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This summer, I have resolved to completely sort and organize my collection. I tried this once before, a few years ago, but lack of money to purchase organizing bins (plus, a total lack of room in my studio apartment to set up said bins) nixed that (...) (20 years ago, 27-May-04, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: My new Lego room
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(...) I'm sure folks have found this stuff elsewhere by now but.... (URL) smaller quantities and no order minimum. -Rob. (20 years ago, 26-May-04, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: Warped baseplates: can they be restored to flatness?
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This may be a long shot- but you could try steaming them and then applying gentle pressure. Abs does allow for some moulding. Beware as you do not want to steam it too long-if you warp the studs the peice will be useless. You could build a decent (...) (20 years ago, 26-May-04, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: Warped baseplates: can they be restored to flatness?
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(...) They were stacked flat at one time, but must've slid somewhere along the 18 or so years they'd been packed away. Only two of the baseplates were damaged, but it's pretty severe (I can slide a plate under the bow in the worst of them). It's not (...) (20 years ago, 24-May-04, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: Warped baseplates: can they be restored to flatness?
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(...) Build heavy models on top of them. Ha, ha. I'm afraid I can't think of anything else. How did they get warped? Were they not stacked flat? -Teddy (20 years ago, 24-May-04, to lugnet.storage)
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A few months back I discovered my cache of baseplates from when I was a kid. Unfortunately, some of the smaller ones (8 x 16) were bowed and/or warped. I tried pressing them in the pages of a large book for a month, but on looking this evening, they (...) (20 years ago, 23-May-04, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Gotta Love Ikea....
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I just recently moved into a new place, as a result I have had to re-do my Lego Storage system, I purchasd a series of IVAR shelving units which are great for Lego and Rubbermaid bins. I use 5 shelves per rack The first shelf is about 5 inches off (...) (20 years ago, 26-Apr-04, to lugnet.storage, FTX)
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| | Re: Do you save boxes and catalogs?
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(...) For the past 25 years I have kept all my Lego boxes with the thinking that they make my collection complete--I have all the pieces, instructions, and the boxes. But being that I never intend to sell my personal collection of Lego (and if I did (...) (20 years ago, 16-Apr-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: Brick Storage Showcase (and some padding to make lines wrap well)
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(...) ~~ massive snippage ~~ (...) (URL) TWS Garrison Excellent Storage Array. What do you figure the cost to have been so far? Overall, VERY compartmentalized. Perhaps more than my personal preference. How does your storage affect your building? I (...) (20 years ago, 16-Apr-04, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: Brick Storage Showcase (and some padding to make lines wrap well)
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(...) Okay---if you like fuzzy pictures[0]. The heart of my storage system is an array of Gracious Living drawer units[1] (URL) use a three drawer pattern to store basic plates, 1xn bricks, and 2xn bricks in the basic colors (gray, dkgray, tan, (...) (20 years ago, 16-Apr-04, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: Storing Minifig Torsos and Heads
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(...) Thomas, Maybe some double-stick tape or sticky tack (if it will adhere to the platic) will make a re-usuable fastener. I like the idead of heat-forming the pockets better, if it works. -Brian (20 years ago, 15-Apr-04, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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| | Re: Storing Minifig Torsos and Heads
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(...) Huh. Having not actually tried this, I was not expecting that result at all, but it does make sense (not that there's any point arguing with practical experience). (...) Another posibility might be to fill a page with some unpopular torsos (...) (21 years ago, 30-Mar-04, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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| | Re: Storing Minifig Torsos and Heads
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(...) I like. I picked up some 30-compartment pages for $0.69 apiece, and three fit nicely into a 1" binder. (URL) did find, though, that they wanted to spontaneously pop out (I guess most coins aren't 1 stud thick :-), so I stapled each flap after (...) (21 years ago, 30-Mar-04, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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| | Re: Storing Minifig Torsos and Heads
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(...) right? I do use similar boxes (although I'm a Shimano man, myself) for torsos of which I only have 5--10 (Dragon Masters, etc.), but when you only have one or two of each type I think that most tackle boxes are too deep---half the torsos will (...) (21 years ago, 30-Mar-04, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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| | Re: Storing Minifig Torsos and Heads
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(...) Yeah... a really simple one and most of all, a totally free one - doesn'tcost a brick or a penny! For the heads, I simply stack them one on top of the other. I try to place them in a specific order, like all the female heads together, then the (...) (21 years ago, 29-Mar-04, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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| | Re: Storing Minifig Torsos and Heads
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(...) This is going to sound really strange, but given your specific needs, have you considered coin pages? You should be able to find some type that's just the right size to fit minifig torsos (I'd suggest getting frosted pages if you can), and a (...) (21 years ago, 29-Mar-04, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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| | Re: Akro-Mils 64-drawer cabinets
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(...) If your referring to the ones with the drawers which are slightly flexible... The 64 drawer units (blue case, 64 small drawers) are about $12 at WalMart. The 44 drawer units (red case, 32 small drawers, 12 large drawers) are about $10 at (...) (21 years ago, 29-Mar-04, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: Storing Minifig Torsos and Heads
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(...) I use these for small parts, and I think they would work just as well for your application: (URL) (21 years ago, 29-Mar-04, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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| | Storing Minifig Torsos and Heads
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Does anyone have any suggestions for storing low-repetition minifig torsos (and heads)? I'm thinking of those torsos (like those in Island Xtreme sets) which are sufficiently distinctive that you would only use one or two of each in a layout, while (...) (21 years ago, 29-Mar-04, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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| | Re: Akro-Mils 64-drawer cabinets (and some additional information)
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(...) When I last saw them, at Fred Meyer, they were $20. Just so I can remember. . . Emplast is available at Target and Lowe's.[1] Akro-Mils is available at Fred Meyer and Ace. Stack-On is available at Kmart, Wal-Mart, and Home Depot.[2] Did I miss (...) (21 years ago, 28-Mar-04, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: How do you store your instructions?
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I have big 3-inch binders which are loaded with plastic sleeves. Each theme has it's own binder. I then organize them by size, with the smallest in photo-sleeves, then up through full size. Here is one: (URL) I do have 2 problems with this setup, (...) (21 years ago, 28-Mar-04, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.general)
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| | Akro-Mils 64-drawer cabinets
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Folks- I'm interested in picking up some of those luscious Akro-Mils cabinets with 64 polypropylene drawers. I had my hands on one at my local Ace Hardware--nice! I wanna make sure they're not ripping me off: If *you've* bought one, how much did you (...) (21 years ago, 25-Mar-04, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: Parts Catalog 0.0.37 can now make labels
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(...) i just finished adding the ability to pick which label to start printing on. so it does not always start with the upper right hand corner. so now you should be able to print 1 label anywhere on the page. i will upload this change and any (...) (21 years ago, 17-Mar-04, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: Parts Catalog 0.0.37 can now make labels
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(...) press the 'more' button on the main screen then press then press the 'directory' button on the screen that pops up and choose where LDraw is. i know this is a weird place for it. (...) color of the text or the background of the label? would (...) (21 years ago, 17-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.inv)
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| | Re: Parts Catalog 0.0.37 can now make labels
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(...) Excellent, I can make labels for those parts that Jeff Boen didn't make. How does Parts Catalog detect the LDraw directory? Maybe I missed something in the program but I had to manually edit the PartsCat.ini file in order for Parts Catalog to (...) (21 years ago, 17-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.inv)
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| | Re: Parts Catalog 0.0.37 can now make labels
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(...) make Onyx-style labels, but it seems to have disappeared. I'll have to use this this weekend (when I visit my parents, they-who-have-a-printer). There are some additional features that would be nice: The ability to customize each label (...) (21 years ago, 17-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.inv, FTX)
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| | Parts Catalog 0.0.37 can now make labels
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Parts Catalog 0.0.37 can now make labels for your part bins. i just finished adding label printing to Parts Catalog. Incase you don't know Parts Catalog is a program used to make inventories. it imports and exports lots of different formats and is (...) (21 years ago, 16-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.inv)
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| | Re: How do you store your instructions?
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(...) I have my larger instructions in a vertical carrying file case, sorted by theme. The smallest sheets are tucked into a photo album (the kind with 'pockets'). Duplicate instructions are tucked away in the closet. The file box we used was an (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: How do you store your instructions?
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Elroy & All, (...) There have been a lot of good suggestions here already, here is how I do it. (URL) sort via size, and then number. I have an index for quick finding. I am buying so many multiples of sets now, that I file 1 copy, and then store (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: How do you store your instructions?
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(...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: How do you store your instructions?
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(...) I store mine in lever arch files with plastic sleves inside them. (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: How do you store your instructions?
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(...) The best thing to do is to get a bunch of A4 sheet protectors and a couple of A4 binders. These can be hard to find in the United States, but they have become easier to find in recent years as more businesses start using ISO paper sizes for (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: How do you store your instructions?
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(...) I store all of mine in a steel filing cabinet using the expandable hanging file folders and sorted by theme. The instructions stay wrinkle free, there's low humidity and no exposure to sunlight. Dawn (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: How do you store your instructions?
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(...) well there's allways the big green steel box sometimes known as a garbage dumpster.=) actuly some use binders with plastic sleaves and others just use a storage bins that slide under a bed. ondrew (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.general)
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| | How do you store your instructions?
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My collection has gotten to the point where tossing the instructions from all the sets into a cardboard box just isn't working any more. There is a lot of information about how to store bricks, but not much on the subject of instructions. So, does (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.general)
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| | Storage in the UK?
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I would first like to start with a big hello to all AFOL's not just in the UK but everywhere. I very much enjoy reading the posts on the Lugnet news groups and as a paid-up member of Lugnet I enjoy its facilities and would like to thank those that (...) (21 years ago, 9-Feb-04, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: Prining labels for sorting/storage
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(...) Here's the place I got my labels: (URL) (21 years ago, 6-Feb-04, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Prining labels for sorting/storage
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I was trying to figure out the best way to print out labels for my lego storage. I would like to have a name and picture of the parts, similar to (URL) found talk of the lego part label printer program for windows( (URL) ) but the links all appear (...) (21 years ago, 6-Feb-04, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: Moving your sorted brick cross-country
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I also recently moved across country. The company paid for the move so I had professional movers. (...) and (...) Yup these went fine. The professional movers pack things very well with paper (crumpled so as to provide good cusioning). I don't think (...) (21 years ago, 5-Feb-04, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: LEGO Table discussion
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Hi Jon! I got my tables at IKEA about a year ago, but I decided on using the "AMON" table surface and "CURRY" table legs. AMON is, at least here in Sweden, availible in both 120 x 80 and 150 x 80 cm with a few selections on color. One being white. (...) (21 years ago, 5-Feb-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: Moving your sorted brick cross-country
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One suggestion with the zip-locked baggies is to package parts up into smaller zip-lock bags, then put those smaller bags into one of the gallon-sized freezer zip-lock bags. E.g. I take these seperate bags: 1x1 plates, 1x1 round plates, 1x1 plates (...) (21 years ago, 4-Feb-04, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: Tape Snob (was Re: Moving your sorted brick cross-country)
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(...) 5 years of school and 4 of production work. Alabama Shakespeare Festival Utah Shakespeare Festival The Shakespeare Theatre in DC plus a bunch of smaller places no one's ever heard of. Aaron (21 years ago, 4-Feb-04, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: Tape Snob (was Re: Moving your sorted brick cross-country)
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(...) I see you weren't kidding when you said you'd worked in theatre. ;P (21 years ago, 3-Feb-04, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: Moving your sorted brick cross-country
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(...) I just moved a couple of months ago, and had the same problem. Lots of Stack On boxes with lots of little drawers. I took my solution from a common warehouse shipping practice. Wrap everything in plastic wrap. I bought a couple of boxes of (...) (21 years ago, 3-Feb-04, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: Moving your sorted brick cross-country
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(...) Indeed... everyone who sees my LEGO room... (...) Heh. Now if only I could get my wife to think this way! Jake --- Jake McKee Webmaster - BIP (URL) (21 years ago, 3-Feb-04, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: Moving your sorted brick cross-country
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Aaron & All, (...) Having moved from Flint, Michigan to Ann Arbor, Michigan to South Bend, Indiana to Osceola, Indiana, all within the last 5 years or so, I have a bit of experience here with this. Plano boxes - I found that if you put them in a (...) (21 years ago, 3-Feb-04, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Tape Snob (was Re: Moving your sorted brick cross-country)
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(...) Fortunately, I think my wife has quite a collection of sizes. Thanks for the warning about tape, but ever since working in theatre, I've become a tape snob. I hate duct tape now. If any of you have never tried Gaffer's tape, believe me when I (...) (21 years ago, 3-Feb-04, to lugnet.storage, FTX)
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| | Re: Moving your sorted brick cross-country
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In lugnet.storage, Jake McKee wrote: snipped good advice. Hope I never have to take it! My moves of stuff have all been short, or via airplanes. (...) 30+ K8 boxes. Some would say "wow... doesn't LEGO check your pockets every day? That's a lot of (...) (21 years ago, 3-Feb-04, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: Moving your sorted brick cross-country
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(...) I recently moved a good distance, and had to move my big 'ol collection with me. Like John mentioned, I used LOTS of ziploc baggies. I just moved my parts bins to one baggie per color/size/shape like I had already sorted them. I had a few (...) (21 years ago, 3-Feb-04, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: Moving your sorted brick cross-country
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(...) What? You won't have enough bricks to play with while you're at work?? *grin* My suggestion: Zip-Lock bags. Lots of them. You can dump each container into a bag, zip it up, and put the bag back into the container. That way even if the (...) (21 years ago, 3-Feb-04, to lugnet.storage)
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