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In lugnet.storage, Jon Palmer writes: ... (...) ... I like the drawers, even the small ones. I'm using close to 1000 of them now. I find that if I sort by color as well, one drawer handles most small parts. When it overflows, I can set a second (...) (23 years ago, 2-Oct-01, to lugnet.storage)
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In lugnet.storage, Jon Palmer writes: much clipped (...) It varies, most of my building takes place on my coffee table, in front of the TV (usually keeping my wife and baby company). Sometimes I spread out on the floor to build. My sorting is (...) (23 years ago, 2-Oct-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Bardiel... (...) I used to sit on the floor when I was younger, and never considered building any other way. When I was in high school, my back and neck would start to ache too much after Lego building sprees, so I started building on the (...) (23 years ago, 2-Oct-01, to lugnet.storage)
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Seeing Bob Carney's well documented lego setup got me thinking about the topic of sorting/storage again. I have a few different topics to address in this post. First I'll describe my storage. I currently have 21 3-gallon clear rubbermaid tubs for (...) (23 years ago, 1-Oct-01, to lugnet.storage)
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I noticed that Bob Carney has updated his Web site with a discussion of his new building area and storage system. (URL) think he might more space dedicated to building Lego Castles than I have in my whole apartment. . . TWS Garrison (23 years ago, 24-Sep-01, to lugnet.storage)
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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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