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(...) I've used the small square-ish foam takeout hinged lid containers used to hold sandwiches and such as an alternative to those tippy bowls. Just lay out the container flat to get two conjoined ~5" square sorting bins, or seperate them at the (...) (20 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.storage, FTX)
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(...) The only time I do is when I drop something and it hits the edge of a bowl... then it tends to catapult things all over the room. Not Pretty. Don't worry, Larry, it's not like I'm eyeing those sorting trays you lent me or anything... =) Peter (20 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.storage, FTX)
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(...) Peter, Nice job on the table. I too noticed that your sorting space could be much better utilized. I use these for storing model rocket parts during assembly. They are relatively cheap, $1 for 3 small or 2 large. I get them from a local (...) (20 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.storage, FTX)
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(...) I use the Meijer workalike versions of these and have been quite pleased. I like that they are sturdy enough to be stackable and to hold a bit of weight. They are spendier but they seem worth it. Do you have trouble with those bowls tipping (...) (20 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.storage, FTX)
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(...) Yeah, they're great on those two criteria, but being round, they're an awful use of space. Doesn't anyone make square disposable bowls?!? I know there are some GladWare options but those are pricier and still somewhat rounded. I'm thinking (...) (20 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.storage, FTX)
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(...) Looks nice and useful. I'm going to have to build some display and build tables for my lego room soon, so it's nice to see what others have done to get ideas. I had forgotten that you use those dixie bowls for sorting. I like them because (...) (20 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.storage, FTX)
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(...) Clearly the optimum table size and construction depends a lot on how you sort and store you LEGO and what you build. Although we once again have lots of our standard club tables in handy sizes like 30 x 60 and 30 x 30 so we can set up as many (...) (20 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.storage, FTX)
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Off and on for the past week I've been building a table for my Lego room: (URL) info: The total table area is 48"x48". There's a building area of 30"x40" with area on two sides of it for either part sorting or for easy availability of parts being (...) (20 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.storage) !
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(...) When I moved from Santa Cruz to Mountain View (about 40 miles) three years ago, my collection was much smaller - three Iris drawer units about 5 feet tall, plus some 3033 tubs. I taped the Iris drawers shut with Scotch tape and made sure to (...) (20 years ago, 25-Dec-04, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I still very much enjoy those photos of your appartment, where it looked darn near difficult to breathe, let alone enjoy some play time with your bricks. ;) Ben M. (20 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.storage)
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I finally got a chance to take pictures of my new LEGO room: (URL) you can find pictures of the attached house: (URL) some post move in pictures: (URL) (20 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.storage)
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I just buy a case of 4 rolls every few years, works well enough for me. Granted, since this last move was only about 40-50 miles, buying a case was overkill. I only used 1 roll. But that's because the truck I borrowed was about 6" too short for the (...) (20 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Thanks for all the suggestions, but I have gone ahead and purchsed 100 boxes from Michigan Box Company in Detroit. My company has an account with them, so I can just write a check to my company. Total cost $80.00. But worth the elimination of (...) (20 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) That stuff is semi reusable if you take a little care at the end so that you can lift the end up cleanly and reroll it on a stick or whatever, and if you keep it fairly clean so it retains its static cling. I have a roll of it I've reused (...) (20 years ago, 16-Dec-04, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I borrowed a roll of pallet wrap from work (with permission) and wrapped my towers and drawers in it.. worked beautifully... Joe Greene UNIX Systems, Network and IT Specialist a.k.a. Guesseppi Piegatura di Carta If you aren't having fun, (...) (20 years ago, 16-Dec-04, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I didn't do a whole lot to prepare for the move of my 500-600k piece collection across country (from sunny Cary North Carolina [Raleigh] to rainy Beavrton Oregon [Portland]). Of course most of my pieces were in zip lock bags already. The (...) (20 years ago, 15-Dec-04, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Interesting. I don't have that background, but I may have to mess around in PSP and see what I can accomplish. (...) That's a neat setup. (...) Hmm, I typically end up dragging the blue bins off the shelf and setting them around me at my build (...) (20 years ago, 15-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.mosaic, lugnet.storage, FTX)
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(...) I don't envy your task Steve. This summer, when my wife and I bought our first house, I had to move a similarly sized collection. I was fortunate in that we only moved 15 minutes away. (...) Since the majority of my collection is in 3033 sized (...) (20 years ago, 15-Dec-04, to lugnet.storage, FTX)
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(...) Good luck with the move. Beware masking tape and the evils of what the adhesive will do when left in contact with some plastics! I second the suggestion for using plastic shipping wrap. Sure, it's ecologically bad, but it is recyclable. (...) (20 years ago, 15-Dec-04, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Another good way of transporting already sorted bricks is to just wrap the entire storage bin in plastic wrap a few times. I did this with all of mine when I moved, and I didn't lose a single brick. It also saved me a ton of time. I didn't (...) (20 years ago, 15-Dec-04, to lugnet.storage)
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