ArtBin6978AB Magnetic Die Storage Case

Very different from my other zipped folders but I find it ideal for storing my Christmas dies of which I don't have as many as my everyday ones. Having said that I have bought another set of magnetic sheets which fitted fine within the box.

These arrived in good time and as described with a discount for purchasing two from this seller.In short it was as economic as the purchase of one case plus a package of three straight white magnetic sheets from Artbin.I purchased thirty A4 0.8mm magnetic sheets from a seller on eBay 17.50 for the thirty sheets including postage.They have the same holding power for the dies as the Artbin ones except that you have to trace round the stiffer Artbin sheets to give the template for cutting each sheet. This gives two bins with Eighteen sheets and the bonus of having plenty of offcuts to make my own fridge magnets! I can glue a stiff card to my black magnetic sheets should their flopping really be a problem. But given that I have interleaved them with the Artbin ones and the way one flicks through the sheets in the bin in the pile I don't see any need for the stiffer composite sheets. Or the extra weight for that matter. I prefer to have the spare space in the bins to put any matching stamps for my metal dies!I had done some homework on storage systems for the thin dies . The vast majority of mine are from sizzix with some Sheena Douglas and a few other good quality brands.I have a small thin plastic box that I have used to store some of my small intricate thin dies in using magnetic sheets from some dies sold on such sheets. I found this to work well for me and I decided to go with Artbox to make up a system for all my thin dies.Other folder type arrangements reviews indicated that in the long term they don't handle the weight of the dies, plus they are more expensive.I am very pleased with the Artbin cases in terms of the robustness of the case plus the solid built in handle since the contents are heavy.Artbin say that you can get 21! ? Of their good white sheets in their case. But the cost would have been prohibitive...my extra sheets were cheaper than my two cases with their six sheets and so I personally am happy with my compromise.I do think that the dies on the sheets have proven to be more usable for me as well as a secure method of storage with no possibility of very small dies falling out. I wish I could say the same for the U mount rubber stamps which seem to want to jump off the sheets supplied with them. I lost the tennis ball stamp from my favourite Tim Holtz Crazy Dog stamp set. Had given up on it until I came across in in the bottom of a wicker picnic basket that I use for my wooden block stamps!!!So far I have one Artbin case filled with 18 sheets and I am partway through the other one.Once I have cut all the magnetic sheets ( using basic kitchen scissors- not my good paper or fabric scissors) and filled the cases with my dies I will take some photos and put them on this review....The only downside of the Artbin is that it will not hold any of the big shot plus dies.... but I have a big shot as my only cutter apart from the old original red sizzix workhorses of which I have three! If any one remembers those with the magnetic adaptor plate for thinner dies. So I don't envisage me going any bigger die size wise and these bins are neat stackable best stored on their side as well as portable (NB the weight) with secure sliding closers.... which you could theoretically put cable ties, ring locks or padlocks on should you see the need!

Can't blame the company for my disappointment I should have read the size instead of assuming they'd be A4. They are in fact A5 & therefore I'm not able to use them for the purpose I bought them for - for housing my journal dies. I can still use them for storing smaller dies & I'll use the space created for the journal dies but it won't be as handy as having all the dies from one collection in one place.The quality of the product is excellent. It's a bit tight only giving 3 magnetic sheets when there's space for much more as I wouldn't consider these a cheap buy & as soon as u buy I'd recommend buying extra sheets being only A5 you'll fill the boxes quite quickly.Reasonably priced initially at just over a tenner but now they r £19.33!! Ridiculous price hike. I need more of them but there's more chance of me winning the Derby in a pair of plimsolls than me buying at this super inflated price. It just ain't happening. What's the reason for such a hike? Probably be blamed on the current whipping boys of covid/brexit but I'd have to query how die storage can be affected to the point of doubling the price. So in conclusion. Worth a tenner but for £20 theirs bigger & better out there.

Could do with more magnetic sheets

I already had two of these, unfortunately I dropped one while decluttering and rearranging my craft room and, although the case seems very sturdy, the weight of the 14 sheets of dies inside was enough to shatter a corner on impact. I find them very useful for storing small low profile dies so I ordered two more. The price was less than elsewhere but minimum quantity was two. I thought another would be useful to separate recently acquired hot foiling dies from normal dies and 14 magnetic sheets full of metal dies is very heavy to carry, I wouldn't want to try the full 21. Sheets to fit these are readily available (you get 3 with each case) and fairly cheap, it pays to shop around and get them from online sellers or craft exhibitions once they start up again. You can't fit the grand Spellbinders size dies for A4 machines in these, but smaller and fiddly little dies are kept safely inside. I wouldn't store stamps as well because they will be damaged by the weight of dies.

Out of stock so had to wait a while to be delivered but well worth the wait.

My purchase was to add more of what I already have used.The Case is sturdy, closes securely and is easy to carry.Dies reliably fix to the Magnetic sheets (one side only), and don’t slide about/move.I like that you can buy addition sheets to add to the case. Obviously the more there are the heavier it becomes.Keeps all my dies in one place.

Sturdy case which holds a lot of dies. I like it so much that I bought another one for a friend’s birthday and plan to get another friend one for Christmas! It comes with a few magnetic sheets to start you off. They hold the dies very securely and they are easy to see at a glance on the white sheet. I needed more sheets so traced round the shape onto card onto which I had stuck an A4 self adhesive magnetic sheet and cut round it - hey presto some very cheap refills! These worked well but I also bought the refill pack at a later date because it was much easier! The case is getting quite heavy now with quite a lot of sheets in (about 10) so I made need to get another one.