Wood Soda Crate - Michael's - Ink Storage Possibilities

[Runnin_Ute]

Saw this at a local Michael's store earlier this week. Looks like a great way to store inks.

 

 

 

 

http://www.michaels.com/rtf-wood-soda-crate-by-artminds/10280266.html

 

 

 

Details:

• Unfinished
• 18.25" x 12.625" x 4.875"
• 24 slots
• Rigid Thermofoil

Edited April 20, 2018 by Runnin_Ute

[Chrissy]

The only thing I could foresee is that depending on the ink box/bottle some might be difficult to pull out of those square slots, as the slots look quite deep. I visualised dropping a Sailor box into one, and not being able to get my fingers around it to get it out again. ​

 

Also, you would only be able to see the top of the box, and sometimes the ink colour info is on the front label.

[Runnin_Ute]

20180510_180522 by Brad Merrill, on Flickr

 

Ok, ran over to Michael's this afternoon. Just got back in fact. Bought one. The dividers DO come out, they are held in place with a tiny bit of white glue on the bottom of each one. In fact, without too much trouble I was able to take them all out. On the short ones there was maybe three or four small spots of glue on the bottom of each divider. I pulled the center one out in the car sitting at a traffic light.

 

As is, a Lamy bottle with box is a snug fit but it does fit. Pelikan and Iroshizuku bottles require the removal of one divider to fit, but you can get two boxed 62.5 ml bottles of Pelikan 4001 in that space. It is tall enough for KWZI and Noodler's bottles with no issues.

 

With an assortment of inks. All are below the top of the crate. Even the cap on a 10 ml vial is at or below.

[gregamckinney]

Nice!

If it were mine, I'd put the Lamy ink in a "2 wide" slot as well so it wasn't as much of a hassle to get it out of the little cubby.

Great that everything sits below surface level so you can stack them.

 

Regards, greg

[Runnin_Ute]

Thanks, Greg. I agree, the Lamy inks (I have two) might better in one of the double spaces. This was a more, what fits in what space and take a picture. I tried to use an example of at least one of each bottle/box size for a test fit. I need to go through all my ink and set up the best combination in this.

I have a bunch of sample vials - both 5 & 10 ml just hanging out in plastic bags. This would allow me to stand them up- and the ones that I might use more frequently in one of the vial racks I have.

I was able to get all my bottles except two Noodler's which are ones I use less frequently. Black and Blue Eel. Some spaces had room for more than one. Like the 30 ml Blackstone as an example. Four bottles fit in one space.

20180511_133555 by Brad Merrill, on Flickr

Edited May 11, 2018 by Runnin_Ute

[amberleadavis]

Looking great!