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<snipped John's description of sorting strategy> I then locate the plano 3700 (...) Good God man! I have about 15 Planos full of Technic and I thought I was a bit nuts...well my spouse thinks so. If you have 115 of them at an average of $4 US thats (...) (26 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.storage)
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lots of interesting ideas here : ) here is the system I developed recently and its works for me. it goes thru a couple of stages. I prefer to sort by color first dumping the need to sort legos into one of the large boxes from the 5571 truck / dark (...) (26 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) You need a zero-G environment with some clever way of keeping the bits in compartments that completely encapsulate you. The whole thing could seperate and come together with you inside. :-) (26 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) windows, (...) I agree! I use almost the same system: 1x2, 1x3 and 2x2 L plates 1x4 - 1x10 plates 2x2 - 2x16 plates 4x X plates, wings, etc. everything 1x1 (plates and full-hights) everything with no studs on it 1x2, 1x3 and 2x2 L bricks 1x4 - (...) (26 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I also use pretty much the same method you do, except that I often keep smaller quantities of drastically unlike pieces together so that they'll be easier to find. For instance, I keep 2x2 round plates in with my 1x10 plates, as both are easy (...) (26 years ago, 11-May-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) LOL! And fierce, too... gotta be careful how you treat her or you'll regret it. Maybe it would be better to have an exit instead, it might be easier to keep. Kevin (26 years ago, 11-May-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) "Wider is better" (slogan from a advertisement) (...) We label each drawer. This probably speeds up cleanup even more than building. (...) Hmm. Elevator chair? R2 magnetic lift? Steve (26 years ago, 11-May-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) That's the ultimate solution. Especially if you can keep all the same-colored parts in physical proximity, for easier grabbing. Steve (26 years ago, 11-May-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Nope. There's not even a really good way to store baseplates with identical contours. Those things really pile up! (...) Excuse me, I believe you accidently inserted "with a room" in the above sentence. HTH. (...) This isn't really a sorting (...) (26 years ago, 11-May-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I sort by color and size. I store elements in the storage cases from 545 and 575 (those 6 and 9 compartment drawers using 16x32 baseplates as bins. Each compartment holds a specific color and size element - 1x2 yellow bricks, 2x8 blue plates, (...) (26 years ago, 11-May-99, to lugnet.storage)
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As some other guys, I think the most appropriate way of sorting/storing the pieces (from the building point of view) is using a drawer system. Mine is from "port-bag" (an imported product so it must be available some other places, too). They are (...) (26 years ago, 11-May-99, to lugnet.storage)
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Hi, Apologies if my silly news reader messed up the quote attributions. :( (...) Then I'm probably WAY too methodical. I've got over 250 drawers, classified by element. If there are too many for the little drawers, I then resort to colour. Standard (...) (26 years ago, 11-May-99, to lugnet.storage)
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Kevin Wilson (...) At the risk of sounding negative, these didn't work as well as I'd hoped. Perhaps I couldn't get the right ones - what I got were drawers/trays about 6-8" deep, 4" wide and about 3" high. They stacked so I tried that. It worked (...) (26 years ago, 11-May-99, to lugnet.storage)
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Bram L wrote/: (...) When I first read about doing this it sounded like a great idea and I resorted all my sorted-by-color bricks into sorted-by-size, mixed colors. But when I tried to build, I hated it. The problem is that I mostly do stuff which (...) (26 years ago, 11-May-99, to lugnet.storage)
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Sproaticus wrote (...) This should probably go in the FAQ/Rool Call archive. Hmm, I've posted about it before, but here goes: Right now all my Lego is in four boxes. OK, four boxes and a few extra bags - I got the Lego touring truck after I packed (...) (26 years ago, 11-May-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I'm in the middle of changing from a color-based storage system to a shape-based one. I used to just separate small special pieces (tiles, windows, minifig tools, etc) from the big one-color only bins (wthe single color looks impressive). Now, (...) (26 years ago, 10-May-99, to lugnet.storage)
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Sorry, I posted it the wrong group and screwed up a link! Can you tell it is Monday? :) OK, try this! SORTING: (URL) LEGO PAGE: (...) (26 years ago, 10-May-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Whoops! My bad -- I posted this off-topic message and didn't forward it to an appropriate group. Thanks to Tom McDonald for catching it, but I'm afraid it'll just keep on going in the wrong groups. My apologies to everyone. (...) I did this (...) (26 years ago, 10-May-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, lugnet.storage)
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(...) apart (...) Which reminds me, has anyone come up with a good way to store baseplates with varying contours? (3) (...) I would be curious to see scientific notation on this figure. ;) My drawers (so to speak) are also overflowing and I've kinda (...) (26 years ago, 10-May-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, lugnet.storage)
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(...) Yeah, but I'm only 12, so I don't have a regular income. Boo hoo. :| (I never can bring myself to do a frowny face! :D) --Mark Nelson (26 years ago, 3-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.storage, lugnet.general)
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(...) If you mean the program that comes with Paint Shop Pro - why not register PSP and get the full version? If you do any graphics work at all and don't already have a good editor, PSP is a great choice. I use it a lot, and it is well worth the (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.storage, lugnet.general)
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(...) Hey, I think its pretty cool! I'd make an anamated button if I had Anamation Shop, but the trial version gave out. (Sniff, sniff! :D) --Mark Nelson (26 years ago, 1-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.storage, lugnet.general)
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How long ago did you post this? March 18th can't be correct because that site doesn't exist. Either that or you move pretty fast. Where's the image. I feel so out-of-the-loop missing out on such a nice image:( Regs, -Chris- (...) creating (...) and (...) (26 years ago, 29-Mar-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Gratuitous Microsoft-bashing aside, I use IE exclusively (just keep Communicator around to make sure my web pages don't break it) and I had no trouble seeing the pic. Great pic, btw. I'd love a high-res version of it, although I'd kinda like (...) (26 years ago, 19-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.storage, lugnet.general)
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wow.. what a firestorm such a little thing created... anyway.. i've changed the name of the file on my page so it's now "legal"... www.flash.net/~onyx/...echnic.jpg and it is now resident on all of my Lego CAD tools pages listed below... sorry for (...) (26 years ago, 18-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.storage, lugnet.general)
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(...) Well I couldn't get the JPG to display in either IE or Netscape till I removed the ( ) around the word technic... then it loaded fine.. maybe you can load it because you are local to the file ? or it's saved in the cache files? dunno... but (...) (26 years ago, 18-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.storage, lugnet.general)
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(...) able to kype the link if they want.. hmmm.. wonder why the link has no problems here... <head scratch>.. J (26 years ago, 18-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.storage, lugnet.general)
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onyx wrote in message ... (...) people (...) IE (...) Outlook Express CORRECTLY ends the URL at the second '_' because the '(' is not a legal character in URLs. The '(' and ')' should be encoded as %28 and %29. Thus the correct URL is: (URL) will (...) (26 years ago, 18-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.storage, lugnet.general)
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Sorry for the off topic but: Oh yes the browser incompatibilities.... We develop websites and have noticed many flaws in BOTH browsers. They do not play well in the sandbox together when it comes to coding HTML, vbscript etc... I am using IE 4 (...) (26 years ago, 18-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.storage, lugnet.general)
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(...) Well, then, apparently Netscape 4.5 isn't RFC 1738 compliant? It seems to feel that the URL ends just before the `)'. *sigh* Nice graphics, though! (...) Johannes. (26 years ago, 18-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.storage, lugnet.general)
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(...) I'm using Netscape 4.5 and I still have to add the ").jpg" or it won't work. SteveC Perilous Pirate Page (URL) (26 years ago, 18-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.storage, lugnet.general)
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(...) If the link is presented like this: <URL:(URL) then any RFC 1738 compliant browser should support it. Fredrik (26 years ago, 18-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.storage, lugnet.general)
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(...) learn... i'm using netscape 4.05 and it works just fine... anyone running IE will probably have to follow your instructions J (26 years ago, 18-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.storage, lugnet.general)
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Ok, seems that the link refuses to create itself when brackets are used: Click the link below, and then once in your web browser add on the '(Technic).jpg' bit and it will work. (URL) (26 years ago, 18-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.storage, lugnet.general)
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Here is the correct link: (URL) (26 years ago, 18-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.storage, lugnet.general)
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Link didn't work... ;( I want to see it, sounds pretty cool or web grafix. -- Everything else is just a toy... (URL) (26 years ago, 18-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.storage, lugnet.general)
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a while back a little discussion started over in Lugnet.Storage about creating a little "Lego Inside" logo to make stickers out of and put on our storage systems... a take off of the "Intel Inside" logo... i hacked one together really quick.. heh eh (...) (26 years ago, 18-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.storage, lugnet.general)
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I started looking for Plano boxes my 'standard' way: contacting Planomolding by e-mail to know if they have distributors in Italy. Then I would have asked the distributor for retailers where to find Plano boxes. While waitng for an answer by Plano (...) (26 years ago, 17-Mar-99, to lugnet.storage)
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I've always dreamed of making a 'true' Lego workdesk, all organized w/pull out drawers by color and shape. (also a shameless plug for my new web site, see below. update coming this weekend) -- Everything else is just a toy... (URL) (26 years ago, 13-Mar-99, to lugnet.storage)
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Many thanks to all of you for your help and for keeping me off a bad purchase. I'll definitely look for PLANO boxes. Mario (26 years ago, 10-Mar-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Actually, I have about a dozen of the 3600 series and only a couple of the 3700 series. Most of my sorted stuff resides in a half dozen Popular Mechanics storage bins (either 18 or 23 compartment). They are similar to the Akro-Mils brand only (...) (26 years ago, 9-Mar-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Ummm, Duane You can actually venture out to Walmart or KMart, or your local tackle shop and buy these things..... Unless you live REALLY far from one of these places... and who does anymore...SIGH By the way, unless you only have a few of the (...) (26 years ago, 9-Mar-99, to lugnet.storage)
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I have both the 3600 and 3700 series. Does anyone have a link where I could buy these boxes on-line? I'm really interested in the StowAway organizer that they sell to organize the organizers. (That senetence just SOUNDS ridiculous) (...) <SNIP> (...) (26 years ago, 9-Mar-99, to lugnet.storage)
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Check out the StowAway line of boxes from Plano. After reading the discussion on this list (thanks to whoever first recommended them!!), I went out and bought a dozen from my local WalMart. If you can't locate the website, try e-mailing the company (...) (26 years ago, 9-Mar-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) (URL) actually. (Just in case you were wondering) (...) (26 years ago, 9-Mar-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Mario, You've got me on a pet subject, so I'll jump in. The Technic suitcase is a marvel of useless engineering. The dividers are flimsy, the trays don't stay in one place, and if you drop the case, you'll have to sort out the parts again - (...) (26 years ago, 9-Mar-99, to lugnet.storage)
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I need to store a bunch of technic pieces. What's wrong with the Lego Technic suitcase? (I haven't any) - Price? - Shape? - Functionality? Thanks for your opinion. Mario (26 years ago, 9-Mar-99, to lugnet.storage)
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As a general "life note to the wise": If they don't specifically TELL you that the item in question is acid-free/archival quality/whatever, IT ISN'T. And you would notice a price difference; i.e. the cheap card sheets as opposed to the UltraPRO (...) (26 years ago, 5-Mar-99, to lugnet.storage)
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You can count me as yet another AFOL that "discovered" that Plano "tackle" boxes were *really* intended for Lego storage! The only thing I have to add to the discussion is that K-mart also sells some "milk" storage crates that perfectly hold these (...) (26 years ago, 28-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.storage)
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My wife showed me a cheap way to get plastic storage bins for storing small parts. They're not as versatile as the Plano boxes, but a lot cheaper. In craft stores they sell boxes for storing embroidery floss for $1 or $2. They have 18 small (...) (26 years ago, 19-Feb-99, to lugnet.storage)
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