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Yeah, I've got a couple of those. They came with a bunch of little-kid basic bricks. You know, like the yellow 2x4 with smiley face and the 2x2 with eyeballs on the side. The yellow parts are standard baseplates, and I've used them on many (...) (23 years ago, 23-Sep-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) This storage box was used in at least 1 set. Set #385 --> (URL) blue version of this storage case has been used in a couple of sets with the first set being set #565 --> (URL) Salm__ ....Lego Brick enthusiast for over 20 years.... . (23 years ago, 22-Sep-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(URL) everyone! I came across this at a garage sale and wondered if anyone knew anything about it? Pictures are at (URL) the way, I'm not sure how all the usenet stuff works from Lugnet, so if you can email replies, that would be cool too. (23 years ago, 21-Sep-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Halted Specialties, Inc. in Santa Clara, CA has them. They sell electronics parts and surplus equipment, and the Akro-Mils containers are intended for storing electronic fiddly bits. You can order by phone or web. Their website is (URL) and (...) (23 years ago, 9-Sep-01, to lugnet.storage)
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Hi Frank, Did you ever thought about the idea of stacking the boxes or containers not higher then 2 or three High ? We do have an system out here thats using an rail fitted to the wall and the shelfs are adjustable by an distance of 3 cm.The seize (...) (23 years ago, 9-Sep-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Some of the problems I've seen with the Metro cart: - I really needed a 72" wide unit. I don't think a pair of 36" wide units would work well. It also would be better if it was a bit deeper. - The shelf spacing is not fine enough. Spacing is (...) (23 years ago, 5-Sep-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I have some lovely industrial shelving (12"x36"x72") that I got cheap from a friend. I think the most important aspect is that it has plenty of adjustable shelves. It efficiently holds everything from small Rubbermaid food containers stored on (...) (23 years ago, 5-Sep-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Menards (Midwestern construction/home supply store like Home Depot/Builders Square) carries some of the small bins. I wanted some of the larger ones and ordered them through a local industrial supply company. You can call Akro-Mils' 1-800 (...) (23 years ago, 5-Sep-01, to lugnet.storage)
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Frank, you might consider "Gorilla Racks" or something similar. I bought three of them at Sam's Club but I'm sure something similar is also available at hardware stores. While they aren't the haute culture of the furniture world, they provide six (...) (23 years ago, 4-Sep-01, to lugnet.storage)
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In lugnet.storage, Frank Filz writes: <snip> (...) Custom shelving. We have custom shelving in a couple places (in the garage, in the costume/sowing area), and it's amazing how much extra volume you gain by customizing your space. (URL) our old (...) (23 years ago, 3-Sep-01, to lugnet.storage)
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