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Re: I love my Akro-Mils Portable Organizers (was Re: Rolykits)
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lugnet.robotics
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Wed, 23 Jun 1999 06:13:18 GMT
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Michael Aaron Finch <goblintrain@+AntiSpam+uswest.net>
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David,
It sounds like u r a discriminating user. I have not yet tried any of the
storage kits plugged on this mailing list, & so have no real opinion.
Michael Aaron
David Kadansky wrote:
> Those Akro-Mils Parts Storage are !!The Best!! IMHO for Technics bits.
>
> I bought mine at Frye's in California. I have three, one of each size.
>
> The lid storage is great for little bits such as pegs, bushings and other
> tiny parts.
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> The rounded bottoms wonderfully enable adult-sized fingers to pick up a tiny
> part.
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> On the other hand, for bricks, beams and plates larger than 1x1 I use
> Flambeau rectangular cases.
>
> -dk
>
> Chris Phillips wrote:
> >
> > 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.
> > --
> > Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
> --
> Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
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Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
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