Storing Settei

[GoalieZero]

Hey everybody!

Got my 1st settei collection coming in this weekend (thanks glorff!) and was wondering if anyone had any tips or suggestions on storing them?
My 11x14 Itoya's are a bit big on size and low on pages for 50+ sheets of settei, so any alternative ideas would be just dandy : )

Thanks in advance!
-G0

[Jadeduo]

Hi,

I myself have never collected Settei, but I have been thinking of moving my sketches out of Itoya folders into Microchamber paper boxes... Just a thought!

Thanks,
Jadeduo



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[sensei]

I'd say scan them for your viewing pleasure and then bag them and store them in an archival box. The acid-free or buffered kind should be fine. Photo stores and online services stock them in convenient sizes. Depending on the paper the settei are on, it might be a good idea to slip in some sheets of microchamber paper. I use more for colored paper (allegedly less stable than white) and one per every 5-10 pages for stable-looking white paper.

Paper materials can (and probably should) be bagged tightly, as paper generates fewer contaminants when stored in the dark at a controlled temp. I do make a tiny slit in a corner, just so the bags don't capture air, which makes them balloon up when you try to stack them.