P3D Re: VM film storage- one tip and one question

[michaelk@xxxxxxxxxxx (Michael Kersenbrock)]

> 2)a tip
> Still on the esoteric subject of VM film storage
> (cue for 90% of list to stop reading). I have found
> an effective way to store cut VM film chips. My
> local stamp and coin collectors shop sells
> PVC pages for the storage of coins in an album.
  ^^^^
> Each page has a number of little pockets to slip
> the coins in.They come in a variety of formats,
> but the smallest has 80 pockets to a page,
> which can store a whole film cut in to chips. I 
> have used this on occassions when a friend
> without a VM cutter has sent me a film to cut
> for him, I pop the cut pairs in each pocket
> and post the page back to him.
> 
> INCIDENTALLY - if anyone is wondering why
> I dont use clever tip 2 to solve my question 1,
> its because I don't have the time or patience
>  to cut all the pairs out - I just want a quick safe
> cheap compact storage method!

And if it REALLY is PVC, you probably don't want to
use it for storage anyway (very non archival).

Mike K.


P.S. - Uncut film comes back from Kodak (through Costco)
       in VERY sturdy thick-walled fiber-based cardboard
       tubes that are short'ish and maybe 4 inches in 
       diameter.  Not sure how archival they are in there, 
       but a few could be coiled up in there without TOO much
       curl, and you probably could run your small car over it w/o 
       harm (if the end pieces are in place).


> 
> Thanks for any advice.
> John Bradley
> JB3D@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> 


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