{"id":20395,"date":"2016-06-06T05:00:31","date_gmt":"2016-06-06T12:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=20395"},"modified":"2016-06-02T16:24:14","modified_gmt":"2016-06-02T23:24:14","slug":"revolving-storage-bins-polymer-clay-studio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/revolving-storage-bins-polymer-clay-studio\/20395\/","title":{"rendered":"Revolving Storage Bins for Your Polymer Clay Studio"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Revolving<\/a>Video #737:<\/span> How to use less than 1 sq foot of studio space, to store over 4 sq feet of inks, finishes, paints, glues, stamps, and more!<\/span><\/strong> <\/p>\n

In today’s video I am going to show you how I use revolving bins for craft storage in my polymer clay studio.<\/span><\/p>\n

I have been getting several request from viewers as to what the black storage unit on my desk was, so I thought I’d show it to you in more detail.<\/span><\/p>\n

This style of revolving bin storage has been around a long time. In fact when I was a kid, my grandparents lived in the small town of Rocky Mountain House Alberta, and they owned the only gas station and service garage in the community. My grandpa had a huge version of one of these revolving bins in his shop. It was probably 2 feet round and maybe 5 feet high, made of galvanized steel and filled with various automotive parts. I remember turning the bins so I could see what was inside.<\/span><\/p>\n

I kind of have a nostalgic feeling toward this kind of storage unit. So when I saw that Tim Holtz had just come out with a supply spinner in this vintage style, for storing inks, tools and paints in, I really wanted to have one.<\/span><\/p>\n

Though they are extremely cool looking, the Tim Holtz version is fairly pricey… especially if you want one shipped to Canada. So I set it on the back burner, to maybe get one down the road.<\/span><\/p>\n

Then this past Christmas I was shopping for tools on the Harbor Freight website, and found a much more affordable four tier unit.<\/span><\/p>\n

It took me about an hour to assemble because there were a million nuts and bolts to screw together.<\/span><\/p>\n

I find that the unit can hold a lot of weight, and the trays spin very smoothly, but the base seems a little thin which causes the whole thing to rock a bit when loaded down with a lot of supplies.<\/span><\/p>\n

As you will see in the video, I have stored absolutely tons of bottles of glue, ink, paint, finishes, stamps and more. The unit only takes up One square foot of desktop space but gives almost 4 square feet of storage.<\/span><\/p>\n

I like the black industrial look, but I have seen others who have painted their revolving storage bins with great success. Overall I found the quality to be good, especially considering the price, and will buy another unit in the future, if needed.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n