Comic Book Cabinet Drawers - Storage
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ต.ค. 2024
- Follow our journey of creating our epic Comic Book Drawers! These were so fun to build and we couldn’t be more happy with the result!
We were so tired of the old cardboard comic boxes and needed something that would look good and display my collection!
Each cabinet has 4 drawers.
We made 8 cabinets.
Outside cabinet measurements:
45 1/2” W x 14” T x 23 1/4” D
We used 3/4” plywood for the sides of the cabinet and 1/2” plywood for the top and bottom.
Inside drawer measurements:
3 @ 9 1/4”W x 12 1/2” T x 22 3/4” D
1 @ 10 1/4”W x 12 1/2” T x 22 3/4” D (for larger magazines)
All lumber and hardware was purchased at Lowes.
Plexiglass purchased from local glass shop.
Slow close rails purchased from Amazon.
We found the site that our build was inspired and modified off of:
Paco_VJ:
pacovj.blogspot...
He’s got some awesome plans on there!
Loved the video!💕 Just started my comic book collection and found Toon Haven. They offer a huge variety of digital comics for every genre, and lifetime updates too!😍
Can't wait to start my collection
Great show guys, thank you
Our pleasure!
Like that idea having them in sections
It made it easy to move them for sure!😊
Great video, appreciate you sharing it!
Thanks for watching!
very nice looking, I like how they stack for moving or rearrangement of your collection
@@Rollormotor thank you so much! It makes it so much easier to move around! 😃
THIS IS VERY,VERY,COOL!!!!!😀!!!!!
Thank you! 😊
Finally, someone builds an honest to god system of drawers! I've always thought that a large collection ought to be held in some kind of filing cabinet system, but for comics. I'm hoping someone eventually gets the bright idea to somehow manufacture this kind of thing en masse.
Thanks for watching!😊
this is so sick! i personally don't collect comics, but if i did, you just gave me a new way to go about it. bravo mate.
Thank you!!😊
That’s awesome man!!! I need that haha
Thank you! We love it!😊
very helpful, worth the watch
Glad it was helpful!
Very cool!
Thank you!
This is exactly what I've been looking for :( but I don't know how much I trust my carpentry skills
We had no idea how to do it until til we started researching! You can do it! 😃
Thanks for sharing this, truly excellent content!
Gorgeous! Puts standard comic filing cabinets to shame.
Thank you!!😊
I'm incredibly inspired by this! Thank you for sharing!
You are so welcome!😊
Looks really great. Holding 7000 is amazing, it makes it very practical as a storage unit.
Thank you!!! We love it!😊
Beautiful job 👏
Thank you!!
That's really nice, great job.
Thank you so much!!!😊
Damn, thats insane! It looks so amazing, high quality and organized. This is a collector's dream cabinet.
Thank you! We love it!😊
wow, great video. thanks so much
Great idea and work...one recommendation, if there is any light source in your room at all, to include incandescents, if you leave those first books up front over time they will start to degrade. I use regular comic boxes and put a board in front of the first book. The boards I had in the boxes over the years developed a significant yellow stain in the shape of the hole in the front of the box. You might consider photocopies of the books you want to display and put them behind your plexiglass...just a thought. Happy collecting!
Good idea! Thank you for
The suggestion! 😊
Great idea! Thank you!😊
ill definitely try that, thanks!
Well played, great work!
Thanks a lot!😊
Super nice.................
Thank you so much😊
The results are awesome. Functional and looks great, too. The only thing I would have recommended is a short platform underneath to get the comics up off the ground. I've had personal experience with a house flooding that ruined 1500 comics that I had in long boxes sitting on the floor. I never expected it to happen, but it did (pipe burst) and all it took was one single inch of water in the comic room to destroy 6-7 boxes worth of books.
Thanks for the tip! And thanks for watching!😊
Sucks to hear man. I've been planning out a permanent display for a while, and I do plan to start the comic storage at about knee height, doing a built-in wall cube setup. Figured that should keep me on the safe side. I'm also putting my high dollar raws into BCW stor-folios and plan to put them in storage bins so they can easily be taken out in the event of a fire, etc.
Beautiful work!!
Thank you!!!🙏🏻
Pretty dam sweet!
Thank you!!😊
Very well done! Excellent work! Thanks for sharing with us!
Many thanks!😊
Excellent work.
Many thanks!😊
Looks amazing! Great job!
Thank you!
Very cool! I need this in my collection!
It was so fun to build!
@@ontheflycomics8825 If I built it, there would be way more duct tape!
😂
Holy shit.
What a fantastic start to finish grats to you both looks amazing.
Thank you!!!🙏🏻
Fantastic vid!!! Thanks a lot!
Amazing work 🙌🏽
Thank you 🙌
Excellent Job Bro !!! Top Notch, looks Amazing!!!
Thanks a ton!😊
Wow thats amazing!!!
Thank you!!😊
I've been wanting to build something like this for awhile now. I like how these are separate sections and can be moved easily compared to something that all one piece.
Thank you! That makes it much easier!😊
Wow. Probably going to hear this a lot but I wish I had something like this in my house.
😊
That is awesome man great job!
Thanks!😊
Thanks a ton, this was super helpful!
And I have found my summer project! 😁
Do it!!!! 😀
Yes this is fire !!!! I like it !!!
Thank you so much!!!
Those look amazing
Thank you!!!😀
3/4” for the box and 1/2” for the drawers? These look awesome!
Thank you ! Yes we used 1/2” for drawers. 😀
That looks amazing! Such an awesome way to store/display books.
Thank you!😊
Bro you should patent this design. I'm willing to bet a LOT of shops and conventions would love to have these!
Thank you!!!😊
Quite a few people on TH-cam have built these exact cabinets before. Even if he were the first, there's nothing patentable about a drawer cabinet that uses off-the-shelf parts. They do look good. They're just not unique.
@@NotSoAmazing thank you! Yeah we just went off other peoples designs and did our best to make them the best we could. We put our references in the description of the video. 😃
That looks so good! Great job!
Thank you 😊😊
Absolutely AMAZING!!!
Thank you!!!😊
Dude! This looks incredible! Great video and display all around.
Thanks a ton!😊
That's some scary movie music right there!...and I'm scared of scary movies!😅
😂…no one was harmed in the making of this video…😮😉
Nice. Man if I had the space I'd build one too.
It definitely takes up some space!!😊
Beautiful work.
Thank you!!!😊
Looks awesome!
Thank you! 😊
Dude this is amazing I’m trying to start making something like this
Thank you!! Go for it!😊😊
Its beautiful
Thank you!😊
This Awesome work guys....❤ i need to build me rone like this for my Comics To
You can do it!!!!😊
Nice job ! My collection is still in 20 short boxes with black sharpie noting what's in each.
Thank you! That’s where I was too before we made this! 😂
Great work! I would probably start with a laminate or mellamine board though. It might be a little more expensive than plywood but you save a bunch of time not having to prime or paint and has smooth professional finish.
Good idea! Thanks for the tip and for watching!
Look Nice Thanks for Sharing
Thank you! Thanks for watching!😃
LOVE IT GREAT JOB!! "EXCELSIOR"
Thank you so much!😊
That is just great!
Thank you!😊
Way sick and awesome.
Thank you so much!!😊
awesome!!
Thank you! 😃
Amazing! 😍
Thank you! 😄
Well done, been wanting to build something like this myself.
Thank you! It’s worth it! 😊
Well done
I live in Florida so you can build me one now lol
😂😂
Amazing work! Love the end result and I definitely would've gone with black too....makes the colors from the comics pop. One day when I find the right space, I'll do this.
Thank you! We just got tired of the white cardboard boxes. It’s so easy to find our comics now! 😊
very nice
Thanks!😊
Nice work! I went a similar route, but commissioned a fine woodworker to build it for me. It's true furniture that fits anywhere in a room, like a good bookshelf, record cabinet, or bar. So frustrating that you can't just go to a store or order something out of a catalog.
If you have blueprints, you should sell them on Etsy or something.
Yeah we thought we could easily find something online to buy….but nothing! Building it ourselves was a challenge but worth it!😊
This is amazing work! I've drawn up sketches and cut line plans for this and came across a snafu in the dimensions given in description. Could you help out with the correct width of the inside drawers please?
Thank you! Check on the link in the description (at the bottom) for the plans we based it off of.
Also updated my typo! Thank you!
Great work. I thinking about make one myself. Just need to know what did it cost to make it in parts. Thanks for sharing
Thanks! It wasn’t too bad. Lumber was the main cost. Prices have changed a lot since we built it but I think it was about $1000-$1500?
@@ontheflycomics8825 good to know. Thanks for the reply
sick
Thank you!😊
*_Pretty cool, but dusts till gets in. It should be 100% closed, when closed._*
This is really cool. Did you anchor the upper cabinets to studs or is there any danger of these tipping when you open a top drawer?
Thank you! It doesn’t tip at all. I haven’t tried to open all 4 drawers at the same time full of comics though.
I usually only have 1 maybe 2 open at the same time.
This is a thing of beauty! How many comics does each drawer hold? How feasible would it be to make the drawers longer?
Cheers,
Rob
Thank you! It holds around 7,000 comic books. You could make the drawers longer by just altering the dimensions to your desired length. Thank you for watching! 😃
Nice one! Thanks@@ontheflycomics8825
I've seen many of these. The first at Mile high comics. He/Chuck had several built on rollers, 4 boxes x 5 box cabinet that held like 4000 comics. He carried ten of these, 40' long, in a tractor trailer to SDCC for several years. You can check them out on the mile high TH-cam channel. His warehouse holds ten million comics.
Nice!!!😊
How much did all the materials cost? all in all?
I honestly don’t remember . But it wasn’t too bad. The self closing brackets were pretty expensive like $40 for 2 I think. They have a width limit of like 500lb. Lumber wasn’t too bad.
I don’t have the receipts! 🙃
That is awesome and you have a ton of comics so can you do a top 20 comics in your collection???
Thank you! That’s a good idea!😊
I am going to watch this later.....I'm very intrigued. I have some 55 000 comics....still have some space, but I like the way this looks.
Already wondering how many are/can be stored in that wall section in the thumbnail.
Thanks for watching! Each drawer holds roughly 220 comics. The entire set up
Holds around 7,000 comics.
@@ontheflycomics8825 Ok....thanks. At home I'll watch the whole video with full attention. It looks awesome! 👍
Wow nice work!
My girlfriend is great at carpentry so Im gonna ask if we can start a project like this :)
Yessss! My wife was the brainchild of this project! 🙂
Need now!
😂
Thats an awesome setup!! Looks amazing! Would you share the measurements, wood, essentials to allow someone to build one as well? And about how much did it cost to build this?
Check out the description. 😊 thanks for watching!
Love this! I'm helping get a comic book store set up in my area and we would love something like this! Would you happen to have a link to a guide/tutorial, or would you be willing to share the dimensions of everything with me?😊
Thanks for checking it out! Also check out the video description for all that info! 😊
Thats hard af
Thank you!!😊
you dont have any plans for cutting the lumber and sizes you would share??
Thanks for looking! Dimensions are in the description.
Great, educational video! Could you do this with a longer shelf? Any idea how much each individual "Unit" weighs? Thank you!
I’m not sure how a longer shelf would hold up with the weight. The slow close brackets are rated for 100lbs😊
@@ontheflycomics8825 Thank you! I love the idea of being able to move it with individual units as opposed to one, gigantic unit!
@@aftacomics5865 that is very handy. We had to move them all when we turned that room into a D&D room. Then moved them back. One cabinet is still pretty heavy.😬
That is AWESOME SICK!!!!! Just asking, but what was the total material cost?
I honestly don’t remember . But it wasn’t too bad. The self closing brackets were pretty expensive like $40 for 2 I think. They have a width limit of like 500lb. Lumber wasn’t too bad.
I don’t have the receipts😅
Amazing display I love it. Is there anyway you could share the measurements and what you bought to make it. Thank you
Thank you! I'll try to post that info tonight! 😀
@@ontheflycomics8825 awesome thank you.
I put some measurements and where we bought material in the video description. 😊
Awesome thank you so much
How much did it cost to make and can you share the design? 😆
Check out the description😊
Amazing. Good job, but the cost of doing all this is probably more than the value of these comics in them. I would rather cut down my collection. But I would keep the favorite comics for easy access in these cabinets.
Thanks! Though my collection is worth more than it cost to build this. 😊
Love it but why the gap on the front of each drawer at the top?
@@johnriffel2347 thank you! It was just in the plans we built it from. 🤷🏻 we were learning as we went. I appreciate you watching! 😃
Hey looks great. What’s the dimensions of the plexiglass?
Thanks! The link in the description should take you to some plans that show the dimensions . Thanks for watching!😃
Could you fit slabbed books in the display on the front?
I'm not sure the thickness of a slabbed book. I have not slabbed any of my collection.
Just putting it out there, if you ever! Happen to get out of the hobby, I will buy this.
😊
I’m planning I’m making my own. Do you got the measurements for this projects?
Yes check out the description for all our details 😃
😍woooooow!
Thank you!
How much would you charge to make one for me?
😊honored, but we just made the one and don’t plan on doing it again. 😂
Looks top notch. Great job. Question: How thick is the plywood? Looks like the drawer units are 1/2" while the frame is made out of 3/4". Hopefully that's right.
Thank you!! I added that info to the description! 😊
@@ontheflycomics8825 Much appreciated!
Looks great! Good space saving way to display comics too. Just subbed!
Thank you so much!!!!😊