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(...) Um, I may have said that, but I think I have plausible denyability. My current thinking is that they're a good application over at Conan's, because he has a lot, but that they would be too pricey to use for me... I would need at least 100 of (...) (23 years ago, 24-Sep-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) The dividers do cause some problems, though they have not caused me enough difficulty to really affect the boxes usefulness, it just pays to pay attention to the types of parts they're good for and those they aren't good for. They probably (...) (23 years ago, 24-Sep-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) You like them too ?!? I know others have said they like them -- Ed Boxer and Lar for example, but personally I do not care for them one iota. The ones I have are used to store my 'Junk' Lego pieces that I do not need but am not yet ready to (...) (23 years ago, 24-Sep-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) couple years ago when I was first starting to collect. K-Mart had a nice little Freestyle set (set 2146) on clearance which came with a red box with yellow plates (as pictured). I've also managed to acquire a blue one, and a couple blue ones (...) (23 years ago, 23-Sep-01, to lugnet.storage)
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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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As I am nearing the end of my sorting (I need to take some new pictures of my unsorted piles, I do still have piles reaching to the ceiling but don't have a floor to ceiling stack, I am very close to having my entryway more or less clear [those who (...) (23 years ago, 3-Sep-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) It's surfaced once before, actually a couple of years ago so it's good timing that you bring it up here and now. IIRC its merits and demerits were discussed (as well as the two diehards always getting into whether using the totally un-official (...) (23 years ago, 2-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.storage)
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I didn't see any Wal-marts type stores [It does list suppliers by zip code] on their web site, but here is there address and number if you want to call: Akro-Mils, Inc. 1293 South Main St. Akron, Ohio 44301 Phone: (800)253-2467 ken (...) (23 years ago, 29-Aug-01, to lugnet.storage)
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Andreas Our Wally worlds still carry most of them in the state of SC. Thanx, Mark Millère LUGnet # 525 Visit Milissa's LEGO store, Millère's Spares (URL) -----Original Message----- From: news-gateway@lugnet.com [mailto:news-gateway...net.com]On (...) (23 years ago, 29-Aug-01, to lugnet.storage)
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Does anyone know if the Akro-Mils storage containers are still available in regular retail channels? I last saw these at Wal-Mart around 6 months ago and haven't had much luck locating them since them. Organize well, Andreas Stabno (URL) (23 years ago, 29-Aug-01, to lugnet.storage)
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I'm thinking about purchasing several storage cabinets like the ones you see in large hardware stores like Loews and Home Depot. In the bolt/nut aisle, there are usually a couple of cabinets housing specialty fasteners that are likely made by Platt (...) (23 years ago, 28-Aug-01, to lugnet.storage)
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