3 sheets of plans from Cutty Sark .org

Most people tend to roll plans with the back side showing.  If you roll them with the printed side showing it generally makes tham much easier to handle when unrolled.

 

I've got one of those Micromark "plans holders," as a matter of fact.  It's an extremely useful tool; I've got it set up so the plans are normally behind me when I sit at the workbench, so I can swivel around and take measurements from them any time I need to.  I do find that fastening the plans to something flat, rigid, and light (foamcore) makes it a lot easier to take measurements from them.

I like to store my CS plans rolled up in their shipping tube. When I need them I unroll them on a flat serface and weigh the corners down with something. I am not actually building from them; just using them for reference! When I am using them, I am frequently taking measurements off of them which require some bearing down on them. That works better on a flat surface under good light than hanging on a board on some type of easel display.

    Micro-Mark sells a plan holder that mounts to the edge of your workbench with a cross arm that adjusts for the size of your plans. You clip your plans to the cross arm and they hang down so they are easy to read. Professor Tilleys suggestion should make the plans hang down very nicely. The holder only costs $23. My .

Jim

The first thing to do is roll them up again, as tightly as you can, in the other direction.  You may find that will take all, or nearly all, of the curl out. 

My personal habit is to fasten the plans of the model I'm working on to a sheet of foamcore, using staples.  If you put them in the extreme corners, and take them out carefully when you're finished, the damage to the plans will be almost nil.

Glad to be a help. I've bought several poster frames.  The cheapest was at Walmart, I think, about $10 for a 24"x36".  Part of my design for my new work area is a poster frame or 2 over the desk for plans, instructions, pics, etc. of what I'm working on at the moment.  For long term storage for over sized references, I'm leaning toward an artist's portfolio. It's basically an accordian file on steroids and it is archive safe!  The librarian and genealogist in me makes storing, organizing. and accessing things a gift.  You should see me pack a freezer or suitcase.

Thanks I have a Hobby Lobby by me and will check them out.They must have been rolled up in that tube for quit awhile. Im not complaining, I would rather have rolled plans than folded.

 

Thanks again

Bill

Weighting the corners with clothespins maybe.  I don't know the size of the things but maybe a cheap poster frame.  They'd be flat and covered but still visible.