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Re: Rolykits
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Tue, 22 Jun 1999 21:41:21 GMT
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I've been pretty happy with a storage container that I got from my local
hardware store, manufactured by Arko-Mils, Inc:
http://www.akro-mils.com/
... or more specifically ...
http://www.akro-mils.com/homeorg.htm
I was using one of their "large portable organizers" (I paid about $17
US) to hold all of my important Mindstorms and Technics parts until a recent
buying spree put me over the top. This past weekend I picked up one of the
"small portable organizers" for about $12 to add some expansion space. They
also have other toolboxes and organizers that might be of interest.
These are pretty good for holding enough pieces to do some real damage on
the road. The lids have many small compartments (with removable dividers
and rounded bottoms) that can hold sorted small pieces, and the main
compartment can be divided into (about six?) smaller compartments. When
closed and latched, the cases can be transported without mixing pieces
between compartments. I find the lid storage great for small pieces and the
bins good for bulk storge of bricks and beams. (But get rid of the foam
padding that they give you -- it'll just eat up precious cubic inches.)
The major drawback to this type of container is that you MUST firmly
close the lid compartment whenever you want to get something out of a bottom
bin. But this is only a minor PITA compared with the days when I just
dumped everything into one big bin and fished around forever looking for
each Lego piece.
I hope this information is helpful.
Chris Phillips
p.s. Remove ".deathtospam" from my return address when replying via e-mail.
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Paris, Rome, & Rolykits : )
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| Chris, i recently ordered a Rolykit over the net. It was very expensive, but we will have to see how it works. It hasn't arrived just yet. I kind of wish now that i didn't order it because i suddenly decided to go on a trip to Paris & Rome in (...) (25 years ago, 23-Jun-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Rolykits
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| I've been there and my advise is: don't go there. A couple of years back I had collected about ten Rolykits on flee markets and used them to store LEGO parts. Mere weeks later I gave all of them away and bought several other kinds of (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jun-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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