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Hi! A fellow German AFOL recently "rediscovered" an old blue storage case in his cellar he bought around two years ago from Austria. Here are some photos: (URL) anyone happen to know where this case comes from, or if it has a set number? As you can (...) (23 years ago, 28-Mar-02, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: Question about larger storage drawers
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(...) I change over to small 1-gallon to 1.4-gallon bins, stacked on Ikea wire shelving. It works fairly well. I don't think I have any basic bricks anywhere in drawers anymore! best LFB (23 years ago, 14-Mar-02, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: Question about larger storage drawers
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(...) I personally use the IRIS brand drawers for my larger/more abundant parts. Read about them here: (URL) (23 years ago, 14-Mar-02, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Question about larger storage drawers
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I've finally started to sort my LEGO. I;ve been using a drawer system suimilar to the Akro-Mils Storage Cabinets from a company called Stack-On. I found the cabinets at Home Depot for $10-$15. You can see a picture of them here: (URL) (The light (...) (23 years ago, 14-Mar-02, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: House Hunting (was K'nex or something
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(...) Well, I just signed onto a 2 bedroom, 2 bath town house style apartment with double deep garage. It's 1245 square feet. I haven't decided exactly how things will be laid out, but I may build a train layout in part of the garage. It should (...) (23 years ago, 14-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.storage)
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(...) And I haven't been evaluating positions of closet doors and such in my apartment search... And the only reason I'm looking at two and three bedroom units is so I can have space for visitors to sleep... Frank (23 years ago, 13-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.storage)
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| | House Hunting (was K'nex or something
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(...) There's an old running gag in Model Railroading circles: you can tell the diehard MRR on a househunting trip, because the first thing he(1) does is check out the basement to see how the columns are laid out and where the furnace room is and (...) (23 years ago, 13-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: "Fixing" movable dividers in Plano boxes
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Don't glue it, bite it . . . with scissors. Cut the edge of the divider to make barbs. Problem: Loose divider between bins slips and the contents of adjacent bins merge. Acceptance Test: The divider remains seated when sweaty fingers move up one (...) (23 years ago, 12-Mar-02, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: BLdb version 0.1 Previews announcement
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(...) Thank you (...) the BLdb works offline, but you have good ideas, perhaps in the version 2 (i hope finish v.1 in April) (...) the only thing that BLdb do for now is import the MLCad files created on menu Extras>Reports>Pieces but i think in (...) (23 years ago, 6-Mar-02, to lugnet.loc.pt, lugnet.cad, lugnet.market.brickshops, lugnet.storage, lugnet.db.inv)
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This is an awesome idea! In fact, I've begun the very same project a couple times, but never run it to completion. One feature that I wanted the most in my version, and would very much like to see in your version is integration with BrickLink. (...) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.loc.pt, lugnet.cad, lugnet.market.brickshops, lugnet.storage, lugnet.db.inv)
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| | Re: BLdb version 0.1 Previews announcement
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(...) i'm thinking in put a new alfanumeric field in the form of parts collection. this field would be appear close to color/qtd of the parts (thinking in a storage by colors and parts). i'll be working in reports only in april. the last part of the (...) (23 years ago, 1-Mar-02, to lugnet.loc.pt, lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: BLdb version 0.1 Previews announcement
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(...) <snip> (...) I really like it. One piece of information that would be useful is the storage location for a part, this would really come in handy for those of us who store across multiple containers and can literally spend hours looking for a (...) (23 years ago, 28-Feb-02, to lugnet.loc.pt, lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: Collection Sorting Stories?
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(...) sounds like my collection.... all my "early collection" is / was stored in a couple bags...which grew to a laundry hamper....which now is stored in 2 rubber maid containers (large 105 Litre ones). Then there is the two large piles of boxes of (...) (23 years ago, 27-Feb-02, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: Collection Sorting Stories?
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(...) Wow, were you in Jerusalem when Jesus was crucified? ;-) Jude FUT lugnet.off-topic.fun (23 years ago, 27-Feb-02, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Storage bins from BIG LOTS.
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Well I'm going to attempt to sort my collection again. I've been looking for some inexpensive clear bins with lids and had just about given up. I was going to fall back on those Ziplock plastic storage containers, you get 5 of them for around $3.25, (...) (23 years ago, 24-Feb-02, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: Collection Sorting Stories?
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On Wed, 20 Feb 2002 16:11:51 GMT, "Scott E. Sanburn" <ls_ses@hotmail.com> wrote: <<snip>> (...) Se this thread, it's an excellent description of the various stages in the evolution of LEGO sorting: (URL) (23 years ago, 20-Feb-02, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: Collection Sorting Stories?
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(...) I think .storage is an okay place for this topic. Your initial post to .general is probably good so people know the thread is there; thereafter they can follow it here... Yes, I too find this an interesting subject. Here's my tale: Part 1: The (...) (23 years ago, 20-Feb-02, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: A specific question regarding IRIS shelves
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I use similar cabinets, put out by Tamor (also available at Target and similar stores) and just use the Plano 3700 series in these. The cabinets I got are the ones that are basically the same size as a 2 drawer file cabinet and the bigger ones that (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jan-02, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: A specific question regarding IRIS shelves
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(...) Foamcore is a material often used for mounting visual aids for presentation, or cutting/forming to create a non-functional prototype in engineering and architectural fields. It is a layer of foam covered on both sides by a layer of paper. The (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jan-02, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: A specific question regarding IRIS shelves
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I also have IRIS Drawers here... is it the one made in Netherlands? If so.. The 6 drawer systems are great... just made mine in to a 12 draw system by removing the stacking cover and more will be coming :-D Also what is "foamcore"? Any pictures of (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jan-02, to lugnet.storage)
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