Looking for a "drawing holder"

[Anthony Whitesell]

Once upon a time I worked for a company where the CAD group had this neat drawing hanger thing. It was a C shaped tube with rollers in it. To hang up the drawing you would just slide the drawing into a slot behind the rollers. To remove the drawing you pulled forward and down and the drawing pop-out. Does this sound familiar to anyone? Do you have any idea where i could get one? More specifically, do you have any idea where I could see one so that I could build one myself. he he he.

[Jamie Buxton]

Things like that are often called "flat file", or "blueprint rack" or the like. Google is your friend.

[Anthony Whitesell]

Nope. neither of those. I know what a flat file is (chest of drawers) and the blueprint rack holds bundles of drawings on a "clothes hanger". This thing holds one drawing and hangs on the wall.

[Jamie Buxton]

There's one that works just the reverse of your description. A holder stuck to the wall has a slot along the bottom edge and the sides. Inside is a marble which is loosely captured in a V-shaped space that is wider at the top than at the bottom. Shove a piece of paper up past the marble, and it pushes the marble up a tad in the V-shaped space. But pull the paper down, and it tightens the marble in the space, clamping the paper from falling down. To release the paper, push up a tad to release the marble, and then pull the paper sideways out of the holder.

[Anthony Whitesell]

Different but same. What's it called? Where did you find it?

[Mac McQuinn]

I know this is not what you're looking for although thought i'd toss it in the mix; http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page.aspx?c=2&cat=2,42194,64339&p=64339

MAC

[Myk Rian]

Use a window shade and hang it from the ceiling.

[harry strasil]

+1 for window shade

[Anthony Whitesell]

I know I use that idea. But it doesn't work well outside the basement, if you know what I mean.

[Ted Calver]

Anthony,
I used to have one of those. I think this is what you are looking for.

http://www.anytimeproducts.com/meg/tackless_paper_holder.htm

[Anthony Whitesell]

Bingo. Thanks.