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(...) Well, I went back last nite and dug in my 1x2 bin to the very bottom where I had the last few stacks of 1x2s that I put together in 1998. I took some apart. Much to my dismay, some of them have cracks! Not just stretching but actual cracks on (...) (22 years ago, 11-Nov-02, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I have never heard such claims as this before but I find it perfectly ridiculous. Why be worried about something that may never happen and will likely not matter if it does happen? Store your parts whatever way works for you based on how you (...) (22 years ago, 11-Nov-02, to lugnet.storage)
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Zag makes a good product. I use one of their larger storage bins for my building selection of basic bricks: (URL) can deep link, Tom. see?) It's larger than what you're describing, but I LOVE the removable bins. It allows me to just pull an empty (...) (22 years ago, 10-Nov-02, to lugnet.storage)
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I was browsing Costco yesterday, and found a set of 3 storage containers in the tool section. They are thin, only about 2-3" deep, but the key is, rather than having a bottom that has lots of dividers, it is a bottom/hinged top filled with tons of (...) (22 years ago, 10-Nov-02, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Indeed it is. This overall theme of how to store things is a perennial question, and I suspect that there are those that tire of it, but I for one always enjoy hearing different perspectives on it. Don't worry that you're obsessing over (...) (22 years ago, 10-Nov-02, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I tend to fall into the "better safe than sorry" camp. That is, I personally like to keep most of my bricks apart. Though I must admit that I have a couple things that have been together for the better part of a year now. However, the vast (...) (22 years ago, 10-Nov-02, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Yes, it is. There are conflicting opinions about this. I have heard that keeping things together means the bricks deform slightly and get looser. I have some 1x2s I put together in 1998 to store them that I just took apart and some of them do (...) (22 years ago, 10-Nov-02, to lugnet.storage)
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Hi everyone, I was sorting my pieces and wanted to store away 1x2 and 1x4 log bricks; I don't have to many of them, but I find them very useful so I wanted to give them their own little storage cabinet plastic drawer. I noticed I had 'a bit too (...) (22 years ago, 10-Nov-02, to lugnet.storage)
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I want to leave a smoking crater where the corporate gorgon lives who decided that IRIS shelves should have different models that look EXACTLY alike, yet have ZERO compatability with the units I already have. I'm now going to have to return two of (...) (22 years ago, 26-Oct-02, to lugnet.storage)
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Well, I finally did it. I found the main storage medium I want to use. The Plano StowAway are nice to use. I bought 1 (3730) and brought it home and sorted a couple of technic parts, I was in love. Then I went back and bought 4 more (3730s). and (...) (22 years ago, 24-Oct-02, to lugnet.storage)
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Seeing as how these guys are a BricksWest(tm) sponsor I'm inclined to give them a try. I sure do hate sorting, and anything that would help a little is worth a look. Their web page (URL) that they have thousands of satisfied customers in AU and NZ. (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-02, to lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.storage, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.loc.nz)
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(...) I have one about 10 years old. It works alright as long as you don't have too many large pieces in with the mix. I use mine to sort all my 1x and 2x standard bricks, and for that it works fine. Michael Dallaston (22 years ago, 18-Oct-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)
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(...) Got one on ebay for 10 bux. It does work, to a certain degree...there's an annoying tendency for the long 1x bricks to go to the bottom. But for the money, it's a pretty good thing to help sort the parts out. the major complaint I have (and (...) (22 years ago, 17-Oct-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)
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I just came across this: (URL) anyone out there have one of these? Does it work? (22 years ago, 17-Oct-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)
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(...) After having thought about it for a long time, I finally did it yesterday, I moved my lego from my parents place (still find I am missing some boxes I KNOW I bought and built at some point I just lost track of where I stored them....) But I (...) (22 years ago, 9-Oct-02, to lugnet.storage)
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"Jeremy Scott" <Copyright@cox.net> writes: [...] (...) [...] I know the feeling. I don't vacuum my models often, but I have done it once or twice. The risk of vacuuming up LEGO elements is always high even when you are just cleaning the floors. So (...) (22 years ago, 7-Oct-02, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I'm looking for current info on Gary's program. The original URL is dead, as is Gary's posted e-mail address. Does anyone have current contact info for Gary, know if the program is still available and what the new URL is, etc.? Thanks, Steve (22 years ago, 9-Oct-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)
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"Jeremy Scott" <Copyright@cox.net> wrote in message news:H3Hynv.IAD@lugnet.com... (...) was (...) especialy (...) resolution (...) problem (...) common (...) RID (...) I tend to keep all my sets and mocs on display in my computer room, so they get (...) (22 years ago, 7-Oct-02, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Hi Jeremy, I just use a big soft brush (originally designed for dishwashing) to gently remove the dust from the LEGO model, and then I use a vacuum cleaner to get the dust off everything else. kind regards Arne, Copenhagen (22 years ago, 7-Oct-02, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Actually, they are both from Costco and have not been modified by me at all. I think the left unit was purchased 2 or 3 years ago so apparently that's what was being distributed to Costcos at that time. - Bob (22 years ago, 6-Oct-02, to lugnet.storage)
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Hm, how did you end up with such an interesting mix of sm/med/lg Iris shelves in those 2 stacks? The right stack looks like a standard Costco stack, 2 sm/3med/2 lg, top to bottom. But the left stack is 1 lg short of a Costco stack, and 3 sm extra. (...) (22 years ago, 6-Oct-02, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) especialy (...) resolution (...) No special cleaning tips, but to avoid the above, you could use a pantyhose over the vacumecleaners hose, or whatever it is called in English (sorry, not my native language). People do that to clean out their (...) (22 years ago, 5-Oct-02, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I use Swiffer/Pledge Grab-it cloths. They do a great job and get in between studs quite easily. Plus they are non-abbrasive (no scratches). Jude (22 years ago, 5-Oct-02, to lugnet.storage)
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"Jeremy Scott" <Copyright@cox.net> wrote in message news:H3Hynv.IAD@lugnet.com... (...) <snip> (...) What I do is this: I take old pantyhose and a rubberband. I put a section of the hose a but a fingers length inside the vacuum hose and then tie it (...) (22 years ago, 5-Oct-02, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I bought one of these: (URL) so it may require a bit of extra outlay but unlike air canisters it never runs out and it (well, my Dyson actually) is way more powerful than a hand held vacuum. If the dust has dried on I give it a brush with an (...) (22 years ago, 5-Oct-02, to lugnet.storage)
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Howdy! Today was cleaning day - my oh so favorite day of the month where I do everything from edge cleaning to magazine organizing. Anyway, my 10019 was very dusty, as well as many other of my display models and MOC's. I have always delt with the (...) (22 years ago, 5-Oct-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)
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Here's my Lego Workshop: (URL) not big, but it's home!! - Bob (22 years ago, 5-Oct-02, to lugnet.storage)
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I checked out the OM Iris carts today, and they are the smaller type, they do NOT interlock with the Costco ones. (...) Tom Stangl ***(URL) Visual FAQ home ***(URL) Bay Area DSMs (22 years ago, 5-Oct-02, to lugnet.storage)
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Iris carts interlock, you just need to make sure to stick with one size. I always keep the spare tops when I make taller stacks, because sometimes I make SHORTER stacks for small projects or non-Lego storage. I take a spare top with me when looking (...) (22 years ago, 4-Oct-02, to lugnet.storage)
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In lugnet.storage, Thomas Stangl writes: Thanks for the detailed answer. It would be easier if they all interlocked. Are the Costco ones generally considered the best? Do the Office Depot, Target, and Kmart ones interlock at all, or are they also 3 (...) (22 years ago, 1-Oct-02, to lugnet.storage)
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I can't give you the EXACT height of the standard Costco stack because I never leave them in the stock configuration ;-) You can get a decent estimate of the stock stack height using the below... See (URL) first pic is 9 Costco carts, split and (...) (22 years ago, 1-Oct-02, to lugnet.storage)
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In lugnet.storage, Thomas Stangl writes: No, we can't, sorry. Because you have to specify WHICH Iris carts, by (...) All right, can you give me the dimensions of the Costco size? thanks. (22 years ago, 30-Sep-02, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) No, we can't, sorry. Because you have to specify WHICH Iris carts, by model, or by the store selling them, or links to them, etc, etc. You can walk into a store and see 4 different Iris carts that look "exactly alike", but differ in (...) (22 years ago, 30-Sep-02, to lugnet.storage)
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Can someone give me the dimensions of the Iris carts? Thanks. (22 years ago, 28-Sep-02, to lugnet.storage)
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This stuff is great...it's like the tabloids of LUGnet...a peak into to the LegoLives of others! Last year I had sorted my collection into something similar to the Akro-mils units. I found however that it might need changing....I never seem to (...) (22 years ago, 27-Sep-02, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) For most of my LEGO building career, I too worked on the floor. To avoid having parts scattered all over, I would put down a sheet or towel. Then picking things up is a simple matter of lifting all four corners. I sometimes would put the (...) (22 years ago, 26-Sep-02, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) like a few plastic buckets of assorted sizes, 1 of those sorting chests, and a lot of sets spread through the house (I tick my mom off by having them everywhere) I've never seen someones lego so organized. Off course, Most of my sets (I'll (...) (22 years ago, 26-Sep-02, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Jeff J (22 years ago, 26-Sep-02, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I keep thinking I should document my collection, but there's no easy way to get a good overall shot (well, ok, I do have a good overall shot of it after it was unloaded from the moving van, but it's kind of hard to appreciate a collection when (...) (22 years ago, 26-Sep-02, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Like a (non-lego) friend of mine told me when I said that there are people with much larger collections than me: "There's always a bigger fanatic" :) Adrian (22 years ago, 26-Sep-02, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) You know, that's just what I was thinking about YOUR collection when I saw your place. :-) (22 years ago, 26-Sep-02, to lugnet.storage)
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<snip> (...) LOL I currently have about 125,000 pieces in my collection. I look at how much room it takes up and I can't even imagine the storage problems of having 200,000 + pieces :-) I'll have to post some pics of my storage and build area, It's (...) (22 years ago, 26-Sep-02, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) snip (...) I use the blue tubs & a few buckets for extras) for separating bricks by color (5 tubs); the blue/red buckets for wings/ plates, slopes, wheels/tires, figs, windows/canopies/doors (9 buckets); glass malted milk & other jars for all (...) (22 years ago, 26-Sep-02, to lugnet.storage)
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Glad you like the pics. You have a good setup there yourself. I used to build on the floor with my tubs all around me. I never dump parts out on the floor. Guess thats kinda weird though. Now I build at the table mostly and just grab parts out when (...) (22 years ago, 26-Sep-02, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Hehe, yeah. (...) Ya know, that's a badge of honor for me now. Bring it on! Adrian (...) (22 years ago, 26-Sep-02, to lugnet.storage)
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"Adrian Drake" <tremor@apk.net> wrote in message news:H30v3D.86x@lugnet.com... (...) "Cute little collection" Bah. Freak. -Jon -- | The Shipyard - (URL) My Lego Creations - (URL) (22 years ago, 26-Sep-02, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I ought to take pictures of all my tubs. But I currently am using 155 of them, plus 19 tackle boxes and 8 parts cabinets. Maybe when I'm desperately bored I can document my sorting system :) Otherwise, cool stuff you got there. It's nice to (...) (22 years ago, 26-Sep-02, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) <Snip description of collection> (...) organizing my (rather small) collection. (URL) use these big, black storage cabinets. (URL) also use these: (URL) these: (URL) the not-needed parts go here: (URL) tend to dump a lot of my pieces on the (...) (22 years ago, 26-Sep-02, to lugnet.storage)
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Doh. Forgot the directory link: (URL) moderated. -Jon -- | The Shipyard - (URL) My Lego Creations - (URL) (22 years ago, 25-Sep-02, to lugnet.storage)
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I've taken pictures of almost every part in my collection. This does not include my big container with instructions and baseplates, the small amount of new unsorted LEGO I have, my Bricklink store, my Tantive IV and Black Seas Barracuda and the (...) (22 years ago, 25-Sep-02, to lugnet.storage)
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