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   Dave45 | Jan 01, 2007 04:56pm | #1

   I subscribed to Popular Mechanics for most of the '70's and '80's and faithfully kept each issue "for future reference".  I found that 12 magazines fit nicely in a paper grocery bag which I folded around them, marked with the year, and stacked in the garage.

   Sometime in the late '80's, I was going thru one of my periodic cleaning frenzies/junk purges and realized that I had never actually used any of them since they had been stored away.  I opened a few of the bags as I carried them to the curb and found that they had survived the years in excellent condition.

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   groucho | Jan 01, 2007 05:50pm | #2

   rainman-nw,

   Buy Fine woodworking slipcovers. They hold 12 issues each and keep the books neat and orderly. "Click" on the upper right tab "Store" then in search enter the number 011050; for issues from 117 thru current. Enter 011051; for issues 1- 116. I use them and I find them to be practical (easy to use) and handy. Good luck and Happy New Year!

    

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   TonyCz | Jan 02, 2007 04:02am | #4

   Ditto on the FWW slip covers,  They also look great on you book case you build.

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   JerryPacMan | Jan 01, 2007 06:14pm | #3

   I use cardboard magazine files for the hundreds of magazines I have subscribed to over the years.  Most of the spine info is visible so you can find what you are looking for easily.  They are available at Office Max, Staples or Office Depot. 

    

   Life is what happens to you when you're making other plans .

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   P3Driver | Jan 02, 2007 06:32am | #5

   I use an idea to store my FWW magazines that I saw in a magazine years ago.  I use a rubbermaid container made for office file storage.  They cost about $8.  These containers have a lip on each side to hang Pendaflex folders that would normally hold files.  I then take a Pendaflex folder, cut it in half at the fold and use the two halves to hang my FWW magazines.  I insert the pendaflex half into the magazine at about the middle of the magazine and then hang the pendaflex in the Rubbermaid container.  This way the magazine is suspended so it won't bend or fold, and the information along the spine of the magazine can be seen.  As a container gets filled, I label the outside with the dates of the magazines inside.  Each container will hold about 50 issues, making the storage pretty inexpensive, and the containers can be stacked to take up less room.

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   dukeone | Jan 02, 2007 07:15am | #6

   Rainman: The link below is a company that has everything you could ever want to preserve magazines or books. Duke

    

   http://www.brodart.com/

   "... Buy the best and only cry once.........

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   YesIWood | Jan 02, 2007 03:14pm | #7

   Rainman,

     My FWW mag's I keep on a self in order.  And refer to them often.  I also subcribe to "other" mag's. These I read then cut out the article worth keeping.  I then file them in an accordian folder (like for taxes) under certain headings.  Then when ever I need to get an inpriration like to build a sofa table, I go to the folder and pull out all sofa tables and usually desing my own.  The cut out article inspire me to build what I "really" want.

   Joe

   Even a broken clock is correct twice a day...

    

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   RickL | Jan 02, 2007 03:22pm | #8

   Staples and office supply places carry generic magazine storage boxes for easy access.