I'm starting my B.Arch in 5 weeks, and I have a whole lot of supplies for studio but no good box to put them in. I need something that can fit pens, rulers, various squares, a scale, a triangle, some french curves, some blades, a cutting mat, and a roll of bumwad. I'd like to be able to fit the box in my backpack or at least carry it by a handle, because rolling a toolbox around looks pretty stupid when you're not an actual worker.
Did this thing live in studio or did you roll it around all the time?
senjohnblutarsky
Jul 18, 19 4:36 pm
Lived in studio. Everyone had a desk that was about 3'x5'. Box lived in the space under it.
Steeplechase
Jul 18, 19 1:20 pm
That’s a lot of stuff to try and cram into a backpack. I used a fishing tackle box for most stuff and a soft portfolio bag for the larger items.
atelier nobody
Jul 18, 19 1:25 pm
I have a "man-purse" that holds most of what you listed, plus a Dell XPS13 laptop (NOT suitable for CAD/BIM or any kind of rendering, OKish for SketchUp), a few other electronic devices and paraphernalia, and a fair number of markers. I don't carry around a cutting mat, but a small one would fit. There's enough space left over for a book or 2.
Non Sequitur
Jul 18, 19 1:57 pm
My undergrad studios provided each student with a large horizontal wooden locker (on a stand) that doubled up as a model making table. I kept all supplies in there as I had access to my workspace 24/7 and never ever brought studio work home. At the end of each year, instead of emptying the locker out, I just back-up my car to the loading door and took that baby home for the summer.
Not relevant... I get it, but thanks for tossing me down memory lane for a few minutes.
August F.
Jul 18, 19 4:26 pm
Do most undergrad studios let you leave your stuff at your station? If that's the case, I'll absolutely just get a locker instead of hauling every day.
Non Sequitur
Jul 18, 19 4:42 pm
This is probably something you should ask the school.
mespellrong
Jul 19, 19 10:26 pm
I worked in the arts before going to studio, so I made a variety of plywood crates to pack them all up. I think I still have a crate of bees in my garage.
Hey all,
I'm starting my B.Arch in 5 weeks, and I have a whole lot of supplies for studio but no good box to put them in. I need something that can fit pens, rulers, various squares, a scale, a triangle, some french curves, some blades, a cutting mat, and a roll of bumwad. I'd like to be able to fit the box in my backpack or at least carry it by a handle, because rolling a toolbox around looks pretty stupid when you're not an actual worker.
Any recommendations?
I used a Stanley Fatmax version of this:
https://www.lowes.com/pd/CRAFTSMAN-37-in-Black-Plastic-Wheeled-Lockable-Tool-Box/1000578337
Did this thing live in studio or did you roll it around all the time?
Lived in studio. Everyone had a desk that was about 3'x5'. Box lived in the space under it.
That’s a lot of stuff to try and cram into a backpack. I used a fishing tackle box for most stuff and a soft portfolio bag for the larger items.
I have a "man-purse" that holds most of what you listed, plus a Dell XPS13 laptop (NOT suitable for CAD/BIM or any kind of rendering, OKish for SketchUp), a few other electronic devices and paraphernalia, and a fair number of markers. I don't carry around a cutting mat, but a small one would fit. There's enough space left over for a book or 2.
My undergrad studios provided each student with a large horizontal wooden locker (on a stand) that doubled up as a model making table. I kept all supplies in there as I had access to my workspace 24/7 and never ever brought studio work home. At the end of each year, instead of emptying the locker out, I just back-up my car to the loading door and took that baby home for the summer.
Not relevant... I get it, but thanks for tossing me down memory lane for a few minutes.
Do most undergrad studios let you leave your stuff at your station? If that's the case, I'll absolutely just get a locker instead of hauling every day.
This is probably something you should ask the school.
I worked in the arts before going to studio, so I made a variety of plywood crates to pack them all up. I think I still have a crate of bees in my garage.