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HELP! I am moving from the DC/Baltimore area to the San Diego area in a month or less. I have 75% of my collection sorted. Some is in easy to move plastic shoebox sized containers. A lot is in hard to move Stack On brand organizing drawers or (...) (21 years ago, 3-Feb-04, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: Problem with integration
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(...) Orion, Just the other day I had a conversation with a friend about this very topic. Now he is not a LEGO builder or collector. But he is into plastic model kits, Hotwheels etc. so he has an appreciation for my hobby. I sent him a link to the (...) (21 years ago, 24-Jan-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)
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| | Storage buckets
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Someone by the name of Pat sent me these links in response to my LMSM article on storage: (URL) transferring large quantities of brick or perhaps just if you have a large collection, (or maybe to work out a special deal with PAB??) these seem like a (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jan-04, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: LEGO Table discussion
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(...) Jon-- Good to hear you're getting settled in. I'm very, very envious. I've been thinking about this same question, in anticipation of getting my own "workshop" back together about 12 months from now. Yes, I'm ahead of the game, for once, but (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jun-03, to lugnet.build, lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: How do you guys do it?
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(...) Mike, Here's what went on in my initial sort. Keeping in mind I decided to sort before I committed any money to a storage system, here's what I did: -- The Process -- I dumped one of my 14-gallon buckets full of brick onto a free table (freed (...) (21 years ago, 30-Dec-03, to lugnet.build, lugnet.storage)
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(...) Me thinks thou doth confuseth two issves. ;) (...) Yes, watch out for spending too much money on 'storage' containers at first. But spend whatever time and thought are necessary to adopt a system of sorting that matches your buying and (...) (21 years ago, 30-Dec-03, to lugnet.build, lugnet.storage)
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In lugnet.build, Nick Kappatos wrote: (a bunch of really great stuff about sorting which I snipped) While I agree that sorting is key, realise that Here There Be Tygers... it is possible to go on a quest for the One True Sorting Scheme, get involved (...) (21 years ago, 30-Dec-03, to lugnet.build, lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: akro-mils 64 drawer storage center
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(...) IIRC, nine 2 1/2 inch drywall screws, 3 each into 3 vertical studs behind the wall panneling. I assumed that I had a few hundred pounds there to be supported. The current 10 storage units are full. I am contemplating one or two more 5-high (...) (21 years ago, 23-Dec-03, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: akro-mils 64 drawer storage center
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(...) What is keeping the plywood against the wall? TWS Garrison (21 years ago, 22-Dec-03, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: how to transport lego by air
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(...) Fun! (...) Understandable. (...) Ok, so this is a real concern amoung many of us. We (those who have) worried about this with real cause and personal history know a few good things to shoot for: Aside from the custom case and ultimate packing (...) (21 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.storage, FTX)
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| | Re: NELUG's Trailer to Store and Transport our Club Brick
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(...) My vote continues to be for a large-scale mural of the following painting by Mike Rayhawk: (URL) mean, we all feel just like that sometimes, don't we? I'd love to see peoples' reactions driving down the road next to that! ;) -s (...) (21 years ago, 29-Oct-03, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: NELUG's Trailer to Store and Transport our Club Brick
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Now are you going to get your logo put on the side of the trailer? That would be great promotional piece. Bryan "Chris Phillips" <drvegetable@attbi.com> wrote in message news:HnFvMu.Czo@lugnet.com... (...) transport (...) not be (...) (That (...) at (...) (21 years ago, 29-Oct-03, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: NELUG's Trailer to Store and Transport our Club Brick
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(...) I believe the outside wall and support structure is aluminum and the inside walls are plywood. There are a few fiberglas body parts at the corners. (Hmm... do magnets stick to plywood?) My money's on the duct tape. Half of me says painting the (...) (21 years ago, 28-Oct-03, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: NELUG's Trailer to Store and Transport our Club Brick
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(...) Or possibly fiberglass (...) If the interior bracing or supports are steel, or if steel were put in, or if the shelving rails are steel it might work though (21 years ago, 28-Oct-03, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Excellent idea! I've seen this technique used for packing computer equipment. (...) Good point. Maybe we should paint it to say "The New England Brussel Sprout Lovers' Association" or something less inviting. Then we wouldn't even have to lock (...) (21 years ago, 28-Oct-03, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) They will if you use enough duct tape. :-) Jude (21 years ago, 28-Oct-03, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: NELUG's Trailer to Store and Transport our Club Brick
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(...) With the NGLTC trailer I built a (URL) small carport> for it in my back yard. This not only keeps it safer from theft but keeps the sun and heat off of it and the contents. jt (21 years ago, 28-Oct-03, to lugnet.storage, FTX)
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(...) I believe that the trailer's interior is something like 6 feet wide and 10 feet long, but I'm not 100% sure about that. I think I also heard that it is rated to carry 2,000 lbs, which would be an awful lot of brick. The club owns about 16 (...) (21 years ago, 28-Oct-03, to lugnet.storage, FTX)
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(...) I'm guessing the sides are aluminum so magnetic signs are not going to work. jt (21 years ago, 28-Oct-03, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Or get big magnetic signs and only put them on when you need too. Russell BayLTC (21 years ago, 28-Oct-03, to lugnet.storage)
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| | RE: NELUG's Trailer to Store and Transport our Club Brick
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(...) I've got two words for you: expanding foam. Make sure you get low expandsion foam so that it doesn't blow the models up! Cover the models in Saram Wrap and then spray the foam on in THIN layers. You'll get a nice form-fitting pillow for the (...) (21 years ago, 28-Oct-03, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Boxes have the additional benefit of if pieces do fall off a model, they'll end up in the box (hopefully!). Makes it much easier to rebuild/repair the model if all the pieces are in one place. The GMLTC uses a bunch of Lego cardboard boxes (...) (21 years ago, 28-Oct-03, to lugnet.storage, FTX)
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| | Re: NELUG's Trailer to Store and Transport our Club Brick
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(...) We have more straps, but we didn't have enough E-Track clips to tie them down to. We found out (two weeks too late!) that one of our members works at Cap World, so he's getting more clips. The big problem is all the models. We have several (...) (21 years ago, 28-Oct-03, to lugnet.storage, FTX)
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| | Re: NELUG's Trailer to Store and Transport our Club Brick
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(...) One very brave and implicitly trusted founding member of the group registered and insured the trailer in his name. We could have done this to the group, but it would have been a lot more complicated that way. The plan for storage is that the (...) (21 years ago, 28-Oct-03, to lugnet.storage, FTX)
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| | Re: NELUG's Trailer to Store and Transport our Club Brick
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(...) One suggestion: Get more straps to prevent stuff from sliding sideways off the shelving units! Looking at '25loaded.jpg', I see a box sitting on top of the tables on the left side, and several modules just sitting on the shelves on the right. (...) (21 years ago, 28-Oct-03, to lugnet.storage, FTX)
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(...) How did you guys work out the legalities? Stuff like ownership, licensing, insurance, storage of the trailer, etc.. Jude (21 years ago, 28-Oct-03, to lugnet.storage, FTX)
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(...) Ok never mind this question, I found some it's Kinedyne E-Track. jt (21 years ago, 28-Oct-03, to lugnet.storage, FTX)
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(...) Chris, What is the size of the trailer? How many tables are you carrying in the trailer? From the pictures it doesn't look like you have all that many in there. With the tables on one side and the shelves on the other, have you noticed any (...) (21 years ago, 28-Oct-03, to lugnet.storage, FTX)
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| | NELUG's Trailer to Store and Transport our Club Brick
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I don't know if this has been announced here on LUGNET, but NELUG, (URL) recently purchased a new trailer to store and transport our LEGO collection and train tables. Although the details of making this happen were a bit complicated, the end result (...) (21 years ago, 27-Oct-03, to lugnet.storage, FTX)
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| | Re: akro-mils 64 drawer storage center
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(...) See, I use these. I love those things; I have a dozen or so, but only stack them on low Ikea coffee tables. I also have a bunch of the Stack-On series, so I have two different "types" of drawer systems; that's a bit annoying. Oh, but for (...) (21 years ago, 26-Oct-03, to lugnet.storage)
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In lugnet.storage, Ray Sanders wrote: snip, snip The wall of lego parts... (URL) of the units are the red 44-drawer model, the other half are the blue 64-drawer model. About half are populated when this picture was taken. Storage units are mounted (...) (21 years ago, 26-Oct-03, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) These storage cabinets are working out much better than I expected. I have five of them mounted to a piece of plywood (behind a door) with room for five more. At 64 drawers each (subdividable to 2 sections each), that gives me upwards of 1200+ (...) (21 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: Brick Storage Showcase
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(...) it sure shows where I'm headed. I'd love to have a house, ah, someday! Thanks for the update! (...) It's on my rather long to-do list! (21 years ago, 6-Oct-03, to lugnet.storage)
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| | akro-mils 64 drawer storage center
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I came across one of these at a wally world the other day. 64 small drawers, arranged 8x8, with the slots on the back for wall hanging. price about $12. Each of the drawers can be divided to give 2 sections. There are a few dividers molded into the (...) (21 years ago, 6-Oct-03, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: Brick Storage Showcase
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(...) update: I have _finally_ made some quick additions to the Brick Storage Showcase list. Take a look here --> (URL) wanted: more pictures/webpages about Lego storage. __Kevin Salm__ curator, Lugnet Storage newsgroup (21 years ago, 5-Oct-03, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.general)
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(...) That's a great site. I always love reading stories of spaces being remodeled into LEGO storage and building areas. jt (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Kevin, Dr. Carney's storage system is worth inclusion: (URL) page includes descriptions of the products he used, and the methods used to build the space. Here's the front link to the site: (URL) (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.storage)
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You are welcome to link to my storage page: (...) (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.storage)
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| | My new Lego room
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Anything that needs to be said as an introduction is on the page: (URL) the info at the bottom about Velcro One-Wrap strap - if anyone wants to get an order together, let me know. I want it in colors that are only available in minimums of 25 yards, (...) (21 years ago, 17-Aug-03, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Storage and work area related question
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(...) Hi, Like you said, i think my options are only shelfes and lots of it. Thanks for the tip. In fact, shelfes may be cheaper option than the desk i had in mind. I will use my currrent desk and stack the shelfes beside me and I also have a good (...) (21 years ago, 12-Aug-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.storage)
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(...) So, basically, what you're looking for is a way to stow away all the bricks when you do not build? (...) Depending on what you build, that sounds quite small! I know I use all the table space I can get my hands on :) Also, when you have a (...) (21 years ago, 12-Aug-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.storage)
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"John" <johnseemon@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:HJHp9t.L06@lugnet.com... (...) personaly i don't think it's the best idea cause if you like to get a part placed deep inside the drawer you will have to move it out so you will have to have a (...) (21 years ago, 12-Aug-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.storage)
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Hi, I have acquired a lot of technic and mindstorms sets over the past few years. I now am faced with a problem related to storage and my desk area. I want to know if you have any ideas on this. I don't want to move my parts in and around my desk (...) (21 years ago, 12-Aug-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.storage)
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(...) Kevin, I created a page on my site a few months back with pictures and descriptions of the evolution of my storage/building area. Please feel free to add this link: (URL) Dr. Vegetable's Workshop> Great idea to create an index of pages like (...) (21 years ago, 10-Aug-03, to lugnet.storage, FTX)
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Kevin, You can link to some pictures of my current personal storage system here: (URL) things aren't as hectic, i'll work on making a nice page for it or something. Troy "Kevin Salm" <kdsalm@dreamscape.com> wrote in message (...) (21 years ago, 3-Aug-03, to lugnet.storage)
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As curator of Lugnet.storage I have decided it is time to do more with the main newsgroup page at (URL) Almost all of the links and info on that page were there when I assumed duties as Curator. I have added or deleted almost nothing. Discussions (...) (21 years ago, 30-Jul-03, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.general)
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(...) Yeah! Thanks. The nearest Lowe's is 2 hours away in Illinois. I phoned up Mills Fleet Farm (WI/MIUP, MN) to see what they can get me, and it's not all bad. Still no 18 drawer unit though. I can get the 37 drawer unit and the 15 drawer with (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jul-03, to lugnet.storage)
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"Erik Olson" <erik@olson.pair.com> wrote in message news:HIArqJ.1G2K@lugnet.com... (...) model (...) That's exactly what I got at Lowe's. I got 6 of the 18-drawer units and 2 of the 60 teeny-drawer units. They had plenty. There was even a type (15 (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jul-03, to lugnet.storage)
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Doing research on my question... I think what I got at Target (years ago) was an Emplast unit: (URL) got 3 medium and 1 large (13 inch) drawer. They make all-medium-drawer units but I don't know where to buy them. For example the 18 drawer unit of (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jul-03, to lugnet.storage)
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This is a question about finding the organizer units with bigger size drawers, the 5 inch wide drawers. It seems everybody has discontinued this sort. When I find any 5 inch wide drawers they come in a unit that has more of those dinky 2.5 inch (...) (21 years ago, 19-Jul-03, to lugnet.storage)
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