Substrate Scrap Storage/Organization

[Zac]

We have a ton of substrate scraps (duh) but most of them are useful and we're able to keep for samples/concepts and what not.

Anyone have any creative shelving/filing system for scraps that are a little more than just "throw it on the shelf/pallet". Looking for ideas before I start building.

 

[boxerbay]

 

[WAYNE NOYES]

**** off funny *****

 

[visual800]

we save scraps off cut and routed peices, hdu, maxxmetal, aluminum, pvc but only if they are of considerate size.

 

[rjssigns]

Took two truckloads of "drops" to the dump. Been at this for over 25 years and I've learned one immutable fact. The scrap you save for that next job will NEVER be the correct size, color, etc...

Only stuff I keep around is drops of foam-pvc, and only if they're bigger than 24" x 36".

 

[Texas_Signmaker]

I chuck anything smaller then 2'x3'. The rest I have against walls all over the place... maybe need to chuck more.

 

[ExecuPrintGS]

Any foamboard drops get tossed (they wont survive laying around the shop anyway, someone will ding it with something)
Dibond or aluminum gets cut to 12"x18" for parking signs and set on the shelf. Anything smaller is garbage.
Same goes for rolls of vinyl and lam. at some point you waste more time looking through and sorting the clutter, you might as well buy it new.

We also price everything as if the waste gets used... so its paid for one way or another. Its not lost money, its just not a bonus either.