that...)
My nickname should be x-Flat. I wanted a way to store my cardboard warriors so I could easily search them and store them. When 30 years ago they made adhesive sheets with acrylic covers for 3-ring binders - they were called "magnetic photo pages", though they had nothing to do with magnetism. And they pre-dated PostIt style weak adhesive, so the adhesive would be way too strong for storing minis that I wanted to be able to take out and replace at will.
I searched in vain for modern re-positionable page equivalents, so I decided to make some out of stuff I had on hand:
i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g393/frandallfarmer/Boxes and Gaming Aids/StickySheets/0774e454.jpg[/IMG]
90# Cardstock, spray tack, some old 3-ring sleeves, and 4 Jumbo paper clips.
Before I explain the process, let me show the results:
You're probably wondering why, if I have pocket pages, do I have paperclips? That's because the pages are not in the sleeves, just paper-clipped to the back of them.
The steps I used:
1) Apply Spray Tack to the page
1a) Weaken the Spray-Tack a bit by pressing a sheet of standard scrap paper to the surface, and then removing it.
2) Press your figures onto the page.
3) Paperclip it to the back of a sleeve sheet (this gives it holes, and also protects the figures and surrounding tack from the air/elements. I used four, one at each corner. [You won't want to put the page into the sleeve with tack on it and it would make it too hard to get your figures in and out.]
To pickup/place figures, remove a paperclip from the nearest edge, lift the cover, do your business, and reverse.
You may find that you need a little practice spreading spray-tack evenly. No problem, these are so easy to make you just start over.
I also decided to press each new sheet when it was complete by putting several heavy books on it.
I'm not planning on storing these pages vertically, so weak tack isn't a problem as my figures won't be fighting gravity. Your mileage may vary.
BTW - if someone knows where I can buy the commercial equivalent of this, I'm all ears... It'd be like the "magnetic" pages of yesteryear, but using PostIt strength tack with a clear cover. Preferably on both sides of the page (my solution does not do that...)