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Re: Brick Sorting
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Fri, 3 Jan 2003 02:10:19 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Alex Cruz writes:
> Being the New Year and all, I made but one resolution that I truly want to
> carry out: sorting my Lego collection. Scanning through Brickshelf, I've
> noticed a lot of pictures with an array of sorting bins, containers, boxes,
> etc. My question to the community is: What technique for sorting do you use?
> Please include links to pictures, explanations as to how you made your choice
> and just how far down does your sorting go (i.e. "Every brick has it's bin" or
> "All red bricks are in 1 container"). I figured I'd ask here first so as to get
> a good idea of WHERE to even start ;-)
Hi Alex,
Here's my little story of sorting... from early in my rebuilding of a
collection to now.
When I first began buying bricks again as an adult, sorting wasn't really
much of an issue. As soon as it became necessary, I really just started
using the standard LEGO buckets and tubs to separate things. Those being
the packaging that many of the bricks had come in anyway. 1 x 1's and 1 x
2's in their own buckets... 1 x X bricks in another.... 2 x X bricks in
another and so on. Not very sophisticated.
As I gathered more specialty parts I came up with a cheap but fairly
effective system.... I bought a number of clear plastic VHS tape cases.
They opened to allow access to the small number of bricks they held and you
could easily see what was inside each one. Better still, they stacked
nicely into a large LEGO tub... each tub holding about a dozen of them.
My Technic pieces have for quite a while been sorted into a number of Plano
tackle boxes... you know the ones. :)
My collection leveled out for a while, with this system functioning nicely.
But in the last year it's grown yet again and I needed better sorting and
just more space overall.
I came up with the idea to combine my building area with easy-access storage
for some of my most basic bricks. Here is the result:
http://www.apotome.com/lego/buildarea/wideshot.jpg (1)
The bins hold everything from basic 1 x 1 's and 2's in 10 different colors
on the top two shelves, 1 x 3's and 4's on the next level and finally 1 x
6's and 8's on the bottom row. This gives me a basic toolbox of parts at
arms length, already heavily sorted.
Most of the VHS tape cases are now given over to sorted specialty parts...
not many common bricks in them anymore. Lesser colors and configurations of
bricks are now in some plastic tubs (not unlike Tupperware, but from the
dollar store) that are about 2 inches deep, 6 inches across and 10 inches
long. These are nice low tubs that open fully as the lids come right off.
My workhouse storage module is quickly becoming the 'shoebox' type tubs I've
also found at the dollar store. These retangular tubs are about 6 inches
across, 4 inches deep and almost 13 inches long. At a buck a piece they
make for good cheap storage. Though slightly opaque, you can easily see
through to know what bricks are inside. As well, they stack nicely on the
shelving unit that I seem to have taken over. Who needs books when you've
got bricks, right? :) I'll try to post a pic of these tubs sometime. The
lesson to be learned though, is that your system doesn't need to cost a lot.
I have found most of all the tubs etc I need at the dollar stores in my
area. I guess it just comes down to thinking about what you need and
puttering around until you find it.
I hope your own system evolves to serve you in the best way to make building
easy and fun!
All the best,
Allan B.
(1) Here's a previous thread about building areas... but among the info
you'll also find pics and descriptions of some people's storage systems.
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