How to buy a filing cabinet – the complete guide.
Step 1: Choose File Cabinet Type
Vertical File – if I were to ask you to imagine a file cabinet, chances are you would imagine a vertical file. A few shelves high with drawers that are almost square that go deep into the file. The technical term for such a file is a “vertical file.” Hanging files are usually hung front to back, and a vertical file is the most common choice for what we’ll call “casual” filers. If you run a home office or a basic office that doesn’t have loads of paperwork, a vertical file may be the best option for you.
Vertical File Cabinet
Lateral File – Very similar to a vertical file, but instead of running front to back as a main direction, lateral filing cabinets run more side to side. They open like a dresser drawer would, and use more space and hold more than the standard vertical file. Vertical files are very common in medical offices for their ease of filing sensitive information.
Lateral File
Flat Files – Flat Files are usually for serious filers that deal with large sheets. Perfect for drafters, architects, artists, etc. flat files come in a variety of materials (usually steel or wood) and are built for stacking. Some flat filing systems support up to 5 or 6 to be stacked one on top of another. “C-Files” come with a bar that holds documents in place while folding them over to see what is behind (without creasing them). Dimensions offered for flat files are always “sheet size,” not external dimensions, so always look for a flat file based on size of the biggest sheets you want to hold. Optional bookcase bases offer an opening at the bottom of flat files for storage. Some can be bought as a single unit and stacked, some must be purchased separately (as a cap, file, and base). Flat files, as would logically make sense, do not hold “hanging files,” but the sheets are lain down inside.
Flat File
Mobile and Rolling Filing – some files come ready to get their move on. Both smaller usually cardboard files and portable, rolling filing cabinets are available. These files usually aren’t as sturdy, but they go with you wherever you need to.
Rolling Filing Cabinet
Step 2: Choose a Drawer Type
Letter – Letter size is your classic 8.5″ x 11″ paper. As many European countries use different size paper, it is not recommended for European offices to purchase letter-size flat files.
Legal – Legal size is traditionally 8.5″ x 15″, giving you a little more leeway. Most European sizes should fit fine inside a legal sized filing cabinet.
Step 3: Choose a Material
Steel – Steel Flat Files go well in any office and are very sturdy. Steel flat files are usually a bit better for stacking, as the material is more sturdy.
Birch – Birch filing cabinets are usually an economic decision, while still giving the look of wood.
Melamine – Melamine cabinets are made of wood but covered in a plastic-like Melamine covering. Melamine usually comes in white, with occasional black trim available.
Oak – Oak flat files usually run a bit more than birch, but give a more elegant, classy look, and can be covered in stains that bring out the wood’s true beauty while still having a safe flat file.
I think this is what Alice in Chains was talking about when they sang “Sitting on an angry chair.” I would imagine this is the type of chair I would sit on if I were a major in the army. And I would have some of the rifles equipped to shoot, just to surprise people, or if there were an enemy invasion. And then I would have one that would shoot Airsoft bullets, just to scare people and to see how my soldiers would react once they were shot.
Either some sort of extravagant plumbing solution was concocted, or somebody found themselves a creative way to tighten their belt during the recession. Either way, the open bottle of beer on the desk serves as an explanation for how this all came to be. I challenge you to find something more redneck-y
I see your challenge, and I raise you a few hundred beer cans. Speaking of tightening your belt and killing two birds with one stone, we give you the beer can chair.
And for your after-hours leisure, we give you the redneck swing chair. For all of your redneck swinging needs.
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