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(...) The bins I use are translucent so sometimes I can't see in from the side. Especially when the bin is inside a bigger bin and I am rooting for a particular part. So I see this as a good idea. But some of the bins just need a label, as they have (...) (26 years ago, 4-Nov-98, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I took another look at the buckets last night and I've decided not to spend the extra enegry in cutting out the bars, it only takes a second to rip off the handle and crossbar but it looks like it would take several minutes per bucket to saw (...) (26 years ago, 4-Nov-98, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) IMO, marriage doesn't limit your options, it just has a different set. If the options were too limited, no one would do it. (...) Use that intolerance to talk folks down at garage sales. It might work making it more worth your while. "Uh, (...) (26 years ago, 4-Nov-98, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Oh yeah, I remember that now back on RTL. I want to try and use a hacksaw though. -Tom McD. tfn, radiotitan@yahoo.com (26 years ago, 4-Nov-98, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Yep. Handy when living in an apartment, like I do. I consider it worth losing the handle, as I only ever really use the handle when I bring buckets home from the store, and I'm not in the habit of taking my lego to some other location. -Tom (...) (26 years ago, 4-Nov-98, to lugnet.storage)
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Steve Bliss wrote in message <36406a15.2899209@lu...et.com>... (...) Steve, that's why I open my clear boxes to get a better look at the insides. It's also easier to put the parts in the compartments when the box is open. I have a link to a 12 step (...) (26 years ago, 4-Nov-98, to lugnet.storage)
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If the compartments are labeled, it makes it easier to put pieces away correctly. Even with clear drawers, it may not be possible to positively identify the pieces within. At least, it wouldn't be easy. Steve (...) (26 years ago, 4-Nov-98, to lugnet.storage)
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Is this one of those solutions looking for a problem? If the compartments are clear, you can see the pieces through the box. Why would you need to label each one. Of course this assumes you don't use all of the pieces in more than one compartment (...) (26 years ago, 4-Nov-98, to lugnet.storage)
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Perhaps a Princess... <sarah@eskimo.com> wrote (...) Medium density fibreboard - it's processed timber, sort of like sausages are processed meat (lets not argue the details). It's cheap and easy to work (has no grain). And it looks nice once it's (...) (26 years ago, 3-Nov-98, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I did that once, awhile ago. It was easier than explaining my sorting system to my sons, and expecting them to remember it & live by it. Steve (26 years ago, 3-Nov-98, to lugnet.storage)
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Dave Jost wrote in message ... (...) Selçuk (...) front (...) (26 years ago, 3-Nov-98, to lugnet.storage)
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Any one try printing Ldraw parts on sticker paper and then label each compartment???????? Just an idea. Dave Barry McFarland wrote in message ... (...) seem (...) Intel (...) Logo. (...) (26 years ago, 3-Nov-98, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Actually, yes you can. Larry Pieniazek brought this up. He mentioned that the hardest part was getting the handles off without breaking them. I tried his method and it worked great. Then I found if you have a good serrated knife (and don't (...) (26 years ago, 3-Nov-98, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) My bed had about 4' above the platform. I had a futon mattress, no boxspring, so that means there was somewhere between 3' and 4' over the mattress to the ceiling. That was plenty of space. I got tired of climbing down and reaching for the (...) (26 years ago, 3-Nov-98, to lugnet.storage)
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Well, finally the pictures are there! An 80-stud wide pyramid, plus a 96-stud wide "half" pyramid! Also some other pictures of my invaded launch pad......go to the address below, select MOC's........ Also some examples of limited storage (...) (26 years ago, 2-Nov-98, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, lugnet.storage)
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(...) *confused* It seems to me that being married limits your options -- to what both you and your spouse agrees on. It's sorta part of the package. I'm not sure what you're talking about here. After buying some used Legos, I discovered that my (...) (26 years ago, 2-Nov-98, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Could you cut off the end-sections from the bar, and use those to reattach the handle? Seems like too much work for me. I'd just leave the handles off. But it should work. Steve (26 years ago, 2-Nov-98, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I've had lofts with stairs. Well, somewhere between stair-steps and a ladder. It's a matter of selective compression. Lofts are useful in another way--in college, I put my alarm clock on the 'main floor'. That way, I'd have to get up to turn (...) (26 years ago, 2-Nov-98, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Nah, that doesn't really make a difference. Trust me. Steve (26 years ago, 2-Nov-98, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) The answer to both questions is: depends on your preferences. I had a loft with only enough room to roll over (and sometimes I hit my elbow on the ceiling in mid-roll). If you've got a plywood board on the frame(1), boxspring is not required (...) (26 years ago, 2-Nov-98, to lugnet.storage)
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