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I think I will have to try this! I have one of these ArtBin Double Deep boxes. If you watch on Joann.com, they frequently go on sale, otherwise they are kind of pricy. I got lucky and purchased mine when plastic storage was 50% off AND I had a free shipping coupon!
Here is a link to the box Terri used on Joann.com:
I made this box and if you would like to make one see my blog post. DeVine Designs By Terri
This hold 357 copic markers.
Thanks
Terri
This is so fantastic! Thanks Terri!! And it will cost only a fraction of the cost of Copic marker stands, which I can not afford any way.
Most of the directions are very clear. I have one question. You say " on the bottom you need to cut a notch on the back side" Where is the notch cut? In the center of the grid that is next to the back side of the Artbin ??
I am going to Lowes tomorrow with your picture of the project and the list of supplies :cool:
My markers are currently in a repurposed mailing box with dividers cut from a cereal box. :-(
Barbara Jay
__________________ "I have not failed . I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work" --Thomas A. Edison
I have one question. You say " on the bottom you need to cut a notch on the back side" Where is the notch cut? In the center of the grid that is next to the back side of the Artbin ??
Barbara Jay
The sides of the ArtBin taper slightly, so the bottom of the box is smaller than the top opening. If you go to her blog post and look at the third photo from the top, click to enlarge it.
See where there is a raised track in the center back of the box, designed for one of the box dividers to slot into? Because of the slope of the sides, the top grid does not bump into that but the bottom grid does.
On the bottom piece of 19 x 19 grid, the center square has the back side clipped open so the grid can fit around the raised track. If you look at the enlarged photo you can see it!
Please be sure to report back to us on making your ultimate Copic case! I am thinking about making one but I am not sure if I need it YET. I have just under 200 markers, but a girl can dream of owning them all, LOL!
;-)
This is GREAT! How creative of you! Do all 3 sizes of Copic markers fit in the holes?
I got to actually see this Copic case in person! The Ciao and Sketch fit easily in the holes; The Ciao marker has extra room and the Sketch markers fit diagonally in the square opening. The original (square-barreled) markers do NOT fit in the holes.
I don't think that will be a big problem for me, I just have a handful of the original square Copics and they will fit easily into the gap between the grid and the front of the box where the handle is. That side of the box bumps out and then in to accommodate the recessed handle, so it creates some little storage areas outside the grid that will be very handy.
Lynne, Thanks for the explanation. Now it makes sense.
I ordered the ART Bin from Joanns on sale with free shipping. It came today so I see what you are referring to
I am going to Lowes on Wednesday. I have to drive into another town as we don't have a Lowes where I live.
I will let you know how this goes.
I think I have about 75 markers , but I can't see me stopping there LOL
If I bought 75 markers in a little over a year in another year or two I will probably have 150.
So I may as well set up a storage system that I can't out grow.
__________________ "I have not failed . I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work" --Thomas A. Edison
I made this box and if you would like to make one see my blog post. DeVine Designs By Terri
This hold 357 copic markers.
Thanks
Terri
I love your lag bolt idea. It is so much better than the wooden posts I put in mine last April. It is fun to see how others have used my design and improved on it. Another lady from my Copic intermediate class had also improved on my design here.
One of these days I will have to upgrade my Copic storage and replace my wooden posts. Thanks for the idea.
I finally gathered all of the supplies and I will be assembling it to night.
I have two questions.
Do you assemble the grids and lag bolt system first and then put it in the Art Bin Box?
From the picture it looks like there is a washer on top of the top gird and under the bottom grid. Is this correct?
BTW the man at Home Depot called them "Carriage Bolts? They are thread the entire length of the bolt
Thanks to both Terri and Helen for this fantastic idea.
My Copics collection will look a bit lonely in this large box, but I know I will continue adding to my collection and it would be a waste of money to buy/make a storage system I will out grow.
__________________ "I have not failed . I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work" --Thomas A. Edison
I got my supplies today, (the ArtBin was on sale at JoAnn's for $19.99). I did take it apart trying to adjust a couple of things, due to my markers being too tight in the grid, even putting them at the angle. In fact, I still have that problem with my Sketch markers; my caps want to come off at the bottom layer, and I wonder how you solve that issue?? I purchased the Plaskolite grid, like Terri did, and same size carriage bolts, etc. So, I don't know why they are so tight in the fit. Anybody else have that issue????? I got all my supplies at Home Depot.
My Copic storage box is completed.
I don't know why , but I didn't need to cut a notch at the back of the bottom grid to fit it in the box. I bought the panel from Home Depot.
When my grid assembly was finished it just slide into the box and the Copic markers fit in it . So don't cut a notch on the bottom grid until you see it you need it.
I found you can get "3 grids" with 19 holes by 19 holes from one panel. So if three friends just buy 2 panels they can share and save a little money.
It was no problem to cut with a wire snips
My carriage bolts have a hex top .
The only struggle was to get the washers on both sides of the top grid to line up correctly over the holes. They must be aligned exactly over the corner holes for the bottom grid to go on straight.
I used an adjustable wrench on the nut on the under side of the top grid and a plier on the nut on the carriage bolt to tighten them.
It would have been easier to see where the washer must fit over the hole if I had someone to help hold one of the nuts as I tighten them
The washers and nuts on the bottom grid were no problem once the top ones were aligned properly.
I took the picture and the list of supplies with me to Home Depot.
The man suggested using metal "screw on" nut caps for the bottom since they were only 97� of 4 of them
It went together quite smoothly. I am quite pleased with it .
__________________ "I have not failed . I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work" --Thomas A. Edison
I got my supplies today, (the ArtBin was on sale at JoAnn's for $19.99). I did take it apart trying to adjust a couple of things, due to my markers being too tight in the grid, even putting them at the angle. In fact, I still have that problem with my Sketch markers; my caps want to come off at the bottom layer, and I wonder how you solve that issue?? I purchased the Plaskolite grid, like Terri did, and same size carriage bolts, etc. So, I don't know why they are so tight in the fit. Anybody else have that issue????? I got all my supplies at Home Depot.
I forget to mention I bought 4 & 1/2" carriage bolts. I measured my markers and they are 6" long. I felt that only having 1/2" of the market above the grid would be cumbersome to grasp them.
My markers are snug, but the caps don't come off when I remove them.
__________________ "I have not failed . I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work" --Thomas A. Edison
Take your grid assembly out of the box and turn it upside down so the bottom grid ( which was the top) is very close to the bottom of the box.
The Carriage bolts will stick up but you can test it to see if your markers come out easier. If so then replace the 5 & 1/2" carriage bolts with ones that are 4 & 1/2" long. This will allow the bottom grid to sit closer to the bottom of the box and give you more space on the top to grasp the markers to remove them.
Hope this helps
__________________ "I have not failed . I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work" --Thomas A. Edison
Last edited by Barbara Jay; 08-27-2011 at 12:03 AM..
That sounds like a good idea, Barbara! I may see how this works a few times before I change it though, since I have all the markers (except for the florescent colors), and I don't relish taking them all out, keeping them in order and having to put them all back in. It was time consuming enough the first time since I was combining the Ciao's and Sketch's, although they would be together now..... I do think your idea is a great one though, it makes it similar to the real holders......
It's so nice to keep building on a great first invention, isn't it???
I am so-o-o loving having my copics in numerical order arranged by their color letter !!
I have a dedicated row for each color group. Now some rows only have 4 markers in them, but that will change in time --LOL
No more hunting through my box for a color I know that I have .
Before I assembled this system all of my Copics were in a repurposed mailing box with chipboard dividers, but it was not efficient. .
__________________ "I have not failed . I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work" --Thomas A. Edison
Last edited by Barbara Jay; 08-27-2011 at 06:42 PM..
This system costs a lot less than anything I have seen for Copic storage and it will hold all of the markers available if a person wants to buy that many.
__________________ "I have not failed . I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work" --Thomas A. Edison
I am sooooo loving my new marker case. The markers have "settled" into their spots and I'm not having any cap issues. Terri, Erin and all other idea contributors, I thank you immensely for your ideas and sharing them. It is a real joy to work with my markers in numerical sequence in ONE area instead of 5 different holders. I have a combo of Sketch and Ciao's, so with almost all the colors - no florescent ones, this is a perfect solution for me and I'm in heaven. Now when I take a class or even just get them out to use, it will be so simple.
Love SCS and fellow crafters for sharing their ideas to us all....... You are wonderful!!!!
Another question. . . I seem to remember seeing a similar case but made with dowels - which is better?????? I want something that is simple to make.
Also, since I don't have as many markers, I am looking into finding something about half that size. But still doing basically the same thing.
Any suggestions? I know the container will have to be about 6 1/2 inches deep
I can't answer the question about Touch Markers fitting in the holes , because I don't have any of them to try.
I also don't have as many markers as many people have, but I decided to assemble the large Art Bin box anyway. I know I will acquire more Copics ( I have a wish list) and I think it is a waste of money to set up a smaller box only to find in the future I have to start over and buy a larger box.
I have started a couple of storage systems for other things only to find as I acquired more stuff I had to buy a new system.
I started out with a little Iris 3 drawer "desk top" unit for ALL of my rubber stamps. I thought , " I will never fill that up" :rolleyes:
And ONE 4 drawer rolling cart was plenty. Ya sure!!
I think it was a woman named Helen who came up with this idea and she used dowels in the corners. Then Terri and others improved on the idea. I found the bolts, washers and hex screws were cheap and very easy to assemble. I used 4 & 1/2" Carriage bolts as I wanted more space at the top of the grid to grasp the markers.
__________________ "I have not failed . I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work" --Thomas A. Edison
One of the ladies who had been to my Intermediate Copic Certification class had copied my case using dowel rods and she blogged it. That might have been where you saw it, Cathy. Rebecca and I saw it when we met her at a Copic Mixed Media class a month later. My friend Rebecca who helped me saw the pieces for assembly, had redone her case after she saw it. I hadn't gotten around to doing that yet when I saw the post here where it had been redone with bolts. I liked that much better. So I just finished redoing my case this afternoon using the 4 1/2" carriage bolts. Rebecca was here when I put it together and she definitely liked it better than the dowels. So I would say that definitely use the bolts over the dowels.
Also as far as a smaller size, I have seen at Joann's, ArtBin Super Semi-Satchels that are the height and depth of a ArtBin Double Deep Satchel and only half as wide. These were "clearanced" between $9 and $10. I saw clear ones with pink handles and latches and turquoise and purple ones with glitter at Joann's. When we were redoing my case, Rebecca cut a piece of leftover ceiling grid to 20 by 10 squares. This fit the half wide ArtBin case. One piece of ceiling tile will yield three pieces for a Double Deep (you need 2 pieces for a case) and 4 pieces for the half size ArtBins. This will give you 2 half-size boxes. With the bolts in the four corners, this can hold up-to 196 markers. Rebecca was going to make a couple of the small ones to sell.
Thanks for the info. Actually, I just got home from JoAnns where I bought the half size art bin. It was $9.99 and it is purple and glittered but oh well, that is what they had!!!! I will definitely go with the 4 1/2 " carriage bolts.
I only have about 75 Copics and have just ordered 60 Touch Markers. I don't think I will outgrow this system -----but never say never!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Aren't you proud of how far your creation has come? Look at all of us who have picked up on your design and are now loving our new cases! Thank you for your creativity and sharing it with us. I just finished renumbering my Ciaos and am ready to start coloring again.... This is so wonderful to have them all in one spot. I think I'll see how it goes and maybe think of changing my bolts down to the smaller size. I just don't want to have to pull them all out to do it after I just got them all in there!! What a hassle.....
The smaller size????? What am I missing????????? I have my bin but haven't made the run yet to the hardware store. Want to get the right stuff. . . 4 1/4 X 5 carriage bolts, right?
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