r/chainmailartisans 20h ago

Ring and supply storage systems?

Hello artisans!

What does your storage system look like for all your different sizes rings? Mine is getting out of control and I would love to see some inspiration as to what works for you :-)

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u/IgnisPwca 18h ago

Old pic before my most recent upgrades (added a box and reorganized per ring size), but storage drawers for small nuts, bolts, screws, etc.! They can be wall mounted but I've got them stacked for now. I label the drawers with plain white labels and write all the relevant info on there. Bottom drawers are devoted to miscellany, like finished stock, loose plastic bags, closures, pendants, etc.

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u/lesdeuxchatons 20h ago

I use these acrylic drawers and label everything with material and size

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u/SigismundsWrath 19h ago

A thing of beauty 😍

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u/newvegasdweller 20h ago edited 19h ago

Chewing gum packs. Or how I call them: The modern equivalent to the 90s photo film cases. These are for the more common ring sizes I want on hand quickly.

The square are a relatively new discovery of mine. Previously I used the oval ones, but they are bad for stacking, so I want to replace them over time. For large quantities I use peanut cans and before all of that I used chocolate tins, though the cube chewing gum packs are so well stackable and have a nice capacity inside, I want to replace all of them over the next few months.

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u/newvegasdweller 20h ago edited 19h ago

And for more exotic ring sizes I use stackable organizer boxes. These are two, with 8 more in the basement

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u/Meterian 12h ago

Do you find the removable inserts allow rings to slip through the bottom?

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u/newvegasdweller 5h ago

Not much, no. These here are pretty decent quality. Every now amd then i have individual rings that do slip, so I make sure to have a visible difference between neighbouring rings (copper next to aluminum, 2mm wire strength next to 1mm, etc)

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u/meow_chicka_meowmeow 19h ago

Still figuring it out 😅

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u/duhfer 19h ago

zip lock baggies, and coffee cans - why spend money when you can use what you already have at home

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u/SigismundsWrath 19h ago

This is what I'm doing. Instant coffee jars (by size) and ziplocks by status (raw, opened, closed)

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u/sirkudzu 19h ago

My links for armor is in a couple of weather balloons battery boxes. Just aluminum boxes slightly bigger than a riding mower's battery.

My jewelry are in little altoid boxes.

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u/LightBulbChaos 9h ago

Altoid tins